AMATEUR BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 137, 31 August 1927, Page 11

AMATEUR BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP

WHITE BEATS WARREN The Auckland provincial amateur billiard championship for the Billiards, Limited, Shield, was continued last gening at the showrooms of Billiards, Limited. The game between M. D. White, Auckland, amateur champion and holder of the shield, and C. W. Warren, Zealand and Auckland amateur champion, drew a packed house spite of the inclement weather. Loth players quickly settled down and "'kite at his third visit to the table hiade a run of 25, Warren responding . th a 24. The former, who was playthe more freely of the two, soon “Hded runs of 32 and 26. Meanwhile tk ren Was scoring consistently, although he was not making any breaks . n °t e » being unfortunate with the aves. White made good use of the Positions which his opponent left and the half-way mark was over 60 rr*®ts to the good. By means of runs and 23 he further increased his wk to OVGr one hundred. Warren, iPn°u Was driving bard to get within of Rn llis opponent, made a break -U* 0 ’ a nice effort, and two cues later k n e(i . a 32. Unfortunately he left the vi-h ln fav °nrable positions for White, w?s playing very 1116 res ult that he soon gained brLi? SCendanc y and by means of in* 8 °y er twe nty gained a command,Positi°n, eventually running to nts with an unfinished break of 37. thrrv e ,5 ame was brimful of interest .\f £ hout * The final scores were: Vno White, 500; breaks 24. 32, \ 25 * 23 » 23, 34. 25 and 37 unErp av ’ average, 8.3. Warren. 357: 8. Ks 25 > 21, 60, 32 and 21; average, A. F. Valintine will play • Martin.