BILLIARDS

Evening Star, Issue 21218, 27 September 1932, Page 4

BILLIARDS

EXHIBITION ISATGH MASON DEFEATS BERTEKSHAW An exhibition billiards match between C. Mason, tlio winner of the New Zealand amateur championship, and (J. .1. Bertonshaw drew a large attendance to the R.S.A. Club last niglit. A well-contested and exciting game was seen, Mason, who was well behind for most of the evening, making a brilliant recovery in the final stages and winning by 706 to 6GL Playing steadily at the start Bertenshaw took the lead, and went on to 518 while Mason was 409. The latter then drew up with breaks of 37 and 53, later making an attractive 94, compiled mostly with top-of-the-table play, and went into the lead, which, with another break of 43. lie maintained to the finish. It was a groat recovery, and won hearty applause from the spectators. Bortenshaw's best -breaks were 54, 45, 44, and 34. At the conclusion of the game a short informal function was held, the president of the 11.5. A. „(Mr P. S. Anderson) being in the chair. Air L. Morcier, chairman of the association’s Billiards Committee, said the members of the association had felt that they could not let the occasion pass without making some tangible recognition of the fine performances put up in the championships by the run-ner-up, Mr A. Bowie, who was a piember of tho club. They fully realised his value in the club, and knew that he had done a great amount to improve the standard of club play sinbe coming to Dunedin. On behalf of tho Club Fxccutivc, the speaker had much pleasure in asking Air Bowie to accept a gold-mounted walking stick, suitably inscribed. In replying, Mr Bowie referred to the excellent conditions under which the club’s members played the game of billiards, and said that if billiard room proprietors offered such conditions they would soon find that the standard of tho game as played there would improve also.