Interviewed on his return to Australia, Lindrum said that generally he had a most enjoyable time in England, despite the extreme cold, which so affected his touch that it was only on rare occasions he felt like being able to hit a ball truly, and big breaks were out of the question.
"I took part (he added) in 11 games during the tour, defeating Reece twice, Collins twice, Pearson, and Harris, but was beaten by Aiken two out of the three games we played, the odd game being a draw. Inman and Harverson also defeated me, the latter just previously to my departure.
"I did not play the red ball as a scoring medium to any great extent, except in my games with Reece and Collins, against whom I made breaks of 584 and 582. In those games I had fast tables, while most of the other tables were altogether too slow for red-ball play.
"I could not induce Gray to meet me, and as that was the main reason of my visit to England, I was greatly disappointed.
However, I saw him play Stevenson, and think he has improved since leaving Australia, and now stands out as the greatest scoring force in the world with the red ball. In all-round play he has made little improvement, his stand at the table being against progression.
"Inman now holds the championship of England under both the Billiard Association and Billiards Control Club rules, and fully deserves the title. He has greatly improved in every respect since his last visit to Australia, and is at the present time the best of the English players. When I met him Inman showed excellent form during the two weeks of icy-cold weather and storms which almost froze one up, and made good billiards, so far as I was concerned, impossible.
"Both Diggle and Harverson are fine players, the former especially, although most unconventional in his methods.
"Reece played exceptionally well early in the season, but fell away considerably during the month of April, for not only did Inman easily defeat him in the championship, but Harverson did likewise in the London tournament. The table used in the championship match was an exceptionally fast one, and its pace made it very difficult for Reece to hold position for close cannon play, which is the back-bone of his billiards.
"Aiken, the Scotch champion, performed excellently against me in his own country, and in one top of the table break, at Edinburgh, of 482, he only went to hand twice.
"Although composition balls are being well advertised, most of the public rooms still retain ivory balls. Many of those I saw were unsatisfactory, being all shapes and sizes, the wonder being that breaks are made with them.
"I saw two of England's best amateurs play—Mr. H. A. O. Lonsdale and Major Fleming—but neither of them was in the same class as our Mr. J. B. Belfield, either in knowledge of the game, style, or execution. In fact, the majority of amateur players in the old country did not appear to be up to the Australian standard.
"Public patronage of billiards in England is not so good as I expected. I was well treated by both players and the public, and shall not readily forget the great reception accorded me by a number of Australian students at Edinburgh.
But the weather—we only had nine hours' sunshine in 13 weeks at one stretch—put a damper on one's feelings, and made me long for Australia's sunshine.
"I frequently saw Miss Ruby Roberts, the world's lady champion billiardist. She has improved her billiards considerably, and made a 222 break just previously to my leaving London.