LATE BILLIARDS.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1247, 12 March 1914, Page 26

LATE BILLIARDS.

Tom Reece defeated George Gray in the first heat of the English championship by 1789 points. The game was 9000 up level with ivory balls, and from the cable advices Reece quite outplayed the Australian. The two matches of 18,000 up each with Newman and Falkiner may have caused Gray to go stale, while the importance of the championship contest may also have caused Gray some anxiety. Reece has now to meet H. W. Stevenson in a heat of 900 up to decide who will oppose Inman for the championship. Alec Taylor has concluded a successful season at . Gisborne. At the Cosmopolitan Club, Taylor was ; opposed by an amateur, who was given 250 start, the professional winning both games-decisively. Playing in a match with Mr. Lucas (300 in 750) Taylor was beaten by 224 points, the balls running very badly for the visitingprofessional. At the Alhambra Parlours the same players met with the same handicap, Taylor winning by 69 points, and making breaks of 110, 99, and 77. The track and fancyshot displays given by Taylor were very successful. Gus Leffler, famous as a billiardist and fancy-stroke player, defeated Will Abotomey by 106 points in a game of 500 up last week in Sydney in the latter’s saloon at Kogarah. Both players were consistent, but no hing extraordinary was accomplished in the way of big breaks,