BILLIARDS

Hokitika Guardian, 22 November 1929, Page 6

BILLIARDS

LINDRUM’S BIG SCORES

LONDON, November 21. The latest billiards, scores are as follow ;—.. .

? Lindrum is 20j074, including breaks of 1925, 1228, and 377. Smith is 15,700, including breaks of 720 and 293.

McConachy •is 18,204,' including breaks of 340 and 850. Davis (playing) is 16,149, including breaks of 320, 786, 493, and 217.

The position of the entries for the billiards championship is about as involved as any sporting event could be. Thus far Newman is, the Only challenger for Davis’s title. The critics are wearyr;pf?rthe .squabbling between the players aficj the controlling body. They point out that Lindrum; and McConachy will mot please the patrons of. billiards iri ’ tAiistralia and -New Zealand if they, return without. challenging for the English title. , •

Hqiyxwej;, the ;pbyi,tion' ; ;of the visitors,: as well*.as of;MSfnith;Ljs japt easy-,!<fii vie\vl|»fi't%,#nct ti(at. ;tlie.ftrio ils (birder contract to Burroughs and Watts.

This firm, in a statement to-night, said that they had brought Lindrum and McConachy to England at enormous cost, and although they had contracted «to play on no .other tables but those of : this firm without consent’; they were prepared to release them. Lindrum, when asked to-day if he intended to break his contract and play in the championship became angry and said that he would refuse to say a word about such an outrageous question Smith, who was nearby, said: ‘'l would not say a word in answer to such an unsportsmanlike question!”