Jottings of the Month
- W. H. Sparrow, A. Brown, and E. Hoskin may contest
the professional championship of North London.
- Owen has regained the Liverpool professional championship
from F. Scott with 1,000 to 646.
- Harverson has continued to show exceedingly fine form
in contests against leading local amateurs in various parts
of the country.
- A young brother of F. Lindrum (Walter Lindrum, aged
14) is said to have made an all-round break of 180, another
of 126 at the top of the table, and a third of 115 chiefly off
the red.
- Following Inman's record break of 894 against Newman
at Soho Square, Reece made his own personal record of 773
against Inman at Glasgow.
- Mr. R. Thomas (holder, Penzance) defeated Mr. S. Chegwidden
(Redruth) at Truro, on March 15, in the challenge
round of the amateur championship of Cornwall. Final
scores: 1,000598.
- In the two weeks commencing April 14, Harverson will
play Newman 16,000 up at Soho Square and concede 2,000
start. This event, for which Messrs. Burroughes & Watts
have offered a prize of £25, should prove very interesting.
- The competition for the Committee Cup of the Globe
Club was concluded on March 18. The final heat between
Mr. L. Jacobs (135) and Mr. W. E. Fry (90) was won by
Mr. Fry with 4 to spare. Scores: Mr. W. E. Fry (90), 200;
Mr, L. Jacobs (135), 196.
- Indications of Reece's good play this season, prior to the
championship, are yielded by the following figures:Played
13, won 11, lost 2. Winning aggregate 20,345 in 11 games;
losing aggregate 627, in 2 games. Breaks: 773, 751, 740,
527, 497, 485, 451, 422, 416, 412, and 409. 222 off the red.
- Mr. J. P. Mannock is promoting a handicap which will be
decided at his rooms at the Bedford Head Hotel, Tottenham
Court Road, commencing Monday, April 7. Entry
will be confined to players qualified to receive no more than
100 points start in 500 up from the amateur champion.
- At the Denny Institute, Dumbarton, on February 15,
Mr. Charles McCallion made a break of 105, beating the
record for this Institute. The tables are by Burroughes &
Watts, and that firm presented Mr. McCallion with a
special cue in recognition of his performance.
- The final of the Press Handicap was played at Leicester
Square on March 20. The winner was Mr. E. D. Allen,
of the Cricket Reporting Agency Staff (rec. 140), who
defeated Mr. S. H. Piggott (rec. 180) by 3 points in 250 up.
- The dinner in connection with the event will be held at the
Salisbury Hotel, Salisbury Square, E.C, on April 12, under
the chairmanship of Mr. T. A. Edge.
- The annual University contest ended on March 5 in the
victory of Cambridge by two games to one.
- Up to date, Inman and Stevenson have not been able
to agree as to a meeting.
- On April 21, Stevenson will meet W. J. Peall at Leicester
Square and concede 11,000 in 22,000 for £100 a side.
- The new Welsh Billiard Association has officially recognised
T. Carpenter, of Cardiff, as the champion of Wales,
and the winner of a Welsh championship tournament in
April will meet Carpenter.
- In the amateur championship round between Mr. S. H.
Fry and Mr. G. A. Heginbottom, Fry made the new record
amateur championship break of 236.
- The final of J. P. Mannock's handicap at the Bedford
Head Hotel resulted in G. Sutcliffe (rec. 80) defeating F.
Wagstaff (rec. 135) by 39 points.
- The refereeship in the championship match was shared
by such first-class amateurs as Mr. G. H. Nelson, Mr. A. J.
Peters, Mr. G. D. Roberts, Mr. A. J. Gask, etc.
- The committee of the Stock Exchange Billiard Association
are promoting a members' championship which commenced
on March 31. The heats are 500 up (final 750).
- Hoskin, while playing Brady a match of 7,000 points up
for £50 at Soho Square, on March 26, made a break of 307,
which is his best on a "standard" table, his previous
highest being 191.
- The game of 7,000 up between J. W. Collens and J.
Pearson, for £25 a side and the professional championship
cup of Liverpool, was concluded at Messrs. Ashcroft's
Rooms on March 8. Scores: J. W. Collens, 7,000; J. Pearson,
6,459.
- The final heat in the Stock Exchange Handicap was
decided at the Association headquarters, Old Broad Street,
on March 18, when R. E. Norton (190) beat H. Collard
(30) by 92 points, thus gaining first prize. Scores: R. E.
Norton, 250; H. Collard, 158.
- The following is the draw and order of play for the first
round of the Stock Exchange Billiard Association Championship:
March 31, P. Wood v. R. J. Bullett; April 1,
P. Harwitz v. W. D. Waite; April 2, S. Harwitz v. J. A.
Hunt; April 3, V. L. Harrington v. F. E. Yates. Heats
500 up, B.C.C. rules.
- The usual West End Club Markers' Handicap, promoted
every year by Messrs. Burroughes & Watts, will commence
at the Soho Square Salon on Monday, April 28, and there
will be three heats of 500 up each daily until completed, for
prizes amounting to £50, besides which a place will be
reserved for one of the competitors in next year's Preliminary
Professional Tournament.
- In the amateur championship of Northampton Mr. W.
Reesby defeated Mr. W. Gooing in the final by 36 points,
1,000964.
- The London Charity Handicap was concluded on March
18 at the Temple Restaurant, Tudor Street, E.C, when the
final game was played between A. N. Raker (scratch) and
W. Green (rec. 150), and resulted in a win for the latter
by 105 points.
- The Cambridge University cue was won by Mr. S. C. L.
Hatch (Trinity), who defeated Mr. C. E. Newham (Jesus)
in the final by 164 points in the usual game of 500. The
Oxford cue was won by A. Hurst Brown (Christ Church),
who defeated E. F. Pretty (Magdalene) by 213 points, 500
287.
- T. Aiken, en route for Australia, arrived at Port Said on
March 18, by the P. & O. liner "Malwa." He is due in
Melbourne on April 14, and will play George Gray and
Others.
- The Birmingham Licensed Victuallers' Tournament was
brought to a conclusion on March 4 at the Royal Exchange
Hotel, Birmingham. The finalists were: J. Bicker (rec.
570) and F. Hadley (rec. 100), the game being 800 up.
Bicker won by 18.
- The provision of a billiard table in a home where there
are grown-up sons is almost a paternal duty. Once a
youth becomes proficient on his father's private table he
wants no better amusement in the evening than "giving
his father points" in a good long game.
- Dixon has returned as head marker to Leicester Square
on Lloyd leaving for Canada. Lloyd called the scores in the
championship match just concluded at the Holborn Hall.
- The final heat of the Victoria Club Committee Cup on
March 8, between J. Cash (116) and C. Branstone (125)
was won very easily by the giver of start by 43 points.
Scores: Mr. J. Cash (116), 200; Mr. C. Branstone (125),
157.
- B. Elphick has won the championship of the Billiards
Professionals' Association for the fourth time.
- In the return match on March 26, at Swansea, between
the Swansea and Llanelly Liberals, the result was as
follows:Llanelly, 1,522; Swansea, 1,281.
- The match of 7,000 (level) for £25 aside between Brady
and Hoskin, at Soho Square, concluded on March 28 in a
victory for Hoskin by 2,000 points.
- W. Smith (Darlington) took part in three exhibition
matches on March 24 and 25 at the Talbot Hotel, Whitby,
and in each match defeated his opponent.
- In the Bentham and District League, Ingleton Liberal
Club met Ingleton Literary Institute on March 22, the scores
being: Liberal Club, 730; Literary Institute, 661.
- The match between T. Newman and J. Harris, at Manchester,
resulted in a victory for Newman by 2,951 points.
Final scores: Newman, 13,000; Harris (rec. 1,000), 10,049.