Billiard players in Shanghai are delighted with the news that the famous professional, Willie Smith—next to Lindrum the finest exponent of the game to-day—is short! show his skill on local tables. Shanghai has amateur players of mo mean reputation—the remark able break of Mr. W. Pennell has recently been acclaimed; it fell short by six points of the world's amateur record break of 405 which was made only as lately as Never ber last, Therefore Mr. Smith can be assured of a warm welcome here sind, better still, an audience which will be able to appreciate his talents, The fortunate local players who will be chosen to appear against him will, no doubt, do. their best for Shanghai and the short season of four nights play at the Shanghai Amateur Billiards Association's headquarters will be exceedingly} interesting. Billiards is admittedly, game in which the gap between the rabbit aiid the tiger is terribly, wide. But even the rabbit who is pleased with a two figure break—provided he forgets the flukes which contained—can derive some de-Vight from watching the balls exactly as the cue tells them,
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