BOWLING NOTES.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 820, 7 February 1903, Page 4

BOWLING NOTES.

IBy Touchkk.) Tho following amusing paragraph appears in last week’s Wellington Free I Lance “ Ballinger’s Wellington team just missod the points prizo at the Palmerston tournament. And, by the way, tho Wellington men, or sorno of them, feel a bit sore about the last round. They reckon that if Gisborno had cared to exert itself against Hastiugs in the final match, as Waverley did against Wellington, the points prizo would not have gone Hastiugs way.” I do not suppose that thore is any grounds for the insinuation contained in the paragraph, but I think it is up to the Gisborno Club to put itself right. Evory member of tho Gisborne Club is a thorough sportsman, and the Wellington players may at once disabuse their minds of the thought tho members of tbo team were not all out in the Hastings match. Thus the Auckland Observer on the great “ What Ho’s ” “ Whataupoko, a club with one rink and ten members, licked Auckland at Palmerston by four points. This little club with the big name cau keep up its name in more ways than one, and Withy is a team in himself.” Most of the Gisborne players will wonder where Simson came in, or was he completely knocked out at the tournament '} Bell, the winner of the Singles Championship at Christchurch, is oue of the Wellington team who visited Gisborne at the local tournament. He is a very sound player, and holds a lot of trophies. Thus the Free Lance on the genial Norris : —, Norris W. Beil, of the Wellington Club, proved the best man at the Champion Singles, landing the prize after six matches. He started by putting down Johnson, of Duuedin, by 10 to 9. Then, he struck a snag in Patterson, the big gun of the Ivaituna Club. Patterson thought he had a soft thing on when the score stood at 12 to 2. But, he never scored again—Bell rang his knell —IT to 12. The big man retired after the loth head. The third game, against McDonald of Invercargill, being of the soft variety, was grateful and comforting, like Epps's cocoa. The redoubtable Oakley, of Christchurch, in the fourth game, retired when there were two heads to go. As for the fifth, it was played against that keen and skilful player Sneddon, who plied his antagonist with baby heads. Sneddon was one up and was lying two more when Bell drove, with his third bowl, and took the jack into the ditch ; and with his last bowl he drew the winning shot. In the final game, Bell beat Gow, of Tirnaru, by 18 to 16, after a close struggle,