BILLIARDS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2552, 28 August 1915, Page 2

BILLIARDS

. " '.' V—. » — . ; ORYSTALATE CJUP 'pOMPETITION: Last night the two games of the semifinals were "played at Messrs.* Alcock aud.Co.'s showrooms before quite a largo and enthusiastic audience. Brice (Petone; Workingmen's Club) aud Keys (Wellington Workingmen's Club) were tho first to go to the ' table.. The former player commenced to score well right from tho start, and- gave; every promise of proving an. easy winner. Keys, however, as in practically all his games, showed better strategy, and'by consistent play and difficult leaves gradually caught up, oil his opponent, and, making a very pretty 38 break,' mado tho "game safe. When Keys mado'his 300 points Brico stood at 286 In the next game Owen (Wellington Workingmen's Club) went away with a run, i and held throughout, winning by a fairly comfortable margin of jpoints.- ••• Shanks (Dominion Club), his opponent, was, however, at : all times dangerous, and. had he met with' a good run might easily have reversed :th'o position. On Monday at 8t p.m.' tho final game between Owen, and Keys will be played. In'this event the number .of points un is 500... . "Never kneira bait to last liko a Ch.nl-. lenger"—so writes a well-known player. It is a fact _ that' a Challenger stands plenty of punishment. You. can't hurt a Chailenger. It will not lose its shape or. crack, or burst. Challenger Golf Balls era the best and last longest.—Advt.