SNOOKER
DEFEAT OF E. V. ROBERTS A very large crowd witnessed the defeat of E. V. Roberts by R. Davies in the open snooker championship at Phillips' billiards parlours last evening. The first gnrao was fairly even until tho middle stages, when Davies drew slightly ahead of his opponent, who required the last three colours to draw. Roberts obtained two of them, but Davies. secured the black and won by 48 points to 34. Davies started off tho second game with a big lead, which Roberts gradually decreased. Both players missed easy chances nt this stnge and Davies was playing luckily. Roberts required the last three balls to win, but left an easy blue for Davies, who again won. the score being 57 points to 39. W. Knott will play W. Cullen this evening.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21552, 25 July 1933, Page 13
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134SNOOKER New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21552, 25 July 1933, Page 13
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