New-York tribune., 1910-04-08
CONKL|N WILD WITH CUE
Pegs Away in the Open, but
Beats Dr.. Douglas.
LOSER PLAYS SOUND GAME
Shows Skill in Gather Shots, but
Fails to Take Advantage of
His Opportunities.

Playing at billiard skittles instead OF bark
line. Charles F. Conklin. OF Chicago, won
the afternoon game of the national anna
teur championship tournament yesterday,
defeating Dr. Walter @. Douglas, cham
pior of the New ork Athletic Club. 90
points to 22S. The winners average was
1853, with high runs of 81, 30 and 2s. The
open table manpuvring of the former
champion was highly interesting, because
of the continuous line of difficult problems
he set himself to- solve. but otherwise the
match was tiresome.
While defeated, DR.. Douglas played dis
tinctIy the superior balkIine billiards. In
place of the manifold cushions that rolled
the worries nowhere In particular Dr.
Douglas played carefully for position. His
gather shots were excellent and he welded
his cue equally well with either right or
left hand But, unfortunately, the New
York Athletic Club man appeared unable
to coordinate his work. Short draw shots
either straight or to the cushion, proved
his stumbling blocks. while with the globes
rolling gently In ticklish proximity TO the
chalked lines he was several times the vic
tim of not getting them out of the pro-
hibited square on the second count.
A run Of IS made by DR. Douglas in his
tilirty-third inning. the high run of the
game, contained the best billiards of the
contest. He used the end rails extensively.
favoring the corners, and throughout
played faultless position. During this run
he played for the sides OF the balls and
so kept them in close formation before he
missed a draw to cushion. Or. Douglas was
hopelessly uneven In his work, however. so
that Conklin was successful with his
heavy-handed style. The summary follows:
charles F. Conklin white balD--1T. I. 0. I. y.
l. Q. 81. 9. ], A. o. 2 3. 3. 4. 80. H. 15, 5. q =
o. p o. o. r. o. 10 o. o, S. 1. 10. o. s: total, 900
points; average, 29-53; high runs. 81. 80 and %
DR.. Walter G; Douglas spot ba.D.i0. o. ..
o. O. ]. 5. O. O. o 5. o. l. O. 5: total rs points
Referee-ThOmas Gallagher. Marker-Harry
Williams.
In the evening contest the former national
chs mpion. j. Ferdinand Poggenburg. OF
the Liederkranz. won after he had alter
mated in the lead five times with Morris
ID. Brown, the Brooklyn champion, whom
he finally defeated, 400 points TO Al. The
winning average was 36-52 with high
runs OF 81. 80 and 2s. The entire competition
was so filed with nasterful billiards by the
two men that the spectators kept punctuat-
ing the innings with applause Rarely IN
the history Of amateur billiards has a
match been so ganely fought out TO the
end. and with such a splendid show of good
humor and demeanor on the part OF the
players.
Altogether Poggenburg richly deserved
his victory. He was the victim of all sorts
of encouragement at the beginning. as the
balls proved vexatiously rebellious and re-
peatedly lined up for him when he seemed
TO be coaxing them into position. As II
happened IL was the old set OF ivory that
had been troublesome earlier in the tourna-
Inent but they had visited the turner's and
had been trimmed down to the regulation
size so that they rolled better than In
previous matches. except as the players
made their individual errors
The score follows:
j. Ferdinand Poggcnburs white bslD-s. g.
/, Q. ~ o. 2 O. ! TO- z q : IL g
average s8-52: high runs 81 80 and Is
Morris d Brown (spot balD-3, u, =. o. . 20
g. o. o, Is. II. 3. o. g. 2, A.. TO- 40, D; L y 81
o. / IS 4Si.f g o. s.l q o. points 81 e
average. s5-51: high runs. 40. - and %.
Referee-Thomas Gallagher Marker-Harry
Williams.
The games scheduled for to-day will bring
the two Philadelphans. Joseph Mayer and
DR.. Walter E. Uffenheim together in the
afternoon contest. The two former cham
pIons, Edward w Gardner and J. Ferdi-
paDd popoenbrlrp will meet in the evening