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  2. THE REFEREE'S" PAGE FOR BOWLERS

    TWENTY-ODD yours ago there was a green at City, Sydney, where the tram now runs to Woolloomooloo, behind the present site, and what a green it was! I had many a roll on it with Billy Alderson, and was reminded of it when that worthy trolled-up for a hand-shake during the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 185 words
  3. BOWLS OF TO-DAY AND YESTERDAY

    TIMES have changed, and we are expected to change with the times. I have previously related that when I entered the bowls arena, in about 1903, a veteran approached me with: "You have arrived 30 years before your time; get back to tops and marbles," I must confess I felt very embarrassed at the moment, on looking round at the field of patriachs ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,118 words
  4. Makes the Foundations Rock

    I NOTICED the familiar figure of "Hump" on one of Sydney's greens during the week-end. In business circles W. J. Humphries, and a member of the Mosman club. He reappeared recently as delegate on the N.S.W.B.A., and being one of the blunt brigade, is not afraid to air his ...

    Article : 146 words
  5. COMEDY OR TRAGEDY?

    There can be no denying Unit New Zealand, and Auckland in particular, has passed on many useful points to us in Australia, and also put us wise to some things that we are glad to avail ourselves of. But, on the other hand, some innovations have found their way across the Tasman ...

    Article : 680 words
  6. A NEW ERA FOR BOWLS IN NEW SOUTH WALES

    I am in a position to say that it is practically certain that the N.S. Wales pennant (metropolitan section) will be extended over four months, embracing approximately 16 rounds, to find the winner. My scheme, brought forward by Mr. "Bill" Scotter, has found favor generally, and ...

    Article : 448 words
  7. Enquiry from the Country

    SEVERAL letters hare been received, from time to time, from clubs in the country, asking what is the award rate for ...

    Article : 54 words
  8. How to Become a Champion

    TO all enquirers: All those Special Articles published in "The Referee" are now available in book, form, ...

    Article : 57 words
  9. THE COMFORTABLE WAY

    BEGINNERS at bowls seldom lack a bevy of well-meaning advisers, over-flowing with well-meant advice. In most instances a member of the ...

    Article : 528 words
  10. BEST YOUNGSTER

    Norrie Bell, junior, Dominion singles title-holder, who compelled the critics to hail him as the best juvenile player in Australasia, and ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 27 words
  11. PLAYED FROM INFANCY

    Jock Low, of Lithgow club, N.S. Wales, has won the County singles title on two occasions. He played as a boy in Scotland before packing ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 36 words
  12. NOTES FROM EVERYWHERE

    ON July 4 Messrs. C. McNeill and G. Sargeant, State and ex-State champions, will meet on the North Sydney green in a friendly (not a challenge) ...

    Article : 339 words
  13. MARRICKVILLE MAN'S ROMANCE

    Mr. Lou Ford, a member of the Marrickville Club, Sydney, is righteously indignant over what has happened to him and his set of four bowls, and desires me to make known the details. ...

    Article : 729 words
  14. TRAIL OF THE MAIL

    "MAC," Largs Bay, South Australia:— "Dear 'Boomerang,'—Being an interested reader of 'The Referee,' I am enclosing a drawing of my hand for ...

    Article : 531 words
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