BIG BILLIARDS
LINDRUM’S GREAT FEAT LONDON, January 21. Davis has scored 10,783, including a break f 1,247; Lindrum, 8,175, including breaks of 4,137 and 519: There was great cheering at the end of the record break, which altogether occupied i - minutes. After passing the 3,500 mark Lindrum added hundreds in three minutes and two minutes and a-half. Davis, describing uindrum’s feat as truly astounding, said it was a performance of dual control—of brain and billiard balls. Lindrum said: “I felt just a little uncomfortable for the first ten minutes after resuming from overnight, but when I got warmed up I felt quite confident, and when I reached 4,000 I felt that I could go on indefinitely. It was just a little kick from my ball which brought about the position that crashed me.”
The end came through one of the object balls carrying just half an inch too far. This meant all but a cover. Lindrum took a short rest, then tried a cannon by playing first on the top cushion with running side, but he failed by a hair’s breadth. Davis immediately went to the table and scored 1,000. This is the first time that the opponents have made fourfigures in consecutive breaks.
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Evening Star, Issue 21007, 22 January 1932, Page 6
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