BILLIARDS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 208, 3 September 1935, Page 15

BILLIARDS.

DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIP. BOWIE'S 106 BREAK. In his game against J. Molloy (Auckland), A. Bowie (Duucdin) yesterday afternoon gave a very stylish display of billiards iu the second half of the game. In an all-around break of 10G, made mostly at the top of the table, with a few losing hazards to secure his drop cannon, he was seen almost at hie best, and lie will require a lot of beating in his effort to win the title for the second time. Molloy played an attractive free game and with frequent breaks of over 40 and 30 continued to lead the px-chanipion until the 300 mark had been reached. Had the table not proved a little too fast for him, Molloy might have proved a great nuisance to his opponent for a much longer period. The century, break by Bowie gave him the lead and for the balance of the game the fall of the play enabled the Dunedin man to increase his lead to 200 points by useful breaks quickly and neatly compiled. For the balance of the game Molloy held his own in break for break with the winner. A good attendance witnessed and was delighted with the game, which gave promise of some very interesting contents when the surviving players engage in the semi-finals. The scores at the finish were: Bowie, 606: Molloy, 460. Bowie made breaks of 106, 40, 37, 35. 34, U3, 2(5, 24, 20. 20, 20. Molloy's best were 45, 39 33 30! 28, 25. 22. 20. The session to-night is between McLean, of Chrietchiirch. holder of the Dominion title, and Devine, exWellington champion, and should prove an interesting same.

Peek Beats McKay. A great struggle was witnessed in the evening between C. Peek, Wellington champion, and R. McKay, of Christchurch, and resulted in a win for Peek by the narrow margin of 33 points. Ap.irt from the close and interesting finish, the main feature of the game was the sporting manner in which both players went out to score at every visit to the table, and even in the last few strokes neither resorted to safety play. In each hundred up the scores were called either level or within two points of each other, and this occurred on no lees than 10 occasions, with each player alternately in the lead, and the result was in the balance even after the GOO mark, when the scores read, Peek 603, McKay 004. Though the breaks were not very large they were made under circumstances which lent them great interest and to the spectators were quite as thrilling as a record break, and many of the individual shot* were really good. Tn the last 50 up the brills favoured Peek, who. mukinjj no mistake, with the aid of breaks of 20 and 21 reached 6G6, leaving McKay with his score at 633. the gallery heartily applauding both players. Breaks.—Peek: 35. 38. 20. 22, 21. 34. 22. 27, 30, 32, 47, 20. 21. McKay: 35, 38, 20, 22, 23, 31, 20, 23, 20, 20. LINDRUM'S VISIT. FIRST PUBLIC MATCH TO-NIGHT. Walter Lindrum and Clark McConachy, the famous billiardists, will make their first public appearance in Auckland to-night, when they start a 10-days match at the Unity Hall, next the Town Hall. The players will be introduced by the deputy-Mayor, Mr. B. Martin, and after billiards and snooker matches, will give an exhibition of trick shots and a lecturette on the technique of the game with illustrations of how to play the shots. • LINDRUM AND McCONACHY. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) TE AROIIA, this day. Walter Lindrum, the world billiard champion, played an hour and a half's match last night with Clark McConachy in the presence of a large crowd. Lindrum, the winner, .avcnigod 75 per break and McConachy 30. Lindrum's highest break was 200.