New-York tribune., 1911-02-15
GARDNER DEFEATS M|A[
Makes Some Spectacular ShctS
in Billiard Match.
CONKLIN LOSES A GAME
Goes Down Before Poggenburg'
Which Will Bring About a
Tie for Cup.
STANDING or TIE PLAYERS

p,ar,r, onan table billiards. which we're
o,.o,, or - snoctacuIar variety, Edward w.
co.5.,o. ,ho national amateur champion,
won the twelfth game OF the inte'ha'''""'
80 bal,,,,ne championship tournament yes
terdav afternoon in the concert hal' OIL '"e
Liederkranz. 5sth street ana rdin .oo
nue. He defeated DR.. Leonidas /" Miai w
points to 81. with an average OF Il -'''' anu
high runs OF 5s IS ana ~
Dr. Mtal was rather out Of sorts WIN '"e
dav and TN, ivory globes. He was niSposou
10 be cautious. once he wished 'ne ta"''
hrushsd in the middle of an inning lheh
/ he had q somewhat acrimonious arsu"e"'
with Cutler. the referee, as 10 nus ee.',ne
the balls out Of balk at the emu VI '''
| thir.v-sacond inning The globes were IN
c,oso formation DR.. Mial was nursing them
along as he had done I'm his impressive run
Of SO earlier in the game when ne s'oppe"
IN chalk mis- cue. Apparently he ioleo.
that he had counted one before he cnaiken
I'm Az no did not roll the worries OUT OF
Tho nay. count Cutler declared the ruh
| ended The strings Of both men were un-
even and contained moro medium pii'a'u'
I
Railing the ivories all over the table ).
Ferdir1:J Poggenhurg, the former c'i",'
.nion defeated Charles +. Conklin IN inc
evening game, 20 points TO 800. 1he hi'S"
was heartbreaking. No fewer thah seNe"
times was the score tied. Ccrklin, as her'E
"a could he imagined, PLAYED rsht up "
the end. and seemed at this stage to lead
/ Poggenburg safely. Then on his fortE-lhru
turn at the table Porgenburg began by exc
| outing a double drive for twice the ienglh
of the table.
II counted, and as the spheres nestled up
into the lower left-band corner IL was eN-
dent that the shot was 20 spell victory
for him. II did. lie ran 90. and then nlssed
nv being kissed off. He was within two or
tho erd. and as CoPklin could not make
o., tho ground. tho result Of tho match eS-
,abI,shed q tie for FIRST honors. Poggen-
bure. Conklln and Gardner have each lost
ono came As the last two are to meet TO-
night. IT Will establish a tic between inc
y.inre- and Poegenburg for the trophy.
! Al through tho game the two men exc
cuted tho most amazing cushion carrofn
sbo,, ono of the best was a plucky BIT Of
work on the part OF Pogsenburg in MS
4
worked ont q great kiss shot 10 solve q
rrc-lp across the table that displayed tle
pent up forces which were carrying MIN on
"a tho victory. For the most part 'onh-
lin plaved at spectacular billiard sNittles'
so that the balk lines did not figure TO any
extent in his work.
The two deciding Cames scheduled tor
to-day will engage Or. Mial and Aloer'
Poensgen. the German Champion III tle al.
ternoon and Edward w. Gardher aho
C.bsrIes 7. Conklin, the former champion
in the evening. In case Of ties the nla'ch''
will he played off tomorrow.
From the opening bank shot, when NJ
won. Gardner put together = renarhap''
qeries Of open table shots that taliied - oi
, his first turn at tho table for the Afternoon
, ga,o Ills hall-to-bal billiards, while II
, M sense porseesing tho closeness oil tru'
. baltline. nevertheless were OF the hlshes
tc,a In mapruvring to hold the two 90
: ioct halls before him Gardner executed AZ
f, a~ra,. Of cushion shots and lengthy folio"
, and draws that compelled the attention
those who sat about the table br. Mlal a
, his FIRST effort counted two wide ones. lne'
, tho char,plon backed up his first run VIII
~
noncnt never came within gunshot
GARDENERS efforts were spasmodic. FoIloW
ing a pcriod Of dulness. he caught ~
etrote I'm the fourteenth inning. 1hen W
worked ont sixteen pretty cushion carroihs
This nc hacked up by runs or - ana f'
Tho latter was accumulated along th
r3Ile As Gardner led the trio or sphere
around he worked two Of his single oahK
that were fire as to angle and position
FINALLY he had 10 play "A force folio" Sho
I'm order to avoid q kiss. The cue pau 20
TOO much Jump and ne had TO retire. hate
neor the end of his string Gardner WORKED
on, run of IS that was much the same
The scores follow
AFTERNOCN GAME.
r-duard ". Gardner 80, 10 o !. :" :.
- IS n q o. I6. p. -. ], -. " ~. ~
55@4' - o. IL . 80 l. . H. II. =; tota. 40
-oinfs. average, II - 81: high runs 90 '' ~"
Dr 1eonidas T.. Mai-2, O. 10 22' - CO. =
. a. o. ~ 4 - l. =. y. q. total - d, p''"'
sy.,src - ~ high runs -, . ana -
Rcferee-Albert g. cutter.
rvENING GAME.
Ferdinand Poggcuburs q, 20. =" ~; y :
o IL l. 4 - -. q. -, !, - ~ ~ y
+, aS aS ! { rs; sa a. 100 10, ? point: IN 81 average
: io 81: high rms IL. 80 and 80.
charles +. Conkl'u-G. 3. 80: 10 ~ Z" >
! a. ,a' g. Is' ~ 70. /. - i. 3 4. -. |, = !;
* g o o, 3. o; total. 800 ID points average
> - g: high runs, 80. =, ana ~
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