CHAMPION BILLIARD MATCH.

Evening Star, Issue 4223, 8 September 1876, Page 2

CHAMPION BILLIARD MATCH.

[BY - Invbbcarghx, September 7. Roberts played his first match thiß evening. His opponent was 0. Mansen. Play commenced at eighty minuses past eight, Mansen leading off in the usual manner. Roberts got to work at once with a fine break of red winning hazards. Man* sen was slightly scored only 2 or 3 at a time until Roberts had made a good all-round break of 71, when he ran up a steady 23, and the game was called Roberts 227, against 647. Roberts then , added,,. 30,, to>-Jhjs ? score, followed up by a fine break of 109Tprincipally cannonß-342 to 658. Mansen. still troubled the scorer but little, bnt at the nine o'clock intermission the score stood Roberts, 500; Mansen, 744.' "The* latter then improved in his play and made his best break of 41, and the game was called 620 to 840. Roberts then made ar run of 70 and passed his seventh hundred. The local man replied with 22, 23, and 25, inakinir the game Roberts, 806 .* Mansen, 925. Small breaks followed on«both sides until Mansen reached 936 to RobercTs 859. The latterjttien ran'out, scoring I,ooo'points in 2hrs. 13min. At the conclusionJßoberts gave a brilliant display of fancy slots. About 120 persons were ~ present, the eharge for admission being 1<&. Mansen played very well during toe latter part of the match, and when his score was 936, with Roberts at 859, it looked as if the contest would be close. Roberts, however, 'then set to work in earnest, and gave some Splendid exhibitions of skill. His score rapidly increased, and he went out with a r fine break of 141, whining by 64 points.