Chris Ross won the London and Home Counties Billiards averaging a very respectable 15.4 in his match against Alec Reeds of Ashford.
CR is well remembered for the many gladiatorial contests we had in games at the Woking Snooker Club where he once stuffed me with an immaculate spot end break of 278
Riley Burwat had a big marketing presence with their Sheerline and Starline Tables, and the Billiards Rules booklet cost 3s. 6d (go on, work it out).
The Lucania Clubs had a big presence in the London and Southern England, 16 alone in the London area.
Jack Karnehm beat Geoff Thompson for the Southern Area Billiards, 2040- 1703. Many other well-known names resonate here; Ross, Webb, Everton, Burgess Shelley to mention but a few. A notable absence from the later rounds was Norman Dagley who fell at the second stage to Geoff Thompson by 877 to 858. Dagley led by 150 with about half an hour to go, but Thompson roared back with 188 to fall over the line by 19.
Mark Wildman won the Northern Area Billiards beating Bill Dennison 2081 to 1629, averaging 15.4 for his match, having previously knocked out Herbert Beetham in the semis, by 2076 to 1778, and very respectable averages too, 22.6 to 19.2. Some notable names here also in this Comp: Porter, Rees, Pinner, Cousen, Dunning, Wright.
Bill Dennison beat Harry Burns for the Lancashire title 600-572.
Jack Karnehm defeats Mark Wildman for the English Am. Title, by 3722 to 2881, with Karnehm using his losing hazard game as “the backbone of his game”
Thea March beta Vera Selby for the Women’s Amateur Billiard title, 452 to 409.
Dave Burgess won the Junior Billiards Championship of Great Britain, a tournament sponsored by Apollo Products (the steel Cue people) Company.
In the CIU Team Championship Mountain Ash defeated Hinckley Liberal by 801 to 799, and you all know who played out of Hinckley Liberal. Dagley had the high break in the semi, with a 303 unfinished. In the last match between Dagley and Brian Breese, Dagley made a break of 154 to give Hinckley a lead of 5 with a minute remaining, Dagley leaving the red over a pocket. Breese closed out the game to give Mountain Ash the title.
In the BA and CC Proficiency Certificate award, W T Turner earned his with a break of 175, whilel Clive Everton made a 497 in the Midland Amateur Billiards quarter Final.
Clark McConachy accepted the challenge of Albert Johnson for the Australasian Billiard Title. Johnson by all accounts was deemed to be an Australian Boy Wonder at billiards, and twas said of him that he had up to 50 beaks of 500 to his name as well as a high break of 957.
In the Indian Championship Satish Mohan defeated A Savur (Coach and friend of Advani) by 4958 to 2564, with M Ferreira being defeated by Mohan in the semis.
Rex Williams illustrates an interesting shot: Red close to side cushion (on left) across from pyramid spot, White on opposite side, again close to side cushion, cue ball on middle spot of baulkline. Play cueball inside of red with running side, then side cushion, back cushion, right side cushion to get cannon. If it is played like this note how the red ball comes together to get all threes ball in close proximity. Now play same shot by hitting the right face of the red first, and see if you get the same kind of leave. The inside play is not dissimilar to many shots you find during carom billiards. And incidentally, the Great Wille Smith advocated using the same method for this leave. Perhaps Rex learned it from the man himself.
Robert Marshall announces that he intended to come out of retirement to enter the World Amateur Championship to be held in London, tickets for matches priced at between 5s and a £ (old money see).
In Australia Norman Squires defeats Clark McConachy for the Australasian championship, 5005 to 4825, after being 571 behind after the second session.
The Big One: Karnehm does the business winning the World Amateur on the back of the Eng Am. Karnehm won 9 of 10 matches, with Ferreira, Francisco and Lafir on 7/10 each.. Highest break of the tournament was Ferreira’s 629. He also had the highest match aggregate for a game, 1967. Interestingly as well is the fact that Karnehm’s only defeat was at the hands of Ferreira with his 629 break.
Marshall and Wildman were on 6/10 each, Mohan and Oriel on 5/10, Mifsud on 2/10, and Twohill and Holz on 1/10 and 0/10.
In one extraordinary match, that between Lafir and Marshall, Lafir scored 930 in his first 8 visits to Marshall’s 46
The strength of Karnehm’s game was based largely on hazard play and his highest break in the tournament was 232.
CR is well remembered for the many gladiatorial contests we had in games at the Woking Snooker Club where he once stuffed me with an immaculate spot end break of 278
Riley Burwat had a big marketing presence with their Sheerline and Starline Tables, and the Billiards Rules booklet cost 3s. 6d (go on, work it out).
The Lucania Clubs had a big presence in the London and Southern England, 16 alone in the London area.
Jack Karnehm beat Geoff Thompson for the Southern Area Billiards, 2040- 1703. Many other well-known names resonate here; Ross, Webb, Everton, Burgess Shelley to mention but a few. A notable absence from the later rounds was Norman Dagley who fell at the second stage to Geoff Thompson by 877 to 858. Dagley led by 150 with about half an hour to go, but Thompson roared back with 188 to fall over the line by 19.
Mark Wildman won the Northern Area Billiards beating Bill Dennison 2081 to 1629, averaging 15.4 for his match, having previously knocked out Herbert Beetham in the semis, by 2076 to 1778, and very respectable averages too, 22.6 to 19.2. Some notable names here also in this Comp: Porter, Rees, Pinner, Cousen, Dunning, Wright.
Bill Dennison beat Harry Burns for the Lancashire title 600-572.
Jack Karnehm defeats Mark Wildman for the English Am. Title, by 3722 to 2881, with Karnehm using his losing hazard game as “the backbone of his game”
Thea March beta Vera Selby for the Women’s Amateur Billiard title, 452 to 409.
Dave Burgess won the Junior Billiards Championship of Great Britain, a tournament sponsored by Apollo Products (the steel Cue people) Company.
In the CIU Team Championship Mountain Ash defeated Hinckley Liberal by 801 to 799, and you all know who played out of Hinckley Liberal. Dagley had the high break in the semi, with a 303 unfinished. In the last match between Dagley and Brian Breese, Dagley made a break of 154 to give Hinckley a lead of 5 with a minute remaining, Dagley leaving the red over a pocket. Breese closed out the game to give Mountain Ash the title.
In the BA and CC Proficiency Certificate award, W T Turner earned his with a break of 175, whilel Clive Everton made a 497 in the Midland Amateur Billiards quarter Final.
Clark McConachy accepted the challenge of Albert Johnson for the Australasian Billiard Title. Johnson by all accounts was deemed to be an Australian Boy Wonder at billiards, and twas said of him that he had up to 50 beaks of 500 to his name as well as a high break of 957.
In the Indian Championship Satish Mohan defeated A Savur (Coach and friend of Advani) by 4958 to 2564, with M Ferreira being defeated by Mohan in the semis.
Rex Williams illustrates an interesting shot: Red close to side cushion (on left) across from pyramid spot, White on opposite side, again close to side cushion, cue ball on middle spot of baulkline. Play cueball inside of red with running side, then side cushion, back cushion, right side cushion to get cannon. If it is played like this note how the red ball comes together to get all threes ball in close proximity. Now play same shot by hitting the right face of the red first, and see if you get the same kind of leave. The inside play is not dissimilar to many shots you find during carom billiards. And incidentally, the Great Wille Smith advocated using the same method for this leave. Perhaps Rex learned it from the man himself.
Robert Marshall announces that he intended to come out of retirement to enter the World Amateur Championship to be held in London, tickets for matches priced at between 5s and a £ (old money see).
In Australia Norman Squires defeats Clark McConachy for the Australasian championship, 5005 to 4825, after being 571 behind after the second session.
The Big One: Karnehm does the business winning the World Amateur on the back of the Eng Am. Karnehm won 9 of 10 matches, with Ferreira, Francisco and Lafir on 7/10 each.. Highest break of the tournament was Ferreira’s 629. He also had the highest match aggregate for a game, 1967. Interestingly as well is the fact that Karnehm’s only defeat was at the hands of Ferreira with his 629 break.
Marshall and Wildman were on 6/10 each, Mohan and Oriel on 5/10, Mifsud on 2/10, and Twohill and Holz on 1/10 and 0/10.
In one extraordinary match, that between Lafir and Marshall, Lafir scored 930 in his first 8 visits to Marshall’s 46
The strength of Karnehm’s game was based largely on hazard play and his highest break in the tournament was 232.