BILLIARDS

Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 28002, 23 June 1956, Page 2

BILLIARDS

NINTH ROUND OF CLUB MATCHES The ninth round of the inter-club billiards competition was Played The first halves of both the B and C grade sections were concluded. Many players are now showing their best form and in all four grades the tournament is keen. rM-AXc. (Whitford 172 (32). Kellv 200 ( 31), Johnson 200 (32) ) beat W.M C. (Choat 200 ( 38. 32). Watson 119, Sutherland 157): R.S.A. I (OCallaghan 200, Elkis 200 (42. 33), Collie 200) beat Richmond II (Archer 122. Cook (44, 42), Messervey 124): Richmond I (Yesberg 200 (40. 42 unfinished), Cormack 132 (46, 38). Murphy 200) beat P. and T. (Simons 127, Higgins 200 (57), Linton 158). Points are:—Richmond I 16. P. and T. 15, A.A.C. 14, W.M.C. 13, R.S.A. I 12, RSA II 7, Richmond II 4. B Grade—Lyttelton Railway (McCormack 200 (26). Maloney 200 (30), Foster 200) beat R.S.A. (Garner 181. Lennon 165, Whitfield 186): Tramway (Turpin 200 ( 44), Price 200 ( 26). Petrie 200) beat Richmond (Archer 130, O'Keefe 154. Varnham 197); New Brighton R.S.A. (Quaid 200 ( 41),’ Deverson 200. Kennedy 200 ( 28) ) beat W.M.C. II (Hurcomb 170, Smythe 159. Connor 171); St. Albans Recreation (Cowan 196 (42), Mann 200, Cooke 200) beat W.M.C. I (Harding 200, Hamilton 170, Milne 160). Points are:—St. Albans Recreation 19, Lyttelton Railway 17, P. and T. 16, New Brighton R.S.A. 16. Tramway 13. W.M.C. I 11, R.S.A. 8, W.M.C. II 6. Richmond 3. C Grade.—St. Albans Library (Trezlw 150 (23). Coombes 150, Davev 150) beat New Brighton R.S.A. (Dunlop 132, Jackson 130, Poff 140); R.S.A. (Hall 1», Elliott 150, McLean 150) beat Tramway (Timms 115, Lyons 134. Mathews 101); St. Albans Recreation (Murphy 150, EUia 150 (22), Rogers 150) beat P. and T. (Mattison 116, Clark 94, Carson 81); W.M.C/ (Rashbrook 128 ( 22), Blight 150. Knighton 150) beat Papanui R.S.A. (Reid 150 (28, 29. 31), Smith 149 (21, 26), Coey 131 (26) ). Points are:—St. Albans Library 19. St Albans Recreation 17, R.S.A. 15. Richmond 15. Papanui R.S.A. 15, W.M.C. 11, C <rT ßl 4 ghtOn RS A ’ ’’ TramWß y «• * A Grade ~ p - and T. (Foley 150 (21). Righton 150. Hobday 150) beat New BrighSSu. (Armstrong 125, Victor 125, Whiting 130); St. Albans Recreation (Pillinger 150 (22), Hamilton 150, Bamford, n by default) beat Tramway (Rutledge' 1 g i e -« 10 ?? : t Pion ««r (Maindonald 150, Parlane 136, Cook 150 (20) ) beat WM C (Goslin 136 (26), Fox 150. Clarke 125)? Bat^ n< i?m < H ® nderson ,58 ’ Martin 150. }l ate An 15 ?? L y tte lton Railway (Foate r> 150 ‘ Hu,lah 140 - Watson 130). 18 °W M S re iT P i> and T ' 20 ’ St ’ "*>«“ ”• »*1; p,on . eer 14 - Richmond 14. RSA* 8 Ra,lway 111 Trarnway ». N.B. Tho C Cha mpionshlp third round and semi-finals of the terbury C amateur billiard. ehamplonP»*nts ha u V p e be e^ee P ?^vor T !i e an fl '?S; S Tuesday aTthe °” eia°Siunr^ nS f ° r ,. th ' Canterbury provlnwni Closed Monday and jUnior b,lll,rd *