Y.M.C.A. BILLIARDS

Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 25, 29 July 1932, Page 14

V.M.C.A. BILLIARDS

MATCHES

"V An interesting' evening '■■: was spent in the •T.M.G.'A.Jbilliard'-roo.m ilast- Tuesday, when" "the .final: of; -the 'members' winter handicap-; :>vas. won by Mr..-- S.: Eaton (30, behind) from Mr. W: 3. Mason (scratch), 100-64.. .[There i Tvere,Bo entrants in this tourney,, the' prizes ,ipv.-- which were .a cue and case, ami a pipe, respectively; The highest break ,in • this series .-.wass registered. b> v Mr.: Arthur: Duncan,- 36.:: The trop'hie.B<Bfill be'presented on Friday evening ' (20th)y, when a match.will.he,played between teams.representing "New Zealand :and •■"Rest of".World." ■ •; An entertaining exhibition match of 400 up was played .between Mr. Angus Duncan, New! Zealand champion, and Mr. H. Shanks. t-Tiec latter "took the ,lead early, putting'up 'three nice' breikß' of 45, 40, \ arid" ' 43, :but 'Duncan demonstrated his ability wjth a fine effort of 78, 30 of which Fame' after losing .the white, and emerged .t&e:'Winiier> 400/375. .. Mr. Shanks demonstrated some, fancy shots, following which the'iise of; a set of freak balls caused much amusement. .;.• During the-evening a teams match was played.between "New Zealand".and'"Aitstralia."'. .This ended the nrst triangular cpntest for the Burder Cup, the New Zealand team proving superior over England and Australia. '"Mi. A. Hiilt compiled the highest -break' (31) in -this series. . Qn 'Thursday.' of- Ipst rweek a, series of tiovelty events was conducted at the request: of the. Red . Cross Relief Department, the funda resulting therefrom being applied,-.- to -that bodyV Members tried their skill at various cdntests; prizes beiriEt:wcin by Messrs. S. Eaton, A.Hoult, H. Wilson, G.- Paton, and others. ■-, A. match, has been arrapged for liest Tuesday night; when a V.M.C.A. team will meet the. Paramount Club, 'loaside.