New-York tribune., 1911-11-30
CONWAY SHOWS SK|[Ls.
. eats Walter Leonard in Bill
lard Tou. lament.
CLARK ALSO A WINNER
Millette Makes q Brilliant Run,
but Steady Playing Gives
Opponent the Call.

Another of the Brooklyn billiard players.
c. d. Conway. went to the front yesterday
by winning the third game OF the national
Glass R amateur 1872 balkline champion
ship tournament in Maurice Daly's
academy. 49th street and Broadway The
Brooklynite trirmphed over the Pennsyl-
vanian. Walter Leonard, OF Scranton,
Penn. by a final score of 300 points to 25S.
Both of the players were up to the form
rcqui.cd by the National Association OF
Amateur Billiard Players, under whose d.
rection the championship is being decided.
Conway finished his string with an average
Of G 2O-Js and high runs Of q, % and p.
The Pennsylvania, despite a fair lead
which he established during the first half
Of the contest fell down in his last innings.
his average being 4 1856 and his best runs
! 81. II and Is.
1t was by putting together pretty run
of 81 on his eighth turn at the table that
the Pennsylvania forged into the lead
lie rolled the worries with no slight snow
of dextority in the corners for several good
runs at this stage, turning the first hum
dred mark with cluster Of II, which
brought his total to los for fifteen innings
left with only 72 buttons on his string
As Leonard drew near the second hum
dred mark Conway began to overhaul him.
He had gauged the speed OF the table and
demonstrated his ability at carrom play.
Working out runs Of l6 and IA at the
thirty-eighth inning Conway drew level
with the Pennsylyanian Four innings later
Conway counted his high run Of q, which
was a bit Of deft cueng along the end rail-
After that he led Leonard to the end, COM
! pleting his string with an unfinished run
of q carroms
There will be recess in the champion
ship to-day because of the engagements
OF the competitors. Walter Leonard, the
Scranton, Pa, player. and Claude Lewis.
of Brooklyn, will meet In the fifth match
of the tournament tomorrow afternoon
and In the evening j. NJ Miilette and
Mark Muldaur will compete. There Will
be only one game on Saturday, Charles l..
White. the champion, and Leonard meet
ing in the afternoon.
The summary follows:
c. D. Conway (spot baIll-o. 8, g. Is, II, 2 10;
2. l., q, I, I. 3; o. o. O. l, o. y y, y: ~ !
g. $ D. . J. o. ~ o. H. 10; o. 4! z. 81 .oia O.
300 points; average, . 3-56; high runs. ~ %
and %. =,
8. 81, O. q Q, u, !, T. IA, l., 10 3. / ., O. H. 8
points; average, 1855 high runs. 81, II
and 10.
Reier2e-C b. Wilson
! Certainty Of execution made IL possible
! for George p b. Clark, of this city, to win
the fourth game of the tournament in the
evening by defeating ]. NJ. Millette by
score OF 300 points to 25l 1t was the second
defeat for the loser and II came hard for
| him as he forged ahead OF Clark with a
splendid run OF Il counted in his forty-tifth
| inning. Clark however. was the steadier
! He played the sides OF the balls cleyerly
for position and the cushion shots and wide
draw shots that he made were often mas
terpieces Clark finished his string with
an average OF i0-65 and his best runs were
"A, Is and 49, Millettes average was 1854.
while his highest runs were AZ. 20 and Il.
| The summary follows
| George r. b. Clark spot balD-3, 3. 3. t. !.
2 I, /, Z, is, 2. i. O. /. 0, 9, l6 /, g. Is,
! 3. 3. o. :. o. I. g. ]. o. o. g. "a, II. !. 5.
| I. o. II, 5. I. 3. /. 3. 8, 3. o. 3 O.. l. -.
8 T9tai' 300 points average io-0o; high
j. M Millette Cwhlte balD-2. !, 4. /, 2. 2.
9. Q !. o. II. 3 3; 2 O. O., % g. o. o. o.
| o. 2. /. @. 4. /. o. o. 2 A.. /, o. !. IL l3'
u, 0. o, 1, Q: 2. Q. 5. 4 o. o, TO- o.
Al. 20 and IL
| Referee j A. Dalton.