Councillor Martin O’Sullivan
Frontier Sentinel – Saturday 15 February 1936
S. FENNING, 1,000; J. PRESLEY, 647.
Seamus Fenning, holder of the l.A.B.A. title for the past two years, and winner of the Snooker title four years running and five times in all, retained his Billiards title at the Catholic Commercial Club in a gerne of 1,000 up in two sessions, beating J. Presley, of Enniskillen, runner up in the Ulster title two years ago, by 353 points.
In the afternoon session Fenning went off with a long lead, and was 80 ahead after 20 minutes, with a 40. He further increased his lead with 47, 77, and 80, to 230 in front at 369-139. Presley fought back pluckily, and with 23, 22, and a capital 119, compiled in minutes, he reduced Fenning’s lead to 80. Presley made 41, but Fenning replied with a 58, and led at the interval, 501 to 434.
At the night session Fenning ran his unfinished 2 to 19, and, though Presley added 22 and 15. Fenning put on 61, to take a long lead. Presley fought hard, with runs of 34, 22, 51 and 28, but Fenning came back with 90, 63, 20, 19 and 16 (unfinished), to win by 353 points.
At the conclusion Councillor Martin O’Sullivan. T.C., presented the shield to Mr. Fenning, and the Wood-Latimer Cup to Mr. Presley as runner-up, as well as the Snooker Cup to Mr. Fenning. and the runner-up Cup to Mr. J. Presley.