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00:30Now then, today we're concentrating on bar billiards, one of the oldest pub sports.
00:34Even Henry VIII wielded a nifty cue, and table football, played mostly in universities by students, will feel one degree under.
00:41Our first table football match features a reigning champs, Speedy Campbell and Berries Hall.
00:46But incredibly, they're losing 5-4 to Hurricane Hardy and Wally Osborne.
00:51Well, we knew that Hurricane Hardy in the hat was a singles wizard, but Wally Osborne's form in attack has been a revelation.
00:56But the colour lads have hit back, it's 5-all and all on this final one.
01:01The question, can Berries Hall get the ball down the table for a lightning strike from Speedy, or will our rock and roll fan Osborne playing white?
01:07And he's very tense, will he get it?
01:105-5, all on this.
01:15And that's it. Neat attacking wins.
01:21Campbell and Hall, who we reckon were nigh on invincible, go out in the first round.
01:25Now a quarter-final featuring the latest hot shots from Leeds University, Andy Sandomas and Sultan Merchant.
01:31They lead in Tavroux and Nia Fertre, the 1973 four national champions.
01:37And the Sifri-Kuwaiti combination here on white are unpredictable, but flashy and often exciting.
01:45Andy Sandomas trying to tee it up, and he scores, and see how he dragged the ball inwards, and let's fly in the same move.
01:51But there he goes.
01:56Again, Sandomas in the red shirt in the classical attack position, trying to tee up a banana shot.
02:02That's the one that puts spin to bend the ball past the white goalkeeper.
02:05Tavroux's defence, pretty cool, and well-aligned.
02:15Don't let the casual, almost bored style of Andy Sandomas truly, it's all tactics.
02:19He'll flip those rods pretty quickly once he gets the signal, and clear the way for a shot from the back.
02:25Holding the men parallel to the table, so as not to block a shot or a rebound from that far end.
02:35A lot more tactics than meet the eye in this game.
02:41Sandomas and Merchant from that barnassus of table for Leeds University.
02:46A bit messy, that.
02:47The Sifri-Kuwaiti on your right, banging away, hopefully.
02:50Sandomas and Merchant, the blue men, trying to cool it down and set up a centre-forward shot.
02:53Sandomas and Merchant.
02:59Very much a waiting game.
03:02We'll wait for the opening, but...
03:04Tamriu and Neofito unable to get any rhythm in their play.
03:15White's in defence.
03:18I'm getting off the table.
03:20It's blue's in possession now.
03:23We haven't really had the best of rhythm in this game.
03:33But there it is.
03:33A slight missed kick, but there's no doubt who are the better control pair.
03:37And it was a pretty good goal to finish.
03:41So the University pair beat the Champs of Britain.
03:43By the way, recognise the ref?
03:45It's Terry Yoroff, the Welsh international footballer.
03:47The next match he's in charge of features our first ever table football champions, Frank Boket and John Kropak of Doncaster.
03:55Kropak and Boket in that year matching blue gear.
03:58Oh, a lucky rebound for them.
04:01Sets them off.
04:05Quietly confident, John Kropak.
04:07Kropak's in the glasses on the left.
04:09When he's not playing, he's a stockbroker.
04:11Very cool customer.
04:13And that's two.
04:13That's pretty quick.
04:15And Devon, on the right, look who ruled it.
04:21Not a bit surprising.
04:22There's a lot on their plates.
04:24Kropak's embarked a tremendous understanding, tremendous power.
04:27And they've got their own crowd behind them, too.
04:30A lot of Doncaster lands here.
04:37That's it.
04:38That's three.
04:40Doncaster Kopp sets up around.
04:41Sometimes too much noise for their own fans.
04:43They're terribly noisy a lot.
04:45We haven't yet seen Frank Boket's rocket shot from full-back.
04:50I'm sure it'll come.
04:513-0, all going the way of Kropak and Boket at the moment.
04:57Devon Fair's struggling.
05:02I'll be glad enough to get one on the ball, I think.
05:06Bit unlucky there.
05:10Oh, a long one from the back.
05:12That's another one.
05:13Really banged on.
05:14Beautiful goal.
05:16Belted into the centre man by Kropak for deliberate ricochet.
05:18Just watch this.
05:20Superb use of the ricochet and deliberately played.
05:23There it is.
05:30The only excitement we've missed to go is 5-0 to Doncaster.
05:34Just one more to go.
05:39Devon Fair really on to a hiding this time.
05:415-0 down.
05:44Just one more needed.
05:45Among the full-backs, Kropak and Boket.
05:50But they'll let go in a minute.
05:53Chanting of the Doncaster fans behind.
05:59Come on, says one of the fans.
06:00He wants to get this over with.
06:01The slaughter done cleanly and clinically.
06:05Kropak and Boket.
06:06Played together for a lot of years now.
06:10There's the ball.
06:11There it is.
06:12White trying to get it away from their own defence.
06:20If they can get a goal, it'll look a bit better on the scorecard.
06:23But the result isn't in doubt.
06:25Devon Fair on White.
06:26Kropak and Boket in blue.
06:31Just waiting to move in for the kill.
06:40No way through yet.
06:42They work so well together.
06:46And there it is.
06:49Boket special.
06:52Watch it now.
06:53Frank Boket lifting it a good three inches off the deck.
06:56And remember, that ball's made of clay.
07:01Kropak and Boket looking good.
07:03Now a pair who I must admit I fancy.
07:05Nelly Nelson and Junior McRith of London.
07:07They're playing a flashy pair from Sussex.
07:09Bradwell and Wilson, who are on your right.
07:14Nelly Nelson and Junior McRith on the left.
07:18The blue men one up already.
07:19No blue.
07:22Nelly Nelson's a real fanatic.
07:24He trains six nights a week and then relaxes with a bit of Kung Fu.
07:26On White, Bradwell and Wilson.
07:29Wilson, the man in red braces, are from Sussex.
07:31They're real showmen.
07:32They're after the prize money to buy gold Lame gloves to play in.
07:37That's expected to be more than gold Lame gloves to stop Nelly Nelson,
07:40who seems to be in very sharp attacking form.
07:43A lively electric pair, the Londoners.
07:53They're in attack.
07:54Now, two.
07:55Two now, blue.
08:00Nelson McRith already.
08:02Three.
08:03Three now, blue.
08:06Beautiful attacking play.
08:10Very fast, very slow.
08:12Four now, blue.
08:16Nelson and McRith, who went on to win 6-3, making it look easy.
08:20Now, another look at Hardy and Osborne,
08:21who just knocked out our reigning champs.
08:24Now, they're meeting Cretan Hambus and Amir Marafin.
08:27It's five goals each.
08:29Five goals each, so it's all on the winner in this game of six up.
08:32All the stops out.
08:33Each side holding the rods parallel,
08:34indicating a strike from the back could be on.
08:38Blue in possession now,
08:40but picked up by White defence.
08:42Hardy and Osborne trying to tee one up from the full-back,
08:44and as soon as there's an opening, they'll let fly.
08:46Can come from anywhere.
08:54What a shot by Hardy.
08:59Hurricane Hardy and Wally Osborne just make it.
09:02Next time, we'll have the two semifinals.
09:04We've reached half-time, but stick around.
09:06In a couple of ticks, barbellied, and some real premier potting.
09:09I'll see there.
09:10Now, barbellied, and some of the finest skill skills I've ever seen.
09:31We're going to join the first semifinal between our reigning champ,
09:34John Baker of Kent, and Cliff Dighton of Preston.
09:37Remember, when the player's on the table,
09:39he's got a maximum of 45 seconds in play,
09:41and when the bar drops, the ball stops coming back.
09:44We join it with Baker already quite a bit in the lead.
09:49They're over 1,000 in front now, Baker.
09:5360.
09:53But we've had one game with a man over 2,000 in front,
09:56and he's still lost, so there's plenty of time yet.
10:03No score.
10:04And Dighton missed the ball completely,
10:06and he'll not be very pleased with that.
10:07780.
10:08Clifford Dighton, 630.
10:11Oh, that was a bit of luck, but...
10:13And he apologised us very sportingly for that fluke to Dighton.
10:17What a great sportsman this lad is.
10:18230.
10:29Dighton comes from Lancashire, and Baker from Kent.
10:32If there'd been a Yorkshireman that just fluke,
10:33that he wouldn't apologise to a Lancashire man, that's for certain.
10:39Trying to help it on there, little smile.
10:413,080.
10:42Clifford Dighton, 630.
10:47He's got a chance here, picking up 100, and he's done it.
10:52100.
10:53But he needs them.
10:55When you're over 1,000 behind,
10:57and the time limit when that bar goes down...
10:59150.
11:00You're going to have to rely on your opponent
11:02to knock that black skittle down to win.
11:07But that's a very nice shot there.
11:09380.
11:10Cliff Dighton.
11:16He's playing much steadier at this break than he did before,
11:20when he looks a much better player.
11:22He's got a very nice cue style and action there.
11:28440.
11:28Oh, he's brought the ball back down there.
11:30He's got a fair chance of...
11:32I don't know, he wants a little bit of spin on this to get it.
11:34No, I didn't think he could.
11:36480 scored.
11:37But a nice break of 484 from Cliff Dighton there.
11:41Clifford Dighton, 1,120.
11:441,120.
11:45John Baker, 2,080.
11:47Nearly 1,000 in it.
11:49And John Baker, our reigning champion, missing there.
11:52And they'll be very crazy than so.
11:54The ball is now down.
11:55There's bound to be a little bit of nerves among these lads.
12:08They're playing for 150 quid.
12:10And 150 quid, you don't want to do anybody.
12:19Nice, delicate little shot there.
12:20And the bar is down.
12:23And 1,000 lead.
12:26Must give him a great chance, but he's missed.
12:28So what few he scored there, he lost anyway.
12:31But the bar is down.
12:33John Baker, 2,018.
12:34Clifford Dighton, 1,120.
12:37Not quite 1,000 in it.
12:39And the bar is down.
12:40And he's missed the ball as well.
12:42So I don't know which way Baker's going, but...
12:50Oh, what a beautiful shot.
12:52What a beautiful shot.
12:54And he's won the game, no trouble at all.
12:56And our reigning champion is through to the final again.
12:59John Baker, determined to retain his title.
13:02Now the second semi-final between high-scoring John Peters of Surrey
13:05and youngster Rod Turrett.
13:07There's not much in it.
13:0850, John Peters, 1,100.
13:13You see, here's...
13:14Peters have got a chance of playing on the...
13:1550.
13:16Big numbers down on the bottom table there.
13:21100.
13:24I don't know which way he'll go here, but...
13:28Just picking up...
13:29130.
13:30Just picking up the bit of bread at the top there.
13:36150.
13:38This is a fairly good stand-up that these two boys have set.
13:43They've run to the table and scored over 100 practically every time.
13:48And they're still at it.
13:51250.
13:51Oh, 250 now.
13:53And still going.
13:54He's playing this one off the cush.
13:56But he missed the ball.
13:57310.
13:57No, he just touched it.
13:59He just touched it.
14:00And it's 45 seconds.
14:01That's another 300 break.
14:02John Peters, 1,410.
14:04And Rod Turrett, 850.
14:06Just about 600 in it before this break started.
14:09But young Peters there.
14:10Brought the red back down the table there.
14:13And he's going to play it off the...
14:14Oh, beautiful play.
14:15Now he can go in off again, you see.
14:17And he can make this into 200 if he goes in off here.
14:21Oh, he missed it.
14:22He ticked the one off at the top, but he missed the one he really wanted.
14:27But it turned out beautifully because he made it into 200 at the top there.
14:36Oh, he's playing with a lot of confidence, this youngster.
14:39He's only 24, but he's playing with a bit of confidence.
14:42And he's got both balls in, so this brings him a chance to bring him back down where the big scores are.
14:49Oh, he took that far too quickly.
14:50He didn't take his time there.
14:52420 scored.
14:54Roth Tarrot, 1,270.
14:58John Peters, 1,410.
15:01Not much in it now.
15:02Not much in it now before this break started.
15:05Less than 200.
15:09140.
15:10Peters is picking him up again.
15:13Just a steady touch, you see.
15:14Oh, beautiful play.
15:15Beautiful play because he's given himself a chance of following through with the red
15:20and going into the 100 hole.
15:21And there it is.
15:21He played the perfect shot.
15:25500 and 70.
15:26Over 500 this break.
15:28Beautiful.
15:28And the ball's back where he wants him, you see, because there's the white in.
15:32600 and 20.
15:34Over 600.
15:35That's 700 over.
15:36720.
15:38Going beautiful.
15:39It's the best break of the competition so far.
15:43770.
15:44770 in 45 seconds.
15:46That's good going.
15:47John Peters, 2,180.
15:49And puts him nearly 1,000 ahead.
15:51Rob Tarrot, 1,270.
15:53But young Tarrot is fighting back.
15:54He's got both balls down the table now.
15:56He's not satisfied with the spot.
15:57He's knocking it down with his thumb.
15:58And there he picks up another 150.
16:04240.
16:05240 already.
16:06And he's got both balls together again.
16:08But Peters there looks pretty confident.
16:10And he's done it again.
16:11That's 302 shots.
16:14390.
16:15This is great stuff.
16:16And that looks as though it could be.
16:18Oh, dear.
16:19390 score.
16:20390 break.
16:22And, of course, if...
16:23Rob Tarrot, 1,660.
16:26Obviously, Peters can't hit the wide sitting in front of the 100 hole at the top there.
16:33Oh, yes, he can.
16:34He's gone for it.
16:34And he's got it.
16:35And he's left the red dead in line.
16:37And if he slips this in, it's a 200, you see.
16:39Counts 200 if he slips this in, you see.
16:41And he's got it.
16:42320.
16:43This is good play.
16:44A very good standard of play.
16:46I'm absolutely delighted myself with it.
16:47And he's followed through beautifully.
16:50540.
16:51Another 540.
16:52I don't know who's going to win this game, but...
16:57540 scored.
16:59Another 540.
17:01That's the second time, I think, in this game he's gone over 500.
17:032,720.
17:0445 seconds.
17:05Rob Tarrot, 1,660.
17:08Over 1,100 in it before this break started.
17:11The young Tarrot there is fighting back.
17:15And, of course, with 1,100 down, the pressure's on him.
17:18And he's got to shoot much quicker than he probably'd like to.
17:20And so it might spoil his shots a bit.
17:23But he's still cracking on.
17:26He's got to get that red back down the bottom here where the big scores are.
17:32150.
17:39Oh, he went in.
17:40170.
17:41A little hand, and he's been on there another 200.
17:45Oh, now he's got both balls.
17:47250.
17:47Back down the table.
17:48Where he can get at the big stuff again.
17:49And, oh, how unlucky.
17:51He's 45 seconds is up.
17:52But that, the time limit is allowed for the break.
17:56But that's what the game's all about.
17:58And Peter's is straight in.
18:00He saw his jams.
18:01He kicked it for a quick 150.
18:03And he's going for it again.
18:05And he's only got 50, but the red's sitting beautifully over that pocket.
18:09A little bit of steady play, you see.
18:10He's there again.
18:12300 again.
18:13This is a great performance back.
18:15And he's played it up there, you see.
18:17500 and 50.
18:19550.
18:21Magnificent.
18:22That's his third shot of over 500 in 45 seconds.
18:26It's now 600.
18:26600.
18:27Second time he's gone over 600.
18:30It's 700.
18:30That's the second time he's got 700 in this game.
18:33In 45 seconds.
18:36750.
18:37And if he's got chance, if he's got chance, he can make it over 800.
18:40And he has done.
18:41800.
18:42800 and 50.
18:43Highest break of the tournament so far.
18:45And the applause he's getting are well-deserved.
18:47A great performance.
18:49This is the best game so far.
18:51110.
18:53And Peter's there looking very relaxed and satisfied.
18:56And so he should be.
18:57570.
18:59No score.
19:00See what I mean?
19:01The pressure's on him.
19:021,220.
19:07And he's in again, his Peters.
19:09110.
19:12Already he's in, you see.
19:16And I think that's his lowest break.
19:18Only 110.
19:20But he'll be happy with that with so far in front.
19:24Oh, and a bit of bonus there for Tarot.
19:26Nearly 1,400 in front before this break, Stanton.
19:353,000.
19:383,000 feet.
19:39But young Tarot there fighting back.
19:41320.
19:42Over 300.
19:47And another 150 there.
19:48470.
19:51470.
19:57620.
19:58Fourth time we've seen over 500.
20:00And look at him, young Peter.
20:01He's cracking them in.
20:04770.
20:05770.
20:07And he missed there.
20:08But what a great performance.
20:09770 score.
20:10It's the third time we've seen over 700 in.
20:122,790.
20:13In one game.
20:16So he's fighting back into the game beautifully.
20:20But this fellow Peters.
20:21John Peters, 3,600 feet.
20:23He's pretty cool.
20:24Look at this.
20:25Beautiful play.
20:26160.
20:26He's 160 already.
20:28And they're ready in a beautiful position.
20:29Just a little steady.
20:30Touching his double.
20:31200 for that.
20:32360.
20:34360 already.
20:39He knows what he's doing.
20:41370.
20:41He gets something where the red ear is over 400 again.
20:45And it's there.
20:48410.
20:48And the bar is now down.
20:50And the bar is now down.
20:52And so it's a great game.
20:54450.
20:55450 again to Peters.
20:58Breakover.
21:00480.
21:02480.
21:03And he's 45 seconds up.
21:054,160.
21:07Rob Tarrant, 2,790.
21:11Oh, he's got a lot to do.
21:13And the balls aren't coming back now, you see.
21:16So this could be hard.
21:18But as we saw, somebody 2,000 in front.
21:22Oh, there.
21:24But the balls don't come back.
21:25And here we are.
21:27Here we are.
21:28On the last ball.
21:30And this is something that Peters didn't want.
21:34This is something Peters didn't want.
21:36And he's just, he's playing it very steady.
21:38And it's a beautiful shot.
21:41There's nothing wrong with that.
21:42That's the best game of bar billiards I've seen for a long time.
21:45And it's a pity that young Tarrant in his first competition had to go out of this.
21:496,3.
21:50John Peters, a true bard of bar billiards.
21:53And what a final it promises to be.
21:55Now arm wrestling.
21:56If you saw we had some toughens last time, stick around.
22:00We've got more brawn than Wigan and Warrington put together.
22:04Fellows who make Garth look like Twiggy's kid brother.
22:06Our first match features the reigning champ, Buster Whitney, and Michael Balfe.
22:10It's best of three falls, and Ian Campbell, the ex-pro wrestler, is reffing.
22:15Indoor league arm wrestling.
22:16Another beef encounter between, on the left of your picture, we have Michael Balfe from Slough.
22:22That is him there.
22:23In frame, Michael Balfe from Buckinghamshire.
22:25The Curraghs arm wrestling champion.
22:27His opponent, there he is here, the reigning indoor league arm wrestling supremo,
22:33Donald Buster Whitney from South East London.
22:36So remember, it's three two-minute rounds.
22:39And Whitney, the reigning kingpin.
22:41Now you will wrestle on the bell.
22:44Ian Campbell, the referee there.
22:45The unmistakable figure thereof.
22:47And it's Whitney straight away.
22:49First floor to Whitney.
22:51That was sweet violence.
22:55Straight, no-nonsense.
22:56The reigning champion in no mood to play ducks and breaks.
22:59So, bonk, straight down.
23:01He wins that one hands down.
23:04Whitney then, before we have time to breathe,
23:07go into the second leg.
23:08Let's watch him now.
23:09He's almost the Cassius Clay of this sport.
23:12He's a real con man.
23:13He likes to stare a man.
23:14He likes to stare his opponent.
23:15So Balfe now with an awful lot to do.
23:18And straight down again.
23:19Is he going to go?
23:20He is.
23:21Goodbye, Mr. Balfe.
23:22I think that lasted every bit of 15 seconds and Buster Whitney goes forward.
23:28That is championship stuff.
23:30Buster Whitney looking cool and confident.
23:33By the way, did you notice the difference in the grip?
23:36Last time we used a hand-clasp grip.
23:38This year, we've introduced the thumb grip.
23:46This grip, in fact, is the one now used in the World Championships.
23:50It makes it harder and a bit more dangerous.
23:53But Ian Campbell is, would you believe, a dab-and at first aid.
23:56That's all for this week.
23:58Next time, the Bar Billiards final, table football and another arm wrestling match.
24:04I'll see you then.
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