BILLIARDS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 167, 15 July 1911, Page 16

BILLIARDS.

In the course of an. article in the "Observer" on billiards legislation, Mr. G. M. Kelson, the famous Kent cricketer oi other days, remarks: "Although it may be a little tiring to constantly see a man occupy the table for hours together, I fail to see ■why the pet stroke he goes in for should be barred any more than the pet stroke of a cricketer who stays at the wickets during the whole afternoon. No stroke, in my opinion, that can be made fairly either on a billiard table or on a cricket ground should' be barred. . ... If these hazards -were baxred because of Gray, we might just as well prohibit 'cuts' and square-leg hits at cricket In my day these were made to perfection by C.G. Lyttelton and "Mike" Mitchell, respectively. They not only delighted the spectator, but made the game attractive and interesting. And how the people nocked to ccc them! What a rush there was for seats! May I never see the day when these strokes are excluded from cricket or -when legitimate 'strokes at billiards are boycotted!"