Reaching Melbourne on May 15, Reece stated to a Melbourne Herald representative that his Australian visit would not be of long duration, as he had to be back in London by the beginning of next October. He would spend about a month in Melbourne before going on to Sydney. He had club engagements to fulfil during the first week.
At Port Said, on the journey out, he tried to get a practice game, but the only table he could find had a cloth made of blue blanket and cushions of bamboo. It was a freak table. If you made a loser into the middle pocket the object ball stopped dead when it reached the top cushion.
We understand that Lindrum's break of 1,239 against Reece at Melbourne was made with bonzoline balls.
Eight more tables are being added by Messrs. Burroughes and Watts, Ltd., in the high-class billiard halls owned by Mr. W. J. Sloan in such towns as Hull, Newcastle, Darlington, Stockton, etc.