BILLIARDS.
BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS. Press Association—Copyright.) LONDON, April 7. The matches for the billiards championship. have started, the heats being of a fortnight’s time-limit. In the first heat the scores are: — Davis ... ... ... 2204 Falkiner 1128 , Other entrants are Newman and Inman. Lindrum, Smith and McConaohv, who are all in England, are not per-
mitted by the terms of their contracts to compete. The position has been commented on by English papers as “absurd,” for Lindrum is openly acknowledged to be the world’s best player, and both Smith and McConacliy can give a very good account of themselves. SHIKAT BEATS KIRILENKO.* SHIKAT BEATS KIRILENKO. NEW YORK, April 7. Shikat threw Kirilenko, a Russian, in shortly more than half an hour in the finish of a wrestling match. The Russian surprised. Shikat by hurling him to the floor three times with flying blows. Shikat, who. was dazed, managed to apply a full Nelson, and dropped the Russian heavily to the floor. He applied a crotch hold to win. Both weighed 1281 b. x
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 50, Issue 152, 9 April 1930, Page 2
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