BILLIARDS.
LOCAL tournament: first ROUND ALMOST COMPLETED. THE RESULTS.
The following are results of games- V already played m the first round of [the billiard tournament held in Mr W. Short’s room : Bert Clarke 250 beat C. McCuju { lough; 223 H. MiddT.em.lhs 250 beat A. Handrick 151; E. Yearbury 250 beat D. Hamilton 204; G. Armstrong 250 beat J. Brown 229; N. Clews 250 beat G. Lysnar 218; F. Bell 250 beajt R. C* Brown 211; J. Qiarke 250 beat F.Duncan 202; T. Maxwell 250 beat W. Evans, 1 228; D. Blake 250 beat N. Stuart 1215 B. Geraghty 250 beat S. Mitchell; 228; W. Nelson 250 beat J. O’Malley 195; Hi, Grib* ble 250 besjt Jas. Brake 149; A. Rus* u sell 250 beat A. D. Clarke 189: E. t Clarke 250 beat W. Todd 176; J. Ait* ken 250 beat W. BCfkey 164; P. Ryan 250 beat P. Diack 242; G. White 250 < beal.G. Flavdil 247; F. Hewitt 250 beak H, Rollinson 215; C. Wesson 250 beat P. George 211 H. Short 250 r , beat W. Bufler 213 ; f O. Short--250 beat W. Pleydell 162. The highest breaks of the tourney to date ax*e : F. Duncan 25. O. Short. 28, W. Butler 29. Dave Blake 30. A booby prize has been donated, for the prayer suffering the greatest. defeat. Aft. present N, Sjtuart is lead*-- , ing ;jn this competition, having suf* fered defeat by 129 points. EXHIBITION OF BILLIARDS. : U'V' BY N.S,W CHAMPION. ■ IN PREMIER HALL _____ ,:n.\ Pukekohe and district billiard en*r should note [that an exhibition of billiards will be given in the Premier HaX, Pukekohe, on Mon* day, July 10th. by Mr W, Abotomey,: professional bfliiard champion of New Soqth Wales. This noted play* er will meet the well-known Auckland and New Zealand professional cueist Mr Jas. Leherty. Mr omey's visit -to, this /town should re*; suit fin an improvement 4n this garnet r in Pukekohe* He was champion of. N,S,W. in 1918, 1919. 1920, 1921, andiju 1922. He visited Auckland 5 years U ~~ ago and played Mr W. Stevenson- the' r N.Z. champion, a match of 4000 up at. the Auckland Amateur Sports Club. He made two breaks of over-:-200 each and another of 260, and' won by 400 pof'lnjts, Mr Abotomey ' considers his best performance was winning City irattersali’s C*ub tournament at Sydney in 1916, which was a game of 250 up, the limit man being on 160. He was placed 600 behind scratch, which was considered a wood’s record 3n handicaps. He is a cool, steady player,, liable to. make a sensational break. Mr Jas.."; Leherty. who wi'f be Mr Abotomey’s opponent, is one of New Zealand s. foes(t professional exponents at the gam el He :1s an Australasian champion at hand billiards, and after the game wi£h Mr Abotomey« will' give hrt'f an hour’s exhibition of hand billiards. A demonstration of trick and fancy, shots wifi be given by MrAb°tomey.
The evening’s entertainment,is under the ausT)’ces o>f Mr W. Shorfe. who has elaborate arrangements complete.
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Franklin Times, Volume 9, Issue 744, 4 July 1922, Page 4
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503BILLIARDS. Franklin Times, Volume 9, Issue 744, 4 July 1922, Page 4
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