Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-06
AMATEUR BILLIARD
CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
Gardner and Mayer Easy Vic
tors in Matches With
Douglas and Brown.

NEW YORK, April Elm the play for
the 1872 amateur billiard championship of
the United States at the Hamilton Club
in Brooklyn last night Edward W. Gard
ner of the Montclair Athletic Club. one
time holder OF the national title. scored a
decisive victory over Morris D. Brown
by score Of 400 to 235 The afternoon
match between DR.. Walter G. Douglas
of the New York Athletic Club and
Joseph Mayer of the Columbia Club of
Philadelphia also furnished one-sided
play, the latter winning by total of
400 to 125.
In view of the fact that it was the first
time that Morris D. Brown of the home
club had ever competed in a big tourna
ment, his fellow-members of the Hamil-
ton Club were out in force to see him.
but the exhibition offered was not any
thing to boast of. Brown held Gardner
for the first few innings fairly we'll. and
then went to pieces, missing the easiest
caroms. and then again executing
round-the-tab1e short or masse with great
skill. The latter instances. however,
while they brought forth applause, did
not materially help his score, as his nurS-
ing game was weak.
Gardner Erratic.
Gardner, too, was not in any too fine
fette. Erratic was written out in big
letters as a result of his part in the
nights play. Several times he caught the
worries for clever runs. one of which
reached the total Of e., the second high
est made during the tournament but he
slumped from this form very badly for
a number of innings. One of his shots
of the evening could be called the best
OF the tournament With a bad lineup
on one of the end rails the two object
balls being straight ahead of the cue
ivory, he played a stroke that caromed
off the opposite end rail. the first object
ball at the some time going to the cor
ner where the cue ball met it and COM
pleted the carom. 1T was an accurately
gagged shot. and was of the most spec
tacular order. all the spectators looking
for a clean miss.
AS far as the afternoon match between
DR. Walter G. Douglas of the New York
Athletic Club and Joseph Mayer of the
Columbia Club of Philadelphia was con-
cerned, the element of contest was al but
eliminated. Mayor had an easy victory.
If, however. close match was not forth
coming the brilliant cue work of the
Philadelphian, who was third in last
seasons tournament after the play off
of a triple tie for second position be-
tween Conklin. Mayer and Jackson. more
than made UP for the lack in any other
particular.
Mayer Nurses Well
Aside from the fact that his average of
II 4-36 was Of high station for an anna
teur tournament, Mayer displayed that
close nursing of the worries which fol-
lowed along the style of play by the pro-
fessionals. 1t was by far the best play
that has been seen in the present tour
nament. He held the worries for several
long runs the best of which was cluster
of 0S made in the twenty-third inning,
and this came to end through the miss
single cushion by. in which perhaps
bit too much confidence was displayed.
1t was the same kind of a shot which
terminated a run of A. a few innings
later. The scores:
AFTERNOON GAME
DR.. Walter G. Douglas-o 0 Is 4 l 3 o
T Z . : y 10 0 y o Z 10
9oI l. Total--I25 High runs
Is 10 ~ and 8. Average; 1886.
Joseph Nayer-O IL / 5 = 50 o ~ =
g % II y 5 IS 3 > II o ;
10 IA l A. Il &c II. Total-40O High
runs-5S 40 a and Sc Average-1l 4-36.
EVENING GAME.
Edward ". Gardner is / % IL
u ] IL Il u ) 40 o u y
/ 81 IS . p :; 10 , > ) 1 II I.
Total-4o3; High runs-62 Is, 40 and -.
Morris d. Brown--l o 90 % 2
IA IL 80 IL o 16
~ - II II I" o o 0. Total
25-42
This afternoon J. Ferdinand Poggen-
burg of the Liederkranz Club will play
DIR. Walter f. Uppenheimer of the Co
1umbia Club of Philadelphia and this
evening the match will be between Dr.
Waiter g. Douglas of the New York Ath-
ietic Club and Morris d. Brown of the
Hamilton Club of Brooklyn