EXHIBITION PLAY

Taranaki Daily News, 20 July 1935, Page 9

EXHIBITION PLAY

LINDRUM’S LEAD AT BILLIARDS. NEW PLYMOUTH’S RECORD BREAK. . Continuing their exhibition billiards match, Walter Lindrum and Clark McConachy gave another brilliant exposition of the game at New Plymouth yesterday in afternoon and evening sessions. McConachy particularly •- found • touch, scoring a -break..of 320 unfinished in the, afternoon and bringing the figures to 344 before his position broken' down . early in the evening. Lindrum, in his first visit to the table added 479 points to the unfinished break**of 500 the evening before, putting up the Highest break ever recorded at Plymouth, 979.. In. the evening McConachy. struck a patch of. great brilliance ’and put on 347 in one visit in little more than a quarter of an hour. Lindrum’s best break was 221, compiled with a bewildering variety of shots. The scores at the end of the night session were: Lindrum 2102, McConachy 2967. . An exhibition snooker game in the evening produced fine play, Lindrum running out the winner by 62 to 22.. ■ . 'J In- the afternoon both meh gave an exhibition of trick shots, McConachy demonstrating unbelievably clever work. •Lindrum was in happy mood at the end of the night performance' and supplemented his usual repertoire of amazing strokes with a demonstration of what, masse- play cah dh ahd highly amusing tricks; with balls and cues on the cloth. Probably the gem of the evening was a demonstration of how one may score ft “cannon” -with one ball off the table. - The match _will be concluded to-night,--when. high- scoring is expected of both' men. ■. '■ X: - -' X.. X-. ‘< X: X'X