Time-Limit For Cancellation Of League Matches Association Should Go Into This Question
WHO SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR "FINDING OUT"
(By “SKIP”)
As only a few heads were played The question of a time-limit for the cancellation of games will, I in the three League games which
am convinced, have to be gone into were commenced last Saturday, by the Asocciation sooner or comment on the play is both dif-later. The problem is not an easy one I will admit for just as the ficult and futile:
weather varies on the two sides of Club de Recreio are at present the harbour, so do the greens vary one shot to down to Kowloon Cric-considerably: the usual thing is for those on the mainland to be ket Club whilst both Police teams ready for play before the island have an advantage over Kowloon ones, especially at the Valley. Bowling Green Club.
Take Jast Saturday as an example: one club declared its green unfit at 9.30
A Correspondent Writes: "What About Some
Some Notes On
THE ETIQUETTE
OF THE GAME"
(By "SKIP")
"What about a few lines on the etiquette of the game," writes a correspondent who uses "Hak Sik" as his nom de plume. "So many newcomers to the game," he continues, "not only do not know the rules but are also ignorant of those little touches of sporting behaviour which make our game so enjoyable."
head.
As I have finished my notes on, and he has therefore just seen the the rules with this very theme etiquette, I feel justified in acced- ing to my correspondent's request.
In the first place the duties of the lead and second man are to a certain extent laid down in the rules. The leader, just to mention one duty, has to place the mat in position when it is his turn to bowl; after which he must throw the jack. The second man, it is laid down, shall be responsible for keeping the score and for announcing the state of the game after each head; the latter duty is fortunately not car- ried out in this Colony and appears to be rather superfluous!
In connection with the keep- ing of the score, I would again remind Number Two's that is necessáry for. the score cards to be kept accurately and clearly.
Not only should the names of all players be legibly written in the spaces provided, but also the initials of the players.
The cards should be signed by the two skips (after they have scanned them) and then handed to the responsible person named by the club, who will forward them to the hon. secretary of the associa
tion,
TAKE CHARGE
The duty of the third player is to take charge of the head and direct the skip should that player need it; many of the number three"", against whom I have played, are in the habit of offering advice skip just when he is abo
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Should the opposing player have altered the lay of the woods then it is necessary to give advice or information, not otherwise.
As the skip is obviously at the other end of the rink when the measuring is to be done, this im- portant duty is usually carried out by the third player to whom this job is delegated by unwritten law.
The skip, as I have said in my notes on rules, is the head man in the rink and his instructions must be honoured.
Also he must be able to get im- possible shots which all his team have failed to achieve and must be. equable in victory and more especially in defeat.
whereas others in the same vicinity what is being done. I write with a waited until nearly 1 o'clock before certain amount of experience of the reaching a decision. At least three annoyance which can be caused, quite Kowloon greens were declared to be fit thoughtlessly, by phoning the secretary as late as 4 o'clock: then came a fur-or some such official of a Club. ther downpour which prevented the commencement of one of the games, and as I have indicated, brought the others to an early finish.
Happy Medium
The difficulty is to find a happy me- dium and I would suggest that in case of doubt, a message, not necessarily definite, be left at the Clubs at 1.30
p.m. Should there still be a doubt at that time then the home greens con- vener can say at what time a decision
will be reached.
sage be left at the club concerned and An important point is that the mes: not with one or even two members who may not conveniently be available.
I have said that the responsibility of finding out rests with the individual: yet I know of one case (not this year) when the captain of a team had to communicate with nine of his team: all this from the Star Ferry!
It ought not to be too much trouble for the twelve members of a team to find out for themselves rather than for one player to have to chase round, "amahing" the other eleven!
A simple request to the Clubs from the Association to the effect that "in doubtful weather a message shall be left with Club staffs at 1.30 p.m.: in later than 2.45 p.m.", might help mat- no case should a decision be reached
ters.
Perhaps some club will take the lead The responsibility for finding out is in this matter for the benefit of all then, quite properly, left with the play-bowlers: or will the Association give a er who has only to telephone to know lead on the subject?
MISS HELEN JACOBS, four times woman tennis champion of the United States, Wimbledon champion in 1936 and five times a Wimbledon finalist, has arrived in England and is now practising at Westhall Covered Courts at Kew in Surrey, in preparation for forth- coming tournaments in England. A striking action picture of Miss
Jacobs during practice. (Copyright, Fox).
When things are going bad, then it is the time for the skip to urge after having given directions; some have no right whatsoever to speak his men on to better results; the skips are continually on the move during the game except to ask ques- dramatic expressions of disgust like jitterbugs; some player sit on tions from their skip as regards the with which some skips exhibit are the bank right over the disc.. lay of the woods. no encouragement to a player who All of these things MAY annoy Having delivered their woods
they a credit to the game. may be having an off day, nor are one or other of the players and they should remain absolutely should be avoided; it is em-silent, neither commenting on the Speaking of the rink as a whole.barrassing to a player to have subsequent woods nor proffering the whole secret of success is team to ask for consideration in these unwanted advice to the number work and a combination of players matters and a player who is really three's. who will pull together when things a good sport may be branded other are looking bad each one should wise by one who does not know his try by concentration to produce a little whims. spectacular shot at the right mo- ment to revive the spirits of his fellow. players.
opponent's
Courtsey to an little whims and fads is as im- portant as it is to those of one's own side. [ Some players are worried by
or their
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The latter know the game or they would not have been put into the position by their selection commit- LAST BUT NOT LEÁST! tee, so they should be given And now like the school boy who chance to concentrate on their in- always kept the icing to the fast, structions and justify the trust I have kept what I seriously. con-which has been put in them. sider the most important part of A certain Club in the Colony my discource to the very end. It is makes it a rule that on practice the habit of most players, especial- nights-in connection with which ly one's and two's, of talking top a competition is run-any player much during
who speaks out of turn is penalised-
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