BILLIARDS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 306, 14 September 1918, Page 8

BILLIARDS

FINAL AVON BY SIEDEBERG. The final round of the Amateur Billiard Championship Tournament was was played last night, tho scores of tho players at the commencement of the session being: Siedeberg 1332, Tucker 670. Tho first to go to tho table was Siedeberg, who had to complete an unfinished break he made the previous evening, when be ran to bis points. This effort secured him 29. Tucker started off well, playing with delicacy and good judgment, and with rather more freedom than on the two previous evenings. In his first four cues'he made nearly 100. After this matters proceeded in easy stages, with nothing .palling for special mention, both players giving what might be termed merely good club billiards. Scores —Siedeborg, 1505; Tucker, 817. AVhen Siedeborg was 1599 and Tucker 90i) the latter player made a meritorious break'of 52. This was one of the finest ,all-roun<l efforts yet mado in the tourney, as it embodied quito a variety of different kinds of shots. Until 1700 odd was registered by tbe visitor, play was slow, and although not without merit, still lacked anything in the nature of brilliancy. Siedeberg then began to • bring his strong shot into play, and in most rapid fashion made a break of 83, nearly all of them losers into the middle pocket. From this on play'progrossed at a steady pace. Siedeberg gained his total of 2000 points when Tucker stood at 1154. The best breaks 'wore:— Siedeberg, 23, 25. 35, 20, 34, 50, 43, 83, 47, 43 (unfinished); Tucker, 25, 20) 33, 22, 52, 24, 20. A telegram was received from the Sports Club, Auckland, wishing the tourney every success, and regretting that Mr. AVarron, the present holder, was unable to attend on account of. business, reasons, and that Mr. Hackett was prevented by ill-health. At the conclusion of the game Mr. J. H. Owen, who ably refereod throughout, congratulated the winner and run-ner-up, and made reference to the ideal conditions provided by Alcocks, to the sportsmanlike conduct of every player, and to the partieularlv -accurate and quick work of Mr. Dyhrbers?. tho marker. He also congralulnlcd tho Federal Club on their enterprise in arranging tho contest, and wished them every future success. He hoped that tho players, who showed considerable skill, would derate more attention to that charming aspect of the game, the top-of-the-tablo piny. Mr. SHoberg, tho winner, in reply, stated this was tlio first time within his knowledge that a Now Zealand championship had boon played under absolutely neutral conditions by all the players.