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Arrangements are _Billiards Championship Great eastern hotel Calcutta being held in India for the_ Championship to be held ___being the table tennis champion year.
Five of the six competitors are already in Calcutta and are putting on regular practice. They are Bob Marshall (Australia) the holder L. Driffield (England) , W. Ramage (Scotland) Wilson Jones and C .Hirjee (India). A. Yunoos the Burma representative is expected to arrive shortly.
It has long been the aim of Billiards Association and control council for India to hold the event in Calcutta. It was formerly called the British Empire Amateur Billiards Championship but at India’s instigation the name was changed to the World Championship last year when under its new designation. It was held in London for the first time.
Played on the American league system the championship was annexed last year by the Bob Marshall who won all his six matches. He clinched the issue in the deciding game with Frank Edwards who was then England’s champion, by defeating him by 3,439 points to 2,719.
Still playing a masterly game, Marshall, who holds seven world records has a very good chance of retaining his title but it is expected that the strongest challenge will come from Leslie Driffield, the English champion whose technique follows a clever combination of top table and red ball play. Besides he has a remarkable flare for recovery shots in order to retrieve position.
Walter Ramage, Scotland’s representative, has been a leading player in Edinburgh for almost 20 years and has held the Scottish championship for atleast 10 years. He finished fourth in the championship table last year and was very impressive in his match against Marshall who won only by 241 points.
India’s Hope
Wilson Jones India’s no. 1 has shown remarkable improvement during the last four years, and both Cleary former Australian champion and Bob Marshall have a very high opinion of his play. Jones holds victories over both Tom Cleary and Frank Edwards and his break of 342, against Cleary in 1950 was a masterpiece of accuracy and concentration. Jones also holds a victory over Marshall in an exhibition game.
India, the host country is allowed two representatives and C. Hirjee, the popular player from Bengal is the country’s second nomination. He too is a clever top table player and has to his credit a victory over Tom Cleary.
Burma, taking part in the championship for the first time, is represented by Ameen Yunoos, above whom very little is known since he has taken no prominent part in international billiards. Yunoos did not take billiards seriously until the post -war years but won the Burma Championship this year on his first entry.
The championship will be played under the idle climatic conditions. The table for the purpose has been imported from England and is fitted with the best west of England cloth and English cushions.
Players Interviewed
Interviewed after his shortly arrival in Calcutta, Bob Marshall said that he was no stranger to India and was happy to be back to renew the acquaintances he made during his tour of the country in 1949 Walter Ramage stated that this was his first trip to India’s and was looking forward eagerly in the championships.
Leslie Driffield who arrived much earlier then Marshall and Ramage has already played a number of exhibition matches in the city.
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Marshall tried his best but there was little he could do. At times it appeared that he had not found his touch for some easy shots were bungled by him.
At the end of the first hour’s play Marshall was trailing by 418 to 95 points. It eas only till his 16th visit to the table that Marshall could reach the top of the table and a break of 115 followed. This was backed up by break of 50 and 145 in his 22 and 23 respectively visits to the table to reduce the lead to 649 to 454.
But Driffield could not be stopped and with big breaks be ended the session with a lead of 303.
Driffield’s breaks for the first session were : - 53, 125, 72, 96, 59, 64 and 74.
Marshall’s breaks were:- 115, 50 and 145.
Driffield who crossed over with a commanding lead of 757 to 457 points from the first session had little trouble in maintaining his unbeaten record.
The new champion showed great consistency with losing hazard play and the same time showed that he was master of the top- of-the-table game.
In the second session he made four century breaks of 127, 150, 146, and 152. His other big break was 84. Marshall never could find his true form which came in a flash when he scored the highest break of 273 which was too late to recover the lost ground. The Australian had only one other break of 61 over the fifty mark to his credit in the second session.
Chandra Hirjee of India has an outstanding chance of finishing second for with only one game left against Scotland’s Walter Ramage he had suffered only one defeat at the hands of Driffield.
Driffield completed his engagements while Marshall has yet to play one game – W. Jones, on Friday.
The prize distribution of the championship will be held on Tuesday at the Great Eastern Hotel at 12-45 P.M. Sir Bijoy Prosad Singh Roy Sheriff of Calcutta will preside.
Thursday’s Billiards
W. Ramage (Scotland) vs. C. Hirjee (India ‘B’) – 5-30 P.M. and 8-30 P.M.
Drawings of National Billiards
Just after the World Billiards championship the National Billiards and snooker championship will commence. The following are the drawings of National Billiards and snooker championships:-
Billiards : first round – (1) W.A. read vs. T. A. Selvaraj – Decr 7 (2) A. Yunoos (Burma) vs. M. L. Ali – decr.7. (3) P. Venkatram (Madras) vs. T. Eng Chwan (Burma)- Decr. 6. (4) J.L. D’Praser vs. S .K. Roy – decr.6. Second Round – (A) Winner of (1) vs. A. Driffield – Decr . 12. (B) Winner of (2) vs. C. Hirjee –Decr-9, (C) Winner of (4) vs. W. Ramage – Decr 16. Semifinal ;l – 9X) Winner of (A) vs. Winner of (B)-Decr 13 (y) Winner of (D) – Decr 11 Final – Decr 14 and 15
Snooker : First Round - - (1) O.K. Raja Gopal (Madras) vs. J.L. D’Praser (Hyderabad) – Decr, 7. (2) I. Dawoodjee (Burma) vs. H.S. Krishna Murthi (Madras) – Decr. 6. (3) W.A. Read (Burnpur) vs. Mir Iradat Ali (Hyderabad0 – Decr. 8.
Second Round – (A) M. Mullick vs. W. Ramage – Decr 9 (B) Winner of (1) vs. Capt T. Sadler – Decr 9 (C) Winner of (2) vs. Winner of (2)- Decr. 10 Quarter Final – (D) Winner of (A) vs. C. Hirjee – Decr 16. (E) Winner of (B) vs. B. Marshall – Decr..13 (F) Winner of (C) vs. W. Jones – Decr 12. (G) T.A. Selvaraj (Mysore) vs. A. Driffield – Decr 11.
Semi – Final
(X) Winner of (D) vs. Winner of (E) --Decr.16
(Y) Winner Of (F) vs. Winner of (G)-- Decr.16
Final — Decr.17
STRONG
Arrangements are _Billiards Championship Great eastern hotel Calcutta being held in India for the_ Championship to be held ___being the table tennis champion year.
Five of the six competitors are already in Calcutta and are putting on regular practice. They are Bob Marshall (Australia) the holder L. Driffield (England) , W. Ramage (Scotland) Wilson Jones and C .Hirjee (India). A. Yunoos the Burma representative is expected to arrive shortly.
It has long been the aim of Billiards Association and control council for India to hold the event in Calcutta. It was formerly called the British Empire Amateur Billiards Championship but at India’s instigation the name was changed to the World Championship last year when under its new designation. It was held in London for the first time.
Played on the American league system the championship was annexed last year by the Bob Marshall who won all his six matches. He clinched the issue in the deciding game with Frank Edwards who was then England’s champion, by defeating him by 3,439 points to 2,719.
Still playing a masterly game, Marshall, who holds seven world records has a very good chance of retaining his title but it is expected that the strongest challenge will come from Leslie Driffield, the English champion whose technique follows a clever combination of top table and red ball play. Besides he has a remarkable flare for recovery shots in order to retrieve position.
Walter Ramage, Scotland’s representative, has been a leading player in Edinburgh for almost 20 years and has held the Scottish championship for atleast 10 years. He finished fourth in the championship table last year and was very impressive in his match against Marshall who won only by 241 points.
India’s Hope
Wilson Jones India’s no. 1 has shown remarkable improvement during the last four years, and both Cleary former Australian champion and Bob Marshall have a very high opinion of his play. Jones holds victories over both Tom Cleary and Frank Edwards and his break of 342, against Cleary in 1950 was a masterpiece of accuracy and concentration. Jones also holds a victory over Marshall in an exhibition game.
India, the host country is allowed two representatives and C. Hirjee, the popular player from Bengal is the country’s second nomination. He too is a clever top table player and has to his credit a victory over Tom Cleary.
Burma, taking part in the championship for the first time, is represented by Ameen Yunoos, above whom very little is known since he has taken no prominent part in international billiards. Yunoos did not take billiards seriously until the post -war years but won the Burma Championship this year on his first entry.
The championship will be played under the idle climatic conditions. The table for the purpose has been imported from England and is fitted with the best west of England cloth and English cushions.
Players Interviewed
Interviewed after his shortly arrival in Calcutta, Bob Marshall said that he was no stranger to India and was happy to be back to renew the acquaintances he made during his tour of the country in 1949 Walter Ramage stated that this was his first trip to India’s and was looking forward eagerly in the championships.
Leslie Driffield who arrived much earlier then Marshall and Ramage has already played a number of exhibition matches in the city.
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Marshall tried his best but there was little he could do. At times it appeared that he had not found his touch for some easy shots were bungled by him.
At the end of the first hour’s play Marshall was trailing by 418 to 95 points. It eas only till his 16th visit to the table that Marshall could reach the top of the table and a break of 115 followed. This was backed up by break of 50 and 145 in his 22 and 23 respectively visits to the table to reduce the lead to 649 to 454.
But Driffield could not be stopped and with big breaks be ended the session with a lead of 303.
Driffield’s breaks for the first session were : - 53, 125, 72, 96, 59, 64 and 74.
Marshall’s breaks were:- 115, 50 and 145.
Driffield who crossed over with a commanding lead of 757 to 457 points from the first session had little trouble in maintaining his unbeaten record.
The new champion showed great consistency with losing hazard play and the same time showed that he was master of the top- of-the-table game.
In the second session he made four century breaks of 127, 150, 146, and 152. His other big break was 84. Marshall never could find his true form which came in a flash when he scored the highest break of 273 which was too late to recover the lost ground. The Australian had only one other break of 61 over the fifty mark to his credit in the second session.
Chandra Hirjee of India has an outstanding chance of finishing second for with only one game left against Scotland’s Walter Ramage he had suffered only one defeat at the hands of Driffield.
Driffield completed his engagements while Marshall has yet to play one game – W. Jones, on Friday.
The prize distribution of the championship will be held on Tuesday at the Great Eastern Hotel at 12-45 P.M. Sir Bijoy Prosad Singh Roy Sheriff of Calcutta will preside.
Thursday’s Billiards
W. Ramage (Scotland) vs. C. Hirjee (India ‘B’) – 5-30 P.M. and 8-30 P.M.
Drawings of National Billiards
Just after the World Billiards championship the National Billiards and snooker championship will commence. The following are the drawings of National Billiards and snooker championships:-
Billiards : first round – (1) W.A. read vs. T. A. Selvaraj – Decr 7 (2) A. Yunoos (Burma) vs. M. L. Ali – decr.7. (3) P. Venkatram (Madras) vs. T. Eng Chwan (Burma)- Decr. 6. (4) J.L. D’Praser vs. S .K. Roy – decr.6. Second Round – (A) Winner of (1) vs. A. Driffield – Decr . 12. (B) Winner of (2) vs. C. Hirjee –Decr-9, (C) Winner of (4) vs. W. Ramage – Decr 16. Semifinal ;l – 9X) Winner of (A) vs. Winner of (B)-Decr 13 (y) Winner of (D) – Decr 11 Final – Decr 14 and 15
Snooker : First Round - - (1) O.K. Raja Gopal (Madras) vs. J.L. D’Praser (Hyderabad) – Decr, 7. (2) I. Dawoodjee (Burma) vs. H.S. Krishna Murthi (Madras) – Decr. 6. (3) W.A. Read (Burnpur) vs. Mir Iradat Ali (Hyderabad0 – Decr. 8.
Second Round – (A) M. Mullick vs. W. Ramage – Decr 9 (B) Winner of (1) vs. Capt T. Sadler – Decr 9 (C) Winner of (2) vs. Winner of (2)- Decr. 10 Quarter Final – (D) Winner of (A) vs. C. Hirjee – Decr 16. (E) Winner of (B) vs. B. Marshall – Decr..13 (F) Winner of (C) vs. W. Jones – Decr 12. (G) T.A. Selvaraj (Mysore) vs. A. Driffield – Decr 11.
Semi – Final
(X) Winner of (D) vs. Winner of (E) --Decr.16
(Y) Winner Of (F) vs. Winner of (G)-- Decr.16
Final — Decr.17