New-York tribune., 1912-02-03
POGGENBURC HAS LUCKI
FiCkIe Goddess Helps Him Beat
Douglas in Billiard Tourney.
PLAYS AN ERRATIC GAME
Alternates Dazzling Carroms
with Indifferent Cueing, but
Keeps in the Front.

Alternating between sluggish billiards
and dazzling cGrroms, j. Ferdinand Pog-
genburs, the former national champion.
yesterday won the afternoon game in the
national amateur Class A H2 balkline
Billiard championship tournament al the
Hanover Club Brooklyn Finally. after his
! opponent. DR.. Walter g. Douglas, Of the
Amateur Piniard Club II New York. had
made up a lead of nearly 10 points and had
gone to the front. the portly Liederkranz
player awoke and finished out the match
with fral score OF 100 points 10 3Ti Pog-
genburg's average was i-ii and his high
runs s., IS and ST. Dr. Douglas averaged
c9-ii, AID his hest runs rcre IS. o and p.
Those who remained 20 the end Of the af-
fair. which CONSUMED nearly four hours at
the table. were Cf the opinion that Poggen-
burg was extremely lucky 10 win His cue
irg was indiferently managed and 1t
seemed impossible for him to execute
draw shot he could do nothing with the
globes when he had ther, punched to-
sether Whom f. came 10 PLAYING the car
roms widely he was ell a. sea.
Pogeenburzs most brilliant session NJ
tho table came In his eighteenth inning.
when he put together an impressive clus-
clrrons collected chiefly at the top OF the
table ard with only a few drives Rarely
has PoggenburG mannuvred the ivory
globes in a manner more interesting than
IN this run. His touch was deft and deli
cate and he always appeared to appreciate
the true position Of the rolling globes. At
s. the balls spread into the centre panel.
and as Poggenburg was attempting to lead
them to the other end of the table lie ter
minated the run by overplaying a single
cushion shot that was very difficult.
After the run Poggenburg began TO slump.
Five innings later Dr. Douglas requested
that the table be cleaned, and then the tally
stood 3Oi for Poggenburg to l66 for DIR.
Douglas Then the former champion had
a spell when 1t seemed as If he could not
have hit a balloon. not to mention an ivory
billiard ball. From the thrtieth 10 The
thirty-sixth inning, inclusive, he put UP
string Of ZerOs.
Meanwhile Dr. Douglas was podding
along. He was bit uncertain at times
and displayed a propensity 70 punch his /
shots. which got him into trouble with
llne-ups and bad positions. Gradually he !
over hauled Poggenburg. a beautiful run ot
As on his thirty-eighth turn at the table
putting him within striking distance. The
twonty-frst count of this run was a snap
ping straight carrom the length Of the
table, the cue ball cracking like a pistol
shot as It hit the red and white almost
simultaneously As he got into this run
little German band struck up the "oceana
Roll" outside the windows. Whether or
not the strains had anything TO do with /
il or not, It is certain that DR.. Douglas had i
ba doing turkey trOt'
around the table in perfect time. They
finally nestled up to the end rail for sort OF
bunny hug" and all in a line. Dr. Doug
las tried a masse, and for the only time In
the game failed to make 1t, leaving Poggen-
burg a beautiful set-up. And all the old
champion could get out OF it was "a
Or. Douglas backed the run with 22 of
the same sort, and temporarily went TO the
lead Again he played a shot which went
wrong. and the fact that he had closed up
wide gap seemed to start Poggenburg
playing again, even II It was Of an un-
certain order The fact that his own bum
Cling had upset his chances Of winning
Sc, med to have its effect upon Or. Douglas,
/ arI he took his turn at missing widely,
which helped Poegenburg along
Right at the end Of his string Poggen-
burg twice rolled the globes to a freeze.
which cost him dearly. The first he over
came by having the balls respected but the
Sc CDnd time he tripped up in attempting
bank shot to the cushion. Altogether the
contest was one of the poorest that Poggen-
bug has played in many years, and his
string contained no less than fifteen goose
eggs an unheard of number for him.
The summary follows:
,t-rr
j. Ferdinand Poggenburg white balD-p II,
s. IS = 4 q. o. q. II, 3, !, ,. 81 I. 80. Z,
s.. 10. . 3, o. l3, .. q, o. 0, Is, $, o.
800 points; average, s4-4i; high runs SIS,
45 and 81.
Dr. Walter q Douglas spot balpo-3; q, I 1,
2; O. i2 & Is io Ii i o. / IS - o y : H. O.
H. I3 q ~. %. o. B. o, o. Il; total ~
points: average, 22-44; high runs i'' %
Referee Thomas J. Gallagher.
PLAYING a varied assortment Of open table
billiards Charles F. Conkin, the interna'
tionaI champion, won the evening game by
defeating Joseph Mayer, Of Philadelphia ny
the score cf 400 to 23j. Conkin's skyrocket-
ing shora pleased the women, who had
taken advantage of rs being ladies' night
at the Tournament. HIS average was
10 9O-37 and his best runs g. 81 and a.
Mayer's average was 6 1881 and his high
runs n, 81 and 10.
EVENING GAME.
CHARLES f. Conkun spot balp-So, q o. l.
2 4 % Is Z 10. ~. u. q, 50. o. q, o. II, j. =,
o. o. 80. o. q. 3. !, 81. a. J., 80 = 10; " H.
Total. 100 points: average 10 3o-3'; high runs
f5. 81 and ~. .. - .,
g. !. /. 8, 3, :. 3, % T.. =; % !; I0i., gss
nonts. average. I3 81: high runs. Al. 81 and ~
Refcrce-Thomas J. Gallagher
Al the close Of the afternoon game d..
Douglas as secretary of the National Os
sociation of Amateur Billiard Players. an
nounced that he had been notified to call
a meeting of the association by William
n Klenke the president, for Monday Feo-
ruary Dc This was at the instance OF Ed
ward w Gardner, winner OF the CLASS
title in 1910. who wishes to play special
match With the winner of the present
tournament. II was stated that the meet
ing would probably be arranged Tor an
earlier date. while all of the prominent
players are in this city, that matters
pertaining TO the associations action N
the control OF the amateur contestants may
he definitely settled for the coming year.
Two matches will be decided In the
tournament to-day, but at a late hour last
night the committee had not determined
upon the contestants.
RITTER'S SWIMMING WINS