LADY BILLIARDIST.
■"MISS-RUBY ROBERTS ARRIVES. (By Telegraph,—Press Association.) Auokland, February. 27. Miss Ruby Roberts, tho world's chaihpion lady billiardist, opened- her' tour of the Dominion yesterday, when ~ she met the New Zealand professional champion, H. W. . Stephen son, in two fiaraes of 650 up at tho .Civic Parlours.- . Stephenson, who conceded Miss Roberts : starts of 150 in the first game,, and 200 in'the second, was in good form, and • had very. , little .difficulty in ' defeating his Jady opponent,. who has . not yet fully* recoveied from her trip across from' Australia.. \ Stephenson made breaks.of 70, 58, 55, 45, and 44, while the best that Miss Roberts could compile were 38. 29, and 21, At tho con■clufjion of . tho oveninp sessions, Stephenson gave an exhibition of fancy shots, and also played an exhibition game of snooker with an amateur, scoring an easy win by 7G points to 11. This afternoon, Mjss Roberts and Stephenson coipmenced a'game of 3000. , the lady ■ receiving .1500' starts The game will be continued this evening, and will be.poncluded. to-morrow. '
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1995, 28 February 1914, Page 5
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172LADY BILLIARDIST. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1995, 28 February 1914, Page 5
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