BILLIARDS

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 4, 5 July 1939, Page 6

BILLIARDS

SMALL TABLE TOURNAMENT

A record number of thirty-five entries has been received for the annual Wellington small table handicap billiard tournament, which will begin at Billiards Limited showrooms on Monday at 7 p.m. Six games nightly will be played, and the games will be continued till the following Monday. Succeeding this event will be a women's handicap billiard tournament, entries for which are now being received. *;

Interesting entries this year are the Messrs. Lovells, of Hawera, whom it is anticipated will, provide strong opposition for local players. The opening games of the series are:—A. E. Armstrong v. L. B. Russell; J. Meldrum v. F. J. Faulknor (at 7 p.m.); H. Gilberd v. E. A, Josling; C. Partridge v. H. Overend (8 p.m.); F. Lovell v. G. Jackson; A. Plowman v. J. Berry (9 p.m.). . J,

Following is the full. list of entries, together with handicaps:—A. E. Armstrong (owe 250), J. Berry (rec. 90), R. Bull (rec. 90), C. H. Cresswell (rec. 15), Arthur Duncan (rec. 25), S. C. Eaton (owe 30), F. J. Faulknor (owe 25), H. Gilberd (rec. 25), S. P. Gillespie (scr), S. G. Gorman (rec 30), G. Jackson (rec. 90), J. Johnston (rec. 20), E. A. Josling (owe 40), W Keeclf (owe 30), R. A. Kerr/(rec. 90), L. Kyle (owe 40), G. A. Lang (owe 35), F. Lockett (rec. 80), C. Lovell (rec. 125), F. Lovell (rec. 100), J. Meldrum (owe 30), D. G. Munro (scr), H Overend (owe 25), C. Partridge (owe 30), A. Plowman (rec. 40), M. G. Phelan (rec. 20), L. B. Russell (rec. 60), P. G. Taylor (rec. 60), B. B. Thorne (rec. 90). W. M. Tucker (owe 220), H. R. Tunley (rec. 30), W. Tunley (scr), J. D. Turnbull (rec. 30), A. Whicher (rec. 60), H. A. Wilder (rec. 30). ■ ■