BILLIARDS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1241, 25 September 1911, Page 3

BILLIARDS.

THE AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP. [By Marker.] The mutch arranged between F. Llndmm, jun., and A. E. Williams, the English professional, took place last week at Alcock's Billiard Parlour*, Melbourne. It was played under ths; rules of the Billiard Association. The game occupied twelve sessions, and each was well attended. For the first half of the gaino the Englishman's ebancfs of success appeared good, especially at thn stage when ho held a substantial lead of 838 points. Lindrum, however, pulled himself together, find his delightful display during the nest two Fessions was responsible for a marked reduction in his deficit. At 'the end of the seventh session lie held a lead that was not again assailed, and eventually gained a victory by 1735 points. The final scores were as follow:—! , . Lindrum, jun., 8000; A. E. Williams, G205. The scores, averages, and highest breaks, session by session, wore, as follow :- Williams. Lindrum. Session. Avge. Avsrc. 1 GG9 13.G G22 17.7 '2 1563 71.0 218 27.7 3 GCS 51.1 4:10 310 i 607 39.2 520 31.1 5 607 20.1 1,111 3-1.0 G GG9 39.8 850 50.0 7 m 32.7 BIG CO.-} 8 ...: 130 13.0 G«7 G8.7 9 739 29.5 071 2.1.8 10 203 11.9 Gfi3 30.0 11 37(5 10.8 GG7 35.1 12 258 19.0 6GG 47.1 G. 205 8,000 Williams.—222 visits, C2os—average, 27.9 i Lindrum.—223 visits, 6000—average, 35.8. Williams.-Brraks: 30), 23!), 229, 182, ISO, 106, 153, 15S, 110, 133, 115, 115, 111, 106, 101. Limlrnm.—Breaks: 2SI, 2SO, 270, 250, 233, 191, 178, 173, 169, 146, 132, 131, 129, 128, 127, 113, 116, 101. In the last half of his recent, match with Stevenson, Lindrum showed not a vestige of form. In explanation, 113 expressed himself as dissatisfied with the conditions under which the game had been played. He did not wish the losing hazard restricted, he did not like having to uso Stevenson's set of balls, and his proportion of the gate was not adequate. Ho adiled that he did not to play under such conditions, but Stevenson would not play otherwise. • Even so, the. proper time to make objection was before the arrangements 'were concluded at all, and, if Lindrum thought that he' could not do himself justice under the restrictions insisted on by Stevenson, he should have declined the games altogether. ' It is idle to suggest that the champion, at the- point of Ihe cue, to to speak, dragooned Lindrum into the. game. Ihe younger man has had a good .'sal of experience in making matches, and should have been well able to take care of himself. When everything went well f-.r him in the first game, and badly tor Mevonson, no complaints wliioh Lindrum had to offer were made, public, and, in any c;.«, having embarked on the venture (whether he wore successful or not), everyone would have been better pleased had Lindriim fou"ht the battle out to the bitter vm\. Win or loss, a game under sich conditions could lint affect the billiard reputation of either player. It was purtly exhibition billiards from first to lr.st. Tho ono interest in common to both was to "ivo the best showing he could, am! to make tho "gate" as profitable as possible.