AMATEUR BILLIARDS

Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 272, 12 August 1932, Page 17

AMATEUR BILLIARDS

Small Table Tournament TUCKER’S CENTURY BREAK .Play wa.s continued in the small table billiards tournament at Billiards Limited's showroom last night, when six more games were nlayed. The early game was between W. N. Tucker, whose handicap had been increased to 2-10 .behind scratch, and H. I). Warner, who has been increased to 95 behind. Warner ran 45 at the second visit, and soon after Tucker lost the white at the second shot, and witli the red ball only to work on carried (lie break to 117. a very fine effort. About the 300 marl; he secured the lead, but his opponent added 45 and 20. and secured the lead again? Tucker replied with a -IS. when Warner added 29. and followed tiiis with 72 unfinished, the final score being Warner 440, and Tueker 357. Breaks

were as follow : Warner 45. 45, 29. 20. 72 unfinished; Tucker 117, 21, 28, 29, 48. The run of 111 off the red by Tucker was n new record iu the tournament. No other player has. yet made a break of 100 in the competition. W. A. Finch, 200, beat R. Swan. 134. Neither player made a break of 20, and the winner had a shade the best of the luck. J. Kelleher. 200. beat R. K. Carr. 194, the only break, one of 20. being made by the winner. . W. Fossette, 260, beat Henry Dyhrberg, 239. Fossette conceded his opponent lit), and Iris play was consistent. His breaks were 34. 37, 23. and 27. 11. Gilberd. who had a start of E 5 from J. Brackenridge, won by 27 points after an even game. Gilberd made a3O break, ami Brackenridge made 20. 25. and 25. T. L. Hitchen beat C. V. Holcroft by 200 to 10;). Hitclien made a good allround break of ST. and 20 andf2L The games to-night are: 7 p.m., Newson v. Bull. Gilbert v Hitclien: 8 p.m.. J. Kelleher v. H. I). Warner. Fißeh v. Fotsette; 9 p.m.. Moore v. Harold Dyhrberg. The whiner of the Moore v. Dyhrberg game afterwards plays the winner of the game between Newson and Bull.