BILLIARDS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1211, 21 August 1911, Page 2

BILLIARDS.

STEVENSON GAINS ON LINDRUM. Melbourne, August 19. In the. billiard match of 18,000 up Lindrum'.s £oore is 16,830, aud Stevenson's 14,183. Stevenson is conceding 4000. THE FINAL POSITION. (R«c. August 20, 5.5 p.m.) Melbourne, August 20. Stevenson succecded in gaining only 436 of tho 4000 points he conceded Lindrum, Tho final scores were: Lindrum, 18,000; Stevenson, 14,438. Liudrum made several fine breaks, including ones of 262 and 324.

The Nov Zealand professional champion cueist, J. AV. Read, in a match at the Ashburton Club, concedcd an opponent (Mr. Fitzgerald) 400 in a r&inc of 750, and won by 80. The winaer s breaks we.ro 13(3, and several of from 50 up to 100. Tho loir's b&st. break was 52. Playing at the National Sports Club, Dmwdin, the champion j?avo a pretty oxposition of tho losinsr hazard game, concluding with a faultless break of *41, of which over 1200 wore mode off tho red. Mr. Bead conceded 200 in 650 up, aiid made a biff liolo in his deficit with a preliminary brak of 123. comin? to Rnof with a'loiiß losinu hazard shot. His opponent, an amateur, responded splendidly with 10S, retoininsr perfect command of tho balls till 02, when ho had to play a very difficult fine "hazard to regain position. He was in difficulties again at SO, but recovered with a liiaßiuficcnt cannon, breakinK down finally 011 an easy cannon at tho top of tho table. The amateur's best subsequent breaks were .12, 28, 25. and 24. 'Mr. lioad caliph! his oppop.out at Job; they were together at 450, but after that the professional, p!avinc beautifully, drew ahead, and reached 001 when his opponent was 500. From (101 he mado his crcat break of 211. rnnninit out with 105 to spare. Mr. Read (Ims made 815, :,ml took Ihr. Mm in. to do it. His best breaks were "(1, 12-1, 95, 42, 11, 38, 35, aud 2S.