AMATEUR BILLIARDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20969, 4 September 1931, Page 12

AMATEUR BILLIARDS.

AUCKLAND CHAMPIONSHIP MORRISON DEFEATS TIERN# The seventh game in the second roaii' the Auckland provincial amateur bp championship, for the Billiards, laso Shield, was played lust evening at the rooms of Messrs. Billiards, Limited . E. J. Morrison (Pukekohe) Tierney (Avondale). Morrison soon touch and at his third and fourth to the table compiled useful breaks and 35, and had much the batter of play. At the tenth cue he led and continued to play with freedom.■ B ( of 27 and 51 followed, the latter nice effort by all-round play. So fortunate with the positions left W youthful opponent and made _ good <jj* these opportunities in registering 26, 21 and 38. The scores at tnw » were 262 to 83. . , , _ij ijii Tierney was faced with an exttenww . j, task against an experienced scored well when opportunities P 1 themselves, but these were very lew. son had pained a substantial le» d stage of the game and added further onrj of 84 and 37. Tierney had few scored two breaks of 20. . He break soon after by running up toi ->>. jj failing. Morrison had little dime keeping his advantage, running ™ aided by breaks of 21 and 32. He avei» nine points per cue. Vorris? The final scores were:—E. J. jjk 500, breaks of 37. 25. 27. 51. 26. 21. »}ft 37. 21 and 32; T. Tierney, 202. bresM , 20 and 23. , _ c , or i, B t tJ» E. W. Warren plays E. evening. , . a, tisf» Following is the draw for round.—E. V. Robots v. H. to-morrow: M. D. "Wmte v. K. Ta 0 day; F. Taylor v. winner of between E. W. Warrea and E. Tuesday; E. J. Mornson v. J. Knap. nesday. .