The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-10
BILLIARDS.
Kccney wins n Great Game from barnard In
tho Amateur Series.

the Amateur Series.
Frank Kecney, the Crescent A. c. star, who
vas defeated on Tuesday night by the brilliant
play of PogScnburg, met William A. Barnard,
champion of the Montauk Club. last night in
the interclub amateur handicap tournament oh
Maurice Days academy. 1t was known before
the game began that Keency had determined
to defeat Barnard, and this rivalry lent great
interest to the contest. Barnard being last years
cup winner. Kecncy was scheduled to play 275
points to his fellow Brooklynite's $50.
Barnard gripped a cigar tightly between
dizzy doubles in which his justly famed
cushioh,carrom shots played a very effective
these snowy carroms. started the eighth inning
and set the Crescent youngster tugGing at his
scores 81 to IL in the Montauk champions
favor, and the cup winners. stock roso imlne-
diately with those who are fond of betting on
Barnard turned the first wire in the nineteenth
table beauties. His total score was lis, nearly
half of them being cushion carroms. His aver
and a fraction, and his play had forced Keeney
to grit his teeth and put together some lively
swamped. Double runs Of Il. - and 10 carried
his buttons to a total of q when his rival
ssttIed down eSSn1 to hard "a T work i'm IN the i'se efr ont to oe offses
the corkinG cushion carroms that the Montauk
ohSmpion kept turning out right along. ,n,.-
lovers who watched the hot contest of tho two
stars. kccncy scored exactly 100 in his twenty
second, and was then thirty-seven points behind
limit Of Barnard's next 100 points. aud az
breaking his speed. the outlook was APP
Crescent star. kccncy held his nerve
all right, though, and viewed his rivals calmly
calculated safety" play with an expression
that indicated Indifference. Kccncy piled up 20
daisies in a bunch on top of IL break of 10, ard
brought n change over the spirit of the game,
tho score being l43 10 Barnurd's lj2, and won
prolonged applause for the brave effort.
Tho battle got 30 close Mt this stage that
everybody became greatly excited. and when, in
the thirty.seventh inning. kecncy caught and
plaudits. He gained the lead with n double fg-
ure break of Al. the popular feature of which
was tho steadiness and excellent jud gment of
his play. The run was the highest OF
tho tourney. exceeding Poggenburg's high
run by two points. 1t sent keeney on his
handicap had to be deducted. making it practi-
cally even up. kcenoy next executed threo
amazing cushion currOns. one after the other,
and started on another break for doubles and
got 20. He finished with "A cluster OF II, beat
ing Poggcnburg's record average and winning
the best game of the tourney. He was show.
cred with congratulations as he scored the final
shot. The ummary
Kccney (2i5J-l, l, o., 3. q. !, .. o. o.. 0. 5. 30.
IL, /, {. 22. 10. =, 10. ). q, o. III. D. 4. /. 20, l, o, q, !,
-. 3, o. /, Al, !. 20, o.. |, ., o, l7-275.
barnard &259)0.. -; o. o, 3; II; o; 2s. 2, 2, 0; 80.
IL, .. !, ., .. II, 3, o, o, o. l-2lO.
A~yorascs-ke"ney. u. ll-4I; barnard, =. 34.4t.
HIgh r~un-Kecney, ~, Barnard. 20. Referee-Ed.
ward Mclaughlin.
Tonight Barnard C25ol will meet Poggcnburg
(@7OD, whom he defeated last year for the cup.