S. MOSES IN FORM

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 279, 22 August 1944, Page 6

S. MOSES IN FORM

New Zealand Billiards Championship (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHBISTCHIJKCH, August 21. Tn the first round o£ the New Zealand billiards championship. .T. Molloy (Auckland) 660. beat W. O’Neill (West Coast), (1(11; A. Twohlll (West Coast) GGG (best breaks 54 and 41), beat T. Elkls (Canterbury) 483 (best breaks 47 and 35) : S. Moses (Wellington) (WIG (best, breaks 74, 51, ■l4. 42 and 40) beat T. Goodchild (Canterbury) 325 (best break 35).

SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP

That Wellington will have another new snooker champion tiiis year was decided last evening wlien J. L. I'ctley. ex-eliain-pion (Conuii. Trav. Club) was defeated by M. 1,. Eivy (Cosy Club), by IH-07, thus fulfilling the precedent that no previous winner has over repeated his victory In this event. In the second game S. F. Dawson (Comm. Trav. Club), rtefented E. 11. Rowlands (Mt. Cook Police Club), 105-80. The third game resulted in a win for W. R. Hill (Victory) from 8. Cousins (Federal), by 107-7 s. Best break was 23 by Hili. The draw for (lie semi-finals tonight is: 7 p.m., W. H. Davies (Lower Hutt) v. IT. F. McQueen (Contra!); 8 p.m., E. L. Elvy v. S. F. Dawson; 0 p.m., the winner of the 7 p.m., Davies v. McQueen game will play Hill. Sixteen entries, as follows, have been received for the Wellington provincial B grade amateur billiards championship, which begins next Monday; D. Aigar. E. To Elvy, It. L. Jones. A. F. Bell, AV. Bell, To Notlev, 15. T>. Davies, ,E. 11. Rowlands, S. Phipps. B. W. J. Morris. J. Sweeney, H. C. Robinson, l>. Bryeo, W. D. Venn, J. Boggs. A. J. Dclnhnnty.