New-York tribune., 1907-03-10
GARDNER In DEFEAT.
BEATEN BY POGGENBURG.
DR.. Ni0L Defeats Rolls IN amateur
Billiard Tournament.
srAHDIHc OF THE PLAYERS.

}. Ferdinand Poggenburg Of this city. de-
seated Edward w Gardner, Of Passaic. n. J.,
the present title holder. by a score OF 300 to
232 in the eleventh game Of the national amateur
billiard championship tournament at the Lteder-
hranz Club last night. In the afternoon game
Dr. L L. Mial beat r Mortimer S Rclls. OF
Philadelphia, by q score Of 300 to 2S3.
Poggenburg was in good form. and took long
lead at the start The champion worked hard
TO avert defeat but in vain and was forced to
acknowledge defeat in the twenty-frst inning
Poggenburg had a high run of 81, and averaged
1862. while Gardner's high run was SO, and
his aver~xa II 11-20
Poggenburg the bank, but failed TO ne
yotiate the opening shot Gardner likewise
called TO score on his first attempt and again
both got ciphers in the second inning. Poggen-
burg made II in the third inning and Gardner
replied with :.
Poggenburg found the ivories in convenient
position when ne began his fourth inning, and
ne treated the onlookers TO one of his prettiest
exhibitions. He nursed the balls carefully and
his rnssse shots were dencately accomplished.
with first class all around billiards he made
sun Of 81. which ended with futile at
tempt at a short draw for a single cushion
Lsarrom.
Gardner did not count in his half of this in
ming, and Poggenburg. going on. passed his first
hundred in the fifth with a neatly gathered clus-
Ter Of % carroms Gardner replied with 9. The
rcore at the end of the fifth inning was: Poggen-
burg, 122; Gardner, Is.
IN his next two innings Poggenburg added
is 10 his string, and Gardner made as many in
The sixth but he did much better in the seventh.
as by beautiful nursing and masse shots he
gathered in so carronas. falling attempted
kiss shot off the red ball, which was close 10
the righ hand rail This run brought Gardner
fs@v.sv fha GvSf linz
innings being 40 to ia, in Poggenburgs favor.
Gardner made wonderful kiss shot of the
sed on the bottom rail. which carromed on the
white at the other end Of the table in the elev-
.enth inning. at the end Of which the score was
169 TO 165 in Gardner's favor.
Gardner passed the second century mark IN
his seventeenth inning with a run of ~ The
score for seventeen innings was DO TO lgI, with
Gardner leading. Poggenburg regained the lead
an his eighteenth inning with a run of Al. and
al the conclusion of the twentieth inning the
score was 244 10 232 against Gardner.
Poggenburg finished the game in the twenty
hrst inning with an unfinished run Of 56. The
scores follow:
So 81 ,sIs 81 a2 so sv:raae p !. 81 z ssS
!. ). I ,s,s s ls srsas. So 81 s IS sis5 tan:
Referes-Edward Mclaughlin
Dr. Leonidas L. Mial Of this city. and T
Mortimer s. Rolls. Of Philadelphia, were the
contestants in the afternoon.
It was a tedious game although IL lasted only
twenty-one innings. DR.. Mial particularly
slow and deliberate in his play. He made
run of "a in the eleventh inning by splendid
nursing and good drives for position, but missed
on an attempt for a close hank shot and lost
chance 20 make the high run of the tournament.
After making az in his twentieth inning DR..
5Iial failed a two-cushion shot, and IL
quired another inning for him TO complete the
game.
Rolls. the Philadelphia amateur, showed TO
better advantage than in any previous game in
this tourney. He made a clever uphill struggle
and surprised the onloOkers with his marked i'm
provement since the opening game He made
q pretty break of 50 points in his twentieth
inning. and appeared to have the game well in
hand, but, with the score at 2S5 10 2S3 in his
tavor. he missed a nicely planned two-cushion
shot by a hairs breadth.
DR. Mial found the balls in good position and
ran out with unfinished run Of IL Both men
improved their average and high run standing.
The score follows:
Dr. Mial-o l. p. 3, 25 2. o o. O. "a. o. 3. O. O. 81
q O. IS II Total 300 Average. II 6-2l. High runs
ReisIO Is. y. . s. IS : 3 o 4s p. II 8 o "a ?
zs. 26 Referee-EdWard Mclaughlin
Only four games remain TO be played in the
tournament which will probably be finished
next Tuesday night. Calvin Denarest, of the
Chicago Athletic Association. leads with three
victories and no defeats Tomorrow Conklin
will meet Poggenburg in the afternoon. and
Gardner viii play Mial at night. This will
make it necessary for Demarest to play TWO
games on Tuesday