New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-05
DEMAREST BEATS ROLLS
SHOWS SKILL WITH CUE.
Young Chicago Player Wins First
Game in National Tourney.

With a brilliant run Of 81 in his thrty-second
inning Calvin Demarest. the Chicago boy billiard
expert. won the first game OF 500 points al the
Ldederkranz Club last night. in the seventh nation
a. amateur tournament. He defeated J. n S.
Rolls OF Philadelphia. by lol points. the score
being: Demarest, 800; Rolls. lss. The formers
average was 1922. and tho latter's c 7-s2 The
highest run S. made by Demarest in the
twentieth inning. Charles F. Conklin and Edward
" Gardner VIII meet this afternoon, ana DR..
Leonidas Nal and Ferdinand Poggenburg this
evening.
The low average OF the players last night IS
counted for by the fact that they played new
ard fast table. and that both plainly nervous
in the early part OF the game
The players were introduced by Rudolph Schae-
fer who also presented Hubert ellis. president OF
the Liederkranz Club. The latter. in brief ad-
dress. referred TO the previous tournaments which
the club had held for the championship
The table, well lighted with six powerful electric
lamps under big green shades. set in the centre
OF the clubs big ballroom with its decorated walls
and its nine panel mirrors A notable gathering 81
billiard players and enthusiasts occupied the raised
seats each side Of The table Among them were
the officers Of the National Association OF Amateur
Billiard Players including Frank J. Howell, presi-
dent OF the Chicago Athletic Association; J. c.
Jenkins. jr, of the Hanover Club; G. o. Rudophy.
E. /. Montgomery. A Is. Miller. David J. BUrtis.
81. J. Byron Stark. James sperry, John Mckee.
Major Waters. George r. Slosson, Maurice Daily.
Il. B. Rollins Orville S Oddie j. Ferdinand Pog-
gsnburg, Edward ". Gardner. Charles F. Conk-
ling and DIT. LeonIdas Mai.
Rolls won the bank chose the white bah and
mace the opening shot He missed On his next at
tempt. Denlares. made three. but a kiss knocked
I.nn out OF q seemingly sure count. Scoring was
SLOW until the NTH inning, when Rolls ran y. IN
Inc next TWO innings DemareSt added 10 and p
A olIncult nasse stopped him in The seventh
inning. Rolls gathered . In the eighth inning. fall
ing down on table shot q bad angle
Al the end Of the ninth inning the score stood II
70 49, in favor % Rolls. hut Deuarest added q
In the next inning, while Rolls got only g. This
sent the young Chicagoan ahead, but after some
brilliant open table and three and four cushion
shots another unlUcky kiss ended what promised
10 be a sensational inning
Rolls passed the first century mark in his twenti-
eth inning. In the other half of that inning Dema-
OF his capa bilitieS. He gave q fine exhibition o.
close table work near the top cushion and then
worked The shortllne balk nurse 10 perfection.
When the iVories broke away from him ne resorted
shot after adding IS 10 his score.
From the twentieth 10 the tWenry-SeTenth inning
Denarest reached double ngures only once, while
Rolls crept up on the leader with steady play IN
GLIDING runs Of Is i and p Al the finish OF the
thrueth inning the score stood 236 10 ls2 in favor
OF Demarest.
ing, followed by Z from his opponent, Dernarest
gave adOthsT neat exhibition OF good all around
billiards No matter how the balls broke he seemed
10 De able 10 bring them back !ntO good position,
and he coaNed them and nursed them for the total
q g, which enabled him 10 run out the necessary
The score by innings follows.
pemsrest-8. 2 o O. 10 p. . Il q. s. 20 o O.
,s6i 3 soo 3 - H.. Is @ . Il ! o ? p g.
.. hsls l. 9 e y 81 d d r q 90 ts2
Reteree-Ecward Mclaughlin