BILLIARDS

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23095, 10 August 1940, Page 14

BILLIARDS

— —4 JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP Results of the first round of the junior billiards championship are:—C. Hawker (working Men’s Club) 250 beat J. D. Pulley (North Canterbury) 211: A. Falcon (Working Men’s Club) 250* beat G. Cormack (Tramway) 242; H. Hewinson (Tramway) 250 beat H. Whitfield (Returned Soldiers’ Association) 237; S. Harbridge (Richmond) 250 beat S. Cawtheray (Pioneer) 219, L Stubbings (St. Albans) 250 beat P. McCormack (Lyttelton) 229; W Anderson (Working Men’s Club) 250 beat L. Heaton iun. (Sydonhani) 205, L. derson (Working Men’s Club) 250 beat E. r Simons (Sydenham) 232; J. Clark (Sydenham) and H_ Townsend (Pioneer) won their games by default. The draw for the second round on August 12 is:—H. Hewinson v. S. Anderson, A. Falcon v W. Anderson, at Working Men’s Club; August 13, L. Stubbings v. H. Townsend. C. Henderson v. S. Harbridge. at Central Fire Brigade; J. Clark v. C. Hawker, at Returned Soldiers’ Association, New Zealand Championship Excellent nominations have been received by the Canterbury Amateur Billiards’ Association for the 1940 New Zealand amateur billiards championship. which will start on August 26 and conclude on August 31 at the Centennial Parlour. The list includes* R. Car* rick (Auckland), present holder of the title, S. Moses and W. J. McMillan (Wellington); G. N. Stewart (Dunedin). A. E. Redmond (Gisborne), J. J. Campbell (Blackball). A. Twohill (Greymouth), W. J. O’Neill (Runanga), and H McLean, A. Albertson, V. Cheat, and-X Gray, of Christchurch.