THE SNOOKER RECORD

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 13, 30 January 1937, Page 15

THE SNOOKER RECORD

Lindrnms will be Lindrums! It seems impossible to create a record on the green cloth that one " of the ilk will not smash. Latest is Horace who* opposed to Joe Davis* ran together a phenomenal break of 141 at Snooker. The fig- • ures seern incredible, seeing that - 147 is the possible. Actually* the figures mean that nine blacks and reds were taken, and six pinks and reds* and all in succession. This is the way the snooker record has been jolted during the current season in England: Joe Davis 114 (which lifted the figure from 109) which was equalled later by Horace Lindrum. Then the last-named startled with a run of 131, which Sidney Lee followed with 133. Now the Australian has run to 141, and only a gap of six points remain to be bridged. It does not seem possible. — Sydnpy Referee. 11 ti

Brilliant Boy Jookey. Racing men are astonished at the brilliance of Bruce Hobbs, who rode two winners as an amateur on Boxing Day, and on the following Monday received his professional licence just as he stepped into the weighing room at Wolverhampton, where he rode two more winners. He is only 16, and has ridden 11 winners unce he scored his first success "over Ihe sticks" in March. Under National Hunt rules anyone who has ridden 10 winners must apply for a special permit or take up a professional licen ;e. Hobbs is the son of the Lambourn trainer R. Hobbs. He was liunting with the famous Quorn at the age of five, and was only seven when he took two prizes for horsemanship at the International Show at Olympia.* There is now reported to be a possifcility of his riding Miss Dorothy Paget's fafnous steeplechaser, Golden Miller, in the Grand National next March. 4s 4* Can Petersen Come Back? Jaqk Petersen. former British and Empire heavy-weight champion, is determined to add further to a record which must be regarded as unique in boxing history. There is a well-used adage in the game, "They never come back," and many who were formerly regarded as unbeatable have contrlbuted to the truth of the old saying. Petersen has confounded it once by regaining the British title from Len Harvey after losing it to the Cornishman. He is confident that he can repeat this performance by recepturing both the British and Empire crowns from Ben Foord at Harr.'mgay on February 1. The "VVelshman is appearing in a new light. Formerly is was difficult to get all expression of opinion from him regarding any fight in which he was concerned. He was only content to say that he would do his best to win. Now he is showing an inclination to "beat the big drum," •for he has already declared that he , will be prepared for the "fluky" punch !by which Foord beat him an drobbed him of his crown in Leicester ih ,August. With the South African equally confident that what he has done once he can do again, it appears that there is likely to be a little of the "needle" element in thb Harringay clash. This means that neither will waste undue time in bringing his heaviest artillery into action, and we can already begin to look forward to a thrilling fight.

Lindrum to Return. Horace Lindrum, the young Australian billiards and snooker professional, who has been in England for a year, in an interview jn an- English newspaper on December 4, said he would return home at the end of the season. "Lately my health has not been normal," he added, "and I feel the strain of competition has affected me. I want a chance aua my native climate should do me %ood. I have had a happy time here. I shall , noi be back for the 1937-38 season, but X want to come back later and bring my mother with me. Perhaps - we shall domicile here." * * * International Athietics. International matches figure largely in this year's English A.A.A. programme. There will be a meeting with France in Paris, probably on July 31. Germany will send a team to the White City on August 14. It is practically asured that a full team will tour abroad early in Septemher. Finland has inspired this tour. It is a return match for that in Glasgow in 1935. The tour is almost certain to include matches with Sweden and Norway. The English National 10 miles running and seven miles walking championships are to be held at the White City on April 3. The English A.A.A, indoor championships are to take place on April 10. * 4s 4* Wrong Trousers. Few of the 12,500 people who saw a big fight recently at Harri\gay Stadium (England) knew that Byd. Hulls, the promoter, had : had a very uncomfortable hour or so during the evening. Syd. and his brother Jim changed' into their dress clothej In Syd's. office before boxing began, and by mistake each put on the other's trousers! In the rush neither noticed what had happened and it was some time before they discovered the mistake and retired to swap bags! Jim is nearly twice the size of Syd. so you will imagine how both must have felt.— Daily Sketch. 4» 4» * Palmer Defeats Warnock. Pat Palmer, southern area, llyweight champion, began his attempted climb back to his former position as contender for the world championship with an impreslve win over the Irish title-holder, Jim Warnock (Belfast), in an eight-rounder. The Londoner excelled at close quarters, and scored freely to the head and body. He obviously concentrated on the body because of the Irishman's southpaw stanqe, which at times puzzled him. In the later rounds Warnock beat Palmer to the punch, but the Londoner got in a number of teiling rights to the jaw, and his better work in the earlier stages fully entitled him to the verdict. Warnock is the only boxer to defeat Benny Lynch, the world flyweight champion, since the latter won the title. 4* 4* * Olympic Diver Beaten. An interesting feature of the recent Australian swimming .championships was the defeat of Ron Masters, Olympic representative. He lost his sprihgboard diving title to G. Jphnson, the Queenslander. Johnson's success was a. narrow one, the points of the placed men being: Johnson 129.55, Masters 128.05, and A. C. Connor 106.05. A dissection of the performers of the leaaing paid shows that Masters had four outright successes, and once divided first plade with the Queenslander, who, in addition to this tie, had three triumphs. Honours as far as flrsts were concerned were with the Olympian but the minor placings 1'avoured , Johnson, who had three seconds against li by Masters, two thirds to the holder's tie with McCann. Ron was fourth in one dive to Johnson, O'Connor and Mott',and both rivcils flnished fifth in onfe effort. It was the greater consistency of Johnson that enabled him to take the championship. Leading Sydney experts think, too, that Masters weis a bit overweight, and his selection of more difficult dives. considering this facl was handicapping. None revealed the concentration of Johnson. - 1 ' 11 li'J