BILLIARDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16019, 10 September 1915, Page 4

BILLIARDS.

AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP. TWO CENTURY BREAKS. I>H*.&!2 Hlal fs?? decided in the New ZeadSrSSSS^. blUl l ria ch . a mpionship yesterfelrt a^SS? ! n £„-9 d, * Produced the $?tne S Sf^& ! lhards by amateurs ever F 111 "™- Playing against proved Tver? •s?«!££P woa P*™ 6 ' Goodhew . t.^rf*H« h ° -» made breaks qt d he room SVBBa SttP <*,!* the play ia thiV ?ffame»t ame » and by Warren and Buriie 4?r . f i\ e "W Burke was first to read ?{L 100 1 lalchmostlylalchmostly ofi the white >inll ™ * vi 4 break, little later with a neat 47 «?* foU <™?<l a showing Burke 131, Warden m SBS» board r^thTwt„uui k a p §H*? '^P Burke 274. BurKi.? ade & l? Bcore 21«, '•- Warren in, and he «i ? a th ™ cannon let accurately, became thV fi«? confidently and a century bVeak In iL - ? laTer , to make ship contests TT„i Jl G a , mate champion- : „ »ade 127 by really feH^l^ ll he ' *** 1 .-.took his score to b f« M? M ls "**- This ran then iuda ™I ** ?, uric<? > 280. Wary' eecutoo cues thS iv?. j 4l i and - 70 in con■fca. . os ttl ° board showing Warror I

450. Burke 284. Though bo far behind, Burke rose to the occasion, and a -perfect break of 108 came from his cue. the audience loudly applauding the splendid effort. It was anybody's same in the concluding stages, a 22 to each player being the best scores. Much safety play was • indulged in. but a lucky cannon practically decided the frame, which. ■was won by Warren by 32 points. Warren averaged 9.25. and Burke 8.66 per visit to the table. The averages were considerably lessened by the safety misses given during the game. H. Siedeberg and F. Goodhew will play the second eemi-final this evening >~t eight o'clock, and the winner will play Warren tor the title, 1000-up in two sessions, afternoon at three and evening at eight o'clock, on Saturday. The Aloock table played perfectly, and the club steward, Mr. B. Everett, at the marking board, gave complete satisfaction.