New-York tribune., 1911-02-16
C0NKL|N BEATS GARDNER
Former Amateur Billiard Cham.
pion Ties with E'oggenburg.
PLAYS WITH GREAT SKILL
Open Table Execution Wins An.
plause from Spectators at
Liederkranz Club.
STANDING OF THE PLAYERS.

Executing open table billiards in master.
ful manner, Charles F. Contlin. the former
champion. defeated Edward W. Gardner
the holder, by 4O) points 10 255 las, nlgs,
and thereby established a tie with J Ferd,.
nand Poggenburg for the international
amateur ls2 balkline championship. ThA
former champion accomplished this feat m
the concert hall of the LAederkrsnz 9th
and finished with an average Of II IA.
with high runs Of 43, 81 and -.
Throughout the first part Of the match
Gardner was unable 10 get MS stroke X.
played skittle billiards and POORLY At ths,
Meantime Conklin was At his best Hs
kept the worries rolling IN j most amazing
assortment Of carroms. So steadily did he
count that he arrived at total Of ~
points with an average Of a shade beloo Il
for his thirteen trips IN the table Then
It was that the former champion slump~d
He only saved the latter part of his strirr
under the inspiration OF Gs sfdners wonder.
ful bslkline manpuvring, for Gardner snds,
his innings with runs of a. and - ths,
really contained the beautiful talklne work
of the match
ConkIin tried the opening SHOT after win.
ming the bank for lead. but he failed. and
Gardner did likewise for his first turn n
was not until the sixth inning that conkan
was successful in carrying The two Object
balls along ahead Of him. By a series Q,
spectacular cushion shots he worked run
up to "a before he missed on q mssse as The
spheres lined on the side rail near tie
upper corner Two turns Jater he accom-.
plished the same sort Of thing. This tine
the figures tailed %. In the middle n thls
assortment he twice executed 'cross-iaols
drives with plenty Of english TO hold tt.
cue ball TO the delight Of the crowd. among
whom were many women. Conkln folove
this run With 13. q. q. % and 90 in regular
order
Then IT was that Conklin began to Tn. a..
His stroke seemed TO have lost It's Ger.
tsinty. Gardner was in as poor stroke as
at the beginning, and he continually faeei
rebellious rolls Of the balls. Not only this
but for fully twenty innings Gardner cane
TO the table practically 10 try the impos-
BILE. as Conklin never left him anything
that by the widest stretch OF the imagIns.
ton might be designated as a set-up. n.
tediousness of this long series Of unremr-
nerative innings was partially relieved BY
run of - by Conklin in his sixteenth in.
ming and another OF 26 in his twenty-thrL
Gardner managed 10 get o. in his sixteen,h
and the crowd hoped that at last he was
under way. but the hope was not realizet
Coming To the table for his thirty-hs
turn. Gardner found the globes in fair posi.'
ton for the first time. BY four pretty
shots he had the three balls clustered ths
last shot being a neat kiss that rolled the.
on the lower rail and into anchor AZ The
right hand side. Then he held the ivors
for the first balkline Of the game Hs
carroms came rapidly, and were so cloSs
and with so little motion that dispute u
10 in or out occurred. Gardner was in ths
right. however, and he went along TO &
before he miscued on a short follow q
inches.
This awoke Conklin, who retaliated vlIa
II and 43. The last brought him TO wtaa
ten of the end. But there was no showing
OF the white feather about Gardner. He
worked over the worries as il he still had .
chance to win. lie put together a run a
90 that was splendid and easily the best i'm.
ing of the contest. Again II was an eaT
draw that caused him TO retire and as ts
balls were nicely placed Conklin worked
out the necessary ten TO win and tie fo'
the title.
The summaries follow:
Charles +. conklin (spot balD-o. 2. IL ~
81 3 %, Is. 34 25. 80. 81, q. o. %, :, o.
!, !. 26 q. l. Z. 1s. T. 10 ,. l, II. 49, 10. Tc1-
400 points; average, il 1884. high runs A. =
and 81.
Edward W. Gardner (white baln--0 3, g.
10. II, 20. o. l. %. q, !. .. 1, -. q, T. 10 =;
l. >, q, %. %. o, o. o 4, .. A.. 1. 50. TotaL =
points; average. 4-33: high runs. g. A. and =
Referee-Albert @. cutler.