BOWLING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 9 December 1939, Page 6

BOWLING

MANAWATU PLAYERS VISIT TO WAIRARAPA. GAMES PLAYED TUTS MORNING. This morning a number of Manawatu bowling rinks visited the Wairarapa and commenced a series of games against Wairarapa clubs. Games were played this morning against Masterton and Carterton on (lie Park and Carterton greens, respectively. MATCH AT MASTERTON PARK. | THIS MORNING'S RESULTS. Nine rinks from the Masterton and Park clubs met a similar number of Manawatu rinks at the Masterton Park with the following results (local players mentioned first in each case):— Holtham, Reynolds. Douglas, McCullough lost to Kerr, Fairbrother. Nichfolson. Dyer, 15-21; Anstice, Ewington. Jenkins, Brownie beat Smith. Swinborn, Bryce, Kirk 27-14; Whale. Wallace, Jones, Simpson beat Greening. Robertson, Harkness, Robertson 30-16; Daniell. Connell. Gooding. Morton drew with Thomson, Andrew. Shouler. Dahl, 19-19; Moore, Burke, Carr. Kilgour lost to Evans, Wimsett, Moxon. Lovelock 16-18; Hyde, Latimer, Mills. I W. Reid lost to Gardner. Phillip. 'Williams, Carsten 16-20; Coe. Braggins. Dixon. Thompson lost to Child, Hay. Boniface. Sparrow 19-28; Kilmister. Newton. Brown. Shearer lost to Lovelock. Wood, N. T. Child, Nash 24-29: Moore, Denbee, Hendry, Chapman lost to Fisher. Frew. Johnson. Smith 19-23.

SOUTH WAIRARAPA w MANAWATU LOCAL TEAM SUCCESSFUL. The annual fixture between Manawatu and South Wairarapa took place on. the Carterton green this morning in splendid weather and on an excellently prepared green. The visitors were welcomed by the vice-president of the Carterton Club (Mr E. T. Beaven) in the absence of the president. Mr Cooksley replying on behalf of the visitors. Before play commenced the visiting rinks were entertained at morning tea, presided over by Mrs C. C. Callender. The following are the results (the visitors mentioned first in each case): Henderson, Wass, Cooksley, Christenson (Takaro) beat Hawker, Newbould. W. Hart. Hughan (s) (Carterton) 26-17; Kells, Reay, Mills, Davidson (s) (Terrace End) lost to Beaven, Underhilr, J. G. Stevens, Larsen (s) (Carterton) 15-17: Goer, Scott. Hunter, Hodd (s> (Pahiatua) lost to Kilmister, Geo Steven. G. Hart. J. Harp (s) (Carterton) ' 15-20; Tolly. Richardson. Edge. Hooper (s) (Eketahuna) lost to V. Smith. Spooner, Callender, Bain (s) (Carterton) 14-18; McKinley, Lovel, Aim. Forbes (s) (Woodville) lost to Hardy. Fuge, O'Neale, Rolls (s) (Featherston), 11-28; Brown, Barry. Ellis, Anderson (s) (Terrace End) lost to Dennes, Day. Curtis. Sheddon (s) (Greytown) 16-24. WELCOME TO VISITORS. GATHERING ON MASTERTON GREEN. This afternoon the Manawatu players were welcomed at a big gathering of Wairarapa players on the Masterton green. In. welcoming the Manawatu bowlers Mr Geo Hayne, president of the Wairarapa Centre, first, thanked the Masterton Clubs for the use of their green and the green superintendents for having provided such excellent playing areas. “The Wairarapa Centre is very pleased to have a visit from such an important centre as Manawatu,” said Mr Hayne. "I know of no other visit by bowlers that attracts such interest, and this I attribute largely to the magnetic personality of your leader and the happy knack that the Manawatu clubs have of attracting to their ranks players of outstanding ability and geniality. This meeting of ours today is a great social | event and I doubt if we care greatly whether we win or lose. When you gentlemen of Manawatu fire your shots whether they be just drawing the shot or the winning shot, we shall applaud . your efforts as if they were our own. I wish you all a particularly happy afternoon. Now, you will agree with me. I am sure, when I say that all great events, whether they be in the life of ' a nation or in the field of sport, should be immortalised in song and we have decided that the great event should be ' no exception to that rule. We have 1 therefore called on the assistance of a ‘ local talented lady, the wife of our popular vice-president, Mr H. Morton, and she has produced for us what will be known in future as the ’Wairarapa Bowling Walk,’ ” Mr J. A. Nash, president of the Manawatu Centre thanked Mr Hayne for his kindly remarks. He said he was sure the Manawatu players would be, treated well and that their visit to the Wairarapa would be well worth while. The Wairarapa bowlers then paraded singing the following verses to the' tunc t of “The Lambeth Walk.”

THE BOWLING WALK. O Any time you're down our way. Evening time or Saturday, You'll find us all Doing the Bowling Walk. Every Wairarapa lad With his shoes and bowling bag You'll find 'em all Doing the Bowling Walk. . Chorus: Everything free and easy, Do as you darn well pleasy, Why don't you make your way there Go there, play there. When you see us all so gay. Evening. Sunday, Saturday. You'll find yourself Doing the Bowling Walk. Jimmy Nash and Gcordie Hayne I tell you they're all the same When they arrive To do the Bowling Walk: Fred and Vern and Jack and Jim. Jerry D. and Alfie Wilm, They're all good chaps And do the Bowling Walk. Chorus. Padre Bill's a good old scout. A bowler true, there is no doubt: We like to see him Doing the Bowling Walk. Dundy, loo's, our grand old man Find a better if you can He beats us all Doing the Bowling Walk. Chorus.

When we go to Manawatu We'll find we've a lot to do. For they know just how To do the Bowling Walk. Kitty's sweet and clean and true. We like to kiss her, same as you, So you'll find us all Doing the Bowling Walk. Chorus. Frank and Mac are full of pep, Robbie makes you watch your step, You'll love us all Doing the Bowling Walk. Charlie keeps the minute books. Arthur takes the bun for looks; We're all good chaps. Doing the Bowling Walk. Chorus.