New-York tribune., 1912-02-10
POCGENBURG TO THE FORE
Defeats ConkIin in SkiIfuIIy
Played Billiard Match.
CHICAGO MAN FALLS BEHIND
Result Practically Eliminates
Him from Sharing in the
Prize Winning.
CHICAGO MAN FALLS BEHIND
Standing Of the
billiard Players

Dr. W. q. Douglas 10 26-34 81
Ringing all Of tho billiard changes from
hr;lliancy 70 mediocrity, ]. Ferdinand Pog-
ssnburg Of the Licderkranz, won the af-
ternoon game yesterday in the national
amateur Glass \ 1872 balk line championship
AZ tho Hanover Club. Brooklyn. II was a
meeting Of former holders of the title. each
with an intense desire TO get the better Of
the other. and so it was that Charles +.
Conklin. the Chicago player. came of sec
ond best 10 tho score Of 400 points TO o.
The outcome practically eliminates Conklin
from participating in the prize winning. as
he finished his tournament series with three
games each won and lost
The rapidlty with which the two men be-
gan their counting IN the opening innings
upheld the average to most respectable fig
mrs. as Poggenburg's was 10 SO-57, with
high runs OF 6G. 5G and 90. Conklin went to
S-G6. with runs Of 81. % and Is.
Close manipulation with all the dercacy
Of nursing on the part of Poggenburg car
Ied him along with rush at the begin
ming of tho game He played phenomenal
Billiards. even for him-for when in stroke
few Of the amateurs surpass POggenburg
OF perfectly gauged position. The great
Liederkranz player shaded an average OF
twenty for his first seven turns at the
table his tally being 1856. The best bit OF
cuoiug which Poggenburg put in during
that period was an imposing cluster OF o.
on his fifth turn. II was beautifully man
aged balk line. lie held the worries captive
along the side lines and in the centre panel
Gently he cajOcd them with an occasional
drive 10 the cushion. Finally one OF the
short shots went askew and he retired
1t was shortly after this that Poggen-
hurg's game showed signs OF detcrorating.
Conklin offered up some battling safety,
and that had its effect. But Poggenburg
put together another run that went 10 05
of the same character on his thirteenth
turn and then he experienced a slump. lie
was finding all Of tho holes around the Sec
Ond object ball. while Conklin was continu-
ally lining up the globes. II got to be so
bad that there was a lot of wooden swear
ing as each slammed the butt Of his cue TO
tho floor at the bad rolls Of the balls for
want Of better expression.
Toward the end. in desperation, Poggen-
burg fairly spanked the worries around the
table and even then II required six innings
for him 10 count his last i points Conk-
lin was going 4 trfc better at the close.
but he was always uncertain, selected the
wrong shots when he had the best oppor-.
tuuliies. and altogether bungled a game
Ia which victory would have placed him
within touch Of the championship title In
the possible tie Of the competitors
The summary follows:
AFTERNOON GAME.
J. Ferdinand Pogsenburs. white bsil,,-St.
&c 81 O !. = o. +. 80. 2 !. ,. .. T. 32, 3
. Z . / Total-4Oo points Average
lo&o-a7. High runs-G.. - and so - n
10 81 o. t. 4 ~. ~ % q. -. IS o. !. q.
s O. o. 3. {, > 3. . i2. o. l. 20, >, 49, e. o. ,,
!. o. ro'ai--&32 points. Av"rage-o s-"'.
High uus-&1. - and IS.
Referee Thomas J. Gallagher.
Displaying marked raridity in his eXccu-
ton Percy Collins. the Chicago youngster
last night defeated Dr. Walter g. Douglas.
Of the Amateur Billiard club of New York.
by score Of 500 points 20 l"3. Not only ald
Collins WELD the cue fast in collecting the
carroms but he did 50 well as 70 hanG M
a, new tournament average al 10 - ana 4ir
his best runs were 80 - ana -. Ut.
Douglas averaged SO and his best runs
We're e., ~ and l..
The summary follows.
EVENING GAME.
reroy Collins whit" balll-2. 3, 10 16. O. -. 26
i4 : T. :. ~ 10 Total 400 points. aver
age. 12 - ~; high runs. -. ~ and 30
o. 90 O. j. o. 5o 5. T. il. o. a. !. o. .. 5. 6.
a.. O. > 0. . ~ Total. 100 points, aver
age. % high runs. Al 20 and u.
Referee-Thomas J. Gallagher
The final game of the tournament series
will be played to-day. Morris d. Brown,
Of the Hamilton Club, Brooklyn, who Id.
lost only one game. meeting Joseph Mayer,
the Philadelphia champion. In the event
of Brown being defeated in this compe-
utigu there is the possibility Of a four
handed tic in which Brown, POggenburg.
Collins and Mayer would figure II Brown
vtnss1hcn the possibility lies IN a tie be-
tween posgcnburg aud Collins for second
place.
SiN competitors viii begin the matches !n
th' International amateur championship
M baiE limo BILLIARDS on Monday after
noon at the IAcdcrkranz 18th street
aud Park avenue. i.douarG Roudil. the
French champion will open the tournament
10 the match with Joseph Mayer. the phil
adclphia champion. This competition will
ssEin at o'clock Ip the evening Or. Leon
luaS - Mia VIII meet Edward ". Gard
ner thc national Class \ winner Of i@lo.
y he Two other players arc Charles f. Conk
IN o. chicago. WbO won the international
l''" last year, and }. Ferdinand Poggcr.
'HrR a former national champion
lh' Championship tournament viii %"
CONDUCTED hy the National Association of
Amateur Billiard Players. aud the games
WI be OF 90 points duration. In ord.r
10 preserve tho amateur status Of the at
'eH no admission fec viii he charged. ia D
cards Of all recognized CLUBS being sufficient
. mo ,I,.