The game between C. W. Porter lon Morriss on Tuesday was study of the virtues and amateur cueist. There were two occasions when the players, Porter in the first session and Moris after dinner, found their pr per game and compiled big breaks in which strength and touch were well nigh perfect. In each case, most of the scoring was done from the dec, and it was very notizeabl Play in the early stages of the first session was very tame, the balls running badly for both players and neither making any outstand breaks. 'The two jogged very eve: ly up till the 60's when Capt. Barrett got away with a couple of 24's and 25, and then made his big break' of 110. Phillips's only good break after this was a 25, while Capt. Barrett went on and made a 59, a 41 and a second 41. He was in ood form by this time, and played a rather daring, but highly suecessthroughout the match that this Was ful exes the favourite scoring position, both (sena the scones were the firs
players getting Into the usual éifie culty when it came to gathering the Capt. Barrett, 500: halls und keeping then together, rt which is the despair of any but The second session was inclined professional, In point of style and to be slow for the first 20 minutes method Morrics and Porter are very lor s0, Capt. Barpett missed sca much alikes is in fact searce-on a number of visits, while. Philly a shade of difference, and it was Tips pulled" his score up with a perhaps temperament and match ex-series of 10's and 18's. Then Capt. perience which carried the game. 90 Barrest compiled some pretty breaks decisively in Porter's favour after! of 31, 20, 26 and 42, Phillips retaliate the interval; thotigh' Morties's"break ing "with w'32 and a 26. Capt
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