New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-10
Former National Champion De.
featS MiaI in Billiards.
MAKES SPLENDID AVERAGE
Conklin Beats Mayer in Evening
Game, Scoring His Sec.
ond Victory.
STANDING or THE PLAYERs.

Excellent performances marked thu Veto
ries OF j. Ferdinand Posgenburg. of this
city, and Charles r. Conkiin. Of Chicago
the two ex-champions. yesterday. IN vim
ming the fourth and nth games Of thu In
ternational amateur B2 balklins billiard
tournament at the Liederkrsn1, nth
street and Park avenue, yesterday. Pog-
senburg. In the afternoon contest. defested
Dr. Leonidas J.. Mial 400 points to 10 In
doing so he counted an impressive run OF
los. the best run OF the tournament 90 far:
and also the high average of rs eH.
Conklin defeated the Philadelphia. Joseph
Mayer. In the evening game. 400 points IN
32s HIS average was i2 1891. while his
high run OF IS equalisd the big ciustsv that
Posnsg.n the German sntrsnt. counted on
the previous night
There was considerable uneveness shout
| the evening composition. Conkiin executed
with soma degree Of stssdiness frem ths
beginning. with few lapses Mayer on tbs
other hand. after a pretty bit ut cicss
manipulation that produced 81 csrroms an
! his fourth turn AT the table, seemed un-
able to do anything With the worries. W.
mi sed in ridiculous fashion.
| At the twenty-third inping conklin vas
ls7 points In front ". had been halped
along by his big run NJ s. that came N
| his seventeenth session with the globes
Nearly all If this VAS eall-to-hall billiards
Conklin controlled so perfectly. however,
that the worries were never separated ~
more than an inch or two. Finslv tho balls
lined up touching the and cushion ~ the
! foot Of the tabla. and in trying 20 play a
thres-oushion sho, conklln missed widely.
MAYER closed I'D the gap toward IN. erd.
He PLAYED perfect balkline II was deft'
ard many Of The shots were gems ~ con-
oeption. II came too late, although II rad
the effect OF making Conklin hdsety ana
spoiled mis- average somewha'
C. O. Rudolphy, the president OF the
club IN announcing the games for TO-DAY
stated that the matches were open 10 tbs
public a matter about which there has
been considerable inquiry. GARDNER. tho
national champion, will meet MAYER In the
afternoon game. AZ 8 O'Clock, while Poems
gen and Poggenburg will face each other
in the evening.
Poggenburg held the small crowd Of BILL
lard lovers spellbound in the afternoon. ss
he followed DR.. Mails opening count OF ons
with n wonderful session Of baking along
the uppsr rail Re reeled OF loo counts.
mostly in the right hand corner He was
leading the ivory globes down the left side
rail. when a lineup caused him 70 scatter
them. In attempting shot across the
table Poggenburg retired, as single
cushion carrom went wide.
on his next turn the portly ex-chamnion
accomplished some pretty dead hall dr,v'
ing to assemble the worries in the UPPER
corner. his fayorite position. he PLAYED
we'll and seemed to see seversl shots into
the future His mssse shots were brilliant
~ executed. and the spectators looked for
a record. A short draw shot went wrong
at ~ and then the chapter Of errors, which
was saved by an element Of comedy. began.
The thing started in the next inning, when
Or. Miai attempted 10 sit upon the brass
rail that surrounds the playing space about
the table The rail collapsed with a crash.
Poggenburg who was about 10 shoot.
iumped and It was evident that the acct
dent jotej his nerves. Prom that on -
the eighteenth inning there were more cpl
sodes than billiards Or. Mai shot with
the wrong ball carelessly he failed 10 get
the balls out OF balk and to add to tho
agony Of Poggenburg. Who was striving 10
get his balance again. DR.. Misl so liberal
lv chalked his cue that, as II busted on
upon the cloth il nterfered with the ac-
ton OF the rolling globes. especially I'm tho
efforts 10 play close carroms PoggenbJrs
demonstrated, only 10 draw forth the re-
tort from his opponent who was having
his own troubles:
There isn't anything the matter with
this chalk. It's the best in the world, ard
I've had this piece fifteen years
| However at the end of the eighteenth
inning both agreed TO have the table
brushed.
In that inning Poggenburg had Tailed ~.
all OF the end rail variety Of carroms. HIS
Judgment as 10 speed and distance was
perfect, and he had regained his stroke
once more Poggenburg backed the run
with 2s, a.. "a and Al, total Of lsl carroms.
in five turns at the table. Throughout his
, touch was sure, and he solved any num-
: Der of intricate problems by the most daz-
cling masse shots. He met with misfort-
une at the end OF the run Of Il, IN his
twenty-seeond Inning. The rolling slobes
kissed the wrong way around. lie played
a masse which only served 10 make mat
ters worse as the worries scattered, and
then another masse failed. lie was within
four of the finish of the match, and 81 Dr.
; Nial openly rolled the balls for wide shots
the possible average of better than IS dNin-
died to 10 1914.
Many of the spectators remarked as I'D
the GOODNESS OF the room and the fact that
; il was possible TO play close billiards at All
in such a temperature. TO get some
warmth member OF the club IN the gas
: jets, and the Improvement was notieeabls
at the end.
The summary follows
J. Ferdinand Poggsnsurs (shits BALD los. ~,
! 6. ia. T.. l. /. g. .. $. IA. 8. Il. . 5. 2. a
r os AZ 34 A. 2 . Total, 400 points, average,
ls l6- "a: high runs i05. ~ and ~.
DR. Ieondss l.. Mial lspot balD--i, 10, u: p, =.
[ ~ p o. Q T. /. TO- q. 2, s. I, O. H. .. Is, :.
% 2 IL Total 10 points; average .-2<;
high runs, %, 10 and 10.
q Referee-Albert q. Cutler.
Charles F. Conklin tspot b@lD--l. q, 70 u. 81.
, /, d. 3 O. Is, Is, 20, O. II. 3. II, 10, rs. % ?,
> O. l. /, o. o. .. II, Q, 9, J. ~, Iotai, 80,
points. average. ~ 1892; high runs, 3d. "
. and 80 a q q, .,
:. q q 4 . i6 T. O. 10 o. 2. 20. 10. j. O. q, -.
l. r.. 3. o. 5. II, a. 2. ~ Ietsl, o. points,
n average 10 6-32: high runs. -, 81 and 20
Reftree-Albert e.. Cutler.
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