New-York tribune., 1908-04-29
RER0LLE WINS FIRST
Beats PoggcnbHrg an international
Billiard Tourney.

Lucfen Re7olIe. Of France won the first game in
the international amateur billiard championship
tournament. which began At the Liederkranz club,
18Th street. last night He defeated J. Ferdinand
PoEgenburg of the home club, 400 TO 29j. His aver
age was = +-33.
There was little TO choose between the pair for
She first 200 points but thereafter the Frenchman
was always master Of the situation He plays a
GOOD deal of the open table game. though toward
the latter end Of the contest showed ability to
nurse.
1t Is quite possible th2t different balls used
for the first tinie in a tournament in this country
helped the visitor not little. They are 22s inches
in diameter. a sixteenth Of inch larger than the
regulation American billiard balls. Ed Mclaughlin
was the referee
Rerolle won the bank and chose the white ball
He missed on his first try difficult three cushion
earronl. while PogEenburg made only single point
and then missed easy one The Frehchhlah :
second inning was productive Of 9, the balls acting
obedieutly for a time.
Up TO the fifth inning neither man had neen aoie
to find his stroke and the total at the end OF the
seventh inning stood 10 i in favor OF Rerole
The latter then gave the first exhibition OF class
soeu in the match. Most Of The counts were the
result of Open tabte billiards. with compardtlFeiy
little Eosition play His thirteenth count was &C
aon7pIished by a well executed masse, winch drew
apulause and the FrenChman finally missed p4 d
hairs breath his tweuty-ninth attempt, an al
round the liable shot. in which five cushions were
used
In his half of the inning PoEgeu5urg proceeded
IN warm lp and unlike his opponent began 70
click of the counts by clever and deAcale I'S'r'N
PLAY His fourth shot. masse was ieO -
all and he kept up the same sort OF "oIh una
oddly enough ne gathered in IS only TO miss ana
80 made IN. totals for eight innings Il to 81 in
favor Of Rerolle. .s ..,-
r,ocrarb,rg.s half of the tenth inning found MN
at his best and before H. sat down ne had pa9SeU
lie ,-,ro7ent His fifth d gather shot, was spier-
few
maintained mastery position play. ms thl''s
4r.h count a difficult draw, brought Iorlh aP-
r,Iaf1se but the Liederkrauz man failed on MS lls
--a-rrr The totals then read; Poggenours' o''
ReroIe. 81. -. .-,,e5
-,,,,,.,e lead the score standing III 10 90.
T,77ls -r,e7 rIaved some good position Dil-IaTds'
the hest ne mad shown up 10 tnat time, ana og
clicking of an eyEn 80 drew up cot'Sioe's sl''
- his o1,poneut Wide position play WI" al "
casional spectacular round lhe 'aO7 9''l, - -
-ba F>rencnnan to run of the useiul el"S'el u
- IN +b4 twentieth inning and ne hao asa'" a.
e,,r7,ad The lead with total OF l'6 10 Io--
I,l.-.tF,f nosition play marked PoggenDuTg
7,fT1far5s in the tweuty-hrst inning. "heII t7-
sr, h. would drive OF the object Da-s 10 the
-. -;r7 inst enough force 70 bring II oped'eA'-
- fark with the others He missed on ms iortie'H
.r-arrpt which gave him an even ~ ana d 'e90
oi-,s+ar .f - in the tvyenty-sixch inning gave
F2ar,l]a a total Of 2G+ and comfortable i"ad' as
~. orb.r failed 10 improve Ais position and re-
nained al ID. ...
HeroIIe's best effort was recorded III the 'hiIlS
FIRST inning when he set his STROKE soiiiE I'M
rt,r-v-orl, Beautiful position play with Intervals
of nursing kept The worries in close company most
# the time and 1t began TO look as II ne was
going to run out He slipped up. however on ms
-ielrrv-fourth Try. This high run OF the evening
practically settled The game beyond a shauo" "i
5rr7..f as il gave the Frenchman total OF SaA.
within twelve Of the desired goal When Pogseh-
burg stepped to the table his expression was any
thing but hopeful. The best ne got was an U1l-
Ilaly 1s 50 that little later the FrenchInan had
NO trouble TO win tne game with unfinished run
OF L. The scores follow:
Reroue-o 3. l. . O. 0. :. 2s. 8. Il. o I27. l. 80,
O. it, g. - a. . Il. O. l. ~. i. 3, Il. TO- s. l. II.
Total. Average Y +-3a
Posgen5urg-I. o. o. : > O. o. Is 20 80 Q, y ~ H.
o Total Average, t-i-