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BOWLS NOTES
BY "NOBIAS"
Growing Interest In Murray;
Cup Competition:
Last Saitiiiday's Murayi, Ctili
matches wei? certahil?ly fuiill' of:
:- iite'est a'i'ld enthlhsiasin; so full
-:,of the latter-ihualty,'a s a iiitteri.
o:·bf fact, thait:on a few occasions
. he. refir'?ie:a'd alniost to ordei.:
S:couple of pih yers off the field
for :roughi, tactics.. Sh'ineii te a mi,:
:,: ou, ye adhFei:eis of, Drike'
ancient pastime!.
Havinig esiortoei the brethren it
my?:notes of last 'wetl,.. to roll ,iip
easlyj in order lb'j e b'ecoiinniodL?du
vth opponeilts;and':rinks, I thoughi'.
Swould be on the scenei earilier. mi`
self to get' tliiiigs .Tredy but o"ifp yi
arrival '.I was:. astonished `:to': flilnd
0now fewer than 14,had beaten ,ime to
'it: And- that a:t 1'.20 "p.m.! Is ithat
kieenness?." -::::- r : .
-r.;Seve'al skippers?;, of. couise, hiad
pre-arranged' their g"imes andi11
.that' remained "was ,,to allot , "iinkl
'tot0 eacii:h't" 5"5 , :A15p however;':it
.,was- .found ,:that five, full rinks, the
greenl's' capatcity- .at:: present, were:
fixed ipi,' thuii accomodatii 140 play- i
ers. and 'another doz:sehn' oir so were
sitill.' without a game, "..
t President: Clariie Prichiard g'th
erecd his: rink: together,, and .taking
his, opponentsi Lance Wiiin's .fo:uri;
lthe' eight s'et off for Kenmore green,;
where they decided the issue. Clarrie,
by the way?'finiished up with Wymitii'
scalp - daigling ?:on'' his' belt. :-?rl.;
A game that looked to hbe full of:
ipossibilities-Tom Gray. v; Bill M:'hI
Le,?n , 'was,;`r' unforumiately:=:; inte-i;.
rulited' on'ithe: siktii hlad when"the?i h
former "ihad, .to withdraw" owing "ito
a ;suilden indisposition; :Thi. ink cat'=
ried :oii? inider :ill; Steele's generil
shi ;,ut eveiituiallj we?t dodivn Theli
unfortunate. happening is nitich. tb
be.. regretted, as .even ;now after
week' of "iiticiplation, I dont:lit know
:whomni:to believe -is to"thte bette'r
rink .
Another regretbable 'inci4lent ;was
the number of rinks 'appearingk~vith..
a'. mani: short; : and t:the 'consequtent
huit ?for substitutes gi'adedo- foit the
spDcific: vacant positions.,
I suppose iiibost absenrtees, foun i it
imbos§ible to be Ulp'riesi'is . liuft if "i
spdcial effort were imade by iiidivildu
als much valuable time ,would, be
saved and confusion averted. I would
suggest ,-to:,the :,skip)S, that they a?
certain some d~typrior to the match.
whietheir anyl'l player' is likelxj, th ,be
an! abs'entee; and' arriangemihts. canl
then'bemniade to fill the vacancy.
Doug Fargheri"ail"Astiintti' Locke
put .up a great: struggle, the' former
only,snoalting home bi ,a pTioiint--
22=21 :',HIrj'ldG Couid, out0or i :job
foir, the iday; was LockeS: third;' ii
vas a bit of, a fnuissince'to arglir',
seyeral times upsetting. things :when
the :position:llooked .rosy.' : Three
Gdorges; were agaih tf in evildence in
this rii kIGelo Greory CIKing'andll
Sh'ervwiii; Fak Bahfraford fphayeilo"' in
.second"l place fir the 'wyiining ':rink
an'd :did very, '- ell: iiideed. `'"e ''
'niO Pdolievif:' ntinii'ed oh "his
'winning way-3 in succession. This
tim?e 'his" -victiin -was' 'Mr- Arthur
Brysinon andi the: ,wliining margin
of,:Grange Cc.c Morris, Mic -i'irifli
and himself; a ?retty'hot c owd,• be
lieve me.' Pat;· OKIeCe, ,GeoP 1Shiad
lov 'and iCanon :?b f?,ceown ,were the
other :,imeinbers .,of: the ;losing. rink.
'Claude Ballard'i as also tliro, wins
to' his' 'redi''how; `disposing "of' T'eri
Bari'nes iims 'ieatstyle; t 30to":18:'. Ted
wast" tinfotdituihtt ''a's his t'eadi 'was
ndt"'at:il1: u t'i'itli but at thesitile
timi; ? 1'al[ ,,l,''ih 'd1 tb tlieat,r"dsoei
ally ?witfi suich"' a?tea?i! as Cafi fi'd
CouttSf with :.hi's' decorfeii`~'l':d i s-'
ers-to`dsaiiW'dthing; `of Arthur ,:Hin'dl
'The: comipetitoni is 'ertainly"l'ia'it
most lihterestihfng: stage aiind eachli!
tdeamrii: iv W ll m'? ke it even mioi' so.
'A 'ratieri iinisual' sight" was wit
nessed oii'the'gi'eih on Fi'day;"whtli
two ladies, Mrs. Faulder and Mrs:
Jones, iiatriiereil by Toily Huidsoil
and Tom Gray. resbectively, enga'gedl
in a doubles inatch. 'These ladies cer.
i tainl' knowv their boils, 'and after
21 heads, only one point separated.
tile teams.
'MOSMAN' VISI'IT
The number of nlilhs appearing
on the club's notice board was added
to dlriing last week and quiite a
goodly airray of ,talent is now availl
able for this much looked for visit
to Ilosmanl oI June 10. I noticed the
arch demon Doe Morris has hii
name in four inch letters, which evi
dently means, Stand Clear, Beware!
Look who's going!
Furt!iei' evidence of the Bowling
Renaissance which has affected the
1 club was seen yesterday, whei no
fewer than three fuill rinks were in
Sactioil, and as a player left on duty'
~ bound another was there to take
I his place.
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