Short Bowls — Symbols of Defeat
| 1. | They shut the entrances
to the head.
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| 2. | Instead of being
positional assets, they become encumbrances to the side or individual.
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| 3. | Such bowls, if very
short, seldom get knocked up and prevent the skip driving into position.
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| 4. | One at the back is worth
10 in the way, as not a jack in 100 comes forwards when struck.
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| 5. | Short bowls are a
distinct menace and handicap to a versatile skip.
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| 6. | The game embraces
'ports' that have to be navigated by the last bowl of an end.
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