BILLIARDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19406, 14 August 1926, Page 13

BILLIARDS.

AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP. COMMENCEMENT ON MONDAY, The annaal amateur championship for the Billiards, Ltd. Shield commences at the showrooms of Messrs. Billiards, Ltd., on Monday evening. Among the 14 entrants are all the best local players, with the exception of H, F. Valentine, the holder of the shield, who has not nominated on account of sickness. This is unfortunate i'or him as the New Zaaland billiard chiimpionship follows the provincial championship, and ho would no doubt have been very hard to beat for both titles. Thoro should bo some very good games played in the tourney, as several of the playsrs have shown very goocl form at practice, The opening guma will ba between R Freda to vich ailel K. Tate.

PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS. TOIJR OF T. TOTHILL. Tom Totliill, ths English billiard player, is at present touting the Auckland Province playi:ng exhibition games and is expected in Auckland about August 24." Tha Englishman has played several games with Clark McCwiacliy and .performed very well. Although not the best of the English playerii he has a great knowledge of the game iind quite recently in, Wellington, against McConachy, made a break of over 60(1. This goes to show that ho• is a very fine player. Tothill will als* lecture on billiards. He intends to go t» Canada Litw and endeavour to annex tha Canadian professional championship.