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ARMY BILLIARD ASSOCIATION
President
:
L
IEUT.-
G
ENERAL
S
IR
A
RTHUR
E
.
M
C
N
AMARA,
K
.
C
.
B
.,
C
.
M
.
G
.,
D.S.O.
Committee
:
One Representative each Command and District.
Executive Committee
:
One Representative from Aldershot and Eastern Commands, and London District.
Hon. Secretary
:
M
A
J
OR
C
.
W
.
C
ONNOR,
Army Pay Office, Hounslow.
HISTORY OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP
The Army Billiard Championship was founded in
19o8.
It owed
its origin to Sir Edward Ward, then Permanent Under-Secretary
of State for War, who suggested it as a desirable means of increasing
indoor recreation in the Army.
Messrs. Thurston, Ltd., provided the challenge shield and prizes
as soon as Sir Edward's desire was made known to them. They have
promoted the contest ever since, placing their Match Hall at the
disposal of the finalists, free of charge.
Since the end of the Great War, the Army Billiard Championship
has been under the auspices of the Army Sport Control Board and
the Army Billiard Association. All ranks now compete in the
contest, which was changed, in
1922,
from Individual to Unit Team.
RULES
(Revised at a General Meeting held at the War Office on
15th September,
1931•)
I.
The Army Billiard Association was constituted in
1921.
2.
The object of the Association is to encourage the playing of
billiards, and allied games, throughout the Army and to arrange for
the holding of Army Championships.
3.
The Association is to consist of a representative from all
Home Commands and the London and Northern Ireland Districts.
4. The representatives of the Aldershot and Eastern Commands
and London District, with the Hon. Secretary, will be members
of the Executive Committee. Three members to form a quorum.
5. The Executive Committee are delegated power to arrange all
details in connection with the Championship ; to deal with all
suggestions and matters submitted with which the Hon. Secretary
cannot deal by himself ; to refer to representatives of Commands
any point on which their views are considered necessary. It is
considered that owing to the heavy travelling expenses involved in
calling a General Meeting of the Association in London, such