New-York tribune., 1912-02-18
EXHIBITS NERVY BILLIARDS
Poggenburg Wins Evening Game
with an Unfinished Run Of
Eighty one.
Standing in Big
Billiard Tourney

Making a phenomenal pull up when the
game had seemingly slipped hopeessly
from his grasp, Edward ". Gardner de-
feated Edouard Roudil yesterday afternoon
by the score Of 400 points 70 292 in the In
ternational amateur 1872 balkline billiard
championship tournament at the Tieder-
kranz 18th street and Park avenue. It
was a triumph for nervy billiards and
vide experience at the game on the part
OF the American He won, despite tho dis
couragement Of bad rolls Of the ivories
At the beginning and stroke that ap-
pnared better suited 70 a, sawbuck than
to ? Billiard tabln Gardner the Class A
champion Of 1910 turned forlorn hope into
q triumph by brilliant playing after he
had mastered his bad stroke and over
came lead Of more than 80 points.
The victory was ell the more remark
able. as Roudil had an excellent oppor-
tunity TO run out the game when he came
, to the table for his last turn and needed
only ten TO win. But he bungled the shot
and Gardner finished winner with an
unfinished cluster Of thirteen, which con-
tained several difficult round the table
shots
When once he had begun to roll the
worries for double figure counts Gardner
took few chances. but gave the Frenchmar
a taste of American safety play. This
pulled the average away down, with the
result that Gardners figure was 7 1858 and
his best runs We're 60 81 and a. Roud
also went down 10 2l-52 and his high runs
were &C. - and 81.
About the table was assembled one o'
the largest gatherings that has attended
any of the matches. The work OF the
Frenchman, with his peculiar style Of wan
derIng all over the top OF the table in col
lecting tho carroms, has created consider
able discussion and no little interest in it'
general effect This and the fact that II is
beginning to he generally understood that
the matches are open and free 10 the pub
! lie has attracted the billiard lovers These
witnessed Roudil make n runaway begin
ming which threatened to swamp Gardner
completely It was deft and dainty LOT
Of carroms which he put together at first
/ Gentle bits Of cushion manipulation. soft
/ ulabIes Of nursing in the centre panel anC
( pretty judgment as to speed meanwhile
caused Tom Gala CHER to tell off the counts
Galaghers tongue trpped over the Mon
4 sieur''-"aI "aIush-hore' was his way OF pro
nouncinG II. much 70 the delight Of seYera
! Of the spectators.
! with run Of 81 on his twenty-thlrd turI
at the table Roudil tailed a total of 02
+, while Gardner, who had been missing ever,
| conceivable sort Of shot, had only SO on hi
string In the next inning Gardner shOo
off his lethargy and. gradually controllin
his stroke. he put together run Of 4
This he Immediately backed with a massv
cluster Of 80. and the crowd settled back &
SEQ a battle for the finish. Gardner favore'
the ends of the table and the corners, bu
when in doubt ne played the globes wide
and never left anything that looked Hike
set-up for the Frouchman.
Toward the close the Americans haffiinj
| safety held Roudil in check. He seemed 4
lose control as his opponent overhaule'
! him Right up to the end he led. ant
then, with victory within his grasp, h
practically miscued on cushion shot. Tha
was sufficient for Gardner, and the hero o
| a hundred billiard battles played a series
Of stirring carroms and won.
! The scores follow: