New-York tribune., 1912-03-20
HYMAN DEFEATS CARTER
Brings About a Tie with {. F.
Reynolds at Pocket Billiards.
FINAL BATTLE TONIGHT
Winner Last Evening Makes a
High Run of Twenty-seven
Balls When Needed.
FINAL. BATTLE TONIGHT
Standing of the
Pool Players

Arthur h. Hyman tied with f.. +. Ray
nods for the national amateur pocket
billiard championship title last night in the
final match OF the tournament at the ANA
teur Billiard club. 7ith street and Broad
way Hyman defeated Lester Il. Carter 10y
the score Of 125 balls to 81. Sixteen frames
were played. although Hyman needed only
one out of the last pyramid TO complete
his string The winner made n total OF
II scratches and his high run was q balls.
Carter was the victim OF scratches and
his best effort was only IL balls
The two men came 10 the table with the
certainty that the winner must tie for the
title. although the playing had been fairly
even among the field Of six survivors who
reached the finals out Of the fourteen origl-
nal competitors
Carter led of with the break He was In
clined 10 play safely unlAs a hall stood
out as fair shot for the pocket or a
promising combination presented itself. His
cautiousness At this stage made Il possible
for him to take the lead He was not play
ing brilliantly. nor oven cleverly II was
the sort Of pocket billiards that picked of
the balls that were ripe for the pluckng,
and 1t also afforded cold consolation for an
opponent.
by holding 10 this method Carter had
Tailed Is balls at the end OF the third
frame. while Hyman only had H. Then
Carter could not resist the destinations OF
a combination. II was thrcc-bal affair
TO the corner that seemed certain. Like
many apparent ccrtanties. 1t baked. Hy-
man made the most Of IT, and cleared =
balls off the table in the fourth frame and
10 in the next. That put him ahead at 80
TO &c.
Taking the lesson to heart, Carter again
settled into playing safely unless he had
what amounted to a guarantee that the
shot would go His position work was
poorly maneuvred. however. and while he
managed to get in front again for two
frames, as the score stood at SO to 52 for
the seventh, II was evident that Hyman
was about to make him break ground.
Hyman began to take chances as he dis
covered Carter's care, and he soon went to
the lead. lie had the best Of the ninth and
tenth frames. out OF which he secured "a
and 13 balls. for his high run OF y. At
this stage Carter began to tie himself up
on his faulty position play. He would pick
off a splendidly executed long shot and
then find the cue ball frozen behind ali
object ball. as he did in the twelfth frame
when he had a fine opportunity TO take
command once more.
Meanwhile Hyman forged along at
pace that soon put big gap between him
self and his opponent. There were four
costly frames for Carter, and before he
could pull himself together Lyman had
him beaten and won by margin OF thirty
five balls.
The play-of Of the tie for tho champion
ship title will bring f.. f. Reynolds, who Is
the most youthful player I'm the tourna-
ment and rated as one OF the best am
ateurs in the country. against Arthur b.
Hyman tonight Many expect Lyman to
win because OF his greater tournament ex-
perlence Reynolds has so many follow
ers, however. that the betting-anJ there
has been considerable amount OF It
has been at even money.
The scores follow:
Arthur g. Hyman-9. I. I. II 10. 2, II. o, H..
l8. 10. 49, 3. $, 5. /; total. 1873 balls,
scratches, IL; net score, l25 balls; high run,
Lester F. Carter-8, 8, H. 3. 3. 10, T. g. /. ?. =.
2 10. Z. 7. X; total, 30 balls. scratches, ..
net score 81 balls. high run, II balls.
Reforee-W u. Flynn.