BILLIARDS.
_ « . A billiard match, in -which a gTeat amount M interest was ehown, \v*s played at the Grand Billiard Rooms last night between Cisrk 'McConachy (champion of New Zealand) and Martin (chompion of Canterbury). The match ywas 750 up, and McConachy conceded his opponent 250. In an hour and » half, McConachy, by excellent and almost flawless play, had compiled the 750 \vh«n Martin's s«ore (including handicap) atood »t 409 The winncr'e biggest break was , ; 139 (unfinished), with which he went out. SE-s first break was of 135, and he made ■two "of 96 and 94 and three o£ over 70 ;«ach Tho majority of his scoring strokes ■K-erc' losing hazards ©2 the; red, but in one instance he put n\> a break of 50 made by »ood all-round billiard*. Martina bsgpcst break was ono of 30. After the game, McConachy, who comes from Timaru. and is eighteen years of agt?, gave iin exhibition of trick shots, many of which were exceedingly cUtct. '
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Press, Volume L, Issue 14885, 27 January 1914, Page 8
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