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THE BILLIARD MATCH.
REECE V. LINDRUM.'
LINDRUM'S INCREASED LEAD.
I hen- was only one session on Saturday
-in -.continuation of the billiard maltch, 16,000
up, beliieen tlie visiting Englishman - and
lied. Linilrunt. \Y hen play ceased oil
It: <1 a j- night tlie scores were: — Lindrutn
(.m.-pla.v), (i670; Recce. 4606. In -tlie course
of .batureia.v night a session the Austmlian
increased nis lead bv -another 165 points
and is now 2141 to the good.
Interest in llie game was ivell main
tained when piny was restarted at. 8
o clock, and that dtwpjle the strong lead
young Lmdriim had oht, -lined, and the. over
whelming .strength of Ins "red loser" play.
It looked feu- a while on Satin-day as if
smother. .Qiie-nia n exhibition was to be wit
nessed. Eindriim earned his unfinished
bleak- ofy if. to D). ot: which ali but 31 were
.off the red. Recce replied with only a.
dozen, and then tne Australian youth was
off again. lie had run up 282, of which
ail but (i m- 1 o off the red. before he failed
at one of the top pockets. Most people
in the room wore glad to see his cue ball
(.oiiio to i...-t „n the table. A.t the rate1 he
wits going he would have finished' the
Ho-ssion in another 20 minutes— and all that
the spectators, would have seen of the
famous Englishman -would li.ive been his
.one. ibiiel and somewhat inglorious visit to
the (able.
Rcecc came fin-ward impassive, but,iin-
smikng. In thicc .sessions, including the
one .n progress, he had scored 70 to 1700
made against Imn. It; was not a pleasant
position. Ik- faced it grimly. Getting the
nails Lo inn ioi linn a little, lie began put
ting up a l,i(.ol,. lie huil nearly reached
the century when the three balls ran
into hue. Only a masse shot would save
film, and tlie shot, a difficult one, was. duly
brougat off. The applause brought dawn
.-the 'house. It was not intended merely -for
-'the shot itself; it was an outburst o'f-'ad-
U-'n-1 T,'-1 s ' und courage shown under
dillieiilties.'_ The Englishman carried his
brea k to 150, and failed on a white loser,
a shot about which he seemed a little un
certain all the evening.
The latter half of tlie session saw no big
breaks. The only other century was scored
by Recce, who made 114 by admirable all-in
play. A second time he played the masse
shot with success; more than once his' i'un
through shots at the top of the. table,
ivnen nothing else ivas open to hini, drew
unstinted applause. Lindrum did not again
Kpt , his red hall methods into perfect
swing, though a contribution of 82 included
66 of that ball. There were three or four
successive shots in which neither scored,
but both played for strategic position, and
tlie honors were about even. Recce did
not on this occasion outgeneral his oppo
nent. One gallery shot of Lindrum's de
lighted tlie crowd. Botli balls were left
for hiin in baulk, within a few inches of
each other, and about six inches from tlie
line. He looked at them with the billiard
.player's quick, non-committal scrutiny,
chalked his cue, closed his under 1 in a
shade tighter, and aimed at the far jeft-
hanrl cushion. The ball came back off three '
cushions, cut nil sorts of angles, and can
noned fairly and squarly off the object
bal's — a perfect shot. Finally he went out
with 31 unfinished. Closing scores: —
T.IXIlifl.Tt (in play) 7.137
HKIiCK 5196
There were thirteen cues, Lindrum's ave
rage heinpr 51 and Recce's 30. Play -trill be
resumed this afternoon.
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