BILLIARDS.

NZ Truth, Issue 580, 29 July 1916, Page 11

BILLIARDS.

(By "Fluke."}

Walter Lindrum is languishing for want of public practice. ' • • • We shall soon have to fnce tho losing hazard bolng curtailed m similar fashion to nursery cannons. Tho changre will operate betiollciully and prevent young men Uko McConachy from injuring their all-round development by specialising. • • « The red loser must remain the keystone of billiards. It could never be accepted as the entire structure. • • • One Australian critic states: "McConachy scored a narrow win over Fred Lindrum when they met first. It was a fluke. If bijliards wove not a game full of s\rrprises, which constitute half the charm of this indoor sport, I would call it a miracle." Walter Lindrum is willing to concode McConachy 3000 m 18,000 on similar terms to thoso under which hit elder brother defeated the New Zeaiandor. A contest more after Waitor's own heart would bo one wlti^ A. E. Williams, both off scratch, m 18,000 up. The Englishman was billed for a return match with Fren Lindrum In Sydney on July 24. "Fluke" doubts whether, even after that, Williams would enter tho lists against tho boy champion. The fettoh of "prestige" operates as vigorously In Australia a* m the Old World. If Williams considers himself a better ouefst than young Lindrum. why not demonstrate It? • • • A line performance was put up by Alfred Turner, of Sydney, a member of the Amateur • Fishermen's Association, In a game of blillurds. Hl« opponent was H. MeLnuchlnn, who broka the balls. That was his lost stick. Turner scored a break of 23U whilo his opponont looked on. Turner has competed In amateur championships. Hi» previous best breuk was 217. • • • Pity that Waltor Lindrum and young McConachy did not step Into the place vacated by brother Fred and Albert Williams, who were to have played m Sydnoy. It was almost ccrtuln ihut they would have attracted a very big attendance at each session.. Australian critics consider that possibly McConachy is listening to too many udvlseru. • • * Up to the time of writing, the {iemlftnal of the Hairdressers' tournament at the Empire Milliard Parlors, Man-ners-Street, had not beon played. All four competitors arc very closo m their play, and the final really should provt a ding-donger. • • • P. Weiss, who won the Markers' torunament of Sydney, promoted by Messrs. Helron and Kmlth, was born m. Victoria, November 11, isS-j, Uu owes much of his skill with the cue lo tuition given by the old Australian champion, Charley Memmot, Young /•Y«<l Uax taken part In these tournaments for several years. lie is more solid thftn brilliant, and. by !il« victory, should Improve his ucorlng power considerably.

Before beginning tho mutch betweoii Gray ami Folkiner, "Cannon," m tho London '•Sportamnn" (IC/G/'IG) wrote that "Jf Falklner continues to »how tho name form as ugalnat Slevenaon, I fet-l certain that no man living can give Mm v sixth of the triune." and wound up by predletlnsr thut ho would win both matches. Well ho curried „ff the. nnookor match with something m hand but Gray snatched tho billiards otn of tho lire by tho narrow margin of 179 point*. Kulklnor did not show tho ttnmo wonderful form nn whon opposed, to tho ex-champion, but Gruy had to pull out romarkubin hr<-ukn of csr» .sue (all but two oftT tho red hull), and «j:,i m order to stst homo. Now. an i\Rxrcjjnto of 2253 In throo bro«k.H dincountH a start of 17G0 very coniddtrnMy, whil«c the oonstnni ohanttlng from blllliirdH to snooker affected Fulkini>r'« play tn the former K«nie fur mor<« than It did that of tho Australian. U may b« noted that tho Initor** throo »<lk »>ri :i ;;< were, u» u»\ml, all mad«» m tlu> » i(- ( >nd week of the match, nnd j><h npimn<ni Inability to xeul<! duwn to \\\a \ruv f«inn for the firm three? or four «lay« l?t bound to bo very prejudlenl \a hl» rlmjuo when he h«« another try for tho elmrnplonahtp. We all expected to j,ro Fuiklner make the Hue dhow ho did .tt *nooker, but Orny'c wonderful harard tttrlklnj? cttmo nn v unnn »urpfi«t< t.» th.t majority of the spoctoio^. \u. porketod bulls from all worm of iijuiuj tMttly lmp«>«ulb|p nnghtti. nm\ ihc -■»•,-,. i cutlon he did on iht? pool \ut\\* afi»r I the redtt had nil b«?*n mUen. K«cuiitiK* him thre«> or four won** whlrh n\>\» »r. cd to be hopeleiiHly Urn. Man iir v lirtnl play nt Mum>kr<r m dinirult <•> ir;»!ittl>H'. nnd th« Bp^cifHiMr xcniu-d )•) thorouKhiy npprceiuse 11.