BILLIARDS

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27665, 23 May 1955, Page 13

BILLIARDS

INTER CLUB MATCHES The fifth round of the Canterbury Billiards Association’s inter-club tournament was played last week. In the A grade Returned Services’ Association showed improved form. Its No. 1 team beat Tramway, and its No. 2 team beat the No. 1 team of the Working Men’s Club, the latter’s first less of the season. However, there is little change in the championship points. The best breaks were:—A grade: O'Rawe eo, Gray 59, Geddis 58, Sutherland 34 and i.. B grade: Mann 54. D grade: Smythe ai. Points scored are:—W.M.C. I 12, Tramway 9, R.S.A. II 8, Pioneer 7, Richmond 7, R.S.A. I 6, A.A.C. 5, P. and T. 5, W.M.C. II 3. Results were:— A Grade.—R.S.A. H (Elkis 200, Gray 200, Linton 181) beat W.M.C. I (Cheat 167, Watson 170, Brown 200); R.SA. I (Collie 200, O’Callaghan 190, Geddes 200) beat Tramway (Cormack 177, Blackburn 200, Remi 125); W.M.C. II (Sutherland 200, Falcon 161, O’Rawe 200) beat A.A.C. (Johnson 119, Kelly 200, Frcst 187); P. and T. (Munro —, Simons 200, Prince 200) beat Richmond (Yesberg 200, Cook —, Norrie —); Pioneer had a bye. B Grade.—Lyttelton Railway ‘(McCormack 180, Hughes' 200, Bush 200) beat Richmond (Murphy 200, Morris 182, Meafe servey 170); New Brighton R.SA. (Quaid 200, Deverson 200, Andrews 112) beat P. and T. (Duncan 170, Leigh 173, Crawford 200); St. Aloans Recreation (Hamilton 198, Cowan 200, Mann 200) beat W.M.C. (Harding 203, Hamilton 153, Hurcomb 110); R.S.A. had a bye. C Grade.—St. Albans Library (Cooke 150, Terzise 150, Coombes 150) beat Richmond (Earle 59, Dobbs 108, Henderson 96): P. and T. (Bromley 100, Willan 150, O’Malley 150) beat Tramway (Price 150, Jefferys 100, Timms 98); Papanui R.S.A. (Brough 150, Reid 150, Smith 87) beat Lytteltrn Railway (Rogers 135, L. Smith 119, Mclntvre 150); RS.A. (Hall 150, Shackleton 150. Brown 150) beat New Brighton R.S.A. (Jackson 110, Poff ®l, Ward 102); W.M.C. had a bye. D Grade.—Pioneer (Cooke 150, Wilson 150, Ditford 150) beat Tramway (Stamler 127, Ruttledee 129. Lodge 127): W.M.C. (Fox 138, Smythe 150. Gosling 150) beat Papanui R.S.A. (Griffith 150, O’Connell 101, Falconer 85): St. Albans Recreation (G. Hamilton 150, Bamford 150, ElUs 150) beat Richmond {Martin 127, Bate 131. Frew 101); St. Albans Library (Davey 150. Pillinger 150, Blight 150) beat New Brighton R.S.A, (Armstrong 123. Victor 110. Poff 98); P. and T. had a bye.