New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-11
Defeats Joseph Mayer in Sixth
Game of Billiards Tourney.
PLAYS SPECTACULAR MATCH
Philadelphia, Although Erratic,
Executes Several Brilliant
and Remarkable Shots.
STANDING OF THE PLAYERS.

Displaying spectacular skill at open
table billiards rather than at 1872 balk line,
Edward w. Gardner. the national amateur
champion, yesterday afternoon won the
sixth game Of the international champion
ship tournament. In the concert hall OF
the Liederkranz, 5sth street and Park
avenue, he defeated Joseph Mayer. of
Philadelphia, by a score Of 400 points to
327. Gardners winning average was
10 1870 and his best runs 50. AZ and AZ.
Mayer played with the same unevenness
that has characterized all Of his matches.
He put together a run of "A that for beauty
OF balk line and position was the gem of
the competition Still he was always be-
hind. aud finished with an average of
10 2-30.
In a long drawn out game j. Ferdinand
Poggenburg, OF this city, cx-champion, de-
feated Albert Poensgen, the German cham
pion, In the evening by the score or 400
TO 3S7 points All through the last half
OF the contest both suffered from rebellious
rolls of the ivory globes. 1t caused the
average of Poggenburg to dwindle TO g a.
while his best runs were "a, 81 and g. The
German fell TO an average OF S6-iS, ana
his highest run was %.
Altogether conditions were improved for
the afternoon session of the amateurs
Mayer failed 10 count after winning the
bank, while Gardner at once counted 49,
most of which was accumulated by dead
ball driving Then Mayer came back at
him with pretty run of 3s that contained
| such perfect balk line for the majority OF
the carroms that the crowd predicted a
speedy termination Of the game. But 1t
was a long while before Mayer accom-
plished anything like that run. In fact, as
| he vainly tried to work the balls into po-
: sition, and failed on the easiest sort OF
shots, especially in finding the hole around
the second object ball, he complained that
he was out Of sorts and that the room felt
| chilly to him.
Meanwhile Gardner was cracking out an
amazing assortment of round-the-table
shots His certainty OF angles was RENT
niscent Of George Slosson. A run OF IS on
| his ninth trip 20 the table gave him a COM
handing lead over Mayer, as the score
then stood IA TO IS. On the following turn
| Gardner seemed disposed to try for close
| carroms. He had the balls rolling fairly
Well and got them in the centre OF the
table ready for a pretty bit OF nursing In
| trying for draw shot OF inches he dug
| too far under with his cue and jumped
the cue ball off to one side. so that the
promise was blasted at 10.
! With Gardner nearly a hundred counts
ahead Of him, Mayer began nice run on
| HIS fourteenth timing Still the worries
were a trife rebellous. and almost con-
| tinuously he was compelled to solve line
| ups. The last shot of the run OF 26 was
| one OF these. The balls lined diagonaly
| from the left side rail. In order to avoid
the kiss that seemed certain Mayer played
cleverly conceived twice-around-the-ta
drive. which was easily the best shot OF
| the match.
| There was a good-sized crowd TO witness
the evening game, and 1t was remarkable
| for the number of women who were inter-
ested spectators. PoggenbVrg led off from
the bank, but he was kissed out of the
carrom Then Poensgen tailed five ana
went wrong on masse. He had the worst
of the luck, and while Poggenburg Jared
On his eighth turn at the table Poggenburg
got the globes TO rolling nicely. He had
them in close formation on the lines and
counted thirty-three. when he found the
open route around the second object ball.
For season both played unsteadily.
Poensgen missed all sorts OF shots by
flicker. He claimed privately that he
thought 1t was Que to the size OF the balls.
fob cfxrna of In
than those used abroad. He tried 10 play
balk line, however. and picked up runs or
| %, % and a 10 on his nineteenth turn that
displayed good stroke and manHuvring.
His run of ten came to an end in a some
what sensational manner. He was set for
masse when he stopped and walked to
Poggenburg and said: ITS your turn"
He acknowledged that he had fouled, al
though the referee and his opponent had
not seen IL.
The two games scheduled for to-day will
bring Joseph Mayer against DR.. Leonidas
L. Mial in the afternoon and Charles f.
Conklin against Albert Poensgen in the
evening.
The scores follow.
Edward W. Gardner spot balD-45. 3, :. "a.
H. Is. g, o So /, o. /. 5, l. total 400 points;
average. 10 1870; nigh runs. 90. Al ana 45' %
o. 10 o. 9 g. 2 o. 20, 10. IL. 3. l5 0, IA. T. 81
4 "a o. T. O. o. 80, 10: total. 1927 points; aver
age 10 27-30: high runs "A. IS and 3d.
Referee-Albert G. Cutler
EVENING GAME
J. Ferdinand Poggenburg spot balD--o. Is. T.
o. 10. o, 7. 80, 0. 9, 10, Q. o: O. Is, o. 81. D.
o & q O. s. O. o. 2 2 Total, 400 points; aver
age. 4-44: high runs. "a. 81 and 80
Albert Poensgen (white balD--S. g. o. 2
Il 2s S. 8. y, q. Q, 3, 20 10, g. 10 70 IS' o. 80
q g. 4 81 Total. 337 points: average, 3S-43
high runs, As. % and D.
Referee-Albert g. Cutler