▁Gar ▁Moon ▁( Sem if inals ) ▁ ▁Draw ▁ ▁Draw ▁ ▁El imin ating ▁round ▁ ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁eliminate ▁by es ▁the ▁council ▁of ▁L . T . A . A . ▁decided ▁that ▁in ▁case ▁of ▁events ▁for ▁which ▁there ▁were ▁more ▁than ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁entries ▁acceptable , ▁a ▁pre lim inary ▁elim ination ▁tournament ▁should ▁be ▁played . ▁ ▁El imin ating ▁matches ▁were ▁played ▁on ▁Saturday , ▁ 1 8 ▁January : ▁▁ ▁Ron ▁Ford ▁/ ▁ ▁Bill ▁Hall iday ▁d . ▁ ▁J . ▁S . ▁D . ▁S we eting ▁/ ▁ ▁Norman ▁M ussen ▁ 7 – 5 , ▁ 6 – 3 , ▁ 6 – 2 ▁ ▁Max ▁Car p enter ▁/ ▁ ▁Bill ▁Sim pson ▁d . ▁ ▁Alfred ▁Ch ave ▁/ ▁ ▁John ▁Gr inst ead ▁▁ 7 – 5 , ▁ 7 – 5 , ▁ 7 – 5 ▁ ▁Gem m ell ▁Pay ne ▁/ ▁ ▁George ▁Thomas ▁d . ▁ ▁Keith ▁Dal gle ish ▁/ ▁ ▁Ang us ▁Smith ▁ 4 – 6 , ▁ 6 – 3 , ▁ 9 – 1 1 , ▁ 6 – 4 , ▁ 6 – 3 ▁ ▁Vic ▁Be ament ▁/ ▁ ▁Ger ald ▁G aff y ▁d . ▁ ▁All an ▁Knight ▁/ ▁ ▁Ad rian ▁Qu ist ▁ 6 – 2 , ▁ 6 – 1 , ▁ 6 – 4 ▁ ▁Dave ▁Thompson ▁/ ▁ ▁Bruce ▁Walker ▁d . ▁ ▁Charles ▁Buck ley ▁/ ▁ ▁Thomas