New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-12
CONKLIN'S CUE BATTLE.
POGGENBURG IN DEFEAT.
Chicago Expert Wins T0celfth Game
an Billiard Tourney.
STANDING OF THE PLAYERS.

C. F. Conllin. Of Chicago. won the twelfth
game 81 the seventh annual tournament for the
national amateur billiard championship. played
last night at the Liederkranz Club. He de-
feated J. F. Poggenburg, of this city, by ll9
points the final score being: Conklin. 3OO Pog
genhurg, Isl. Conkin played twenty-five in
nings, for an average Of II. Poggenburg played
twenty-four. his average being 1924. The
Chicago expert has now won three games and
lost one.
Many bliardists, young and old. amateur and
professional. and several women watched the
game from the arena seats They included AL
Dexter, William Musser and Calvin Demarest
OF Chicago; Z. W. Gardner, DR.. L. L. Mial and
others. BY reason OF the possibilities of ties
che committee has decided 10 reserve the after
moons 10 play them off. and 10 have the re-
naming three games played in the evening. z.
" Gardner and DR.. L. L. Mial will meet to-
night.
Conklin won the hank and selected the spot
ball. After his first shot he removed his tuxedo
coat and cuffs and made a neat little cluster
q eight carroms Poggenburg gathered in ex-
actly the same number for his first inning.
Conklin then began run OF GS, with dozen
carroms made in open table play, following it
with a number of draw and cushion shots. From
his twenty-seventh shot, which was a difficult
drive. the fun length OF the table. TO his hfteth
he gave fine exhibition Of delicate nursing. He
finally missed on a single cushion drive on his
sixty-ninth shot.
Poggenburg's second inning was productive Of
a run Of 19. and Conklin's third inning showed
- making his total 81 TO Poggenburgs 81 The
latter failed 10 count in his third inning, and
Conkin added only to his string in the fourth.
Conklin increased his lead I'm the sixth inning
with a pretty cluster Of 40 carroms. Most OF
his play was in the open, and some Of his shots
Were Of the brilliant order This carried the Chi
cago player We'll into his second century. while
Poggenburg. with a run OF Sc in the same in
ming, reached %.
dreary period followed IN which neither
player could make q stand Pcggenburg got
TWO lonely points in five innings. while Conk-
lin did little better.
Poggenburg was the first 70 recover. Taking
the balls from Z promising leave in the thir-
teenth inning, he brought theru % the head OF
TIE table ana counted 40. showing some clever
play. Conklin did NOT settle down until he
fifteenth inning. when he 50. His three and
four cushion shots kept che crowd applauding.
He lapsed for the next three innings. in the last
Of the trio counting & which carried him within
his last hundred. the score showing his total as
206. 10 l31 for POggenbUrg
POggenbUrg could not repeat ais good work
Of the thirteenth inning. for. after making 8 in
three zeros and a lonely point From then on
his best run was p. in tie twenty-thrd inning.
Conklin did little better, but slowly though
surely drew away. and out IN the 25th
inning With an unfinished run OF Il His last
shot was a puzzler. He studied over the balls
for full minute, and then executed a brilliant
three-cushion draw. which brought victory. The
score in detail follows:
conklin-s es I5 T. Z 50 !. p = l. l. l. O. . 80 O. O.
2 %. 60 =; 10 g. o, Il. Total 800 Average. p High
Forrcahrrr@s 10. o 30 o sc. !. o O. 0 / O. 49, g. O.
o / To- 3 $ "a g. e ? Total Isl Average lS-24
DG&Eree-EdWcrl Mclaughlin