THE NOVEL MATCH BETWEEN T. REECE AND C. HARVERSON.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVI, Issue 957, 9 July 1908, Page 13

THE NOVEL MATCH BETWEEN T. REECE AND C. HARVERSON.

As was mentioned in last week’s issue, Reece and Harverson were engaged in a 15,000 up match when the mail left, the novelty of the meeting being that the loser had to pay the winner one shilling for every point he was behind at the finish, this being limited to £75. With half the game played Harverson led by no less than 887 points, and looked a very likely winner. In the second half, however, Reece fairly turned himself loose, and, playing in a style which denoted the coming champion, fairly ran away from his opponent. He rattled up 1163 to Harverson’s 287, but the latter came up smiling with a beautifully-strung-together 416. Reece was not to be denied, running up 1004 to the South African’s 228, finally winning by 1145 points. By his latest performance, Reece has still further made good his claim to meet the best of the profession on level terms, for it is certain that no one could have bettered his work, whilst Harverson, though defeated, has lost nothing of prestige, and undoubtedly gained many friends for the magnificent fight put up when apparently hopelessly out-pointed. That the play throughout was of an exceptionally high standard is easily proved by the breaks registered. In addition to thirty-five of between 100 and 200, Reece compiled 389, 242, 335, 238, 245, 274, 291, 313, 307, 344, 239, 456, 220, 203, 213, 277, and 337; whilst Harverson was responsible for twentyseven between 100 and 200, besides 215, 297, 325, 316, 232, 264, 416, 449, and 237. Final scores: Reece, 15,000; Harverson, 13,855.