Snooker: Bradford's snooker team were in a hurry in the Yorkshire Inter-District League, defeating Leeds No 1 5-1 in two hours.

Wayne Cooper was the speediest, winning his two frames inside half an hour. He had a break of 49 in taking the first 107-0 off Bob Patterson, and efforts of 32 and 47 gave him the second 83-33.

Kevin Firth defeated ex-pro Alan Trigg 52-35, and looked to be on the way to another victory until he went in off the blue when trailing 47-35. With the five-point penalty, Trigg took the colours to take the frame 79-35.

Leeds No 1 could now draw, but Matthew Holt secured victory by winning his opener 82-9 against Glen Cassidy, having a break of 34. He also took the last 57-20.

The billiards team were even more impressive, winning 7-0, despite Harry Whitby having most of the running against Richard Lodge. Lodge stuck to his task, however, and, aided by a break of 51, won 200-189.

Alan Firth bettered that break by one in having an excellent 200-79 triumph against Stan Brooke, and Paul Devitt completed the whitewash, defeating Ronnie Haigh 200-157, including an effort of 37.

Bradford Snooker Championship - Second round: Dean Parker (Laisterdyke WMC) 4, Brian Bates (Railway Social Club) 0.

G&S Precision Engineering Bradford Snooker Pairs Championship - Second round: D Conlon & S Ayers (Yorkshire Rider Social Club) 3, E Rratcliffe & D Peel (East Ward Labour Club) 1; Howard Mawson & Chris Metcalfe (Regal) 3, Jason & Ken Walton (unattached) 0; Martin Garrity & Peter Bennett (Lidget Green WMC) 3, Paul Rawling & Clyde Briggs (Central Division WMC) 2.

l Wayne Cooper was beaten 5-3 by Stuart Mason in the second qualifying round of the Embassy World Championships at Hazel Grove Snooker Club, Stockport.

"I just didn't have any luck," moaned the 20-year-old from West Bowling. "I was 3-1 down at the interval when I could have been 3-1 up. He fluked a yellow. "I managed to get back to 3-3, but the same thing happened in the last two frames."

Clubhouse In Cue Gardens member Tony Wood lost 5-1 at the same stage to Adam Jackson.

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