BRITISH BILLIARDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17979, 3 January 1922, Page 6

BRITISH BILLIARDS.

McCONACHY BEATS AIKEN. RECORD BREAK BY NEWMAN Australian and N-Z. Cable Association. (Becd. 2.40 p.m.) LONDON. Jan. 1. C. McConachv, the New Zealand billiard ohampion, conceding T. Aiken, the Scottish champion, 4000 in a match of 16,000 up, defeated him with a margin of 373, Aiken's score being 15,627. McConachv on the final day made breaks of 547,' 269, 185, 167, and 164. Playing Against C. Falkiner, C. Newman made a record break of 1374, At the close of play on Friday he had reached .109 unfinished. On resuming on Saturday he increased this to 1274, when he accidentally fouled his opponent s ball. Newman is showing extraordinarily brilliant form, averaging three figures at nearly every session. His best average no far is 204 for four visits to the table, lie has held the lead throughout tho match, his chief breaks being 1274, 389, m, 341, 301, 256, and 247. Falkiner has made breaks oi 423, 372, 362, and 347. The scores at the close of play on Saturday were : — Newman .» • ■ •. 6667 Falkiner .. .« • • 4876 W. Smith is playing M. Inman in a match of 16,000 up. After a bad start •Smith overhauled his opponent, the scores at the close of play on Saturday being Smith , > ,« . i •. 6667 Inman. . g . „ .. 5326 Bmith made breaks of 407, 370, 331, 320, 30'/, 274, 254, 253, and 351. Iwnan, who was playing consistently, made many breaks over 100, but none reached 200. The previous English record for a break ■was 919, made by W. W. Stevenson in 1913.