The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-21
pOGGENBURG WON EASILY.
HE DEPEA TED KEENEr AT BILLIARDS
mr. CO., TO S39.

The Iiederkrnpz club Expert Did Not AL
low His Opponent 20 Reach His Handi-
cnp in Either nights Play for the sios-
.on-Dsly Trophy-His Average Over Six.
Ferdinand Poggenburg Of the Liederkranz
Club defeated Frank A. Keeney OF the Crescent
A. G. OF Brooklyn. in the play-on ot the tie In
the Inter City and Intor. Club billiard tourna-
ment at Slosson's Academy last night. The
SCORE was 900 to 400 The first nights play at
Days Academy ended with PogRenbure In the
lead by 800 to 1913. According TO the handicaps
Poggenburg was required to make 600 points
TO $50 for Keeney. This he easily accomp llshed
as the score shows.
The balls were brought over from Days and
Just before play began they were placed In the
same position they were left when Poggen-
burg com pleted his 800 points on Tuesday
night.
There was q great gathering OF spectators
to see the wind-up OF the match. a quantity OF
extra seats were placed around the table and
back OF those the crowd was packed I'VE and
six deep-scores Of Keeney's Brooklyn club
he eSntsstant S,S were By LawyerP
msss Them wnR sesS9ssS
pressed the belief that the thanks OF ne 6ii,atd
yh sfs SsS
ament. He called for the ayes and noes and a
loud veil went M as the crowd shoutod, aye.
comSpe.ied Rs ssd al bss aesdy Ssh
and; when he continued Inst night. ne knocked
inning This placed his score. at $40. keeney
failed TO count. and the hlederhranS enempion
and. as a result. the play for q while was very
slow, In six innings Pogecnburg only male
points. while the beat Keeney could 90 was
~, The score was PogsenburR' SSo: heeney'
Finally the big German pulled himself to;
Beautiful style, He made an even dozen 10 the
ninth inning and In the tenth he licked "a
tS 90 sssf %h Che NEXT Tsh s
S he 9 20 o6 haze s %,.
sSi Ks.sey v &a. ssy III . FSEs 4
iorp him. but PosHsenburss taiisoSd .essd
ssfd asi Ss s' H2 Tho sT .s'
~. &s Fss ss. So an
Ssantims PPssSnsS.S had added n. 60 Points to
and had 70 borrow Arthur Townsend's cue in
'hs nissnssh a iInIn'n s; ..r,.a At hi. true cali,
IN, the ?yenty:nist inning he made a And
followed the run with one Of 49, Then after ~
II and So. Luck which had heretofore been
mowning upon him began coming his WY:
up p TO S S"s1 sr 90 fh.;
also had the effect q making Posssnsurg do
a bit 81 thinking He could not hold the balls.
shots showed the state Of his pulse. While he
got In a couple OF double figure runs he was
not anywhere near able to keep up with
The Broofiyn man rated along for awhile
shs1 suSs 20 fs
Il. $s .:i:s 4
sssp H. r ss S% TFs
6o6to 49, The scSre score j. w -''' -
PosgenburR tsoo>-io. rs, o. Q. 1. T.. o. -. 20.
l. H. H. 8 III Il. T.
s 's H.. s 4ss: S.ss h. .ss . ~ II:
~. Tor the match, -. ~. 40. 10.
f:fPiy rs.Ss 3 f.
as;a 40: o, lt2o.. Tot a., q. match
sI.sI Hish run. for the nisht-Ss. Il, 20. 10; for
'n Rs %seE Eaa. I'd M zs
| Jacob schaeier, the billiardist. returned from
ShasSse 10 s old aeofse
sc.haeier made these propositions:
ps' IS cSSs % eSssss a sa
Odds q POO points In l.2oo for from $1,000 to
''aseeona" slosson says he must be guar
| tee him 81 900 and play him 300 points at
cushion carroms In two nights, play 400 points
at my billiard room and 400 points. at his.
| Each Of us TO supply accommodations for from
| 800 to 700 spectators: admission fee to be
charged. and In confederation OF my giving
| him 81 600, ] to take the gate receipts
| "Third-Hwil play Slosson q room and
room match similar TO my second PROPOSE tion.
except that i will pay all the expenses OF tho
match and allow him % per cent OF the gross
| receipts. tho game TO be cushion carroms or
| lS-inch halk lines, as he may select.
"Fourth-If Slosson 10 not willing to accept
any Of these propositions, am willing to en-
ready to play, and will make almost any con :
cession. The reason / suggest the room and
| room matches is because cushion carroms--
| tho game at which he recently defeated me
| will not draw the public but am willing 10
| play IL In our billiard rooms"