The sun., 1907-03-10
pocGENDURG AND MIAL WIN.
CIR.T WEEK or BILLIARD TOUR-
NiMENT ENDS.
,IedcrLranI Player DisDOses Of Gardner
at Ii,Cning session Rolls Takes FINAL
DcfcaI at Matinee Game -Demarest
, IoadS Win Clean ScOre-T1e Record.


ooL "a, the tournament last night, J, Ferdi-
,.rd H,ggpnberg being the winner OF the
.,coiur game and Ibr. LeOnidaA l.. Mial OF
tbc afternoon contest,
roy-rnburg defeated Edward W. Gardner
,, fhc score Of 300 points to 2Ss. while DIR.
NIwI administered to the PhiladeiphiRn, I.
,,ort1ncr = Rolls the fifth and last consecu-
,,,c defeat of his series Of matches by the
,ro d., .pn points to Pas. II was withal the
LOST came that Rolls had played. To DIR.
Ni,l. average Of ~ 8-2l, and high run OF %,
br a,sfaycd ~ $50 and high run of 40. his
lost figures of the tournament, which will
end tht, week in the concert hall of the Lieder-
Qrap, ,lub. Fifty-cighth street and Park
avenue -
There was little evidence OF the splendid
execution Of the preceding night about the
manner IN which Or. Mial opened the matinee
...-iop Az the table. lie won the bank. but
mad only zero, AS the opening attempt at a
csrrom rolled vide folis the PnnaHeipnlan,
n the tournament, did no better; Ihen Ut.
Nal followed with 1. = and 2, which brought
his total up to 25 Rolls during the same
ueriod forged to the lead with some pretty
omen table work, which netted him IL, IL ana
s. making his total 80. . ,,-, A.
ivory spheres along the short cushion at the
. head of the table. he played back and forth
between the side rails and counted 2S before
missing short draw to the cushion. The
snail cluster placed DR.. Mial ahead, as Rolls
count N he same inning was only 9'
DR. Mal was striving TO coax the spheres
,ofo close communion, and from his oppon-
cnt good leave he appeared 70 nave attained
hc Se%I Tev Oh ms bunSSed mS but too nag gentle tile
stroke failed to get the balls out OF balk. and
he retired at and followed It by a careless
miss Rolls made the most of his opponents
moor luck and playing dazzling collection
Of round the table shots he added 10 70 ms
string a. the result Of his seventh inning
AZ his stage his total was 90 to Dr. Mails
During the few innings Immediately there
after Dr Mial injected some comedy into the
match hy some aCrobatcs which aroused
ttters Of amusement among the spectators;
of the ninth The Philadelphia wasted no
effort on roofing. however, but plugged away
again passed Dr. Mial. the score showing
DR. Mial demonstrated the deadly accuracy
for The eleventh time lie loOsened up his
stroke nv some. snappy driving and finally
a. the forty-ffth count collected the ivory
corner S'gUsT y He ~" manipulated them by nursing
until at ~ a false roll lined them so that he
bSuf tbS dity MI a and De continued nursing. deftiy
leading the spheres out into the centre panel.
On the completion of the ninety-fourth count.
after twice traversing the length OF the table
and so lined with the whit that a masss was
Enp9s,be Dr. Nh MAJ TsvsSsy SSS bsn shook savsS 9ls
the only shot left TO him, the hobson's choice
ofa reverse English bank The que ball jpst
giving way to the Philadelphian the doctor
bad raised his total to l7O.
Under the inspiration of DR. Mial' good work
With the worries Rolls began to put together
number OF good runs. He followed the
|octor'- hIg run with ~, and on DR.. Mial :
lapse OF four innings the Philadelphia again
pulled no TO within striking distance with
accuwllations OF 81, IL and 4. He played the
balls more closely than, IN any OF his other
inprOI pinent. At the close OF the fifteenth
inning he was only 10 points behind DIT. Mai.
their respective totals being l7S TO- iSS. .,
Dr Mid then led the way into the last hum
dred he accomplished some capital nursing
IN this run and seemed likely to duplicate it
on his following turn. He rooted so vigOr-
OlSlv Tor the first count, a long draw shot,
hat his foot slipping on the carpet. he came
by this that after negotiating carroms ne
made bad miss and followed with two
gpros Rolls came back at him with run
Of u. containing sequence OF beautiful and
difCuIt rarrom shots and again h0ls was
only points behind the totals being POS TO POS;
Another sensational burst on the part OF
Dr. Mal which produced rs carroms carried
him near the end and Rolls seemed to be dis
the Philadeiphiqn amateur had his nerve with
him. and by putting together massive COZ
lection Of so, ia which cushion shots sparkled'
on Rolls's miss of a difficult two cushion
shot Dr Nial assembled the balls In one OF
the corners and completed his string with a
Ipn Of II. The score:
~ Mia o. !. q 2. p; 10; is 81 Q; g. ..
Rolls .. Is, u, 8, .. 9, i5. T. so p; 12ia,9
A2o ,e 80 Total. 2s5 AyeraEei II, u 20 H'gh
uos 70 iS %. keferee- Edward Mclaughlin
IN the night game Poggenburg secured
The bank for the lead and then zeroed on the
reRuaton Carrom like a novice. He was
oer's angles we're askew and Poggenburg
began run which produced L. on his third
iurn at the table. The LiederkranZ player
appeared nervous and although he assembled
the ivory balls on he lower rail and had them
in the close proximity he finally slipped up
on a cross table shot Of the simplest descrip-
ton. Gardner also counted in TINS lnning'
although his effort produced but seven;
On his next turn at the table PoRRenburg
rave pleasing eL disRiay RE wSS cn1tiSmeJ h.
isrshness of stroke gave way to perfect
harmony with the sensitive globes. Once
hs realized that he was well into oig cluster
Of carrOms his work imuroved. and his nurs-
ing showed deft and delicate touch. lie
ed the balls around the table by short stages
and stops IN the corner squares. AFTER
.Ountlng ~ he Pssayed a little draw shot 20
he comDlsted on the cushion so as 10 hold
ne balls close, but he overplayed the shot
He Immediately backed the big run with
and O. which caused his total TO soar TO l3l.
while Gardner's string showed ONLY -. The
run Of promised TO be larger but PogRen;
burg. as Is his wont, played too gently, and
Ine cue ball did not get enOngh legs 70 COM
Wete short direct carrom of less than twelve
inches
Gardner pulled up within striking distance
q Poggenburg on his half OF the seventh in
ring. The latter had left the tvories well
placed for him, and he made the most OF the
stup by gathering 80 Carroms before he
missed by getting kissOn from the cushion
4 IN the accomplishment in this run Gardner
collected pleasing group OF carrOms along
the short rail and then nursed the worries
fagonally across the table for its full length
I He appeared at one stage as likely to eN-
rerlenCe difiCulty, as the cue ball frOze to the
N red. Gardner could not reach the balls.
n which lay in the centre Of the table, for
h nasse. 80 he played bank and got such for
innate position that the run did not terminate
btil after he had landed them on the rail at
tne foot Two turns later Gardner worked
out a hard earned run OF 35. which placed him
~ the lead by the score of i49 70 ia, the total
each for their nine innings.
PoggenhurR endeHvOred to assemble the
Als during the following six turns At the
able. Ne wBs unable to accomplish his
ohlect and he fell behind slightly as Gardner
,orged ahead by a series Of cRTroms. Gardner
Tnlshpd out the sixteenth inning with a fine
N M nj hall 10 ball billiards His effort was
good one. II caTrOms being cou nted and
1ls total raised 10 l0d to 1872 for PogRenburg.
II " vas with a run OF - that Gardner turned
INTO the final hundred points. lie played
good hall to ball billiards in this run and Il
vas the hest he had done for nine innings.
re was going nicely when a kiss shot on
tae cushion spoiled a CarrOm but with his
lf,Yl l9t, Ia hvy