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Evening Star, Issue 15929, 8 October 1915, Page 8

SPOTTING.

BILLIARDS. ALCOCK'S LADIES’ BILLIARD-DINER TOURNAMENT. The two semi-finals in the above tourney were played this week at Messrs Alcock’s rooms, the result being that Miss V. Breen will meet Miss E. Breen in the final. The game between Miss V. Breen and Mrs Cent tty last Monday night did not produce any startling play, the verdict going to Miss Breen with 35 points to spare. The best break was 17, made by the winner, A more exciting game was played the same night between Mrs Clark and Miss E. Breen. Both players were handicapped 30 points behind scratch, and so even did they play that the scores were called out even at least nine or ten times. Miss Breen eventually won by the narrow margin of 7 points. 'On Wednesday night an even more exciting finish was witnessed, when Miss E. Breen received 5 points start from Mrs Fox. The players had been passing and repassing each other during the whole game, and when they were both in the nineties the crowd settled down and waited. Obviously it was a game in which anything might happen. At last Miss Breen reached 99, but the tension was too great, and she broke down on a rather easy shot. Mrs Fox now gathered the balls together, and- brought her score to 97, the red ball was over the bottom pocket, and all she practically had to do was to touch it to win the game, yet, owing to the nervous excitement she failed to score. Position was left for Miss Breen to go in off the red, and this she successfully accomplished, and won the right to play her sister in the final. On Monday uicht at 8 o’clock the final of this, the first ladies’ billiard tourney in Dunedin, will take place. Free admission tickets can be obtained at the office of Messrs Alcock and Co., Ltd., 9 Stafford street. HARRIERS. St. Joseph’s Harriers will run from St. Clair Baths to-morrow as the guests of the captain. CRICKET. The Dunedin Club will practise on their concrete wicket at the Caledonian Ground to-morrow, beginning at 230 p.m. The difference between a “tie” and a “draw” was the subject of a brief discussion at the meeting of the Canterbury Cricket Association, and ono speaker quoted Webster’s dictionary in support of his contention that in awarding points a higher number should bo given for a tie than for a draw. “In the bright lexicon of cricket, however, as understood by the meeting, there exists no difference, and the umpire gave Webster bowled, middle stump ! ’