New-York tribune., 1901-02-17
FOS.S DEFEATS CONKLM.
THE CHAMPION BEATS THE WINNER OF
THE BILLIARD TOURNAMENT
IN EASY FASHION.

IN EASY FASHION.
With the Class A billiard tournament settled. the
winner. c. F. Conklin o; Chicago. met the cham
pion os last year. Wilson P. Foss. Of Haverstraw.
y. T., last night FOss played with all his old time
speed. and had difficulty IN defending his title
OF amateur champion OF the United States Foss
started Off poorly and the Chicago man set the
pace for fourteen innings. Then Foss settled down
and took command, eventually winning as he
pleased. Al time he had clear lead OF go
points. The play of was at 800 points. instead OF
400 as IN the tournament
Foss did make good average as he did
last year. when he defeated McCreery but then
Conkhn is hardly IN that class and a man does
not have the same incentive 70 work when he
easy victory ahead OF him. Foss averaged over
10 and left Conklin at 262 points Alfredo De ORC.
the pool champion. acted as referee.
While Foss did not have TO overexert himself. his
playing during the last half OF the game was mas
terful and II there Is an amateur IN any country
who thinks he can DO as well he Will probably have
little difficulty In securing match. There the
usual excitement AT the conclusion OF the game
when the enthusiastic throng crowded around the
champion anxious TO shake his hand and con-
gratuate him.
BETTER THAN HERO WORSHIP.
The spectators were unusually demonstrative last
night, and FOss was soon enveOped In the crush
OF hero worshippers. \ fair haired. handsome
little chap. probably ten years old, tried get
through the crush. but unsuccessful for
time Finally FOss spied the little fellow. and
cleared the way for him to get 10 the side OF the
champion. The face OF the youth was wreathed
In smiles. and Foss patted his curly locks his
face glowed with paternaI pride. He thought more
of the caressing little fingers in his palm than Of
the noisy demonstration OF all the of man
kind. The boys face fairly beamed with pride and
satisfaction. He may be champion himself some
day.
Foss is rather handsome man. a little above the
average In height. with silver locks and brown
mustache. He is keen OF eye and Of a healthy
complexion While not so rugged in appearance as
Conklin. his every movement showed early ath-
letic training. While more symmetrical than
Conklin. he did not show quite the width between
the eyes Delicacy Of touch he has. and his play
throughout was OF the most brilliant sort Conklin
never had a chance and realized it early IN the
battle.
THE GAME.
The champion rather slow at the start. and
contributed two goose eggs in hts first two at
tempts Conklin did not DO much better making
hve In the opening inning. nothing in the second
and single In the third Fcss was slow IN getting
up steam In the fourth inning he slipped up on an
around the table shot. In the fifth he made a long
follow shot the length OF the table and was loudly
appauded
single figures. with a prettny executed run for el
IN the NTH inning. He followed this up IN the sew
enth inning with break for 5 and repeated In the
next inning for % Foss had yet 10 make double
ngures. and the Chicago man had lead Of "A 20 13
4 run OF II In the fourteenth inning gave Conkn a
century a lead of 30 points over the HaverstraW
man
II was not until the tenth inning that Foss began
70 master the ivories of old He ran 25 by care
iuI play but drew blanks IN the next two innings
ana seemed out Of sorts. Foss gave a fine exhibit
ton of nursing and driving in the fifteenth inning
where he managed tick Off q points reducing
the lead by loe 70 lo3 He slipped UP on a draw
from the cushion. Foss gathered in a bunch OF %
IN the next inning. and took the lead for the first
time.
Conklin. : stolid as ever was applauded hear,IIv
when he gathered I'm q buttons in the nineteenth
inning. being only two points behind the cham
pion IL was a seesaw battle for several innings.
only Few points al most separating the COM
petitors- They were even UP I'm the tweuty-fourth
inning. with i73 each. The ending of the first
string saw Conklin IN the lead by 1sS 70 III for
Foss Conklin licked of a dozen IN the next in
ming. making an even double century.
Foss now began 10 get the balls into complete
subsection. and in the next two innings he added
llo points 10 his score, taking commanding lead
He started his second string with a splendid run
OF -. the largest of the game 80 far and after
Conkin had licked on a brace and sat down the
champion added % more buttons TO his score
making the totals 2S1 TO 202 for ConkIin The game
was procession the rest OF the way After n r,,n
masse but with lead Of over one hundred he did
care
Foss made the best run Of the tournament In the
thlrty-ninth inning. and practically ended the
game TO all intents and purposes At one point he
got the object balls astrde the baIk line and made
shot after shot with l!ghtning-like rapidity Foss
kissed on from cushion shot after piIing I'M g,
points tonklin was plainly disconcerted al the
speed SHOWN by his opponent. and remarked 10 a
friend: oh. | might well stop and set them MI,
for him Foss ran out the game with the sun
posed unlucky 3 in the fOrty-sIxth inning The
score was as follows:
=, Wilson T Doss-9. g. 2 3. o 2e o. o I2 ..
% -. IL. = - a. /. a. 2. .. o. . 81 SO nj . ~ Al a.
II = ,. - 80 %. ~. 2 q. o. Total 300 ,yeraga
10 ~ a. High runs 81. -. SO. ~. ~. u.
9. F. Conklin-5 o. I. 4 II n. - g. o 3 I 2 "a q
Q. =. l. a. o % l6 o o. g. 2. . II ? o. 8 ? 3 > n &
y o. a. > ,. o. . Total. 2i2 Average 5 81 46
High runs "a
Referee-AIfreio he ORC. Time-Three hours and ten
minutes. ~
Hendrick. Mckee and Mial will pIav off for third
place I'm the tournament on Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday.