The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-26
BILLIARDS.
seryatlus Defeats Gcrshel In the Intcrcily
Tournament.

Amateur biliardists experienced a reversal
OF form Yesterday in the matches OF the
tournament for the interoity championship
of Class b. Louis A. Servatius won victory
over William Gershel in the matinee game
I'm which the average went down to A fraction
better than three and high runs were scarce
II. A. Coleman and White met in the evening
contest and their performance at the "A incn
balk line game was somewhat better than
that OF the afternoon. Maurice Daily. IN
whose academy the contests nre being played.
said that it was mainly due to the colo
stormy weat her. which affected the ivory balls
and made il impossible for the contestants
20 play in their usual form. il was eXplained
that tho very best of Zanzibar ivory Is
as susceptible to great climatic changes,
especially cold. rs an infant. The balls viii
not show any elasticity and will not roll true
on tho table.
Neither servatius or Gershel seemed able
10 hold the balls closely for "A run during the
afternoon match which Servatius finally
won by tho score OF 800 points to ga All
attempts at actual balk line play, with IT,
attendant def cue handling and careful
anipulation Of the balls. proved futile, and
the match resolved Itself into cushion caroms
and open table play.
Seryatius the veteran Class D PLAYER Of
The old Knickerbocker Athletic Club. took the
lend almost from the start as his method Is
better suited 10 round the table shots than
To very close play He was the first 10 count
a run of any size although both had counted
small doublets by counting - caroms on
his twenty-second turn at the table. Sev'
eral of his shots in which the Gu" ball took
three and four cushions before completing
the count. were brilliantly played. One Of
these. a three cushion shot was daring IN
its conception and execution, Servatius
. No. t.alt hat
il would not be kissed OF by the frat object
ball as the two crossed the table This made
the suot uncertain. but the cue ball had Just
enou rh speed 10 complete the count.
Cersbcl made a run OF 30 c6roms. which
had been preceded by Is. in his forty-eIghth
inning II was a combination Of ball to ball
billiards and driving around the table and
was his best work OF the match. The sum
mary;
Ioel; Sf[vsrt 8 i ! 70 70 o. o. 4 O. g. 3 l. g.
81 l. IS. o. 3. o. g. 0. 0. ~ Is H. " . " o. o. ~
r % 4 ,3 Z; ey o. g. 81 ST. HiEh
runs. ~. 81 and is.
William Gershel- s. s. ;. 50 o. 4 l. o; o.
9. o. /. o. 0. l. o, o. 10. 0. 2. ls 80 o s. o. o. l. -
80 o. g. O. u o. - ~ al IL Il mai d
Refcrco-J- a. iilli.
H. A. Coleman defeated G +. White. the
Brooklyn player. in the evening ne score
was 800 points 10 az Ioleii1h ul9PItn y " "
great steadiness of execution. His best enort
was a run Of 20 counted on his hlth turn
AT the table Coleman confined hlS cue
work. 10 open table play ana nv accurate
angles took the lead and held II 10 the close
of the contest The summary
H. 4. Coleman--O. y. r. 10. 20. IT, 10. 8, 4. D.
as l. H. a. T. TO- o. A. o. 7, o. o. !. -. l. ,, 4, H.
& H. 7js 5. T. o, O. ?. o. ?. l. T. ?. 0. .. 3. Z o.
O. l. 8 Total. 80. Average 1851 hlgh
G. z white H. II, l. o. ;. 5, IS. 8. o. o. T.
ID A. o. D., O. q, l. %, Il, 2 o. o.. b v. =
T. TO- l. o. ). o. o. /. g. !, l. o, 10, ?, 3. J.. ~,
g. l. o Total, 2i2 points. Average, '45S hlgh
runs. H. II aud 10, Referee J. A HUI
At the Broadway Billiard Academy last
which has lasted three nil gifts, Barton tried
to make 800 points while Hoppe, was to make
was. Hoppe $50. barton. 400 The scores
last nj ght were. Barton. PAS, Hoppe. lJ0.
Each made hi Oh run OF 81 and the averages
We're Barton, o $40. Hoppe. 27-t.