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WE ARE CERTAIN FOR
Big
BiI
Lindrum and Newfnah Appear At
By "SPOT WHITE"
JpRED. Lindrum, senM has rented the
upper hall of the Melbourne Town
Hall from June 36 to June 27,
elusive, for the purposes of an
hlbition billiards match tgftween his
son, Walter Lindrum, and Tom Newman,
the English professional,
The Lord Mayor's Ball is to be
held on Wednesday, June 10. The
succeeding three days will be occu
pied in erecting a billiard table and
installing seating accommodation for
what is expected to be a mammoth
audience. Play will commence on the
following Monday.
sxdnet
encounter
Walter Lindrum has announced by
cable that he intends sailing from
London on April 17.
The first Australian
encounter with Newman takes
place in Sydney, from June 1 to Juno
33, at Farmer's, in Pitt Street, where
a room for exhibition billiards has
been specially
built
and is being
furnished on most up-to-date lines.
Farmer's will enjoy the distinction
of leading the world
tn providing
premises
for
high-class
billiards.
London halls in which Walter Lindrum
revealed
his
wonderful
prowess
seated comparatively
few
people, and on the occasion of his
play-ofE with Newman In the professional
tournament
thousands
of
would-be patrons had to be turned
away.
That cannot happen in Sydney,
thanks
to business
enterprise
there.
It is regrettable, as well as surprising,
that Melbourne has no capacious
billiard hall.
When Walter Lindrum
played Willie Smith, portion of the
Green Mill was specially fitted up.
and the immense "gates" showed that
citizens
were
willing
to liberally
patronise such matches under suitable
conditions.
In years gone by the
Athenaeum Hall. Collins Street, often
•ailed
of by visiting professionals;
but the late John
Roberts
frequently had to. play before fewcv
than 200 spectators.
WEIGHT OF CITES
Hazard," writing in London
Sporting: Life, attributes the poor
form of Clark McConachy in England
this season to his change-over to a
reserve cue of 19 or..
Continuing, he says: "To most
mateurs, this sounds like 'a ton.' I
could never understand why. In the
racks of clubs and saloons, you
an rarely find a cue weighing mortthan
3 6 oz. Many of them resemble
atch-sticks more than cues."
Questioned on this subject. Fred.
Lindrum. sem\. remarked that l9oz.
extra heavy cue, and it would
ake McConachy at least 12 months to
et thoroughly used to it. About
nd a half years ago Walter
indrum abandoned the I5ioz. cue for
ne weighing 2oz. more, and he found
he latter a vast improvement. The
weightier cue enables extra power to
e imparted to side and screw strokes,
and is beneficial in bringing the obect
ball back into position after a
ong loser.
Amateurs, according to Lindrum,
nr., use cues varying from 3t»oz. to
Sos. in weight. Horace Lindrum ifc
edded to a loioz. cue. which his
randfather picked out from stock
many years ago". It was offered to
Fred. Lindrum. junr.. who. however,
did. not "cotton" to it..
With the notable exception of Miss
Ruby Roberts, no member of the
female sex has managed to make real
headway as a billiard player. Considering
how efficient women liave become
at tennis and golf, and that they
have invaded field games, rowing and
athletics, it is puzzling that they cannot
uee a cue with any measure of
skill, for billiards does not involve
strenuous physical effort.
Miss Ruby Roberts received long
instruction from her uncle, the
late
Charles Memmott. than whom
there
never was a better tutor.
I witnessed
her initiatory efforts, and we had
many a practice game, togtlier at the
ttufce of llothsiiy
rooms.
in Elizabeth
Street.
Those premises afterwards
were incorported in a big emporium,
which they adjoined.
Though of highly-siruny
temperament.
and inclined
to
despair
at
times.
Miss
Roberts
practised
assiduously.
The
late John
Roberts 1
adopts! this young lady as a
pupil,
and tool< her to England, where her
efforts tvere mainJ.v ropiined to
exhibition
games in society homes.
She
returned to AustroH.i :rh<l took
up
residence in Brisbane, (jut has, l. believe.
abandoned the role of professional.
English papers to lwnd
recently
show that a women's billiard championship
is in progress
at
Buvwat
Hall. Soho Square. London.
In one
heat Mr* JOddowes (500) defeated Mrs
Strachley-Howden (325). Her highest
break was 19.
This is pitiful, when
we consider that Miss Ruby
Roberts
occasionally reached treble figures
a visit to the table.
WALTER LINDRUM Help
WALTER LINDRUM
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