AUCKLANDER WINS

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 129, 22 August 1927, Page 6

AUCKLANDER WINS

N.Z. BILLIARDS TITLE ROBERTS STRIKES FORM BRILLIANT LAST SESSION PLAY Press Association. WELLINGTON, Sunday. The final of the New Zealand amateur billiards championship was completed at the Federal Club, Wellington, yesterday, and resulted in a victory for Roberts, the holder. Freeman (Wellington) was leading Roberts (the champion) by 280 on the first session, in which Roberts’ display was considerably below standard. The afternoon session ended:—Roberts, 1332; Freeman, 1279. Best breaks ■were as follows:—Roberts, 80, 50, 62, 44, 32, So, 31; Freeman, 29, 36, 35, 26. Rob-, eits’ average was 10.4 and Freeman's 6.6. At the final session Roberts converted 6, unfinished, to 36, and 10 visits to the table produced 252, as against Freeman’s 123. Only 47 visits were required, Roberts making a good string of breaks and missing little or nothing, in striking contrast to his play on Friday night. He played the red magnificently, scoring freely, and made three or four brilliant run-through and screw shots to secure position. With Freeman making breaks of 26, 39, 69, 35, 67, 22 and 26, Roberts treated him with respect, and gave lio chances. In the closing stages he compiled 49, 30, 35 and 79. His average for the final session was 14.16. Freeman’s average over the whole final was 7.5. The final score was:—Roberts, 2000; Freeman 1779. The gold championship medal was presented by Mr. H. Gilbert, president of the Federal Club, as was a gold medal for the runner-up. In thanking the Federal Club for running the championship, Mr. F. W. Vosseler, manager of Billiards, Ltd., said it did not reflect credit on Wellington that amateurs should allow Auckland to secure the championship year after year.