EXHIBITION BILLIARD MATCH.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81888, 15 November 1906, Page 2

EXHIBITION BILLIARD MATCH.

i'ilK AUSTRALIAN CiIAMIUON AT NLW PLYMOUTH. An exhibition billiards mateh was played at Mr V. C. Juiy' rooms, Devon street, on Wednesday evening, when Mr Charles Mcmmott, champion of Australia, gave a scientific di play of ihe gt>me. Mr F. Julian, of New Plymouth, was the local exponent, and was conceded 660 points in loco up. The caamp.on >uon yave a taste of his >kili, dcmoivtiaimg his perfeo mastery of the liner points of the g.nne. liis "breaks" vvLe not iaige. but this may be accounted ft»i i.y die fact that he was

somewhat nil colour, owing t.) a rather rough sea trip. Soon-aftej- play commenced, Mr Mcmmott put on a luh break ol 95, and by a setie> of -mailer breaks quick.y rattled on 350 points, the local player njt getting iiu-ny chances. In less than an hour the champion had put on 500, 110 large bieak- being The play was of a order, ihe "all round cannons," "runs-through," and "losing hazard'' stiokes jv.'ing eieveily manipnlaied and nun h admire. After an inteival of lommres. play icsuined, the scores ing—Mr Julian 700. Mr Memnioli 1 , 3VII. When the iaUer's se.n'-' -tood at (iuo the local Uilal \\a s j 7<SO. iMenunotl t'.icn put mi a neat 1

odd br« <( k. oil' ih; l ''icd." »ojnc jii'ciiy "ioathei -"hoi-' bein^. 1 ; shown, atU'i which he put up scvial bre 4 ;k> about 15, ihen a 56. in which several 44 dnv us-ion cannon *■" were ji-rhaps the be.st s\iol\<; s . With the loc.r inuu's -,' i Si>. the champion iiad reached 7«.'0. From this lo the end (if the tla; ehauv jj;on'.; IH; sl bleaks \vei' C 42 and .{i respociiwiy. the 000 maik. Taking veiy comfortably. Mennnot-t ran up the jooo under the two hours winning by 40 odd |)'.:intu. At the oxu-luMon jf live match deinon-sicaticns of trick Mrokes were cleve.rly shown. Mr Mnnm r >U" visits S'l'atford this j evening, and ,i'l of the >:rien- ! tific game of should make aj point of seeing- this fine exponent f! thp most artinic Qf J