BILLIARDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18520, 3 October 1923, Page 5

BILLIARDS.

: ;' ! CRYSTALATE CUP FINAL. . • The final' the Crystalale Cup was com- ■ . menced ■oh M6riday"eyehin'g.'• .between K.- .V..'. ■-•' ";' ■Roberts -audv,A',7-Bcwie' J > *j crowded house . ■•: witnessing a'brillient.exhibition by-Roberts; who is.,-Dominion .champion and has won - '■ r the '';, above cup three '-tunijsi'.' Bowie .'had- -J-'\ hard' luck'' the ' opeuing-.'stagea -of " ; the .--/-' % game, which enabled Roberta : to establish'"•;, .'- a good lead, and. at the 6th visit.be put V ■•■ cii a 97,' which was loudly' applauded," Bowie -evidently was .off his game, • arid' he ' ' could "do nothing right-.' -;_ The 'scores "at'-.th« ■ ; • if. 15th "cue;;, showed Roberta'tis .'have :. an.' advan- \ :,<. ■■■:. ■::• tage -ofV-150;..-points. Bowie "got ■ th« -balls ' v together now and' compiled an all-found ' •"' breaks of-; 95, which -closed'. the gap .-a little, -' but - his opponent, who " played , one , of his.' : best : games;* this? season;..; put voh 80,;; which placed •; the y sessional .;■ result beyond •-, doubt. . t t r He ran ' to. his points- with 13 '.unfinished. ' '■' '-; the scores standing: Roberts, in hand, 501;,- ' and Bowie 247. >_ ■.••-- ■■■■"" Last ■'evening;; the second session"'■ opened, }, : and '.Roberts carried v;his iunfinished break' to .53,' : l and- followed this-up:.with a 54. -.- :T .Bowie ,was.* very- much out of : touch., and had.- very < ill-luck.'- but he made » nice . '-. score 0f"'56... Roberts increased "his ' tead . ; . to; .: * 370, at the £ 60th -cue. and" he "Commenced t>: \, • easing up ' and playing, a spectacular ', game. '• ;/ Z He f eventually ran out a winner, "the scores -- : being WO to 611, - ,j • - Mr; H. "iSeeslevi' presented ."-the i cup on :-■ } ;; behalf of : Billiards, (Ltd., .'together with a, ':'; *old ;h medal, to Roberts, a cue .and ease' :■;, Being presented ■to Bowie-for, making the -'.' highest break''.(ll6.l" >in the " ; to-urnamont. . ' .? The -conditions-' Under ;which the- cup :wa»?f-i- i? p; played -for : were Excellent.-.and -both ' players ) f .' :■'"' eulogised.the table and the balls.