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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 16, 1935
Page
14
The Sydney NERS MIL Club notes a proposal to alter bowling rules allowing a shallow ditch contact with a bowl. Observers warn of unsafe play, with losses of control and risk to players, while advocates claim clearer outcomes and fewer faults.
A reader recounts stopping arthritis with a bottled remedy after months of pain. The narrative cites dramatic personal improvement and urges others to try the product, presenting it as a proven solution despite scant verifiable details.
The NSW pennant committee clarifies substitutions for unavailable players after a draw, allowing replacements if the substitute is from the competing club. It discusses the concept of availability, noting that an absent member cannot easily be replaced by partners from other clubs, and cites a Sydney clubman graded No. 4 who faced controversy over being deemed unavailable.
Fragmentary OCR outlines a confused excerpt mentioning Boomerang's service, names like Walter and Charney, and a Queenslan F.C. reference. It hints at a reconsideration challenge, a possible football or local event, but details are garbled. Further readable text needed for precise summary.
A.B.C. officials and testers clash over who may test challenged bowls and how tests are conducted. A president’s ruling bars certain testers and owners from testing, with disputes stretching to Melbourne and back, revealing strict jurisdiction and sizing rules affecting makers and clubs.
In a noisy Roseville club scene President Berry Hackett defeated Donald s while Stelfox beat Caldwell in early rounds. HATHERS RYLAND claimed a decisive win in the state championship first round. Percy Pidgeon of Chatanoail backed by 100 entrants observed a degers tournament fund raise. Notable results came from Petersham, Burwood, and Ryde clubs with multiple matches, upsets, and near finishes shaping the ongoing state singles and team events.
Tanglefoot of Touro New Zealand asks a ruling on a bowling collision during an end game. He cites a complex sequence of touches rebounds and dead bowls and discusses whether a toucher would have altered shot outcomes. The notice also mentions championship entries and local bowling events with scattered scores and names.
A Ballarat bowling column debates whether the winner should shout for the opponent and scorer or whether the burden should shift. The writer cites a club incident in Beerroft and quotes a bowler who spent time and money shouting, arguing for a practical change to avoid constant shouting.
Australia NSW singles entries list 22 players including Maly Cumming Lehman Proudrock Sly Earl Harrison Holt Wider Judd Marshall Pollock Nichol son Firth Revers Gall Hackett Rob son Warner Mold Law Brows Moss mani Fidgeon W Colling Plath Feotter Law Ashfield Sargeant Hopkins Clark Marke Bosiato Two games next Saturday decide open draw for city and country players as top metro contenders face country rivals amid expected matchups with Keers Day and Day’s past title runs.
Mr Percy Pirigeon led a meeting at Chote Wood as greens were declared unfit for play. Frant Gartrol and Syd Maddox shared birthday notes while Freuk Gartrell recounted the club’s growth from infancy and praised Percy Pidgeon for stewarding its course.
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