BILLIARDS
LIN DRUM BEATS DAVIS
(U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyrjght) .May 2S, 7.35 p.m.) LONDON, May 27. The billiards championship resultwas: Lind rum, 21,815. including breaks of 001. 302. and 733, and DaRs 21,121, including breaks of 31; 1 (full) and 183 (unfinished).
TRIBUTES TO LINDEUM
“greatest rr.ayer of all TIME.” (U.P.A; by Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Woe. May 2S. Tim p.m.) LONDON. Mny 2S. Liudnim wiis warmly acclaimed ni, the end of hi« championship match with Davis. This is the first time that# the professional 'honors have loft England. The now baulkline i-ulo a (fool (s! Lindnmi more than any other player, seriously chocking his nursery cannon play. All critics agree that Davis and Newman ha\o appreciably improved through then association with Lindrum. who has brought British billiards to a higher level than over.
Mr. Bissett, chairman of the Billiards Council, iii presenting *ho cup and a. cheque 1-or .01200 to Lindriing said the greatest player of all time was taking the billiards “ashes” to Australia, McOnaehy fN.Z.) pres a n led Liiulrum with an inscribed gold cue plato in niemorr of lii.s victory.
Davis paid a tribute to Ltndruni as a. worthy champion.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11956, 29 May 1933, Page 7
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