BILLIARDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17255, 3 September 1919, Page 10

BILLIARDS.

NOTES AND COMMENTS. The final m the Auckland Billiard Osnlre'u snooker tournament was played on Monday eveninir, the contestants being E. W. Warren and E. J. Goodhew. Winning the toss, Warren promptly broke the pyramid, thus making an open came. Both players stuck to .ong range strokes, returning to baulk for safety. Ihe scores advanced evenly until near the finish of the game, when Warren holed me blue, pink, and biack in succession, starting the second game with an advantage of 16. In the eocond game much excellent safety was shown, and some ciever snookers were effected. The luck favoured Warren, who kept his lead throughout, until with the pink and black left, Goodhew required a snooker to *"*-. Warren then potted the pink brilliantly the length of the table, winning by 32 points. Since the return of the soldiers there has been a /treat revival of the old game of general pool. The Auckland Billiard Centre has reserved two tabies for the game, and the fascinating coloured ball game is creating great mterest, large gatherings collecting dally to witness the clever piay exhibited by many of the contestants. Mr. Jack Hooper, the ex-Aucklander, has asam won the New South Wales champicn- ? h)D -. ¥,?' S<„ B '. S M il<>r ' a a- "nB defeated Mr. A. W- Miller hi the preliminary round, was bis opponent. The game was 2000 up, played in three sessions of 666""~ Shailer led in the first eeasicn, but fe<). behind so much §the next two that he was defeated by 516 cover's best breaks were 77, 79, 78, 62. life] and 59. with an average of 15.3. Shailer made breaks of 94, 66, 183, 60, 61, and 72 averaging 11.4. "

CRYSTALATE CUP MATCH. The Crystal ate Cup tournament wag continued in Aiccck's Roams, Strand Arcade last evening between.-. J. Loaey and ELrmaden. Neither player has competed in this competition before, but both will bo heard of in the future, especially Briusden, who la a player of great possibilities and provided a (rood display. After the first hundred Bnnsdea drew ahead, and put on two breaks of 21 and 23. the balls runnms favourably for him. He increased his lead I the frame being called at he 45th visit' i Brinsden. 800; Loney. 200. Brinsden, new , playing brilliantly, put on a 53, followed a , few cueo later by a nicely-compiled 60. and i ran out, an easy winner, the same being I called 500—28-1. The v. inner ma.de breaks oi ! 21. 29. 3:2, 20. 5.1. 60. and nr-rie-d 7 7 1 Loney's be*t breaks wera 20 and 36- This : evpning's /tame is between E. Burke ant) G I Stanton. Th* draw for the second round is: — ; Itjnrsday. Farrel] v. Brinsden; Friday ]Var--n v. 5' an , to "Burke; Saturday, Is™ ' v. rfnekett; Monday, Roberts, v 1 Oswald.