Billiards.
“ The Boy from New England.” Referring to the recent match in Melbourne between Weiss and Byrne, the Australasian says : —Although defeated, it was quite evident that under a good master, such as Joseph Bennett, of London, Weiss would become a champion among champions, for he possesses all the qualities essential to make a great billiard player—keen sight, an iron nerve, and wonderful patience being his chief characteristics. Byrne is a much more showy player, but if the boy had had equal luck he would have won easily We must protest against Byrne’s conduct in so often walking alongside the table and looking direct at the balls just as his opponent was about to make a stroke. It did not, however, disconcert the boy, who should devote a couple of hours a day to the spot stroke, which is such a speciality with all the leading billiardists of England, and which served Byrne so well at a critical moment.
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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume IX, Issue 981, 24 September 1881, Page 3
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159Billiards. Poverty Bay Standard, Volume IX, Issue 981, 24 September 1881, Page 3
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