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  2. Bowls - Wikipedia

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    Bowls, also known as lawn bowls or lawn bowling, is a sport in which players try to roll their ball (called a bowl) closest to a smaller ball (known as a "jack" or sometimes a "kitty"). The bowls are shaped (biased), so that they follow a curved path when being rolled.

  3. Short mat bowls - Wikipedia

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    Short mat bowls is played indoors, so it is an all-year sport that is not affected by weather conditions. Because the equipment is transportable and easy to set up, it is particularly appropriate for locations that are also used for other purposes such as village halls, schools, and sports and social clubs; it is even played on North Sea oil rigs.

  4. Bowling - Wikipedia

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    Bowling is a target sport and recreational activity in which a player rolls a ball toward pins (in pin bowling) or another target (in target bowling). The term bowling usually refers to pin bowling, most commonly ten-pin bowling, though in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries, bowling may also refer to target bowling, such as lawn bowls.

  5. Jim Candelet - Wikipedia

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    He took up bowls in 1932. [4] He was president of American Lawn Bowls Association from 1970 to 1972 and his wife Elda was a keen bowls player. He bowled for St. Petersburg and Pawtucket and Providence.

  6. Glossary of bowls terms - Wikipedia

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    indoor bowls: a game of bowls that is played in an indoor arena, with the same equipment and field dimensions as for outdoor bowls (a.k.a. (carpet bowls)) a variation of outdoor bowls, played on a rectangular piece of carpet that is laid out on the floor, and can be rolled up a stored away between games. Carpet bowls have different types of ...

  7. Ground billiards - Wikipedia

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    Ground billiards is a modern term for a family of medieval European lawn games, the original names of which are mostly unknown, played with a long-handled mallet (the mace), wooden balls, a hoop (the pass), and an upright skittle or pin (the king).

  8. Pétanque - Wikipedia

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    Pétanque (French: ⓘ, locally in Provence [peˈtãᵑkə]; Occitan: petanca [peˈtaŋkɔ] ⓘ; Catalan: petanca [pəˈtaŋkə, peˈtaŋka]) is a sport that falls into the category of boules sports (along with raffa, bocce, boule lyonnaise, lawn bowls, and crown green bowling). In these sports, players or teams play their boules/balls towards ...

  9. Charlie Herbert - Wikipedia

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    He was due to compete again for the United States during the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship, but the event was cancelled following the COVID-19 pandemic. However, he was retained for the team to represent them at 2023 World Bowls Championship. [6] He participated in the men's singles and the men's pairs events, the latter as skip. [7] [8]

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