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From the Green, Through the Years

Reports and club stories from Polmaise Bowling Club's history, kept as they were written.

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10 stories from 1911 to 2013, exactly as they were published.

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1911

  1. Opening of Bowling Green 1911

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    Opening of Bowling Green and Sale of Work

    Saturday last was a great day at the mining village of Fallin, three miles from Stirling, the occasion being the opening of a bowling green and a sale of work, both these events being the first of the kind in the village.

  2. First Match on Polmaise Green 1911

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    First Match on New Green - Local Club Defeated

    On Wednesday evening five rinks from the Spittalmyre Bowling Club visited Polmaise Bowling Club, when a most enjoyable game was contested, which ended in a victory for Spittalmyre with 32 shots up, the scores being :- Spittalmyre,106; Polmaise, 72.

1914

  1. Polmaise Club's First Trophy Win 1914

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    The Polmaise Trophy - Fallin Club's First Victory

    The Fallin Club's victory is noteworthy because of the fact that they are the youngest combination in the competition, and that this was the first trophy, they had taken home in the mining village.

1935

  1. Macintosh Trophy Win 1935

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    Polmaise Secure Macintosh Trophy Ownership

    Polmaise and Bridge of Allan Bowling Clubs met in a four-rink game at Spittalmyre green on Saturday to decide the ownership of the Macintosh Trophy.

1942

  1. J. Gwynne Sr. Championship Win 1942

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    Father Defeats Son in Club Championship Final

    The final of the championship was played on Wednesday between J. Gwynne and J. Gwynne, Jr., when the former won by 21 shots to 10. This is the ninth time J. Gwynne has been champion of the Polmaise Club.

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2013