BILLIARD MATCHES.
REECE v. WEISS. LONDON, February 9. Recce. receiving 1000 points, defe'ited tVeiss. Scores: Recce, 14,000; Walss. 11,162. A NEW TABLE. (From Our Own Correspondents.) WELLINGTON, February 10. A billiard match on an arc oval table — fche first built in Australasia — was commenced here thi3 evening between Messrs Bragge and Smith, two well-known professional players. The table was builfc locally by Messrs Aloock and Co., who liave orders for several others for a. saloon that ie to be opened here shortly. The full-sized table, which is 10ft by 7ft, costs £105, and is the result of several years' research and experiment. This evening both players were occasionally puzzled a little by the rebound from the curves, but nevertheless some good breaks were made. »nd the keenct intoie=!t was manifested in the game by the onlookers. At the elo=e €>f an horn's play Biaerge had scored 370 Md Smith 331,
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Otago Witness, Issue 2813, 12 February 1908, Page 36
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150BILLIARD MATCHES. Otago Witness, Issue 2813, 12 February 1908, Page 36
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