The Archive · 1927

PROFESS BILLIARDS

Title Retained by Newman London, May 7, The final of the Prot ional Bil-Hiavds Championship was concluded this feat. Surrey won on the first to-day at Manchester, innings. "Batting first Surrey scored! ewman retains the title, He 439, Hobbs making 112, Jeacock 85,] reached 16,000, with, Davies at Shepherd 120, Bench 77 and P. G.l tying.

Fender Newman took five] wickets for 123 runs.

Reece's Pendulum Cannon Break Hampshire's reply was 310, Mead scoring B7 and Newman 102.

281 for six wickets in their second innings Surrey declared. Of this total, Hobbs made 104, When stumps were drawn Hampshire had Scored 249 runs for five wickets. Newman scoring another century, May 6.

Reece, still playing against Peall at Thurston's, to-day completed his Fendulum cannon break, finishing at 102 not out Leyton Glamorgan won first innings points from Essex. Batting first they made 485, Bates scoring 105, Walters 78 and D. Davies 121 not' out. Russell took four wickets] for 60. Essex replied with 411, Douglas scoring 64 not out, Cutmore Bi, Eastman 60 and Hipkin 102.

Ju the second innings Glamorgan declared at 211 for five wickets, scoring another century, TE nex just saved defeat, being nine wickets down for "105 when stumps were drawn. Clay had then taken four wickets for 2 The match between Cambridge University and Middlesex at_Cam-

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