Champion beaten in billiards

Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33219, 8 May 1973, Page 18

Champion beaten in billiards

The defeat of the Canterbury c champion, E. Simons (Post ( Office), by B. Edlin (Shirley) was s a surprise in the fourth round of the Canterbury A grade billiards competition. I Edlin led for most of the c game, and with only a point 1 separating the scores clinched c victory’ with an unfinished break 1 i of 17. r i R.S.A. scored the only three- 2 | point win of the round, and it 1 I has now joined Sprevdon 1 and I i Shirley at the top of the ladder. I They each have 10 points and I (are followed by Woolston 1 (8), 2 Post Office (6), Kaiapoi (5), Rich- i mond and Hornby (4) and Sprey- 1 [don IL Veterans and Woolston 1 [II (1). i Edlin’s win gave Shirley the 2 prospect of maximum points, but 1 the Post Office No. 2, P. Golding, ] >was in top form and he coinfortiably accounted for the previ- i ously unbeaten D. Meredith ! There are now onlv three < players still with perfect re <

cords—B. Kirkness (Sprevdon 1). C. Kelly (R.S.A.) and D. Henderson (Shirley). Results:— R.S.A. (R. O’Callaghan 200, C. Kelly 200, T. Hall 200; 3. Sprevdon II (P. Taylor 113. L. Eatwell 108, D. Townsend 148) 0; Sprevdon 1 (B. Kirkness 200, G Foster 174. L. Saunders 200) 2. Richmond (W. Dilks 67. F Blackburn 200, E. Grimes 122) 1; Woolston I (R. Franks 200, T. Mintrom 174. D. Murphy 200) 2, Kaiapoi (W Burney 176, W. Adams 200 W Helsen 165) 1; Shirlev (B Edlin 200, D. Meredith 150. D. Mender son 200) 2, Post Office (E Simons 184, P. Golding 200. W. Simons 142) 1; Hornby (R. Rlngdahl 179, D. Canovan 200, V. Sellars 200> 2, Woolston II (E. Martin 200, R- Taylor 184, W. Le Breton 169) Best breaks: Golding 64. Canovan 56, Saunders 50. 45. E. Simons 45, Kirkness 44. Adam? 42, R. Taylor 41, Franks 40. O’Callaghan 40