New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-06
GARDNER BEATS BROWN
Plays Sound Billiards in Cham
piOnShip Tourney.
DR.. DOUGLAS MEETS DEFEAT
Fails to Get Balls Rolling and
Mayer Runs Away with
a Game.

a Game.
Edward W. Gardner. an ex-champion.
ard Joseph Mayer. Ct Philadelphia. were
the winners in the continuation o. the
Glass A amateur fs2 bolkline billiard
tournament yesterday az the
Hamilton Club. Brooklyn. In the evening
contest Gardner defeated Morris ID. Brown.
the Brooklyn champion. by a score Of 400
points to go. with a winning average OF
3 1875 and high runs Of So. 45 and ~.
The turning ont of billiard lovers last
evening was even greater than on the open
ing night and the capacity Of the room was
more than taxed Gardner led off from the
bank and just squeezed in for the rcgula-
ton SHOT and counted before missing
a three cushion shot across the foot Of the
table calculated 20 assemble the globes for
close work Brown began poorly from
execrabIe leaves, so that Gardeners Is
on his fourth turn, during which the cry
of in and out OF the bslk was constantly
heard provided an excellent exposition Of
the short table method. Inspired by this
small run. Brown came hack an inning
later with o. that was most pleasing for
the deft and delicate billiards that II con
taired..
Both worked out the first hundred on sp-
proximately even terms. Gardner counting
in his thirteenth inning. with Brown az y. In
arriving al that period Of the competition
Gardner had been collecting the worries fog
pretty shots az the ends Of the table while
Brown had been using the dead ball drive
made famous by Frank Ives. He could not
control IT, however. as he miscued num-
Der Of times. so spelling excellent oppor-
tuuities.
The second hundred was 2 comedy of
errors which began with Gardner shoot
inE with the wrong ball. While each
was struggling to overcome adverse con-
ditions Gardner worked in a run OF 40 on
his twenty-secoud turn at the table that
afforded him a material advantage. In this
run he made several dazzling CrosstahIe
drives. so that the entire cluster was
counted az the head Of the table.
The momentous inning for Gardner was
his twenty-eighth in which he collected
60 caroms He followed IL mp with q run
Of -. so that his total advanced to SO 70
l56 for Brown. Gardner PLAYED sound bill
iards at this stage, and. while he fell off
slightly toward the end. was never IN
danger Of defeat.
The score follows.
Edward W Gardner SPOT bsr,-s. q. ; y ;.
q. . IL y. J. ., L i. u, % i / . y
: II. 6. g. Total 900 points. average. l3-i5,
high runs. g. - and 80
ss Morris p F+oHP i z. "a pain 3 Il . 3 3
O. O. /. o. Is. 20 : =. ii. s. 5 T. : o. s. o .
o Total 20 Is9ia''' average 'l'-i2' high
R,feree-Thoma5 Gallagher Marker-Harry
Williams
Ioseph NIaver. Of the Coiumbie-rIub.
Philadelphia completely outplayed Dr. Wal
ter q Douglas. the New York Athletic
club champion. in the afternoon game for
the national billiard championship. by the
score Of 90 points 20 Is. Mayer averaged
Il 4-SS and had high runs Of 3. 49, q and So
Throughout he played consistent billiards.
although OF somewhat open table type. As
for Or. Douglas. he appeared 10 have no
control over the worries whatever. only
three times did he coUn; in double figures
Is. 10 and Diminishing with an average of
1856. a figure far below his true form.
Dr. Douglas won the bank for lead but
widely missed as did Mayer on his first
attempt After the PhiladeIphian had put
together y on his second effort Or. Doug
las followed with Is. his hes. run. as his
portion OF the third inning. The majority
of these were hard shots of the cushion
carrom variety When Mayer had counted
81 for his fifth turn. the New York Athletic
club champion seemed 70 go 20 pieces. and
never thereafter did he show Skill worthy
Of himself Right 10 the end Mayors work
was pleasing, despite the fact that in
manipulation Of the spheres he played
something wide Of balkline. The summary
follows:
Joseph MAYER white bslD-o y. !, ;. 81 :
!. o. a.. >, .. 3; 8 e. q. q. 8 = 81 10 : -
points. average. Z $50. high runs. IS. 20 A.
q Or. walter e Douglas spot batD-o. o. Is.
!. l. 2 :. O. s {. O. 8 @. 2 . .. 3. :. %. 10.
q. s o. ?. e. :. 10. q :. Q. o. I. a. & o. l. Total.
- points, average. 1875, high runs. Is. 70
RetSr,~-Thomas Gallagher. Marker-Hsrry
Williams.
Afrer the match Or. Douglas stated that
ra believed that the balls were slightly
above, The stipulated size and that they ap-
r,care5 heavy. A. % this contention Mayer
was avcrse to making any statement. only
n,irriug 10 what he mad accomplished as
evidence. However. the matter was taken
under consideration by the tournament
committee. and il is possible that a new set
of halls may be used for future matches
A. 10 the apparent heaviness of the ivory
Z. committeeman said that IL was well
known that humid weather would so affect
tho best ZANZIBAR ivory, and In that lay
the cause for complaint
The Two games scheduled for to-day viii
engage the eX-champion. J. Ferdinand Pog-
gsnburG. and Or. Walter r UhenHeimer, f
IN the matinee contest. In
+he evening OF Walter @. Douglas. New
York Athletic Club. will meet Norris D.
Brown. of Brooklyn.
AUTOMOBILES.