BILLIARDS

Evening Star, Issue 20317, 28 October 1929, Page 4

BILLIARDS

LINDRUM V. M'COHAGHY LONDON, October 25. The scores in the billiard match between Lindrum and M'Conachy arc: Lindrum 20,360 M'Conachy (in play) 18,432 The best breaks woreLindrum, 1,330; M'Conachy, 170, 126, 143, 362, 173. 377, and 304. , . , There was not a surprising attendance, with Lindrum in play with an unfinished 1.134, which he took to 1,330 bv adding 196, when he broke down with a difficult long jenny, creatine a new billiards record tor Scotland, which was previously held bv Willie Smith, who in the same rooms last year compiled 1,102. M'Conachy replied with 170, 126, and 143, after which Lindrum again dominated the proceedings with 26 and. 3<2. The first evening session produced only two outstanding performances, Lindrum having a break of 600, and M'Conachy one of 362. Otherwise the play was scrappy. At the end Landrum led by 198 points, and looks like winning the first match of Ins. British tour. Lindrum scored <O9 points fm an average of 47, and M'Conachy 820 for an average of 54.

THE AUSTRALIAN WINS

LONDON, October 26. The final scores were : t i o-2 r,94 Linclrum “U.TTt APConacliy 21,200 Linclrum’s score -included breaks of 376. 277, 677, . 228, 328, and 331. and APConacliy made breaks ot ibJ, Otic, 236, 551. 160, and 294. Rmht Up till the end the play never flawed, the interest being sustained until the final stroke. Lindrum averaged HO, and M'Conaeliy averaged now goes ter Newcastle to meet Willie Smith. M Conachy will remain in Glasgow. Joe Davis has arrived, and will meet the New Zealander on Monday in. ■ a two-weeks time-limit match. It is four or five years since this pair met in opposition. _____ v IHTERCLUB CHAMPIONSHIP MASON WINS. The final of the interclub championship was played last Saturday evenin.r at the Commercial Iravelleis Club between C. Mason and 11. Fraser. Fraser began very well, and soon i an, into the lead, his score reading 314 to Mason’s 216. The balls ran better for Mason for a period, and he made 1M to Fraser’s 14. From this on each plaver in turn took the lead, and it looked anyone’s game, but a 27 and a 91 to Mason assured him a -urn* tne final '-cores being: Mason 500 Tiasei 467. Mason made breaks of 33, 20 o, 97 9$ 91 and avoim'o" 0.-o. 22, 31, and averaged 0.01.