BILLIARDS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22833, 14 September 1937, Page 7

BILLIARDS

B GRADE CHAMRIONSHIR Tho remaining games in the second round, of tho Auckland B grade amateur billiards championship were played at -Messrs. Billiards, Limited, showroomß, last evening. C. M. Piper met A. Spalding in the first same. The latter gained an early advantago by moro consistent play, and was first to reach/ the hundred mark. The scoring _ was very , even up to the second hundred, with the-run.) of play favouring Spalding. Piper played solidly ovor the final stages, and registered useful runs of 24 and 21. Spalding, however.; maintained his advantage and won a well contested 'game. The final scores were:—A. Spalding, 300; C. M. Piper, 256. Tho game between W. J. Craies and E. P. Jones opened brightly, Craies making runsof '2O and 22, while Jones .registered a break, of 23. Craies, who was playing up to his best form, scored very solidly throughout; and did not give his opponent many oppor tunities. Craies won and made breaks of 20, 22, 21, 2S and 4S. Jones made breaks of 23. 22 and 20. „ _ . '7. ,/ • J. Proctor plays H. Bae at 7 o clock tonight and A. Taylor meets E. C. Sutton at 8.30. . , - OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP ; ~l Tho open billiards championship was coritinuod in the Vulcan Billiard Parlours last even'ni?. when T. Thompson defeated J. "W. F. Harrison after an evert contest, the final score" being;— Thompson, 500; Harrison, 467. Tho tournament will bo continued this even - ing. when F. Bax will meet A. Moon.-