The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-02
RTTIT RDS.
Eastern Players Not Inclined 70 Go west
for Championship Honors.

Interest upon the part III the amateur bill
lard players centres on the national amateur
championship tournament which Is scheduled
for the Chicago Athletic Association Not
one ~ the Eastern players has sent in his
entry 10 Col Louis VI Hamburger. chair
man OF the billiard committee. despite the
fact that the opening match is TO be PLAYED
on Jan. Is. and among billiard PLAYERS II T.
usual to begin the preparatory practice at
least three weeks previous to the commence
ment Of an important tournament One 81
the followers Of the sport who has done much
20 promote the game among 5msteurs sNt
ont last week IN ascertain from the men
invited what thcir intentions we're in regard
TO participating in the meeting at Chicago
When seen Yesterday he said
The fact that the title and trophy have
always been held in the East and mainly by
New Workers would lead one to suppose that
all OF the eE-champions and the present
champion would be eager 30 so 20 Chicago
aud keep the title from the WeSterners. Such
a course would mean somethinN espo,ially
as IL IA now certain thai H.. 4. Wright the
much heralded Californian is 10 play for the
honors. Take the present ohampion.J. Fer
dipand PoggenhTg. Of the IiederNanz Club.
for instance. he does not expect ia ,nter.
although be admits that his plans may he
changed, The. eI-chsmplons, Wilson
Foss Edward Gardner and Arthur T. Town
The last named is not likely TO enter but
Gardner Is rather stronger foi going than
the Others and Is the only man from the East
who Al this time can he regarded in the Hight
OF a probability.
or Al the amateurs Gardner has been
playing remarkably strong ~ inch balk line
billiards recently, and nus trimmed several
OF tho leading players who were on the in
vited list for the championship Two nights
ago Gardner met DIT, l.. l., Mial by appoint
ment at the iRderkranz Club, The match
drew big crowd 20 the cafe billiard room
OF the club and held II 20 the end, which came
speedily. for Gardner counted his 800 points
with an average a fraction above ". His
high run was a beautifully executed cluster
OF 225 points for his hrst seven innings Ilr.
Miafs cue work seemed irosthiuen and he
stopped badly only counting 81 points
Charles Norris Of tho Chicago Athletic
Association also overwhelmed Champion
PoggenburG AZ the Union league Club few
nights ago. Tho Westcrner was self-con-
tanned throughout and always hsd the victory
within his grasp. His many double figure
runs we're all the more remarkable ~ only
few days before Christmas Norris met With an
injury 70 bis arm IN trying 10 hosrd Broad
way car
The call has been issued under the auspices
of the National Association ~ Amateur
Billiard PLAYERS for the Class r championship
~ Greater Now York The entry list VIII
close Ian - and tho opening match will he
PLAYED AZ Maurice Days Academy on the
players eligiblr are chose whose established
grand syera &c record 4 not hetter than
seven nor smaller than four and a half The
contestants will he limited 10 seven. and the
committee in charge viii have the power 10
select or reject any entrr.