AMATEUR BILLIARDS
The first, round of the: New "Zealand amateur-billiards. championship was-con-tinued at the Federal Club last flight, -when J* ,p ™?s' (Commercial Traveller-? Club) and Devine (Petone WJMiG.) provided a very, interesting match,':" In -one of his early visits to the * table Petley..'compiled a breat of 45, and this, "gave him"a:good end. Later, however, Devine- ma'de a break of. 43, and., this placed his one fedinfc ahead. His opponent, however, drew away again, only .'to be overtaken, before'reaching the 300. mark, but after that -Petlev gradually improved his position,-'and another break of Co gave him a", command-\ ing lead, which :/ he -maintained:, to -■ the \ hnish, winning by;6B6.points; to.-574*- At times players showed really: .good-form, but on occasions some easy,shots- were missed. The best breaks were: Petley. 45 20, 32, 31, 65, 26, 63, and 30; Devine, 22* 20, 43, 39, .20, 27, 22, 28, and 26.." The match to-night will, be between" lucker and Duncan, and on .Monday Stout plays-Hackett (Auckland)." " — '^'^V' A.'Bowie, of .Waiu_u,'wh6'is'th--:pr-. sent New Zealand champion? Has i advised that he has secured leave Jto~-.defend his title, and hen-ill arrive in-.Wellington on lhursday;: In the recent Auckland^ championship, he. made a break of _50> which is claim.ed as a New Zealand- .record- under existing rules The; table at ths"Federal Club on which, the championship'is'"being played has been standardised,and is in exi * cellent: condition for the ?_*_tt_e_. ' '
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 102, 26 October 1929, Page 11
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230AMATEUR BILLIARDS Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 102, 26 October 1929, Page 11
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