DOMINION DRAUGHTS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18990, 15 April 1936, Page 5

DOMINION DRAUGHTS

CHAMPIONSHIP - PLAY . , END OF TWELFTH ROUND {Per Press Association.) DUNEDIN, this day. The Dominion championship draughts tournament was continued yesterday, when rounds 10, 11 and 12 were played. . A feature of the evening session was the contest between G. A. Browri (Christchurch), the present champion, and F. Hutchins (Invercargill). In this game Hutchins was successful in winning the first game from the champion in tournament play in four successive championship tourneys. The game which the champion'lost was the first in 114 tourney games. Progress results are:— Hound 10.—Shanks £ v. O’Neil i; Weir 2 v. Hutchins 0; Mac Murray Iv. O’Malley 1£; Brown 2v. Nicholson 0; Sutherland 1£ v. Donald £; Graham Iy. Clark 1; Findlay £v. Gilhooley 1£ ; Richmond £ v. Duncan 1£; Lucas 1£ v. Wilson £. Round 11.—-Weir 1 v. O’Malley 1; Richmond Av. Sutherland 1£; Graham li v. Donald £; Lucas A, A v. O’Neill A, A; Brown 4, A v. Gilhooley A, A; Shanks 1 v. McMurray 1; Duncan 1£ v. Nicholson A', Findlay 1-v. Hutchins 1; Wilson A, A v. Clark £, £. Round 12.—Richmond 14. v. Clark A; Brown 1 v. Hutchins 1; Weir 2 v. MacHurray 0; Shanks A v - Lucas 1A; Sutherland £, A v - O’Neill A, A; Findlay 0 v. O’Malley 2; Gilhooley 1 v. Duncan 1; Donald 1 v. Wilson 1. The position of the players at the end of the'l2th round was as follows:—-

Brown .:. ... Gaines played Points ... 20 16£ Weir ... 22 17f liUcaa ... 22 16 O’Malley ... 0‘NeUl ... ... ... 24 17 ... 22 Hi Hutchins ... 24 131 Gilhooley ... 24 10X Wikon ... ... 23 10J Clark ... 20 10 Duncan ... 18 10 Graham ... 22 6 Findlay ... 22 9 Sutherland ... ... 20 8 MacMurray ... ... 22 9 Donald ... 20 Si Nicholson ... 21 Si Richmond ... 24 Shanks ... ... ... 20 Hi