Billiards and Snooker.

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 July 1938, Page 6

Billiards and Snooker.

Billiards and snooker games in the Y.M.C.A. Cup competition were continued last night, when the St. Patrick’s and Pioneers teams drew. The details are as follows (St. Patrick’s players being mentioned first in each instance)Billiards: J. Moynahan lost to T. Rimene; H. Keen beat J. Rimene; M. Remini beat R. House; F. Dwyer lost to J. Wilson; L. Rees beat T. Potangaroa. Snooker: J. Moynahan lost to T. Rimene; H. Keen beat J. Rimene; M. Remini beat R. House; F. Dwyer beat J. Wilson; L. Rees lost to Potangaroa.

Table Tennis Match, A table tennis match played in the Y M C.A. Hall last night between teams from C. Smith, Ltd., and J. Graham and Co., Ltd., was won by C. Smith, Ltd., by 14 sets and 30 games to 10 sets and 21 games. The following are the details: —Ladies’ singles: C. Smith, Ltd., 3 sets, 6 games; J. Graham and Co., Ltd., 3 sets, 6 games. Men’s singles: C. Smith, Ltd., 3 sets, 8 games; J. Graham and Co., Ltd., 3 sets, 6 games. Ladies’ doubles: C. Smith, Ltd., 2 sets, 4 games; J. Graham and Co., Ltd., 1 set, 2 games. Men’s doubles: C. Smith, Ltd., 2 sets, 4 games; J. Graham and Co., Ltd., 1 set, 2 games. Combined doubles: C. Smith, Ltd., 4 sets, 8 games; J. Graham and Co., Ltd., 2 sets, 5 games. Need for a Doctor.

That the necessity of a medical practitioner for Pdhgaroa and surrounding district was far more urgent than was generally supposed was the opinion of the secretary (Mr Douglas McDonald) of the Pongaroa Farmers’ Union, who said at the monthly meeting of the Union that he was firmly convinced that lives had been lost that could otherwise have been saved if a doctor had been on the spot. He thought that the Wairarapa Board should do more for the Pongaroa district, considering that the levy from the Akitio County this year amounted to £1774, as against £959 three or four years ago. Too much money, he considered, was being spent on palatial buildings in the centres of population, while the back country people were being neglected. It was eventually decided to authorise the secretary to call a public meeting in Pongaroa to further discuss and encourage public interest in the matter.