BILLIARDS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 674, 26 November 1909, Page 8

BILLIARDS.

~.';:', THE lINDRUM-GEAT.'.'MATCH.;.>' .';■' Play in .tho exhibition.game of-8000 'np, between Mr, Fred; Lindruni, Australian champion, and ■ Master George Gray, was more attractive at last, evening's,- session '.than', on-' the previous ;days. Lindrum; monopolised'the'stable, and, this meant that , spectators had. a' : minimum of the-losing,hazard,; with which Gray has made himself famous. ,'ln. a. splendid ;break of'.SOlj' Lindrum. gave a bright display of the:tpp-of-the-,' table game, with variations; the execution of which left little room for doubt as to his right to tho championship'., His; last effort was an unfinished break of 207. '; During.an hour and' a'.halfihe compiled. 6G6, cues.; Young Gray had : the. balls running' well ."onco'•''.or' twice''in- the , evening, his : best' performance being 151 points.' In the afternoon he made 149,' 100, and' 79, his opponent Bcqfing'239, 129, and/.111. .At the. commencement of tho day's play;' tho. points ; .were:VLindri)m, 3996; Gray,. 4020; and the -afternoon'.session ; ended 5 , with'< Lihdrum,'2Oß in th'e'.lprid—466i," 4456.'; .The sabiV superiority, on , tho part :of the ' 'Australian champion;'characterised'/the ;evening's ■■'play, which'brought the scores'-to 5330; Gray, 4702.' '." : .'■:.- ■:'"-■";:• ■:;-■:,; .At the close, lindrum defeated Gray, in' two out-'of three 1 games' gamo will' bo continued this aftcrnopn-and evening at Goodwin's Buildings, Cuba Street, concluding to'^nornxr:night."/ . ■ .'.' ' : '-':'-.'■■•■' y-