DRAUGHTS CHAMPIONS

Evening Star, Issue 20468, 26 April 1930, Page 28

DRAUGHTS CHAMPIONS

NEW ZEALAND TOURNEY i [Pee Uxited Press Association-.] INVERCARGILL, April 25. Play i<i the dominion draughts tournament was continued on Thursday, when some of the players completed their thirty-six games. The final games in the tournament will take place to-morrow, and a close finish appears to be almost certain. 'lhe standard of play continued very high on Thursday, although some of the players were showing the effects of tlio strain of hard play, and were not carrying their games through with the keenness displayed earlier in the tournament. J. Lucas topped the list, but be lias completed his play, and at least three players arc within striking distance ol his' score. D. Calderwood (Hamilton) is only one point behind Lucas, and has three games to play, and his possible is 28. He has to meet J. A. Brown, however, and the Christchurch champion has not been beaten yet. If Calderwood draws with Brown and wins his third game he will total 27, and bo half a point below J. Boreham’s possible. the Dunedin champion having three games to add tc a score of 21].. Boreham is still playing well, and has won more games than any other player in the tourney to date. Ihe first lour places will probably be shared bv Borchatu, Calderwood, Lucas, and Brown. The results of the play to date u-e as follow:

P. \V. L. D. °' c .. f. ' Luca? (Dunedin) ... % 10 11 3 : 20 \ ‘Cjilderwood (Hamilton) 33 10 12 2 2.» t Clark (Christchurch). 36 Id 17 3 24-’ 24* Borcham (Dunedin) ... 311 20 0 4 cot (Mo.oburn) 36 10 10 4 0 21 Brown IC.hrLt church) 32 id Id 24 ’Neill (VVaiinii) 30 12 14 7 21 ‘oning (Dunedin) 13 14 !) 20 ‘‘Mallev (Fori Chalmers.) 32 U 11 7 195 lorris (Tualnpcre) 34 12 0 13 16) Jarswt (Mosgiel) ... 34 !) 14 U 16 , M 'drum (Dunedin) ... Sutherland (Invercargill) 3(i 33 34 8 <) 12 8 10 10 14 13 Young (Christchurch) 4 17 13 12j Gilhooly (Oann^virke) 30 •> 12 10 11 J. Shadbolt (\Vnlknrl) 34 3 14 17 JO 0. Muir (“‘iversdalc) 30 7 11 24 0’ j. M'lnto.-h (Invercargill) 31 4 10 VI\V, i'cuijdeton (Nasehy) ... 32 5 7 20 8)