BILLIARDS.

NZ Truth, Issue 441, 6 December 1913, Page 3

BILLIARDS.

(By "Old Ai^^w^)'

The Gray-Harverson?«Shatch resulted m a crushing defeat fSKthe South African. Harverson had^beeji playing so ■well with bonzoline . balls that it -was generally considered, with 12^0 start m 9000 up, to have a good winning chance. Gray showed specially fine fornv' averaging 50 per cue^ for the whole game, and running: out with a, break of *'1078 unfinished. Harverson's score stood ~at 7128 when game was called, so that taking into acci>unt the handicap Gray practtcatfyV won; by over 3000. The Australian- marvel tn this game played the •'red loser" for all ho was worth, and the efficacy of this shot as a scoring force was again clearly proved, Haryerson hdd art average of 32 for the points he scored, so that he must have -compiled many useful breaks. - '7*~ The cable announces' tfiat~t^'.~Sml'ui has mado a record break ' of 010 off Vjie red with ivory balls. "SfnUM wuTlio remembered as the first .English.player (with a big handicap) ; to defeat George Gray. Usually called Islington, Smith is a player who relics almost entirely on the red loser for his scores, and also has some good breaks to his credit made wlVh, composition balls. The effort of Smith wlUhav« an ; important bearing on tho GrayStevanson ivory ban .jsui»tv 4 .aja_iUi3 only, reasonable to supposcuthat what Smith has accomplished with 1 ivory George Gray is certain to consldQrablx improvo upon. _...-, i ...:. :v,- r . It' is perfectly certain ,JhAt lit. hi? match with H. W. Stavensoo, George Gray will havo scant opportunities cat becoming familiar with tho, ivories, aa Stovenson will crowd on all sail from start to finish m the effort to down tSie youngster. The game will certainly ba bitterly contested, soedHs.:fliatulh'"tsiß "ivories"' lie the English prjj^ssionatfl only hope of salvation, iA, beating Gray en level terms. Th>^h|ndt«B? ; tot ivory balls itf cert&inly^af great oiwfc and, good plucky battlex and ail 1 titat Gray is, I. am afraid cultivation of tha ivdry ball angle m a match will' be his undoing* Tho Australian, however, nas youth to help him and a" temporal ment epocially suited for playing billiards under tbe most strenuous conditions, and even though Stevenson should prove his master m ibis first game Gray will certainly even up ac-i counts later on. * — Alec. TJaylor, world*s'chJxftipi6h' trfcfc and fancy shot player, is showing jr tho Soutl» Island, und has M made food^ with his displays. Claudo Falkincr, tho young Bngiish profestiiona], is endeavoring to arrange a match with ivory balls with Goorgn Gray, to take placo after theXr at present gamo with bonxoiines. Jb docided. It is a matter of much regret that Fred LJndrum did not go to .London this season. A beautifully attracUva player to watch, Lindnun would of a certainty draw good attendances, m addition to which a season with the world's top-notebczs would bo a valuable experience. \ A well-known Auckland amateur inado a break of 70 at cmookor last week. Thoußh tho pockots wen rather "JibenU" m elxo the effort was a specially gfood one.