Billiards is now fully established as a national sport of the British race, and is every bit as important as either cricket or football. Like both these games, billiards has a vast following, both as to contestants and admirers, and every year sees the numbers considerably increased.
Why should there be a vacation in billiards is difficult to understand, for the game is one that is followed from one end of the year to the Other. As a matter of fact, there is no stoppage of play as far as the public is concerned, for players are just as enthusiastic during the heat of summer as they are in the autumn and winter. During the summer months, the public rooms are a rendezvous for players where they can discard their coats and pass an hour away and indulge in a friendly 100 up and for the remainder of the year a game is enjoyable under almost any conditions.
The off season in billiards is practically for the benefit of the professionals, who find it necessary to get a little relaxation from the trying time of a strenuous season. This cessation from operations is a demand by nature that must not be ignored, as it materially helps to lay the foundation for the necessary physical stamina to go- through other arduous contests.—Brisbane Daily Mail.