Jim Long, Victoria
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1975
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Wildman tests the rules by producing a 9 millimetre tipped fencing foil in his Eng. Am match against Ken Moore, only to be properly slapped down by the ref who deemed his “cue” to be “departure” from the rules.
Dick Watts sets a record break for the Yeovil League of 208.
Ferreira, in a four man All India round-robin tournament scored breaks of 430, 425, 327 and 305, with a session’s average of 128.4. Parikh, Savur and Mohan were the rest of the quartet who played, no mean players in their own right. Savur leading Mohan by 500, eventually fell over the line by a mere 35.
Norman Dgley (who else) wins his 8th. Eng. Am title defeating Bob Close by 2917 to 2696, at the Western Social Club in Middlesbrough, with Dagley defeating G Wright in the first semi, and Close defeating Alf Nolan in the second, with one break over 200 by Close.
Bob Close, at one time over 500 down at start of the final session, led by 2640 to 2604 with 40 minutes to play before Dagley closed out the match to win.
Wildman defeats Revill in the final of the Lincolnshire championship by 662 to 467, with Wildman making a break of 220. It was said that the table had a 6 length speed, and that it was fitted with ball returners at the pockets (who needs a ref?) Are these commonplace on tables now, or perhaps a relic of the Victorian Age?
It is the time of the tough plastic Gibraltar Cue case, to hold a one piece cue. Haven’t seen many of these around these days unless stored on the wall of you own club. Class movers and shakers wouldn’t be seen dead with one of those now.
Paddy Morgan and Satish Mohan in their tour of New Zealand played 39 one hour matches. Morgan won 31. He had 29 centuries and a 314, 257 and 218. Mohan had a high of 206.
Jim Long won the Australian Championship, in Perth, defeating J Reece from Tasmania. The high break was Jim Long with 208.
Clive Everton defeated Trevor Scott 1544 to 405 to win the Midland Billiards title, making breaks of 132, 198, 251 and 96 in the first session, and 119,114 and 279 in the second, averaging 67.4 for the match.
A gentleman, Bob Humphreys, in a Club in Wales made three breaks of 300+ , the last being 316 unfinished, unfinished because other members were waiting to use the table ! What a gentleman!
Dagley wins the World Amateur Championship in New Zealand, defeating Michael Ferreira in the final. Ferreira in a subsequent tour with his colleague Girish Parikh made breaks in 9 exhibition matches of 302, 292, 291, 255, 243, 205, with Parikh having 178, 129, 120, and 117.
The Northern Snooker Centre hosted a Centenary Billiard tournament to recall a similar tournament of 1875, won on that occasion by John Roberts. On this occasion Close beat Nolan by 1000 to 584.
Dick Watts sets a record break for the Yeovil League of 208.
Ferreira, in a four man All India round-robin tournament scored breaks of 430, 425, 327 and 305, with a session’s average of 128.4. Parikh, Savur and Mohan were the rest of the quartet who played, no mean players in their own right. Savur leading Mohan by 500, eventually fell over the line by a mere 35.
Norman Dgley (who else) wins his 8th. Eng. Am title defeating Bob Close by 2917 to 2696, at the Western Social Club in Middlesbrough, with Dagley defeating G Wright in the first semi, and Close defeating Alf Nolan in the second, with one break over 200 by Close.
Bob Close, at one time over 500 down at start of the final session, led by 2640 to 2604 with 40 minutes to play before Dagley closed out the match to win.
Wildman defeats Revill in the final of the Lincolnshire championship by 662 to 467, with Wildman making a break of 220. It was said that the table had a 6 length speed, and that it was fitted with ball returners at the pockets (who needs a ref?) Are these commonplace on tables now, or perhaps a relic of the Victorian Age?
It is the time of the tough plastic Gibraltar Cue case, to hold a one piece cue. Haven’t seen many of these around these days unless stored on the wall of you own club. Class movers and shakers wouldn’t be seen dead with one of those now.
Paddy Morgan and Satish Mohan in their tour of New Zealand played 39 one hour matches. Morgan won 31. He had 29 centuries and a 314, 257 and 218. Mohan had a high of 206.
Jim Long won the Australian Championship, in Perth, defeating J Reece from Tasmania. The high break was Jim Long with 208.
Clive Everton defeated Trevor Scott 1544 to 405 to win the Midland Billiards title, making breaks of 132, 198, 251 and 96 in the first session, and 119,114 and 279 in the second, averaging 67.4 for the match.
A gentleman, Bob Humphreys, in a Club in Wales made three breaks of 300+ , the last being 316 unfinished, unfinished because other members were waiting to use the table ! What a gentleman!
Dagley wins the World Amateur Championship in New Zealand, defeating Michael Ferreira in the final. Ferreira in a subsequent tour with his colleague Girish Parikh made breaks in 9 exhibition matches of 302, 292, 291, 255, 243, 205, with Parikh having 178, 129, 120, and 117.
The Northern Snooker Centre hosted a Centenary Billiard tournament to recall a similar tournament of 1875, won on that occasion by John Roberts. On this occasion Close beat Nolan by 1000 to 584.
