Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-09
new RECORD FOR
AMATEUR BILLIARDS

NEW YORK. March e.-Calvin Demarest.
the rising star in the billiard world. and j.
Ferd Poggenburg. the popular Liederkranz
man, carried of the honors in the amateur
championship billiard tourney at the Lieder-
kranz Club. Poggenburg played J. M. s.
Rolls of Philadelphia in the afternoon
game and beat the Quaker by 300 to 90. In
doing so he averaged 26.14. making a new
14.2 balk-line amateur tournament record.
Poggie's brilliant performance was a record
for just four hours.
At night Demarest, the Splinter of the
tournament, played Dr. Mial the amateur
with the term. The Chicago boy ran out
the game in eleven innings, averaging
q Bill. The prize for the highest average
is a diamond and pearl stickpin, and
Demarest wants it.
Poggenburg had also put up the high run
for the tournament In his game with Rolls,
scoring 10l. Demarest took that record
away from Poggie as we'll by running 115
applauded louder than the Liederkranz man
did when Demarest passed his mark.
The Chicago boys splendid playing
opened the eyes of those who are ready to
find fault with his execution and knowl-
edge Of the right shot. The one fault he
showed last night was carelessness. In the
fourth inning he missed his 116th shot, fail
ing to make a short easy draw.
Had Hoodoo Number.
In the seventh, after ticking of Al
caroms, he slipped UP ora close masse In
the next inning after running Al, he failed
to get the balls out of balk.
The tenth inning will do to show the Diff
ference in the style of Mial and Demarest.
Demarest. hardly waiting for the balls to
points in seven minutes. DR.. Mial, in the
same inning. carefully studying every shot.
scored IA points in eight minutes.
DR.. U4al played fine billiards throughout.
He scored in every inning but one and
averaged II ITO. His best run was go
points of close billiards in the upper bank
A run of SO in the fifth inning was spoiled
because the doctor failed to get the balls
out of balk.
Nearly all of Demarests shots were made
playing close billiards A bank shot with
the balls close to the rail brought down the
house. The effort that received the most
along the rail. There was just room for
the cue ball to slip between the cushion and
the red bali and there was no count. But
the spectators cheered the Chicago boy to
the echo for the fine attempt.
The score:
c. Demarest-2. 8. 8. us. o. g.. u. n. 49,
ST. T. Total 900. Average. II s-l1. High
l. I. Miai-o 10. 3. /. 50. 10. 90. 10. TO-
IA. Total: IT. Average. II 7-1O. High
runs. 90. 50. 1s.
Afternoon Game.
Poggenburg- scored only points in his
first three innings in his game with Rolls
and then got down to work. making n. q
close billiard near the lower rail The
Liederkranz man was at his very best, and
playing fast and steady game fairly
stood the Quaker on his head. A cluster
q in the NTH inning was followed by SO
In the seventh. Poggie missed his sixtieth
shot, an easy draw. with . miscue.
In the fourteenth inning PoSGenburg got
the halls In the lower hank space and
playing perfect balk-line billiards, ran out
the game.
Rolls made one good run when he scored
80 In the eleventh inning.
The score:
]. F. Poggen5urg-1, o. 1. a. q. 1, 50, Is,
40, 10. o. 2, 1. 101. Total. 300. Average,
81 6-14. High runs 10l. 50, 20.
: T. n. 9. Rolls, o, Is. /. 2. z, II, o. O. 1.
SO, /. 1. ia. Total. 80. Average, 9 1874.
High runs 80, 16, II.
This afternoon at 3:15 c. r. Conlkiin and
T. Mortimer 8. Rolls will play. It win be
the Philadeiphian's last game In the tour
ney. At night Champion e. w. Gardner win
play J. Ferd Poggenburg