BILLIARDS TOURNAMENT

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 4432, 5 September 1939, Page 5

BILLIARDS TOURNAMENT

A billiards tournament, which bad been in progress for some weeks at Mr E .L. Thompson’s saloon, Arrowtown, was concluded on Saturday!, 26th ult. when G. Dudley met L. Murphy in the final, the former winning by a good margin. The games in the preliminary rounds were 100 up, and the final was 20J. There were 3-1 entries, and the following are the results:—

1 First Round.—W. Nairn (owes- 20) beat E. Dudley (receives 20). M. Jenkins (receives 5) beat J. Henderson, junr. (owes 20). Second Round—W. Nairn boat M. Jenkins R. E. Roman® (receives 5) beat J. Mcßride (owes a). 0. Feebly (receives 20) b -at T. Mcßride (scr) lE. J, Saunders (owes 30) beat E. Fergie (owes 30) L. Murphy (owe® 20) beat G. B-a’e (receives 10), E. Hen* derson (scr) beat M. Snell (owes 20) A. Erridge (owe? 5) beat J. Anderson, senr.. (receives s}. w. Dalrympile (scr) beat A. Lister (receives 5). G. Milne (owes 50) b vat J. Macpherson (scr). A. Dakers- (owes 15) beat B. Fletcher (owes 10). J. Dalrymple. junior (reenves 5) beat G. N. Summei? (rcc-dves 13). J. F. Dennison owes 15) b’at C. Henderson (receive? 15). J. F. McEntyre (rec-ivea 20) beat J. Stevenson (receives 5), J. W. Re Q cl (reedves 5) beat T. Flynn (receives 25). G. Dudley (receives 5) J. Robertson (receives 25). C. L. Johnston (receives 5) won from R. L. Fletcher (owes 35) hv default. Third Bound—W. Nairn beat E. F Romans, E. J. Saunders* beat 'C. feebly L. Murphy b°at F. Henderson. W. Dalrymple beat A. Erridge, A. Dakers beat G. Milne C. L. Johnston beat J. Dalrymple-, J. F. Dennison beat J. P. McEntyre G. Dudley beat J. W. R n ed. Fourth Round—F, J. Saunders beat W. Nairn. L. Murphy beat W. Dalrymple A. Dakers b°at C. L. Johnston. G. Dudley boat J. P. Dennison. Semi-final—L. Murphy boat E. J. Saunders. G. Dudley beat A. Dakers. Final. 200 un—G. Dudley (receives 10) beat L. Murnhv (owes 40). The prize for the biggest break was won by G. Milne with a break of 25.