COOK v. MITCHELL.

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1259, 16 April 1883, Page 2

COOK v. MITCHELL.

+~. . These two crack players played a match in February for £1000, the terms, being 3000 up level Before play , commenced odds- of 11 to 18 were laid on Cook, who- has always previously defeated Mftcbell when not conceding him points. Howhowerer, the* Sheffield man (Mitchell) completelysurprised; even those who knew him. best, for af icr the first few hundreds he went right away and ultimately won by 1689.. Cook seemed to lack confidence and never really settled down fairly at the spot, and not once during the long: game succeeded in making 100 off the balls. Mitchell was after the first half -hour all confidence, and this will be believed when at the end of the first night's play the game was called 1500 to 770 in Mitchell's favour, the latter . leaving off for the night with an unfinished break of 733, made up of 55 and 1 87 consecutive spot strokes. On the second, night there was a very large company present, as might have been expected, to see the conclusion of this extraordinary break. Unfortunately they had not long to wait, for Mitchell broke down at the third shot, making the. total of his break 739. It would be, unnecessary to describe the .game fully frop* this point, for Cook . wastsimplyneverin-it, whilstMitchelt made breaks- 9I !«», 145,. land fcctnally fijo^e^u^w^b m incomplete break of 48t, th-og .funding out ftqm 25,13,^ apOO.