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: 1,000—598.
• 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, 1,000—964.
• 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.