LONGEST BILLIARDS MATCH ON RECORD

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 145, 21 June 1941, Page 5 (Supplement)

LONGEST BILLIARDS MATCH ON RECORD

'By JACK OKE) }\ a , lt ® r v Frefi Lindrum match at Melbourne has turned into a real marathon. When about to complete their fourth week a fortnight's extension was announced. It is the longest match ever arranged, states the "Sporting Globe " Only once has the period been That was in June and Julv, wllen , Tom Reece, with the aid of the -anchor cannon," compiled his break of 499,136 (unfinished). Natur ally this was a solo display, Reece taking six weeks to compile the points. There were good reasons for the Lindrum extensions. Firstly, plav such as seen in this match neVer has been approached, while public interest and support warrants the "carry on.' Up to the end of play in the

fourth week Walter's last of fourfigure breaks in this game had reached 23. Two were above 3000 and five above 2000. In addition three have exceeded 900, and altogether 30 topped 700—the break on which he is playing. Last Friday week's play was well out of the ordinary, even for Walter On the Thursday evening he completed a break of 87S and immediately began another which was 1101 (unfinished) at close of play. Next day he built it into 1G35. At his next visit he made one of 1010 and followed with 1222 in his next. Actually Walter recorded a break exceeding 1000 at each session on Friday and was unlucky to miss five of them in successive visits. This would have included the 878 on Thursday, the three four-figure items on Friday, and a 990 first visit on Saturday. Regular play has brought Fred Lindrum into top form. He has exceeded 500 seven times and has had 11 above 400. When Fred (receiving 17,500) had scored 53,954 his brother had reached 51,937.