Top seeds win easily

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32965, 11 July 1972, Page 14

Top seeds win easily

The top seeds, K O'Callaghan jand E. Simons, both comfortably won their opening matches lust evening in the 1972 Canterbury I senior billiards championship I Although he did not play with the consistency of which he P capable. O’Callaghan, the defend Ing champion, was still too (strong for D. Henderson and he I won 632-807. O'Caliaghan’s best breaks were 62, 53 and 4ft Simons was always in command against D. Meredith, but this did not prevent the youthful Mere ,dith from making a fine show Ing. Simons, with the losing hat aid being his greatest strength won 610-309 and his best breaks were Cfl, 56. 53. 48 and 42. Men dith made a 46 I In the two other games played '.last evening, M Msffev was not troubled to beat W. Le Breton '491-333 and E. Martin surprised Jby beating P. Taylor in a match which was in doubt until the last minute. Botii Martin and Tajlor hod turns in the load, but the margin between them was never wide and in the final minutes the struggle became ncek-and-neck At the bell Martin was 343 and Taylor, in hand and with the object bails favourably placed was 337. Last evening’s winners are now through to the quarter-finals and the other four to join them will be found tonight when B. Kirkness plays D Collie, L. Saunders plays T Mlntrom, V. Choat meets R. Franks and W. Dilks plays G. Foster.