BILLIARDS.

Evening Star, Issue 4229, 15 September 1876, Page 2

BILLIARDS.

EOBERTS y, WESTQff. v. .

last evening Mr Boberts and Mr Weßton played a return match at the Temperance Hall to a good attendance. The English player again crncoded 300 pc Inte ont of 1,000. The play wns as follows ;-* Westou gave a naies in baulk, and Bobertg one under the rijrht hand cushion. Weron ga?» another miss, and Eot erto failed In attempting a cannon, Weston also failed to score, and Boberts then made two red hazards, breaking down at an easy white loser Li the middle pooket through playing too weak, 601-9,. Weston then got Qg

££?&*• A after ral «"n» ip 24 by all-round play, lost the white; continuing, Wever, he made 27 ?™i ». e J 8 alone ' ma »ring the whole break 51, wi^ n . IDff up mtJl a Bix Bh ot («8«-8). From westons apparent good form an wciting match was «™u!L B i Bge w° oked for « and he received a round of »?£*«« i¥ u 2*J m then given until the game stood 553-11. Boberts then made 9, and in playing r°L w l? lte ¥**** *» the top corner packet m o! « k but fl, l ked a cannon on *o red, which ~™ «?.*«! T*!? The resul, of this P ieoe ot luck ™ fe u H°« aU f re left in Position, and by some beautiful play Boberts continued the break till ho had made 76. Here he got another fluke, ««a «? la 3™? f oralong red jenny the balla kissed ana the white cannoned on to Weston's ball under the top cushion This gave Boberts a new lease, a n^»li DCl S a f d J hobreaktoß 7- 553-98. Weston made 17. Boberts made a capon, then flnked his opponent b ball in, and then fluked himself in off ■nSJSi- ' owev « *m *» *e scored. 571-105. ww.?"' P" 1 ? 6 1S and left a d °uble baulk. t2a.Ta *°j p l aym S n P the table Po"ed the ™f ßß^. made 9 V . R oberta replied with 16, then wS£?„V y l o sm ?> z *rd- Weston petted tho * 4 doub i e baTdk - Boberts then entnbuted,23, breaking down on on easy sore w cannon q JSmS v b , n , n * * he ballß together. 885-157. left 7; f T'"f' {hen Paying in bis best form and with great brilliancy passed his second hundred, but when his run had amounted to 125 he got another flukey cannon by a kiss. Nursing the balls very fifflPH? 90 ** 0 * tiU the break r « aohed Wl. whei he flaked the red m. Here, however, be lost the white, and after making eix hazards off thered was fain to gure a miss in baulk. This break of 189 was a magnificent production, and the applause was great. 602-368. For Weston thf baUa broke very unfavorably, and in several innings he added only 6 to his Bcore, Boberts meanwhile coming up hand over hand with 41,87, and 63. the last being a very pretty break. 608—489. Werton thenpulled up a little with 10,9,5, and 27: Boberts contributing 10-36 (11 spot strokes), and smaller b nTW*a 5 ? 5 ™* S SSH, rans on *oth sides stm followed, until at 735—590 Boberts got the balls together in front of him, and by delicate manipulation ran up a fine break of 98, being only stopped Sl n though tbe two white balls touching. 735 688. Boberts then passed another century with 27 and 5 (two consecutive flukes), giving another double baulk. 746-721. Weston got 9, 5, and then a well-judged break of 38,'30 of which consisted or losing hazards off the red in one middle pocket. —(Loud applause.) Boberts during this time had not been idle, but supplied 15 and 39. .-784—775. He then passed bis opponent with a nice break of 48, the last 12 of which was, however, the result of another fl^ 6 -, 781-823. Small breaks then came till at 797—841 Weston left Boberts behind the spot. The latter took advantage of the opportunity, and contain? his attentions to tho red ball alone potted it 39 consecutive times, the break yielding 117 (Great applause.) 800—958. Weston added a neat 18 to his score, and Boberts 2; Weston replied SJP^Si 2 - ttnd to* then-failed to Bcore. 820—960. Boberts then getting a favorable openine went out with a skillfully-played and unfinished JmSfcif ♦ '• "liTfr* by 180 and scoring 1,000 points in lhr. 45nun. Mr Boberts is undoubtedly improving in his play every night, -js he gets more used to the table. His play during this match was, although he had several flukes, .-xtremely brilliant. Mr Weston started well, but his opponent had all the luck of the breaks, and scored so rapidly that the former had no chance of recovering his lost ground ~ Th l? evening these two fine players will meet for the third time, Mr Boberts increasing the odds ! R , lven s>.®° ou t of 1,000. This should produce a k °l e P^ h ' dwe Mr Weston has backed himself to win. The prices for admission have been reduced to ss, 2s 6d, and 2s a^ u,m " a