New-York tribune., 1911-02-17
CONKL|N MASTER Of CUEI
Wins Big Billiard Tourney On.
PIay.0ff of Tie.
POGGENBURG THE VICTIM
German Champion Wins His
Last Game and Is Tied
for Third Place.

Executing open table billiards with uh..
nomenal precision. Charles F. Conkn. A,
| the Illinois Athletic Club. of Chicago. uo,
the international 1872 balkllne amatsu,
billiard tournament last night He defea,ss
j. Ferdinand Poggenburg I'm the play-os ~
| the tie for the hOnors in the concert hall a,
the Liederkranz by the score of N
points to 29i. His average was 10 3D-37 aod
/ his high runs "a. 3s and g. Poggenb,,rzs
game sIumped badly under the dficuI,l..
presented by his adversarys wide rollns
OF the ivory spheres. 50 that his av.rass
dropped to z 735-37, while his best run wa,
| IL.
| The tournament which closed last nigh,
was the second international fixture hsn
| in this country. The first meeting for TIA
title was held In 1898, and was won by Cal.
win Demarest, who at that time created
the record run of Isl carroms and the high
single average OF Is s-lI For the next two
years the championship was decided ia
Paris, under the direction OF the French
Federation OF Amateur Billiard Players n
had been the intention OF the French 10
enter a player in the tournament m,,
eNUSu by 1OUhili : NlEhpIJr iHt1 80 n0tt-
fed the National Association OF Amateur
| Billiard Players. the governing body IN thi,
country At the last moment II was found
impossible 10 do so. and the entry OF Al.
bert Poensgen. the German. vas the onlv
foreign one Poensgen is tied with Edward
w Gardner. the national champion, for
third place.
Even though he takes second place Pog.
genburg won the high run prize for his
tally of l05 counted in his first inning os
his match against Or. Leonldas L. Mai.
He also won the high single average tro-
ply. which he captured in the same gams.
with 16 1924
Either Poensgen or Gardner will drop TO-
fourth place following the play or DR..
Mial takes fifth place. while Joseph MAY.
er the Philadephian. fills out the list OF
the six contestants. lie performed uneven.
~ and did not win a game
Conkln. in capturing the championship,
PLAYED practically the identical billiards, or
with the same method. at least that he
displayed in 1905. when he first won the
national title He is devoted 10 open table
play His wonderful command OF angles
and his ingenuity in overcoming bad leaves
at all times command respect and attsn-
tion. His rather heavy handed method
which causes the balls 10 scatter prompted
one of the spectators to remark. "Yoa
can't keep a bird in an open lot and Conk-
lin can't keep the balls close on the line"
Poggenburg created hopes among his ad-
mirers as he nursej the ivory globes for g
in the sixteenth inning and came within
81, TT
got. Thereafter Conklin drew steadily
away. As he did so Poggenburz suffered
from nervousness so that he missed some
easy shots, so that once the crowd could
not help but laugh.
ON his twenty-nnth turn at the table
Conklin worked out a run of II that CON-
pletely distaneed PoggeEburg. 1t began at
the foot OF the table with some rail play
At SO he led the ivories 10 the head and
finished there missing two-cushion bank.
Thereafter Conklin played indifferenty
and Poggenburg counted 81. which en-
livened the last inning but did not bring
him within striking distance.
on the whole the two played below their
usual form. II was the remarkable GER
tainty of Conkin on his cushion shots that
pulled him through. Poggenburg lacked
the ability 10 play billiards Of this descrip-
tion and so missed his chance.
Playing consistent Dalkline Albert Poems
gen. the German champion. won the final
1872 balkline match Of the tournament yes-
terday afternoon by defeating Dr. Leonldas
l.. Mial, 400 points 10 PAS Poensgen thereby
tied with Edward w. Gardner for the third
prize of the tournament, AMI this match
will be decided this afternoon, as the Ger.
man sails for home tomorrow.
The summaries follow:
Albert Poensgen spot baD--O 0. 80. 2
S. o, II, II, o. 49, IS l. 8. s. I. , T. q, Ss D.
age. i2 1892, high runs 70. Is 80
DR. L. l. Mial (white balD-0 Il II. Q. a.
g; ! II 70. / !. g Q. Il. Q, o. o. . Is. is =
age. 2s-3l high runs Al 10 j.
Referee-Albert G. Cutler.
Charles F Conklin ,White bslD-2a, o 8 a.
H. o. 8. o. >. o. %. 1. H. :. 30. !, g. 86 S O.
80. o. ). s. ., o. S3. 4. ~. o. Z q. 2 :, B. ls 49,
Total, 400 points: average. 10 S037, high runs
a. 80 and 81.
j. Ferdinand Poggenburg spot balD-2t o. l.
T. I, T. 4, !. o. o. o, 81, !. :. 81 s. l. 49, s.
Is. 2, o. 2. o. Is o. .. II. o. o. .. /. a. is sd
Total 2a4 points average. 1851 high runs.
A. - and 81 -
Referee Albert C. Cutler.
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