CANTERBURY SNOOKER

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32659, 15 July 1971, Page 12

CANTERBURY SNOOKER

The defending champion, B. Kirkness, narrowly avoided being eliminated when the first round of the 1071 Canterbury snooker championship was played this Drawn against P. Wehl, who plays only in the B made In Inter-club billiards, Kirkness could not match his opponent's brilliant potting in the first two frames and lost them, 2440 and Kirkness Improved his control In the third frame, which h* P«e«.W« deciding frame It was Kirkness’s turn to be the potting fnaater, and he won easily, 83-13. The round saw the elimination of the third seed, L. Rolleston, who went ta a prolonged . live-frame match to -a former 1 title-holder, G. Logan, competing ( in his first championship tor about five years. 1 Two young players who bw ESSS Mintrom, In straight frames'Mid 1 Buckley beat R. O’Callaehan, who recently won the ( Canter- 1 bury billiards title. W. Adams, with a 39, compiled 1 the best break of the round. Results:— B. Kirkness, 3, P. Wehl 2; J. : Linton 3, L. Thomas 0; T. Kahl ! 3, B. Mason 0; H. McMillan 3, J. I Young 2; W. bilks 3, E. Greaves | 2: D. Meredith 3, T. Mintrom 0; E. Grimes 3, V. Maffey 2; G. 1 Logan 3, L. Rolleston 2; C. Kelly I 3, B. Day 1: B. Edlin 3, R. Saggers 1; D. Buckley 3, R. ’Callaghan 0; W. Adams 3, E. Martin I 1; A. Dryden 3, L. Saunders 1; . D. Henderson 3, R. Ringdahl 2; I. Shrimpton 3, R. Taylor 2; R. I Franks 3, C. Effiln 1. 1