BILLIARDS AT HOME.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 17, 21 January 1933, Page 9

BILLIARDS AT HOME.

McConachy Doing Well Against Lindrum. FASTER RATE OF SCORING. (Received 2 p.m.) LONDON, January 20. Clark McConachy, the New Zealand billiards player (receives G000) has reached a score of 12,149, including breaks of 735, and (524, in his Gold Cup elimination round with Walter Lindrum (Australia), who lias scored 7878. Scores for the evening session were; McColiacliy 1034, Lindrum 349. The New Zealand player is doing exceptionally well, scoring at a phenomenal rate. It is even suggested that in the match with the Australian 'he might repeat his recent success over Davis, the English champion. SCULLING TITLE. STATEMENT BY CHAMPION. (Received 10180 a.m.) LONDON, January 20. Ted Phelps, professional champion scilllel*, denies knowledge of the Australian reports that he is going" to Pal'raiiiatttt to row Burns for the world title. Phelps lost money oil the Los Angeles match When he defeated Major Goodsell. He Says he is fully pfepaled to row Bui'lls anywhere provided suitable guarantees are forthcoming, but Phelps liaS been so oftei! disappointed after tentative arrangements that hi? now refuses to commit himself prematurely. BOXING IN U.S.A. LA BARBA TO MEET WATSON. (Received 11.30 a.m.) NEW YOKICj January 20. Fidel La Barba signed to-day to replace "Kid" Chocolate against "Seaman" Tom Watson, the British featheiwelght titleholder, for a bout of 12 rouhds here on January 27. The winner will meet "Kid" Chocolate in February. Chocolate is having his status straightened out with the immigration authorities. FIRST SEA LORD. SIR FREDERICK FIELD RETIRES (Received 2 p.m.) LONDON, January 20. Admiral Sir Frederick Field has ie- : tired from the post of First Sea Lord on i the occasion of his promotion to the rank of Admiral of the Fleet.