New-York tribune., 1912-02-01
COLLINS ON HIS NEHLE
Shows Courage in Defeating Ut-
fenheimer at Billiards.
MAKES RECORD HIGH RUN
Brilliant Rally of Philadelphian
Causes Anxious Moments for
Chicago Boy.

There was not DOUBT as W II- 'o@'"7o
5f Young Percy Collins after he had won
the fourth game OF the national amateur
Glass A 1872 balkline billiard championship
tournament yesterday afternoon at the Han
over Club. Rodney street and Bedford ave-
rre, Brooklyn. Also, 1t is pertinent 10 re-
mark Collins is Irish. and he displayeH
all Of the time honored Celtic love OF get
tirc, the better Of an opponent who had
previously had the better OF him. CoIilhs
managed to defeat Dr.. Walter f. Uiten-
hoimer, Of Philadelphia. by score OF 4oo
points to 33i Incidentally Collins also
hung up the best average counted so lar
IN the tournament-13 10-S0-and the tour
rarnont record high run of II. DR.. Unen-
hcimer was also going swiftly. as his aV-
c-age was II 1929, and he had runs OF 49,
81 and A..
The thing that stuck out above all 9TH
crs about the cue work of Collins was MS
skill at playing position and precise meth
nd which. II It often lacked In beauty nev-
ortLe,ess had the merit Of bringing the de-
glrca count. There was also a solidry about
Co,lirs's game which proved compelling In
attention. lie failed TO ally on only SIX
visits 10 the table But his test came when
he had led his opponent by more than
hundred points and the latter suddenly
started a mcteoriC streak and went into the
lead
''Phew"' said Collins after he had won'
That was enough for me for one while.
The way Dr. Uffenheimer put those runs
together at the close had me having Visions
Of being the tailendcr o: this tournament
I'll bet I lost five pounds, and ] don't want
any strain again like that" Collins moppeu
the perspiration from mis- brow ana
breathed as heavily as If he had run ten
mile race But the way I'm which the young
player conducted himself pleased the spec
tators. and there were many predictions
of a high place for him in the amateur
ranks
As a beginning Collins won the bank ana
chose the hoodoo spot ball-and he mace
the hoodoo work for him. II was the hrst
time the spot ball had won IN the tourna-
ment. and IL isn't often that II wins In any
tournament But Collins started right In
and. playing pretty ball TO ball billiards
in the second inning rolled UP 30. He went
right along. while DR. Uffenheimer had the
ivorles playing all kinds OF pranks on him.
II there was any hole around the second
a remarkable prediction 10 squeeze past.
When things were going the worst for
him-espccially after Collins put together
an impressive run Of II by wonderfully
close manpuvring and nursing at the top
of the table for his eighth innng-Dr.
Unenheimer took solace in cigarettes. lie
took a big dose Of solace, too. In fact
after a while IL seemed al II a curling
wreath OF blue smoke fioatcd 10 the table
and then back 10 the chair. At which Tom
Gallagher, the referee, would cough and
choklngly call. "onc or two" for DR.. Ufen-
heimer. as the case might be.
ColIins's steadincss OF execution carried
him along with tho food tide Of the game
until at the end OF the fourteenth inning
the tally OF the two competitors stood az
1879 TO s5. II was on his next turn at the
table that the sedatIve effects OF the cigar
cite became noticeable In the performance
OF Or. C1enheimcr. Gently he coaxed the
globes TO the end OF the table and by a
mcllifucnt series OF carrOms in which the
worries clicked with sweet rhythmic roll he
tailed 81 TWO turns later he put together
a run OF IS, and continued TO close up the
gap as Collins slumped badly at hrst as his
I adversary began 10 oNeTIdul MN.
In the twenty-fourth inning DR.. Uffen-
heimcr collected the globes at the foot OF
the table and by the prettiest OF doubling
Of corners. line play and delicate masse
shots he held the spheres together for 5s,
to miss on n masse that was played too
quickly That run put DIR. Unenheimer In
the lead, with the score at 81 10 3l3. He
held there for three innings. Then Collins
showed his nerve by rccling of IS with
dashing ball-to-ball billiards which kept
the spheres rolling widely. Again DR.. "
fenhemer resorted TO the cigarettes But
their potency had failed. II was Collins
who was successful In working out the
combinations, and he held safely to the end.
never missing a tally In any inning and
finishing his string with n run OF 26, dur
ing which he splendldly worked the dead
ball drive n number OF times TO hold posi-
ton.
The summary follows:
AFTERNOON GAME.
Percy Collins spot balD-O. 80. 10. 2. II. 10. T.
IL 2. ., 3, II, o. Is, I, o. ~, II. I. o. :. 25
average, l3 10 30. high runs, II, ~ and 81
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