The sun., 1907-03-16
CONKLN DEFEATS GARDNER.
CHTCICO GETS FIRST AND SECOND
IN BILLIARDS.
Isulk Of the Prizes for National Amateur
Championship Taken ~ Calvin Dema-
rest. the New TiIlrhOlder- NJ Unborn
asame Finishes interesting Tourney.


Charles r. ConLHn defeated the former
national amateur billiard champion. Edw ard
W. Gardner yesterday by the score OF 500
points to 2OI. The game was the closing
session at ne table IN. the seventh annual
national championship at l4:2 balk line. BY
his victory In the concert hall of the
Liederkranz, Fifty eighth street and Park
avenue, Conklin won second place to the
young champion, Calvin Demarest. Both
represent the Chicago Athletic Association.
The records Of the most remarkable ANA
teur billiard tournament ever held were COM
pleted yesterday by the Officials OF the
National Association of Amateur Billiard
Players, The nineteen-year-Old champion
won four prizes the result of his second
tournament for national hOnors, He be-
comes the holder OF the valuable silver cup
emblematic Of the championship. which
must be won twice to become the personal
property Of the holder, Demarest also
takes the Sevres vase, he first prize: The
beautiful bronze figure as the high average
prize, and the pearl and diamond scsrrpin
as the high run prize.
DemaTest made such a cleanup Of the
prize list that the others Jared poorly in COM
parison. His clubmate, Conklin, wins the
second prize Of the oak chest of table silver,
Gardner, the bronze Of the Buffalo at Bay
PoggenburE. the crystal and gilt Ginning
clock; DR.. Mial, the fancy marble bust, an
ideal OF a woman's head, and pedestal: and
Rolls. the bronze and crystal smokers SET,
Gardn er made fine effort to win the tie
for second which closed the best tournament
in the annals of the sport. His game lacked
the conference and methodical cue work Of
Conklin who on the last hundred played his
closest carroms OF the entire series of matches.
Gardner led of with two cushion shots
after winning the bank FOR the lead in the
plsyoff OF the tie for second place. Conklin
scored "A 4 . y-pl niOn
place at the table for his third inning he began
from an attractive leave. BY careful manipu-
run Of AZ. The run terminated by his misCsl-
culaton of draw shot, Then the ChicsgOan
came back q him with 25 as his first con-
tribution. The surprising feature of this run
was the fact that COnklin did not keep the
worries on the jump and hustle about the
ment had been removed and his balk line
method was displayed IN its true light, He
lapsed for an inning and accumulated run
during the tournament.
The run placed Conklin in the front for the
moment. Gardner retaliated in the first por-
riOn Of the sixth inning with SO that again
gave him the lead, however and then be
deserted his balk line work to give Conklin
his remar kable execution of open table shots
Conklin began to drop behind under this
somewhat, but with a small collection Of
seven open table shots he was enabled TO
pass the first hundred mark on his eighth
stage TO 81 for Conkln.
The balls began 70 roll more favorabIy for
Conkin after he had worked out half dozen
intricate cushion combinations at the be
ginning of his tenth inning. He then col
lected the balls and by pretty exhibition
of As that again placed him in the lead, Conk-
lin in his next two sessions with the ivory
he threatened to distance the ex-champion.
game because OF his effort 10 play safe. bur
nI .,fF a.,lW
hard problems avaied him nothing.
Gardner began to close up the gap as he
began the twelfth inning Conklln had LEFT
on his run of 80 by falling down on an attempt
at masse But the eX-champion had dim
however. ne came within striking distance
with a run OF close billiards by which 30 was
added to his string he had % abandoned the
stubborn hard shot player az Conklin and
when he gave way to the ChiCagoan at the end
he left the latter his first setup Of the match.
COnklin accumulated run OF ~ as the out,
come, G the TS0d scsm frozen 1ne nS Ss h
cagoan had them respected They spread
so widely that he missed twice across the
SsPt e and d delicate nurse when the the freeae oc
Cured. Both blliaTdsts lapsed badly Tor
the next four innings. Then Conklin col;
lectad the worries once more and completed
his string with clever hit of close play which
produced an unfinished run OF ~. The score.
COnklin0 q, 25, o. A. q, 10 ,, D. -, ~, y, l. ~
II, o, !, o. ~ Total, 800 Average, Is 1919. High
'uGs GsrGnefo 70 % o. Is. g. "a, o. T. 81 O. l. H. o. 3d.
3, 0. =. o. l. Total, eOl. Average. 10 II 10. High
runs. i3, 20 and ~.
Referee Edward Mclaughlin.
Thirty members of the National Associa-
ton OF Amateur Billiard Players sat down
to the banquet TO the six contestants for
championship honors at the LiederkranZ
Club in the evening. Rudolph Scheefer
presided as toastmaster. On his right were
seated in order Calvin Demarest, the boy
winner Of the title; Edward W. Gardner
and q o Rudolphy
Al the left were seated Hubert ellis, presi-
dent of the club; Charles +. COnklin and
Maurice Daily. j, Ferdinand ,Poggenburg
down the table the big championship silver
cup decorated with flowers, held the post
OF honor as the chief decoration, while cues
and ivory billiard balls twined with smilaX
and flowers gave note OF the inspiration
of the dinner.
The silver cup was duly presented to Cham
pion Demarest by Anton Troescher in an
appropriate speech. He was followed by
Toastmaster Schaefer. who presented the
youthful champion with the Sevres vase.
Maurice DAILY presented the second prize
TO Conklin O. o. RudOlphy presented the
third prize to Gardner; william n. klenke,
the fourth prize to PoRgenburg, while Charles
Forster made the presentation to Dr. Mial,
and Lincoln Brunn to the Philadelphian I.
Mortimer s. Rolls.