Lawn bowlers bitterly resent the gibe that thelt's is an" old man's amo, quoting the fact tat very Young men are the chemplons, but 'Austealla experience supports the Mr, Fred Fletcher, well~ local bowling circles and who is now In Australia, forwards particulars of the annual. Veterans' Day held at the South Park Bowling Green, Adelaide, and. amazing facts are produced. More than 100 players participated and their average age was 83 years. Youngsters of 75 or so. were excluded through immature and unformed youth and the oldest player was 94." The result was that about 90 players below the age of 48 had to. withdraw while their seniors, with supreme disdain, went ahead" with the game. must have discovered the perpetual youth for the was occupied by eight men whose ages ranged from 84 to 91. Colonel Castine, in charge, was in polities for many years, was Minister Education in the Downer Government 1808 and Is credited with a "stonewall" speech lasting eight hours In 1092, The list of the players reveals unusual diversifeation for scholars, pioneers and Test Match veterans are all Included. Mr. Alfeed Vaughan, for many years 'Australian' Government photo-iithorapher, has the distinction of having {wo sons anda son-in-law in the State Cabinet at the same time, Sir Edward Lucas, former member of the Legislative Counelt and Agent General in London for many years, described as being keenly anxious fon drawing a "toucher." On another rink was Walter Giffen, who. visited England with the Australian Test team In 1893 and helped to make a record score of 943 aguinst Oxford University. A notable absentee was J. Noel, also an. old-time cricketer, Who is' one of the three survivors of "the first eleven-a-side match against Victoria played in 1880, This veteran, aged 1, is sth In active business and pleaded that he was too busy to get away, Which all shows that-a man is as young os he fools,
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