DOMINION DRAUGHTS
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY PROGRESS OF THE PLAY (Per Press Association.) .DUNEDIN, this day. The Dominion championship draughts tourney was continued yesterday. The sensation of the evening session was another defeat sulfered by Brown, the New Zealand champion, at the hands of J. Shanks (Dunedin). Brown and Weir (Dunedin), the latter, aged 18 years, being the youngest player at the tourney, are now' level with 21 points. I The tourney is to be concluded on Friday, morning. Progress results are: Round 13.—Duncan li v. O'MaUey {, O'Neill li v. Wilson £, Nicholson 1 v. Donald 1, Shanks 1£ v. Sutherland {, Clark 1 v. Gilhoolcy 1, Brown 2 v. Mac Murray 0, Graham 1 v. Lucas 1, Findlay O'v. Weir 2. Round 14.—O'Neill 1| v. Nicholson i, Shanks 2 v. Graham 0, Brown 2 v. Findlay 0, Wilson 2 v. Sutherland 0, Weir li v. Duncan i, Lucas li v. Richmond i, Clark 1 v. O'Malley 1, Hutchins li v.- Donald i. Round 15.—Lucas 2 v. Nicholson 0. Chirk 2 v. Mac Murray 0, Duncan li v. Findlay i, Shanks 'li v. Brown I. Wilson li v. Graham i, Gilhooley 0 v. O'Neill 2, Donald i v. O'Malley liThe position of the players at the end of the. fifteenth round is as follows:
Games played Points Brown ... 26 21 Weil- ... 26 21 Lucas ... 28 20J O'Malley ... ... 30 20 O'Neill ... ... 28 16 Hutchins ... ... 26 15 Gilhooley ... ... 28 104 Wilson ... 27 144 Clark ... 26 124 Duncan ... 26 14 Graham ... 28 7* Findlay ... 28 9£ Sutherland ... 26 104 MacMurray ... 26 9 Nicholson ... .-.. 27 7 Richmond ... 26 • 9 Shanks ... 26 164 Donald ... 24 7i
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18991, 16 April 1936, Page 7
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