1938-11-26 — Page 21

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 26, 1938.

What Is A Billiard

Billiard Cue?

INCIDENT

AT LONDON SNOOKER

MATCH

Players Uses Fountain

NO DEFINITION

IN RULES!

(By AIR MAIL)

LONDON, NOVEMBER 15. WHAT IS A BILLIARDS CUE? THAT IS THE POSER WHICH CONFRONTED CHAR- SLES CHAMBERS, THE RE- FEREE, IN AN EXTRAORDIN- ARY INCIDENT DURING THE SNOOKER MATCH AT THURS- TON'S, LONDON, YESTERDAY, BETWEEN ALEC BROWN AND TOM NEWMAN.

Chambers was just as astound- ed as the onlookers when Brown, in the fourth frame, brought out of his pocket a fountain pen fitt- ed. with a cue-tip to play a shot. Chambers ruled that Brown had fouled, and he was penalised.

The incident arose out of a snook-

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few inches from the tip. There is a risk of mis-cueing because of the bend which must taken place in the cue.

er which Brown had left himself cue as best he can by holding it a amid a cluster of reds at the top of the table. Brown had to go for a colour, and he pondered over the position for a long time before he drew out his pen.

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Newman, Chambers, and everyone else in the hall be- came the more curious, as, de- liberately, Brown chalked the butt end of the pen. Leaning over the top cushion, he pro- pelled the white up table to the black, and mude contact. "Here, what's all this?" queried Newman, going towards Brown from the lower end of the table "That's a cue all right," replied Brown.

RULE BOOK QUOTED

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At once there was a while Chambers made a sign

though giving a penalty.

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"Is that foul, referee?” called a spectator, and Chambers answered,

“I have had this pen in my poc- ket for 18 months. To-day I felt called upon to use it, and in my opinion I was legally entitled to do

80.".

Newman laughingly said, “I have seen some funny things. during my time, but I could not stand for that. It would have been very nice for Brown if he could have got away with it, but I felt that I had some cause for protest."

ALIEN TO THE GAME

Chambers after the session said:-"A pen is not a cue. It is something alien to the game, and the fact that this one had a cue-tip on the end did not con- vert it into a cue,”

Old-time billiards players to "Yes, sir." Meanwhile Brown hand-whom a reporter spoke could not ed the pen-cue to Newman. Then recall a similar happening. S. H. Chambers, in response to the re- Fry, eight times amateur champion, quest of another spectator, took a rules book from his pocket and quoted, "The stroke must be made with the tip of the cue."

*"THERE IS A TIP"

said that although there was noth- ing in the rules to define a cue, everybody knew what a cue should be, and that the interpretation could well be left to the referee.

"The nearest approach to so short a cue that I remember was one used by John Roberts to play a masse stroke, but that was much longer than a fountain pen," he added.

"There is a tip on that," said Brown, showing the pen, "and there is no defenition of a cue in the

Interview at Leicester, where rules."

Chambers ended the discussion by they are playing a match, Joe Davis; announcing firmly that stroke the champion, and Horace Lin- means a penalty of seven against drum, of Australia, both supported Mr. Brown," and play was resum-the views of Brown,

ed.

Mr. John Bisset, chairman of the Billiards. Association, arrived a few minutes after the incident, and said to a reporter. "The rules are the rules, and provide for most con- matter. arises tingencies. When a

which is not provided for, it is a question of reasonable interpreta- tion by the referee. I say that a fountain pen is not a cue.'

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BROWN EXPLAINS

Brown, explaining the position afterwards, said, “Usually in euch circumstances a player balances his

Davis And Lindrum Support Brown

Davis said, "It is a very inter ceting point. We have been play- ing with the usual cues, for 80 long that it seems natural to re- gard them as the only ones per- mitted: There is nothing in the rules which lays down what is a cuo, and I support Brown.

Lindrum said, “I agree with Brown. He has drawn attention to a laxity in the rules regarding cues. The only similar incident în

LOCKE WINS NEW ZEALAND OPEN

Dunedin, N.Z., November 12.

A. D. Locke, the South African player, to-day won the New Zea- land Open Championship here with an aggregate of 288, comprising rounds of 75, 69, 72, and 72.

SUCCESSFUL OPERATION ON BRUCE HOBBS

London, November 12 (By Air 18618718818138281551281tumum | Mail).—Bruce Hobbs, the jockey, who fractured a bone in his spine when his my memory is that of a man who mount, Pharnace, fell at Cheltenham a invented. one for "steeplechase" fortnight ago, underwent a successful operation, yesterday morning. A piece shots. He fitted a tip on the broad of bone taken from his shin was graft- It is expected end. Where do the rules state atled on to the spine. which end a cue the tip should be that he will make a complete recovery. fitted ?"

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[Note. The rules of billiards By beating Sidney B. Wood 6-3, 6-3, and snooker contain no definition 6-2 in the final of this season's New- of a cue, the only stipulation being port (U.S.A.) tennis tourney, Donald Budge became permanent holder of the that the ball must be struck with Casino Lawn Tennis Cup. It was his the tip of the cue.]

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