BILLIARDS

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25246, 26 July 1947, Page 6

BILLIARDS

LYTTELTON WINS A GRADE COMPETITION Lyttelton has won the A grade competition in the inter-club tournament controlled by lhe Canterbury Amateur Billiards Association, which was finished this week. In the B grade Tramway and St. Albans are equal with 33 points in Section 1, and will play-off. and the winner will meet Pioneer, leaders of Section 11, to decide this grade Results:— A Grade.—R.S.A. I (Smith 200, George 200. Leech 200) beat R.S.A. II (McLean 185, Tini 172, Gray 177): Richmond (Cranfield 152, Innes 200, McGregor 200) beat W.M.C. (Choate 200, Anderson 146, Giles 55); Lyttelton (Albertson 200, Elkis 200, Park 200) beat Tramway (Simons 183, Blackburn 190, Turpin 174). B Grade.—Section I: St. Albans (Hamilton 200. Moore 200, Mander 200) beat Sydenham (McCaffery 194, Milne 192, Flewellyn 139): Tramway (Cormack 200, Wilkie 200, Morris 200) beat Lyttelton Railway (Schroder 194, Maloney 174, McLean 190); R.S.A. II (Hepburn 200, Shackleton 152, Ritchie 200) beat W.M.C. I (McWhinnie 185, Maloney 200, Ledgard 175). Section II: Pioneer (Cawtheray 180. Collings 200, Stewart 200) beat Sydenham II (Harding 200, Giles 103, Moore 197); R.S.A. I (Harrison 200, Francks 145, Atkinson 200) beat Richmond (Barnard 175, Archer 200, Bennett 187); New Brighton R.S.A. won by default from W.M.C. C Grade.—W.M.C. II (Bamford 184, Connor 200, Mapplebeck won by default) beat Tramway ITT (Cooksley 200. Hawkins 181); St. Albans (Griffin 200, Jones 141, Watson 200) beat Sydenham (Andrews 134, Merriman 200, McLean 151): Lvttelton R.S.A. (Seymour 200, Demichelli 200, Mitchell 196) beat R.S.A. II (Beeby 197. McNabb 199. Moir 200); P. and T. (Loveday 139. Stewart 200. Walton 200) N.B R.S.A. (C. Harbldge 200, W. Harbidge 125. Rout 174). Points A Grade.—Lvttelton 32. R.S.A. I 30. Richmond 24, Tramway 21, R.S.A. II 15. W.M.C. 13. B Grade. Section I.—Tramway 33. St. Albans 33. W.M.C. I 22 R S.A. II 19. Sydenham 15, Lyttelton Railway 14. Section II: Pioneer 31. R.S.A. I 25. New Brighton R.S.A. 23. Sydenham II 20, Richmond 16. W.M.C. II 14.

CANTERBURY CHAMPIONSHIP

The first round of the Canterbury Amateur Billiards championship was played this week. A. Albertson was in form and compiled four good breaks, including 127. R. Whitford scored a good century, and J. Munro was seen to advantage in scoring his 500, including four breaks of over the average size. were:—W. Maloney (W.M.C.) 500 (39) beat A. Innes (Pioneer) 409 (42)- A Albertson (LyttnJ 500 ( 65. 99. 127. 67 unfinished) beat W. Anderson (W.M.C.) 215* V. Choate (W.M.C.) 500 (44. 58) beat A. £l a ,? kburn (’Tramways) 351; W. Smith (2 S - A ) 500 < 4l « 49 - 31 > beat E. Simons (Tramways) 358; R. Whitford (A.AC.) 500 45 57. 105 unfinished) beat J. Grav (R;S.A.) 222; H. McLean (R.S A.) 500 beat J Pattinson (Svdenham) 412 (50); J Munro (A.A.C.) 500 ' 49. 55 . 62 . 63) beat R Marx (Pioneer) 394 (51). ' The draw for the second round is: Albertson plays Munro. Whitford plays winner of McGregor and Giles. Choate plays McLean, and Smith plays Maloney