New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-15

Calvin Demarest Of Chicago. won the national
amateur billiard championship at 14-inch balklne,
two shots in. in the last game OF the tournament
az the Liederkranz Club last night. He defeated
Edward w. Gardner. of Passaic. the champion last
year. by Of 800 to 2l and averaged IS 1919
The young wizard OF the cue played with his usual
skill and confidence, and did not give his follow
ers many anxious moments, although he played in
streals, and toward the end made only three
points in six innings. Gardner not at his best
however and failed TO take advantage OF golden
opportunity to cut down his opponents lead.
Demarest with a clean score OF five victories
and defeats. In addition winning a leg
the new championship cup, he will carry back with
him three other prizes, including valuable vase
as first prize; bronze figure, the prize for the high
single average OF 273-ll. and a pearl pin for the
high individual run of ll5 Gardner and Charles i.
Conklin, Of Chicago, are tied for second honors
each having three games and lost two. They
viii play on the tie this afternoon. j. F. Poggen-
burg, OF the local club. won fourth place with a
worlds average OF 1861. when he defeated DR.. L.
4. Mai in the afternoon game
The attendance exceeded that of any evening
since the tournament began. and it was an en-
fhusiastic throng that appauded every clever shot
made by the contestants. Among the spectators
were Maurice DAILY, George Slosson Orville Oddie
C. r. conklin. Al Dexter. Fred J. Vilmar and
Arthur Townsend.
Demarest won the hank but fouled the cue ball
as he was about to play the opening shot. Gard
ner replied with single count, failing 10 score on
an tia second inning. After making three in his
Ehird. Demerest again fouled and left the ivories
a. nice position for Gardner, who quickly ran OF
3 points and then missed hard three cushion
shot.
Dernarest Jumped to the table ana clicked OF p
in his fourth inning, followed with a Zero and
then ADDED e. the high Of the game. This
proved 70 be Of the fastest runs ever played.
he made II carrons in minute, 90 in minutes
and the complete run OF g IN Is minutes 10 sec
r-vHa hi Act
Durse6 the 4VoEies near the lower rail but from
then on he combined close play with some open
table work, and daring masse shots that kept the
crowd applanding most Of the time. He finally
missed on a long masse. AS Gardner had three
goose eggs in row. the score stood: Demal est
1O6; Gardner. o.
In the seventh inning Gardner added sixteen to
his string and Demarest, after making one missed
another easy single cushion shot, which paved
the way 10 handy opening for Gardner in the
eighth Last years winner gave a fine exposition of
sterling all around billiards in a OF 81 ana al
most caught his young opponent the score reading:
Demarest l2l; Gardner. 100
The Chicago youth, who clicked of % points in
his ninth inning, made four brilliant cross table
shots, but retired on cushion carrom Gard
ner's half only produced single carrom. and then
DemaTest, with his deft touch, OF cluster Of
a in a few minutes
Demarest passed his second hundred in the
twelfth inning, with run OF n. He coaxed the
balls three times 10 the upper balk space and
worked them along the short rail with the accuracy
OF veteran On his seFenty-1ifth shot-a long drive
TO the bottom rail and Baek-the balls became
frozen and they had 10 be spotted. He made the
shot of the spot. but two shots later he missed
a follow with reverse English of the side rail
ana had give way to Gardner.
Gardner had an uphill fight before him. but set
ana added IS 10 his string. Ills cushion shots
called Tor yigorous applause. lie missed diff
The game then dragged for six innings, Demarest
lis total. including a Of l5 in the ifteenth in
ning; which brought him 10 the 200 mark. DEM
in l but then missed He ran out. however. on
The score follows;
Psni';o rS. % 80 S s. a. e q ISL T.S .s.
ssns' T5.i q E4.ss T. 81 II ,al - i 5: 4a
heseree-EdVard Mclaughlin.
POGGENBURG MAKES NEW RECORD
:. Ferdinand Poggenburg made new amateur
high average record for I42 balkline billiards OF
s26 IN defeating DR.. L. l. Mail 500 to ls2, in the
play-oR OF their tie for fourth place in tourna-
ment yesterday afternoon. The old record was
u s-1 made by DemaTest a few days ago
Tosgen1grg began with run OF il7-the best in
innings when he ran ont with an 15nf7ysTed nm
q s. Unfortunately for Poggenburg, this remark
high high single average prize as the scores
were made in the play-off OF tie and not in the
Poggenburg was never seen to better advantage.
1e played wellnigh perfect billiards and appeared
% have complete mastery OF the balls, whether
tn nursing or in open table play. He followed up
his opening run Of III with pretty cluster OF 81
In the third inning which practically settled the
game. DR.. Mai was also in form and, while de-
1eateo. showed average OF Is, with high runs Of
-, IS ana "a The score follows:
PogEsnburg-ll7. 2 e. J. !. 90 50: total 800: aver
ege. - e-z; high runs, III "a, 50.
DR. Mial-5s 70, O. a. J., II, IS; total. 1872;
Is. high runs. IS. 90. 81
Referee-EdwaHd Mclaughlin