BILLIARDS

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27375, 14 June 1954, Page 12

BILLIARDS

INTERCLUB TOURNEY

EIGHTH ROUND PLAYED The highest break of the season was made by Simons, No. 1 player for Tramway, when it met R.S.A. I in the eighth round of the Canterbury Billiards Association’s inter-club competition. In an unfinished break Simons sored 97. There is still very little change in the position of the A grade teams, and at present only three points separate seven of the eight teams engaged. Results were:—

A Grade.—Tramway (Simons 200, Cormack 137, Blackburn 200) beat R.S.A. I (O’Callaghan 78, Franks 200, Hirst 154); Pioneer (Higgins 200, Collings 162, Macgibbon 200) beat R.S.A. II (Geddes 166, Kelly 200, Gray 158); P. and T. (Munro 200. Prince 185, G. White 200) beat W.M.C. I (Cheat 82, Sutherland 200, Watson 144); Richmond (Yesberg 200, Cook 200, Norrie 136) beat W.M.G II (Maloney 190, O’Rawe 184, Falcon 200). Points: Tramway 14, Pioneer 14, W.M.C. 13. R.S.A. I 13 R.S.A. II 13, P. and T. 12, Richmond 11, W.M.C. II 6.

B Grade.—P. and T. II (Duncan 200, Leigh 200, Sheard 200) beat P. and T. II (Stewart 168, Tredennick 175, Jones 182); R.S.A. (Garner 158, Kennedy 200, Atkinson 200) beat W.M.C. I (Brown 200, Milne 187, Woods 103); W.M.C. II (Harding 200, Hamilton 120, Hercombe 200) beat Tramway (York 130, Remi 200, Walker 120); New Brighton R.S.A. (Collins 200, Harbridge 83, Quald 200) beat Lyttelton Railway (McCormick 172, Miller 200, Maloney 98).

C Grade.—Richmond (Mallinson 150, C. Messervey 150, R. Messervey 111) beat Lyttelton Railway (Smith 108, Murphy 112, Rogers 150); R.S.A. (McLean 118, Champness 150, Reid 150) beat Papanui R.S.A. (K. Reid 150, McKay 106, Smith 127); W.M.C. (Bamford 110, Mackenzie 150, Mappiebeck 150) beat New Brighton R.S.A. (Andrews 150, Dunlop 141, Poff 147: P. and T. (Bromley 150, Willan 150, O Malley 136) beat St. Albans Recreation (Hamilton 143. Mann 105, McNabb 150).

D. Grade.—P. and T. (McEneany 120, Righton 150, Dickson 150) beat New Brighton R.S.A. (Jackson 150. Armstrong 123, Logie 114); Richmond (Varnham 150, K. Murphy 150, S. Murphy 150) beat W.M.C. (Connor 143, Gorrie 110, Fox 113); R.S.A. (Grimstone 150, Keir 150, Anning 150) beat Tramway (Boyd 147, Reese 114, Stamler 100); St. Albans Library (Cook 150, Tresize 92. Coombes 150) beat Pioneer (V. Guy 98, B. Guy 150, Cooke 128). Breaks.—A and B grades: Simons, 97 unfinished; Quaid, 57 unfinished; Higgins, 50; Falcon, 47; Munro, 46, 38, 37; Blackburn, 44; Yesberg, 43. 25; Collings, 43; Franks, 42, 35: Cooke, 42; Sheard, 38. 30; Collins, 38; Macgibbon, 37, 35; G. White, 37; Watson, 35; Maloney. 35, 30; Remi, 32: Brown, 30; Harding, 30; Miller. 29, 25; Atkinson, 27. C and D. grades: Bromley 30; Connor. 27, 21. 20; O’Malley, 27; Andrews, 25, 23; Cook, 25; Mallinson, 25; B. Guy, 24; Varnham, 23, 21; Boyd, 23, 21; Reid, 23; C. Messervey, 23; McNabb, 23, 23; Dickson, 22; R. Messervey. 22, 20; Smith, 22; Champness, 21; Mann, 21; Rogers, 20; McLean. 20; Mackenzie, 20; Cooke, 20. Hart Memorial Shield Results of play in the fifth round of the Hart Hemorial Shield were:— Billiards.—C.T. A. (Bishop 100, d’Arcy 100, McGarry 61) 2, C.F.C. (Tredennick 63, Davies 60. Voice (100) 1; R.S.A. (Linton 100, McLean 100, Anning 76.) 2, Pioneer (Walker 97, Guy 78. Cook 100) 1. Snooker.—C.T. A. (Dunne 77, Marriner 152, Perrin 78) 1, C.F.C. (Taylor 138, Rogers 23, Dickey 94) 2; R.S.A. (Edwards 138, Daley 115, Butts 89) 3, Pioneer (Pilkington 42; Wilson 98, Mann 83).