BILLIARDS

Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26123, 27 May 1950, Page 4

BILLIARDS

FIFTH ROUND OF TOURNAMENT The fifth round of the inter-club billiards tournament was played during the week. Results:— A Grade. —Pioneer (Choat 188, Higgins 200, Dilks 200) beat Olympia (Smith 200, Cox 16, K. Smith 158); Richmond (Innes 200, Cranfield 200, McGregor 200) beat R.S.A. II (O’Callaghan 128, Collie 153, Hirst 182); R.S.A. I (George 200, Gray 200, Darby 141) beat W.M.C. (Sutherland 155, Maloney 177, Anderson 200); Tramway I (Simons 200, Cormack 200, Turpin 200) beat Tramway II (Hewinso-n 165, Wilkie 195, Blackburn 178). B Grade.—Lyttelton Railway (Park 200, Maloney 165, McLean 200) beat W.M.C. (McWhinnie 170. E. Woods 200, R. Woods 176); New Brighton R.S.A. (Harbridge 200, Moore 200, Davis 195) beat Tramway (Taylor 104. York 81, Kjai 200); Sumner Bowling (Webb 200, Saunders 200, Woodward 200) beat Richmond (Randall 78, Archer 96, Jones 99); R.S.A. (Duncan 200, Atkinson 200, Whitfield 167) beat P. and T. (Walton 153, Stewart 182. White ’200); Olympia (Mason 200, O'Connor 128, Martin 200) beat W.M.C. II (Harding 105, Hamilton 150, O'Rawe 122). C Grade.—Section I: W.M.C. I (Bamford 150, McKenzie 150, Mappiebeck 150) beat Tramway I (Howe 134, Price 133, McNicholl 142); P. and T. (Prebble 127. Prince 150, Jones 150) beat Richmond I (C. Messervy 150, R. Messervy 141, Worsdale 51); R.S.A. I (McLean 150, *Tomson 150, Linton 135) beat Pioneer (Williamson 124, Harman 91, Rowlands 150); Olympia I (Barrett 150, Bateman 150. Teape 128) beat St. Albans Recreation (McNabb 140, Moorhead 125, McKenzie 150): Sumner Bowling (Jack 150, Williams 150, Taylor 123) beat St. Albans Library (Coombs 141, Watson 145, Mander 150). Section II: Papanui R.S.A. I (Reid 150, Lennon 150, Smith 150) beat Tramway 111 (Roberts 136. Burrows 141. Emmerson 107): W.M.C. II (Connor 150. Field 150, Clark 109) beat Tramway II (Turner 113, McDonald 115, Bo.\d 150); Richmond II (Anderson 150, Mallinson 150, Underhay 127) beat Papanui R.S.A. II (McVicar 80. Bach 60, Hornby 150); Olympia II (Bateman 1-50, Ridden 99, Sheldon 150) beat Lyttelton Railway (Wheal 96, Burt 150. McCreanor 94); Nev/ Brighton R.S.A. (Deverson 150. Butcher 150, Rout 150) beat R.S.A. II (Downey 96, Moir 90, Grimwood 92). Breaks: Choat. 88; Higgins. 63, 47, 41; Webb, 48. 37; Innes. 36 (unfinished): W. Smith, 44 (unfinished); E. Woods, 41; Simons, 39, 36; Cranfield, 37, 31; Hewinson. 37; Anderson, 35; Saunders, 32; Anderson, 32; McNicholl, 31; Duncan, 31, 25; Williamson. 30; Watson, 30; McGregor, 30; Park, 29; Darby. 29; Jack. 28; Sheldon, 28; McLean. 28: Davis, 27; Gray, 27; Bateman, 26; Whitfield, 26.