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j LINDRUM-GRAY COMBINATION. - The two young champion billiard |. .players, George Gray, champion hazard player of .the world/and Fred LmI't drum, champion of Australia, -gave an [b. exhibition in the Cosmopolitan Club fi last night, before a large audience of members. The game was one of 750 i up, and Gray received a start of 50.. Lindrum quickly to-the front I- Arwiith a prettily compiled 146. and kept /tUe lead, until .426, when Gray drew •{/ -level with a run of 72. Lmdrum, with \ a 135 .break, again drew away:from his i . rival, . and ; eventually won .by 170 l’ points, the scores at the finish being : m Lindrum .750, Gray. 580.. The winner’s p- best breaks were-146, 45,..'61, 35, 135, f : <57, 52, and Gray’s principal efforts r were 36, 96, 31, :50, 73, and .38. At I /the: conclusion of the game 'both play-/: L ' ' , i ' 1 . ‘ • /
ers gave a most skilful exhibition of fancy strokes, and were loudly applauded/ . ,
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2691, 22 December 1909, Page 6
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