New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-02
DEMAREST In FORM
MASTER OF THE CUE.
Beats Cline IN Pldy-Of of
Billiard Tie.

Remarkable runs worked out by close
balk line maneuvring resulted In Calvin
Demarest winning the first match of the
triple tie play-off in the is2 balkIine worlds
championship billiard tournament. in the
Madison Square Garden Concert Hall last
nHtt. Demarest defeated Harry T. Cline.
OF Philadelphia. by a score of 500 points 70
3S with an even average OF 25. Most IN
usual was the manner in which Demarest
finished out his string. lie repeated the
amazing sensational recoveries which have
been a feature of his matches in the tourna-
ment. Coming back at Cline after the lat
ter had counted runs OF l02 and "a. which
put him In the lead. Demarest. by the
closest and most certain cue work. counted
70. and wound up with an unfinished run OF
50. which gave him the victory.
Demarest now moves I'D To the final
match for tomorrow night This evening
George Sutton meets Cline in the second OF
the tie contest. and this afternoon George
+. Slosson and Albert G.. Cutler will meet
in the last OF the tournament matches
proper 20 decide the fourth money prize.
The bank for lead was won by Dem
Arrest last night. but he was the victim
of an unfortunate kiss-on in playing the
opening shot too finely He left Cline a
good leave. and the latter collected the
worries in a corner. only to miss through
his own carelessness in a short cushion
shot after the fifth carTom-
The skill OF the young ex-amateurs
cue work was shown in the next inning.
He collected the balls along the lower
short cushion. and rapidly clicked off "a.
The next was a single cushion shot. but
Demarest played 1t too fast and missed
EnllOviner this nTrmblDg of innings
both men failed to accomplish anything
noteworthy.
The first ~ settle down to real balk-
line nurse was Cline, who began from
fine leave on his eighth turn at the table
Demarest had finished his inning by fall
ing TO get the balls out of balk. as he
maneuvred too delicately along the lines.
He did not believe he was to be penaiized,
and requested the referee TO take another
look al the position OF the worries Nc
Graw. however, replied nOnchalantly. with
out giving any special attention, that he
had looked and that the decision stood
Demarest took his seat, and Cline put to-
gether a fine assortment of end-table car
roms before missing on a two-cushion
across-the-table shot.
Temporarily this placed Cline in the lead,
as the score stood 12s to IS. but. according
beginning on the lower rail and finishing
at the head. Nearly all OF the first hun
dred was gathered by clever nursing. with
an occasional dead ball drive to maintain
position. The best was the ninety-ninth
shot. in which the red ball circled the
table. The next was clever masse. the
run terminating by the cue ball being
kissed off in short shot TO the corner.
II required some courageous maneuvrlng
for Cline To overcome such lead. Event
uaIly he accomplished IL on his seventeenth
and eighteenth turns at the table. In these
he counted, respectively, 102 and "a. The
sixty-frst carrOm of the former run was
the gem OF the night, a follow the fun
length of the table. with plenty OF reverse
english. These runs only seemed 10 in
spire Demarest. who stepped to the table
and in order worked out 80 and an IN
finished 3D. that won the match. In both
OF these Demarest revealed a wonderful
mastery of position and control The balls
were never separated, and he led them
along the lines for the most perfect bslk-
line play of the series.
The score follows:
Calvin Demarest (white BALD. 0. "a. 2. ..
., 3. Is. %. les, l6. 81. l. .. O. II, g. 1 y.
90; total 500 Isoints; average $500; high
runs, Jos, s., 20 and o..
Harry Z. Cline (spot baln, ., ?, 9, 20. .,
. 4 IS s. A. IS, l. = u. "a. g l02. -. o.
total SsS points; average. Ds-lS; nigh runs.
l02, 76 "A and 81.
RefeTee-JOhn j. McGraW.
AS to the ultimate fate OF the National
Association Of Billiard Room Keepers one
of the most representative men in the bust
ness, who refused To have his name appear.
stated last night that the knell of that or
ganization was sounded at the dinner at
the WaldOrf-Astoria two months ago. The
individual iealousies Of the men connected
with billiards and their inability 70 absorb
broad gauge principles made it evident that
night that the organization for mutual ben
eft was destined TO an early dissolution.
While this man was not surprised at the
stand taken by George +. Slosson in an
ton, ne was rather amazed that Slosson
should so declare himself before the tour
nament was finished. This amazement was
cccasioned by the fact that the entire tour
nament had been fostered and it's details
arranged by SlOssOn-
Any way. he added, the association was
a dead duck at the close OF the present
championship. so that SlOsson's retirement
follow. Whether or not any attempt was
TO be made to accomplish something
toward unity in the direction OF billiard
affairs ne did not know.