Improved Display by Ramage
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By a Staff Reporter
Australian Holder. Bob Marshall, made his first appearance in the current World Amateur Billiards Championship at the Great Eastern Hotel on Monday night with a comfortable Victory over Scotland’s Walter Ramage. The score at the of the four-hour session was 1,871 points to 1,084
Spectators had their first real treat of top table play. Although he sank into the doldrums for the last half hour, Marshall played a fast confident game – So fast that he sometimes failed at easy looking shots when spectators expected him to go in and make more.
He played his losing hazards with a sure and deft touch, worked for close cannon position, and once there he delighted the crowd with a string of those extremely delicate shots before breaking the position. When he got to the top of the table he advanced almost instinctively by the pot – red – cannon route.
Ramage played a better game than he did against Driffield. Once again he was not blessed with a large slice of good fortune but although he did not produce many big breaks he pegged away solidly and was never inclined to panic despite facing a heavy deficit. In the last half hour he made substantial inroads into his rival’s lead.
Ramage broke off and was soon away with a 72 break and a lead of 80 points to one . This, of course, was nothing to Marshall, who after replaying with a break of 49, pushed his peg further ahead then he jumped into his finest form to knock up 202.
From the position he had he would have gone on until further orders if the soft “loser†he played .at the top of the table Off the red had materialized, but the cue ball had “no legs†even though it was not lacking in direction. This, however, was only an appetizer, for Marshall was yet to go to the table for the real bean – feast.
Magnificent Break
Half an hour had hardly elapsed when he got down to a magnificent break of 351 compiled in 19 minutes, the foundation of this effort being his wonderful recovery shots especially the screw back cannon, and in –off.
The first 67 points came mainly in losing hazards but he soon established his top table position and began scoring like clockwork. At 188 he retrieved position with a brilliant follow through when the red was up against one of the side rails. From then onwards he passed the 300 mark with apparent ease.
This break however, was suddenly ended at 351 when he tried a simple long distance cannon from baulk, the two objects balls being no fewer than four inches apart. Unfortunately after imparting a tremendous amount of “side†on the cue ball he had the mortification of seeing it deviate from its intended course. This break of 351 beat the highest (253) so far established by Wilson Jones last Friday.
Marshall Miscues
Later, when Marshall tried a forcing hazard off the white he miscued and gave three away. He found himself double – baulked and brought off a spectacular four – cushion cannon, but from then onwards never seemed happy over his cue tip.
Unable to score for awhile with facility Marshall produced only small items, the while Ramage rallied with breaks of 87 and 57 . But Marshall was not quiet for long. He cracked up breaks of 134 and 64 before the interval while Ramage could only reply with 57.
At the halfway stage Marshall led 1,018 to 486 with 26 in play and continued to score freely on resumption. In the second half hour of this session he compiled 111 in seven minutes followed this in the next visit with 93 and later with 71. In the third half hour he registered a break of 142 in 81/2 minutes which was his last big effort if the day.
From then onwards his interest seemed to flag, and he made five successive blank visits during which time Ramage made up some of the leeway with consecutive breaks of 56 and 67 .
In the third half hour of this period Ramage compiled his first century break of the present Championship – a neat 112 But despite all this effort Marshall still went through to a comfortable victory.
Marshall’s average dropped considerably in the second half in the first session it was 49.71 per visit and in the second only 26.15 . At the end of the first hour his score was 662 : 1,018 at the end of the second : 1,579 in the third : and 1,871 at the end of the fourth.
Breaks of 50 and above were :
Marshall : 205, 351, 134, 64, 53, 111, 93, 142, 58 : 72, 87, 57, 56, 67, 112, 63.
Today’s match
L. Driffield (England) v C. Hirjee (India) – 5.30 p. m. and 8 – 30 p.m.
By a Staff Reporter
Australian Holder. Bob Marshall, made his first appearance in the current World Amateur Billiards Championship at the Great Eastern Hotel on Monday night with a comfortable Victory over Scotland’s Walter Ramage. The score at the of the four-hour session was 1,871 points to 1,084
Spectators had their first real treat of top table play. Although he sank into the doldrums for the last half hour, Marshall played a fast confident game – So fast that he sometimes failed at easy looking shots when spectators expected him to go in and make more.
He played his losing hazards with a sure and deft touch, worked for close cannon position, and once there he delighted the crowd with a string of those extremely delicate shots before breaking the position. When he got to the top of the table he advanced almost instinctively by the pot – red – cannon route.
Ramage played a better game than he did against Driffield. Once again he was not blessed with a large slice of good fortune but although he did not produce many big breaks he pegged away solidly and was never inclined to panic despite facing a heavy deficit. In the last half hour he made substantial inroads into his rival’s lead.
Ramage broke off and was soon away with a 72 break and a lead of 80 points to one . This, of course, was nothing to Marshall, who after replaying with a break of 49, pushed his peg further ahead then he jumped into his finest form to knock up 202.
From the position he had he would have gone on until further orders if the soft “loser†he played .at the top of the table Off the red had materialized, but the cue ball had “no legs†even though it was not lacking in direction. This, however, was only an appetizer, for Marshall was yet to go to the table for the real bean – feast.
Magnificent Break
Half an hour had hardly elapsed when he got down to a magnificent break of 351 compiled in 19 minutes, the foundation of this effort being his wonderful recovery shots especially the screw back cannon, and in –off.
The first 67 points came mainly in losing hazards but he soon established his top table position and began scoring like clockwork. At 188 he retrieved position with a brilliant follow through when the red was up against one of the side rails. From then onwards he passed the 300 mark with apparent ease.
This break however, was suddenly ended at 351 when he tried a simple long distance cannon from baulk, the two objects balls being no fewer than four inches apart. Unfortunately after imparting a tremendous amount of “side†on the cue ball he had the mortification of seeing it deviate from its intended course. This break of 351 beat the highest (253) so far established by Wilson Jones last Friday.
Marshall Miscues
Later, when Marshall tried a forcing hazard off the white he miscued and gave three away. He found himself double – baulked and brought off a spectacular four – cushion cannon, but from then onwards never seemed happy over his cue tip.
Unable to score for awhile with facility Marshall produced only small items, the while Ramage rallied with breaks of 87 and 57 . But Marshall was not quiet for long. He cracked up breaks of 134 and 64 before the interval while Ramage could only reply with 57.
At the halfway stage Marshall led 1,018 to 486 with 26 in play and continued to score freely on resumption. In the second half hour of this session he compiled 111 in seven minutes followed this in the next visit with 93 and later with 71. In the third half hour he registered a break of 142 in 81/2 minutes which was his last big effort if the day.
From then onwards his interest seemed to flag, and he made five successive blank visits during which time Ramage made up some of the leeway with consecutive breaks of 56 and 67 .
In the third half hour of this period Ramage compiled his first century break of the present Championship – a neat 112 But despite all this effort Marshall still went through to a comfortable victory.
Marshall’s average dropped considerably in the second half in the first session it was 49.71 per visit and in the second only 26.15 . At the end of the first hour his score was 662 : 1,018 at the end of the second : 1,579 in the third : and 1,871 at the end of the fourth.
Breaks of 50 and above were :
Marshall : 205, 351, 134, 64, 53, 111, 93, 142, 58 : 72, 87, 57, 56, 67, 112, 63.
Today’s match
L. Driffield (England) v C. Hirjee (India) – 5.30 p. m. and 8 – 30 p.m.