Jottings of the Month
PROFESSIONAL
- Reece sailed in the Orient liner Orvieto from Tilbury on
April 26 on his second tour to Australia. He will break his
journey at Colombo, and after touring the Australian States
he will cross over to New Zealand. Reece purposes returning
home via Vancouver and Canada.
- Arrangements have been completed for a world's tour by
H. W. Stevenson and George Gray. They will leave
Southampton on May 18 for South Africa, where they hope
to visit all the important towns, and will also proceed to
Rhodesia if time permits. Leaving South Africa in September,
they will arrive in India in readiness for the winter
season, and will remain there until March, afterwards going
to Australia. Opening in Western Australia in April, they
will afterwards proceed to South Australia, thence to Victoria,
and on to New Zealand, returning to England for the
season of 1913-14.
- The verdict in the Roberts v. Gray case for £1,500 stands
pending an appeal. the Lord Chief Justice having decided
against the defendant on the two points of law as to misrepresentation
and infancy.
- This week W. J. Peall, the famous spot-stroke champion,
is playing his son, A. F. Peall, at Leicester Square in aid
of the Titanic Fund, the spot-stroke being allowed.
- Playing against Mack in the Professional Tournament,
Stevenson scored 751 points in 50 minutes. One innings of
the two played accounted for 536the third of over 500 in
successive games and the average for the session was 375.
- As the result of the Inman-Diggle match, in which Diggle
(rec. 1,000) won by 444, Diggle wins the £250 aside stakes
and wagers, including those relating to the making of the
most breaks above 300 and too. This was Inman's first
defeat of the seasonunless his defeat in the 300 up against
Diggle during the Titanic Fund benefit entertainment at
Soho Square is to be counted.
- On the occasion of a new billiard table and room being
opened in Tenby, Claude Falkiner played two games of
600 up, against local amateurs, conceding 400 in each game.
- In the first game he made breaks of 173, 81, and 61, and in
the second 118, 106 (102 off red), 112, 58 and 152, winning
both games.
- Fred Lindrum, jun., the young Australian billiard champion,
accompanied by his father, sailed in the P. & O. liner
Morea from Tilbury for Australia on April 19. He may
possibly return in the autumn.
- A young Leeds player, named Harry Taylor, who has
only just reached his fifteenth birthday, is said by the
Yorkshire professional, George Nelson, to have already made
breaks of 453 and 441 with ivory balls on a standard table.
- He also ran out with a 300 break recently when playing
against the amateur champion, Mr. Virr. Like Gray, his
strong feature is red-ball play. He was born at Bradford,
but is now resident at Leeds.
- The Billiards Association is converting itself into a limited
liability company as a protection in case of libel suits.
AMATEUR
- A very interesting billiard match of 750 up, between Mr.
W. R. Wall (junior champion of Surrey and Mr. Oldfield,
of Maiden, was played at the Victoria Hotel, Surbiton. The
final scores were 750515 in favour of Mr. Wall, who made
best breaks of 48, 49, 89, and 79. (unfinished), against Mr.
Oldfield's best of 50.
- For the Navy and Army Billiard Championship, the
majority of the final games are being played locally. One of the
semi-finals will be played at Aldershot, and the other at
Portsmouth. The finalists will play their game at the Grand
Hall, Leicester Square.
- At the Billiards Control Club, on April 11, H. C. Virr, the
English and British amateur champion, met A. Hatchard
in a game of 500 up for the club championship. Virr winning
for the third consecutive year. Hatchard led at 152 to
65. but Virr went in front at 168, and a little later the game
was called "348 all." Virr made breaks of 37, 67, 37, 62,
and 47 (unfinished), and Hatchard contributed items of 39,
58, 31, and 48. Virr averaged 12½. Final scores,: Virr, 500:
Hatchard, 425.
- Mr. Robert Crichton, of Caterham, who celebrated his
100th birthday on April 3. enjoyed a game of billiards, of
which he is very fond, the same day. He is descended from
the Crichtons of Cluny, the same branch as the" Admirable
Crichton. "r. Crichton, who claims to be the oldest
bachelor in England, received a gracious letter of congratulation
from the King.
- The competition confined to the various Metropolitan
Borough offices for a challenge cup presented by Messrs.
Kendal & Dent, was brought to a successful conclusion on
April 19th at Mannock's Rooms, at the Bedford Head Hotel,
Tottenham Court Road, Marylebone. H. H. Holmes, 300;
T. Kennett, 208; E. Hocken, 300total, 808. Camberwell
A. R. Bryant, 270; D. J. Fenner, 300; J. H. Cocken,
215total, 785.
- The president of the Edinburgh Working Men's Club
has presented the members with a handsome billiards championship
shield for annual scratch competition.
- The final of the Birmingham and District Licensed Victuallers'
Billiard League tournament, between F. Hadley
(rec. 200) and Charles Sayers (rec. 570), was played on
April 2. The game was 800 up, and resulted in a victory
for Sayers by 161 points.
- The two scratch players of the Conservative clubs of
Hanover Park and Crystal Palace Road met at Hanover
Park on April 3, before a crowded attendance, in a game of
600 up. There was much excitement as Mr. Dickets led
by 573 to 469, and Mr. Diehl, of the Hanover Park Club,
then put on a brilliant break of 128, ultimately winning by
20 points.
- Residents of Twickenham have decided to make a presentation
to Melbourne Inman, the billiard champion, to commemorate
his success.