TEMUKA

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 1 June 1923, Page 4

TEMUKA

[own CORRESPONDENT'S BILLIARDS. CLARK McCONACHY v. CHARLES HULL AMDS, JUM. As was only to be expected, there was a crowded attendance in Tattersall’s Billiard Saloon, Teinuka, on Wednesaay 1 evening, when Clark McConachy, the Mew Zealand professional champion billiard player, played a game with a very promising young cueist, Mr Hollands, jun. 1 The game was 750 up, McConachy conceding 500, and the play of the ■ champion was a revelation to the big crowd present. Hollands, who is only , fourteen years or age, gave a very I creditable display after settling, down, and he was only 17 points beliind at the finish. j Both'players opened with a safety miss, then McConachy started the scorI ing with a'brilliantly played break of 1134, in the course of which he gave a great exhibition of all-round-the-tablo play; the break concluding with a lefthand pot in the top pocket. Hollands scored 3, and the champion replied with 12. Hollands failed to score, 1 and McConachy started olf on a 173 break, which was marked by beautiful top-of-tho table play, which demonstrated his great judgment. After a nicely played 13 Hollands had hard luck in losing the white. McConacliy’s next three visits to the table produced 9, 16 and 21 respectively, Hollands replying with 5, 22 McConachy now settled down to compile tho best break of the evening white losers into tlie top pockets, the balls being gradually brought into position at the top of the table. Then followed a series of 30 nursery cannons. •This effort was greeted with loud applause Hollands scored 3,'and failed at a difficult red loser. McConachy’s next three efforts were unproductive, while Hollands added 10 to his total. McConachy’s next score was 28. Ho - lands contributed a finely-played break of 39, 'which included several very dilucult' strokes, for which he was heartily •mnhndcd Tho champion was hut with Tlo VblS bh.lk, but ho‘doubted tho ml Ml- the cushion and scored 31 heloie failiim at a fairly easy pot. Hollands, who was gaining confidence, scored a useful 17, and McConachy’s next efforts roduced 37, 67 and 47, the last score Erincdng him to 749. Hollands replied with°lß 8 and a cleverly-played -8, in l which lie demonstrated a nice variety I f strokes. McConachy then ran out : with 'i beautiful run-through, cannon, j Elie final scores being McConachy 700, ! jl Th l c U dispKy was thoroughly enjoyed bv all ~oth l )lavC!rs 1,011111 l 1 ly :ip ' !',Lided during tho course of the game ■ Hollands, considering his youth, phued •uvunlle.ntlv. ami should be heard of m

tho future. The champion then gave an exhibition of fancy and trick shots, which greatly delighted those present, being heartily applauded at the close. Mr Hollands, soil., is to bo congratulated on the groat success of his enterprise in arranging tho match. Eleven years ago, when McConachy was quite a youth, he played a mate,i on the same table, and liis highest break then was 205.