BILLIARDS

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27641, 23 April 1955, Page 4

BILLIARDS

INTERCLUB MATCHES BEGIN The 1955 season of the inter-club billiards tournament, held by the Canterbury Amateur Billiards Association, was opened this week, with good play in all sections. T. Yesberg (Richmond), 76. and P. Duncan (P. and T.), 42 and 33, were the cutstanding players. . The following teams had three-point wins:—W.M.C. I and R.S.A. II (A grade); P. and T.. St. Albans Recreation, and New Brighton R.S.A. (B grade); Papanui R.S.A. (C grade); and St. Albans Library (D grade).

Results were:— ~ A Grade.—W.M.C. I (Choat 200, Watson 200, Maloney 200) beat A.A.C. (Johnson 160 ( 36), Kelly 178 (49), Frost 197); R.S.A. II (Elkis 200, Gray 200 (35, 36), Linton (200) beat P. and T. (Munro 186, Simons 173 (30. 38), Prince 133); Tramway (Cormack 125, Blackburn 200, Remi 200) beat Richmond (Yesberg 200 (76). Cook 145, Archer 186): Pioneer (Higgins 200, Collings 200, Macgibbon 108) beat R.S.A. I (Collie 168, O'Callaghan 170 (32). Geddes 200 (30)); W.M.C. II had a bye. B Grade.—P. and T. (Shaw 200 (24 unfinished. 26. 36). Duncan 200 ( 42. 33), Leigh 200) beat Richmond (Murphy 191 (26). Morris 133, Messervey 159): St. Albans Recreation (Hamilton 200, Cowan 200 ( 31, 32), Mann 200) beat R.S.A. (Gamer 147, Kennedy 149, Atkinson 164); New Brighton R.S.A. (Quaid 200. Deverson 200 (41), Andrews 200) beat W.M.C. (Harding 120, Hamilton 180. Hurcombe 197). C Grade.— Papanui RS.A. (Brough 150, Reid 150 ( 25, 29), Smith 150) beat Richmend (Earl 112. Dobbs 85. Henderson 114); R.S.A. (Boyd 67. Hall 150. Wilson 150) beat Lyttelton Railway (Rogers 150, Mclntyre 124. Murphy 135); P. andlT. (Bromley 67. Willan 150 (21. 23). O’Malley 150) beat St. Albans Library (Cook 150 (27 33, 39), Trezise 86, Coombes 114 (25); W.M.C. 2 beat New Brighton R.S.A. 1. D Grade.—St. Albans Library (Davey 150 ( 20), Pillinger 150 (23), Blight 150) beat Richmond (Martin 135, Bate 91, Frew 78): Tramway (Stamler 150, Rutledge 140, Lodge 150) beat New Brighton B-S.A. (Shepherd 126, Armstrong 150, Victor 146); P. and T. (Rightcn 150 ( 20), Foley 106, Sloper 150) beat Pioneer (Parlane 135, Cooke 150 ( 28). Wilson 147); W.M.C. (Fox 99, Smythe 150. Gartin 150) beat St. Albans Recreation (Hamilton 150, Bamford 148, De Joux 94).