BOWLS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 126, 21 February 1919, Page 6

BOWLS

CHAMPION SINGLES WON BY HARRY MAYER In dull,' moist, close weather the championship singles of the Wellington Bowlin" Centre were continued on the wellgroomed Hntaitai Club's green yesterday, resulting in a ivin for Earry Mayer, of the Eastbourne Club. The results of yesterdays games were as follow:— First Round. ■ Walton (Petone) beat Orr (Johnsonvillc)» 21— » Mayer (Eastbourne) beat Cooper (Ivar°Nicholson (Lower Hutt) beat Fossette (Victoria), 15—14. • Munro (Thomdon) beat Harrison (Upper Hutt), 22—16.' Duguid (Keltarn) beat Spinas (Wei••rngton), 20-15. Braekenridge, sen. (Newtown), Haven (Lyall Bay), and North (Seatoun) won by' default. Second Bound. Jiaven (Lyall Bay)' beat Nicholson (Lower Hutt),,2o—=-14. . Duguid (Kelburn) beat Walton (letoNorth (Seatoun) beat Munro (Thorn(Eastbourne) beat Bracken- | ridge (Newtown), 20—IS. Third Bound. Mayer (Eastbourne)' beat Duguid (KelbEaven7a!yall Bay) beat North (Seatoun), 25—15. Final. Mayer (Eastbourne) beat Raven (Lyall The honours of the day fairly rested ivith Mr. Harry Mayer, whose rl«y™ all departments could not have been surpassed. It was tho Eastbourne Clubs representative's day out, and one cou,h say without exaggeration that it woulU have taken a super-excellent plajei to have beaten Wellington's champion of champions. In the final game with Raven (Lyall Bay)✓Vho he opponent, Mayer played at. though he could place the bowls as he liked and he did so with aucli celerity that on tho fifteenth head he. had scored -5 to Raven's 3. The latter thou gave in. The Mayer family promises to become noted as siiigles players. Mr. Hany Majer won the event last year, and on two Previous occasions, his elder; brother, Mr. 1. Mayer, carried oft' the honours.