INDOOR BOWLING

Auckland Star, Volume LXXVI, Issue 151, 28 June 1945, Page 8

INDOOR BOWLING

DOMINION FOURS FINAL A record crowd of spectators witnessed the final games of the Dominion men's champion fours, which were played In the Labour Clubrooms last "^AU - games were well contested, and mostly won on the last head. Several _ including the final, were won only with the last bowl Pl The'flnal between the Transport team, skipped by Gordon Harris, last year's winners, and the Auckland City team, skipped by Frank Ha iris, was full of incidents. The Transport team, although beaten twice previously in the tourney by the Auckland City team, were ahead throughout in this game, and but for an error in tactics on the last head would have won the championship. An opening was made for the veteran sKip to turn five down into two up to win the championship, and his third Dominion title. Results.—Fifth Round: C. Gunning. V. Harding, G. Armitage. Gordon Harris (Transport), beat W. Foulks, J. Hall. J. Reynolds, G. Williams (Auckland city): j. H. Eddowes, H. Davenport, H. Leahy E. Roberts (Auckland City), beat O. Johnson J. Oxenham, W. Tickner, O. Elmore (Grey Lynn R.S.A.) ; N. Vlahovlch. H. J. Boles, D. Gelding, Frank Harris (Auckland City) beat C. Williams, G. Clewett, V. Queenin, C. Skinner (Birkenhead and Northcote Friendly Societies). Sixth Round.—Frank Harris beat Gordon Harris; G. Williams beat E. Roberts. Seventh Round. —G. Harris beat G. Williams: F. Harris, a bye. Final.—F. Harris beat G. Harris.