BOWLING

Evening Post, Volume XCV, Issue 44, 20 February 1918, Page 2

BOWLING

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS,

A meeting of the centre was held in the Wellington Bowling Clubhouse last evening. Mr. S. H. Underwood (president) was in the chair, and there was a large attendance of delegates. The .president took the opportunity of welcoming the Island Bay Club to the centre, and congratulated Mr, Harry Ballinger, its first delegate, on the club's enterprise, and wished "the hew arrival" a vigorous and happy career. Mr. Ballinger suitably replied. The chief business of the- meeting iwas the making of the draw for the series of Centre Champion of Champions matches, and the allocation of greens for the games. In consequence of the whole of the eighteen clubs in the centre signifying their intention of taking part, it' became necessary to have fourteen byes in the first round of each event, and so it was decided that the preliminary round should take place on the Tuesday preceding the Wednesday set down in the syllabus. SINGLES. I On Hataitai Green, Tuesday, 26th February, at 2.30 p.m. Hataitai plays Seatoun; Kelburn plays Te Hiwi. Wednesday, 27th February, at 9 a.m. ! Newtown plays Otaki; Wellington plays Victoria; THiorndon plays Eastbourn©; Island Bay plays Te Hiwi or Kelburn; Petone plays Hataitai or Seatoun; Upper Hutt plays Lyall Bay; Johnsonville, plays KhandaJlah; Lower Hutt plays Karori. PAIRS. On Thorndon Green, Tuesday, 6th March, at 2.30 p.m. Te Hiwi plays Eastbourne; Kelburn plays Johnsonville. Wednesday, 6th March, at 9 a.m. Island Bay plays Johnsonville or Keli burn; Wellington plays Lower Hutt; Petone plays Karori; Victoria plays Thorndon; Seatoun plays Otaki; Khandallah plays Eastbourne or Te Hiwi;. Hataitai plays Lyall Bsy; Newtown plays Upper Hutt.. • ; v BINKS. ! Od: Wellington Green, Tuesday,,. 12th March, at 2.3(1 p.m. Lyall Bay plays Petone j Otafii plays Wellington. Wednesday, 13th March, at 9 a.m. Johnsonville plays, Lower Hutt; Upper Hutt plays Petone or Lyall Bay; Khandallah plays Otaki or Wellington; Victoria plays Kelburn; Thorndon plays Island Bay; Eastbon?ri6 plays Te Hiwi; Newto%vn plays Karori; Seatoun plays Hataitai. In consequence of the Victoria Club having arranged at the beginning of the season for the. playing of "The Past" versus "Present Members" on Saturday next, permission was given for the postponing of their permanent fixture with i the Petone Club to 9th March. Permission was also given to tlte'Newtown and Hataitai Clubs to hold a combined rink tournament, open to the centre clubs, on St. Patrick's Day, 18th [ March.

It was also decided that a Patriotic Pairs' Tournament, under centre auspices, should be held during the Easter holidays.