BILLIARDS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20892, 5 December 1929, Page 4

BILLIARDS.

LINDRUM AND M’CONACHY.' (From Our Own Correspondent.) m, . ' LONDON, October 24. player A o r L Llndrum -, t,le Australian piajer, and AI Conachv, the Xew ZpnfonA iiaThvdtis aS tl oPened - in i a n,o6t al «piciou s *hc special correspondent of sav thT'fhl' U 'f not to ° to 01 the ? anie baa never em'oyed iidll addT U f ar . lty, - n r d J these two Payers lull add to it by introducing a spirit of ck ed 0 w P it ,H n ' Vhich h ? 8 nofc b °« assol H toe game for many years. ?™ K l and '-? B Produced many players, of and p i o?s u sses tl,em to-dav, ont » chaHense which has been thrown thtr*-** *'u r en defi nite; nor has honour? 5 Buch 8 prospect of the ? v “ s r, the Kanie Pacing over -to a P‘®yor from overseas. n 2.® V few seasons ago there were Pla.ver in Australia who I d h ' S with nn y who were . to ,i°PPe, se him, the impression re,at,thf C were players at Home vho could check, and check quite easily, rhanenL one Tk Vho cared to throw out a r?^l!u nCe - eame bas developed so apidiy since the conditions were made moie equitable that it may not have been realised how quickly this development has outside the t British Isles. So great has been the advance that the challenge wind, has come to bo taken, not mereiy seriously, but with an acceptance nLs biiitv n * t ! lero 18 a Pronounced possiDiliti of the honours of the game tnHn won , b -)' °ne of the players who is taking part in the present tour.

M‘CONACHY’B IMPROVEMENT. . iri e ,i P r eScn i t i? ate J* n , lf *y bc regarded as f ° r rK° th of tlle visi f>ng players of the conditions under which they will play for the next six months. The cl V nat , c has to be considered, and MConachy has suffered a little bv the change. _ A good 10 days is needed to down wT IS Ju° rs , time , r«*ll.v to settle don n, but both players have dbfie enough already to show how seriously the challenge has to be treated. While M‘Conacliy has improved out of all knowledge since he was last over here, it i s probSftA* l le ,' vlll H® l - prove the equal nlavpJ £ ust , ral '? n - Until Lindrum has tho , leading English professionals, JL}IL" ot b f ° P? s ! lble to estimate his of , "-inning the championship, but toe form he has been able to display m the opening days of his first match his been ‘ U y i W i e i - IIK t eßtilna to which has been formed of his chances 'J proving himself, to be the best all-round p°ay"? in the world. v •*'

ln^ 0 Wn Cl V V ’ S , i - UPrOVemont s ' nce ho was last m England is very pronounced. When he was here before he had to play with wlr’eh tll,s forme(l a handicap which made linn appear to be a rather inferior player as compared with his English opponents. That he will be able to correct tins impression there is very little doubt for. although ho has been a iti e overshadowed by tho brilliance of Lindnun. the New Zealand player hassbown some very fine f„„„. nnd j, e compnrall!e game V ° f the best e *Ponenls of the