BILLIARDS

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27676, 4 June 1955, Page 4

BILLIARDS

INTER CLUB MATCHES The inter-club billiards tournament, controlled by the Canterbury Amateur Billiards Association, was continued this week. Seven matches have now been played, including the first half of the B grade competition. In this section, St. Albans Recreation has a lead of five points, having scored 16 points out of a possible 21 points. P. and T. is second, with 11 poipts. There was some improvement in the standard of play Jn the A grade games, but the position of the teams shows little change, compared with last week. However, there may be some change in the next two weeks, as W.M.C. I and Tramway will have byes.

The best breaks were: Simons (T.), 66, 67: Watson (W.M.C.), 48; Duncan (P. and T.), 44, 47; O’Callaghan (R.S.A. I), 47; Sutherland (W.M.C. II), 46; Johnston (A.A.C.), 45; Saunders (P.), 44; Collings (P.), 49: Blackburn (T.), 41. Results were:—

A Grade.—W.M.C. I (Choat 200 ( 40). Watson 183 (48), Maloney 200 (38) ) beat Pioneer (Higgins 135, Collings 200 (42), Saunders 154 (44) ); P. and T (Munro 200 (26, 26). Simons 200 (66, 67), Prince 200) beat Tramway 168 (25, 39), Blackburn 175 (29, 41). Reml 133); R.S.A. I (Collie 200, O’Callaghan 200 ( 47). Smith 200 (39) ) beat A.A.C. (Johnston 183 (45), Kelly 116, Frost 112); R.S.A. II (Elkis 200 (28 unfinished. 29), Gray 200 ( 29, 39), Linton 161) beat W.M.C. II (Sutherland 122 (46), O’Kawe 187, Harding 200). Points are:—W.M.C. I 15, Tramway 12, R.S.A. 11, Pioneer 11. R.S.A. II 10. P. and T. 9, Richmond 7. W.M.C. II 5, A.A.C. 4. B Grade.—P. and T. (Shaw 200, Duncan 200 (29, 44. 47). Leigh 200) beat Lyttelton Railway (Maloney 160. Hughes 160, Bush 192); New' Brighton R.S.A. (Quaid 200 (25), De verson 140 (25), Andrews 200 (31) ) beat R.S.A. (Garner 177, Kennedy 200, Lennon 178). St. Albans Recreation (3) beat Richmond (0). Points are:—St. Albans Recreation 16, P. and T. 11, New Brighton R.S.A. 10, R.S.A. 9, Lyttelton Railway 8, Richmond 5, W.M.C. 4.

C Grade.—Tramway (Price 150, Jeffreys 150, Timms 114) beat Richmond (Earl 77, Dobbs 71, Henderson 150); P. and T. (Bromley 150, Willan 150 (35), O’Malley 132) beat New Brighton R.S.A. (Jackson 142, Poff 85, Ward 150); R.S.A. (Hall 150, Wilson 150. Shackleton 150 (24) ) beat Papanui R.S.A. (Brough 108, Reid 132, Griffiths 149 (31); St. Albans Library (Cooke 150. Trezise'lso, Coombes 150) beat W.M.C. (Connor 119, Gorrie 119, Lilley 120).

D Grade.—St. Albans Library (Davey 150 ( 33), Pillinger 150 (22), Bligh 150) beat Tramway (Stamler 126, Rutledge 129, Lodge 128); St. Albans Recreation (Hamilton 112, Bamford 150, Ellis 150 (28) beat P. and T. (Righton 150, Rudd 112, ’Foley 125); W.M.C. (Fox 150. Smythe 97, Goslin won by default) beat Pioneer (Cooke 140, Wilson 150); Papanui R.S.A. (Griffith 136, O’Connell 150, Falcorier 150) beat Richmond (Martin 150, Bate 145, Barclay 137).