1937-09-28 — Page 205

CLARK MCCONACHY

HITS OUT

KEEN TO MEET LINDRUM

IN SYDNEY

AND MELBOURNE

SYDNEY, SEPTEMBER 2 THROUGH “THE REFEREE”” CLARK MCCONACHY, OF NEW THROUGH OF REGENGES HALL ME UNDGUM FONDE

FEND THE WORLD'S BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP.

He writes:-I would be pleased if you would publish in The Referee" my challenge to play Walter Lindrum for the world's supremacy of English billiards. I enclose a list of conditions un- der which such challenge is made. At great expense to myself, I have travelled to England many times, and now that the world's championship title is held in Australia, I see no reason why Walter Lindrum should not defend it there.

In 1983, Walter Landrum wonjustified in holding the title the title in London, and in 1934 longer.

he defended his title in Mel- Twill play him during September, bourne during the Centenary Ce- October or November of this year,

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A. A. Roza, above, is conspicnous by his absence among the competi tors for the Colony swimming championships.

as per the BA and C.C. rules.

(5) Referee to be mi

upon

lebrations. The Bilhards Associa-the games to be played in Sydney (6) Gate money to be

anvided

tion and Control Council of Eon- and Melbourne. I am making this don sent a representative to Aus-challenge with the support of Auck-after payment of all expenses, 60 per cent to the winner and 40 per cent. tralia to attempt to win the su-land Billiards Association who are

to the loser. premacy for England. -

affiliated with the English govern- ing body.

Since then, no challenge has been made.

I consider I have a chance second

List of conditions:-

MC.C.'S FOURTH VICTORY

August 21

(1) Three games to be played, Vancouver, to none to win this title, and each of two weeks duration, com-M.C.C. team, Walter Lindrum thinks otherwise,

prising 24 he should be only too pleased to ach

each. cept my challenge.

sions of 134 hours Canada under which y

THIS YEAR

(2) The table to be a neutral one, and to conform to the requirements lof the BA and C.C. templates and

Should Walter Lindrum try to be rules.. little or sidestep my challenge I will take it for granted he is afraid I will defeat him, and that he is not

(3) Crystalate balls to be used, and a new set for each game.

(1) Stake money to be £100 a side

EMBED

FASTER THE CLAIMED FOR WOODERSON'S

MILE RUN

ONE WATCH NOT CERTIFIED

London, August 31.

A time of 4mm. 62-5sec. is now claimed to have been made by Syd- new Wooderson at Motspur Park last Saturday. Four timekeepers held watches, and two of them showed 4min 6 2-5sec, and the other two 4min. 63-5sec.

The referee, în general practice. slower time as th

urthermore the

with

of the ru

for

cords demand only three timek

id where two

the time recorded by them shall be

FOR ADJUDICATION

Wooderson's time, fouring one of the timekeepe

should be 4min 6. C. Newman,

scored their fourth sec inside the wo victory on successive days by beat up by Glenn Cunningham ing British Columbia Colts by eight ton, New Jersey, thre wickets at Vancouver yesterday

The Colts batting fifteen were dis- The promoting club propose missed by 162, A. P. Singleton, Ox-have the full facts forwarded by ford University and Worcestershire, the referee to the AAA for adju- taking six wickets for 58 rums. dication.

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