INTER-CLUB BILLIARDS

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30497, 20 July 1964, Page 13

INTER-CLUB BILLIARDS

R.S.A.'s Defeat Surprise The 2-1 defeat of Returned Servicemen's Association second team by Woolston W.M.C. II was the surprise result of the fourteenth round of the interclub billiards competition. New Rrighton W.M.C. took full advantage of this upset, beating Kaiapoi W.M.C., 3-0, and now shares the lead with R.S.A. II at 30 points each. Four points behind are Post Office II and Richmond W.M.C. During Richmond’s 3-0 win over last year’s champion, R.S.A. I, the number two player, G. Cormack, gave one of the finest performances of the 4964 season. In 28 minutes he compiled the required 200 points and only conceded 33 to his opponent, D. Collie. The Richmond number one player, T. Yesberg, also played well to score his thirteenth consecutive inter-club win. Results:— A Grade.—R.S.A. II 1 (Kelly 200, Hall 148, Brough 172), Woolston W.M.C. II 2 (Mason 179, Hallum 200, Martin 200); Richmond W.M;C. 3 (Yesberg 200, Cormack 200, Coow 200), R.S.A. 1 0 (O’Callaghan 113, Collie 33, Taylor 196); Post Office II 1 (Carson 102, McManus 185, Leigh 200), Post Office I 2 (Simons 200, Prince 200, Bromley 122); New Brighton W.M.C. 3 (Kirkness 200, Logan 200, Foster 200), Kaiapoi W.M.C. 0 (Adams 123, Burney 84, Bayliss 136); Wool, ston W.M.C. I 3 (Higgins 200, Maffey 200, Mlntrom 200), Christchurch W.M.C. 0 (Choate 162, Anderson 167, McWhinnie 73). B Grade. —Post Office II 3, beat Kaiapoi W.M.C. 0; New Brighton W.M.C. 3, beat Christchurch W.M.C. 0; Post Office I 2, beat Richmond W.M.C. 1; Woolston W.M.C. 2, beat Hornby W.M.C. 1. Best breaks: Linton 38, Milne 36, 30; Golding 33, Husband 33.

C Grade. —R.S.A. I 2, beat New Brighton R.S.A. 1; New Brighton W.M.C. 2, beat Woolston W.M.C. 1; Post Office 2, beat R.S.A. II 1. Best breaks: Harrington 40, 21; Ogg 25. D Grade.—New Brighton W.M.C. 2, beat Lincoln College 1; Hornby W.M.C. I 2, beat Post Office 1. Best breaks: Horwcll 24. E Grade.—Woolston W.M.C. 2, beat New Brighton W.M.C. 1; New Brighton R.S.A. I 2, beat Kaiapoi W.M.C. 1; Richmond W.M.C. 2, beat New Brighton R.S.A. II 1; Christchurch W.M.C. 2, beat Post Office 1.