New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-13
GARDNER WINS AGAIN.
BEATS DIR. NAL CLEVERLY
Title Holder Makes High Run an
amateur Billiard Tourney.
STANDING OF THE PLAYERS.


E. w. Gardner. the presen, title holder. defeated
Dr. L. L, Mal IT. the thirteenth game OF the ma
uonal amateur billiard championship tournament
At the Eiederkraaz Club last night The game was
long drawn out and marked by much safety
play. Gardner showed a fash Of his best form by
making high run Of 10l. which proved a feature
of the game He combined daring masse and brill
liant round-the-table shots with some delicate nurs-
ing play which called for much applause
The score was: Gardner 800: Dr. Mial 2is
The usual good sized crowd OF billiard Iovors
was In attendance
Gardner tho bank by freezing the ivor, %
the lower rail Then. selecting the spot sphere he
opened with the regulation right hand shot Ieal
Ing the globes around tho table. Gardner accurnu-
lated Il before he retired on a single cusbio,
carom Dr. Mai found anything but temptInr
leave. He studied the situation and then pIovad !,
fve-cushion drive in which the cue BAH crcled
the table and narrowly missed the second object
ball In the far corner
Gardner followed Or. Mial on tho Iatter's miss
He began with difficult draw An attempt TO
assemble the spheres in the corner failed 10 con
meet. ana Dr. Mail took his half of the inning
after Gardner had counted
DR. Mai played long. straight carorn OF ton
feet fo- his opening shot II counted ana gave
him q position on the rail the head OF the table
Carefully manipulating the balls along the short
lanes he counted p by close work before the
worries began to roll wide. Keeping them under
control. he led them midway down the long cushion
anu riN 'i'i4 Altit 10y some pretty d"du udil
ing His gathering shots this stage clever,
and. despite chilliness about the room. the balls
rolled well for him. The thrty-sxth shot counted
by freezing 10 the red. although Dr. Mail thought
he had missed and was about TO retire Upon his
he failed and gave way TO Gardner. who made l.
shot on his next ia Gardner sapp an1 him at
the table, and. gathering the balls by his first
unfortI5nate Hiss Garg,eT ~, Eaarnc the halls
= a
10 round table shots. displayed greater skill
He was not averse to playing the most exacting Of
spread draw and follow shots II was by work OF
this character That Gardner gradually forged ahead
SO that the score a. the end Of the hfth inning
Following The fifth inning came long session Of
poor work, which was relieved only BY a run OF 81
The gr4ater mart ~ thie nm The fyent,.-nintR
count they lined badly iS'i in spread layout II was
too long for masse and Or. Mal played a bril-
poorly Calculated draw shot From this inning
10 his seventeenth Or. Mia practically accom-
times, while Gardner's score for the same period
The players seemed to have temporarily lost their
grips Both left the for few moments as
followed them Gardner's first essay on the re-
newed game brought him solitary carronl Lr
play and few draws he rolled up a total Of p;
Dr. Ma asked the 5eT referee to the balls He
did So but the doctor missed the shot The score
now stood Or Miai ia; Gardner 80 So, ,,,,,..
IN the 1Weneth nnipg gardner b G nn1 he made
run Of 49, following II up with another nice Gtu II
ter Of 81 From the twentieth 10 the twenty S lia9 a
able to negotiate run of q in the next by some
table ''''S p'a''
Gardner's next four innings brought him p
points, making him the leader by 10 points The
score stood At the conclusion of the twenty eighth
inn n Gardner laS Mal, iS tnr that the cham
pion got down to business He made the top run run
tournament. He began with some draw and cush-
ion shots near the right rail and bottom corner OF
mas5e and from that TO the hfteth shot he woTkeG
a deFt i0'rb so Sometimes NURSING them and with an
occasional full length drive for position HIS
nifty points scored in better time than the
follows. The ninety-third IA clever KISS. was
app!aqded. and when he made ms h9n , I.
straight carom-the applause lasted a full minute.
His next his last, for he missed on difficult
When DR. MiaI had played two shots on his
thirtieth inning he stopped the game abruptly re
Laughlin brushed it off himself, after having
marked the position Of the balls with pencil Dr:
draw Gardner quickly ran out in the thirty first
follows
q q z ,s q 5d ds lo a q iol i' Total 800
1S = 3 IS g. g. 4 Z as hvs "a 9
$3.50 High runs. ee. &c. 30;
CALVIN De@aTast and E Gardner will play this
evening
Calvin Demarest, speaking of his experience and
conhictinr stories have appeared IN the papers
concerning me that shall be grateful If The
Tribune will make IL clear, once for all that what
I have learned about billiards has been taught
by Lansing ". Perkins Of Chicago, and by no
other man have played the game under his
earnest instruction for three and half years.
1T was hard for min 10 overcome some Of my
/ faults but he did IT, / will be twenty-0ne years
old on June 20 and not natural born bill
lard player. as some say have learned what
know of the game and have developed into
: PLAYER through Perkins. who Is regarded OF
lie hest teachers in America. fie formerly
Instructor az the Chicago Athletic Association hut
for the last six years ne has been with billiard
academy In Chicago, where have played sssEsat
deal"