New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-02-04
COLLINS AMAZES CROWD
Comes from Behind to Beat
Brown in Billiard Tourney.
MAKES CLEVER RECOVERY
With Outlook Hopeless He
Rallies to Pull Match Out of
the Fire and Win.

For nervy billiards Percy Collins. the
young Chicago player. treated the crowd
TO one of the finest exhibitions yesterday at
the Hanover Club Brooklyn, that has ever
been seen In national amateur Glass a
1872 balkline tournament He pulled the
match out of the fire at the eleventh hour
and defeated Morris D. Brown Of the Ham
iJton Club. Brooklyn by score Of 400
points to 392. Up TO the last few innings
Collins had been going askew on his cushion
shots. and his angles were Of the blind
mans variety. He was 50 points behind
Brown when he pulled himself together, and
for his last few turns at the table pushed
M an average Of approximately II. That
was not his winning average, however for
his poor cueing up 10 the final periods
caused that 10 fall TO the lowest winning
average of the tournament with 2@-94.
and high runs of 90 32 and 81. Browns
average was 14-54, and his best runs 80.
az and 26
The eventful stages of the contest came
in the last ten innings. Up TO that time
Collins had started off in the lead, had been
overhauled by Brown and had made such
a slump that his cause appeared hopeless.
Brown played good billiards. He counted
shots. and at all times his masse shots were
exceptionally well worked. He man@uvred
the worries closely most of the time. and
his follow shots, especially those In which
he dropped gently down upon the second
object ball TO hold position. were Of high
order of excellence.
Collins experienced all sorts Of trouble.
In his twenty-sixth inning the cue ball and
~ he
shot Tom Gallagher. the referee. squinted
at the balls and declared Not frozen.
Collins looked and was not satisfied. Look
again" he told Gallagher. At this the
referee acknowledged that the balls had
frozen. but declared they were not so when
he first looked meanwhile moving the cue
ball back a fraction of an inch with his
finger, and Collins went on to before
making a miscue.
When the boy began TO pull himself to-
sether in his forty-fourth inning he worked
quickly He lowered above the ivory
spheres like a bee over flowers, and he
gathered the carroms with a buzzing rapid
ity that was amazing. He held the globes
closely punched also. and at is failed TO
get them out of balk on masse shot. Five
turns later he put together collection OF
30. and backed ii Immediately with 90 on
Browns miss of a cushion shot These
counts he collected at the top of the table
always maintaining perfect position. He
had 10 play some hard carroms TO collect
the worries for his final run of 26 but once
ne had them on the end rail the clicking
was swift and sure until he had tucked
away another of the most closely contested
games of the tournament
The score follows:
AFTERNOON GAME.
reroy Collins white balD--1a O. 3, 3. 2. O. 81, o,
O. ~ e. !. O. e. 1S O. O.; = 2 = =
10 l. 9, 2. &c. 0, 3. a. o &c. 80, O.. o. 0; 26
Total, 400 points; average 22-54; high
Morris D. Brown spot balD-18 o 4 O. IL, %.
81. Q. 40 o. O. T. O. s. 60 l. J. e. a.
lS. II. g. II. 3, &. 2 g. o. = IL. J. L.
1. Q. l. 30. 2s. o. ?. 4. 1. Is. 3, !. o. 2 I, 0.
runs 80. 81 and &c
Referee-Thomas J. Gallagher.
Charles T. Conklin. the International
champion, walked away with the evening
game fn,hollow style. defeating DR.. Walter
F. Uffenheimer. Of Philadelphia, by score
of 400 spoints to 1873 Conklin did actually
more than win He held TO an unbroken
line of victories and he stands alone in that
respect out Of the seven competitors In the
series Morris D. Brown. of Brooklyn;
Poggenburg OF the Liederkranz, follow
Conklin, tied AT two games won and one
lost.
Conklin displayed the same sort of mas
terfuI control of the situation as did Col
Inns in winning the afternoon contest when
he made his sensational brace and over
hauled Brown. Conklin has learned STRAIT
egy.' Furthermore, he easily displayed the
fruits of skill combined with generalshp.
for he finished with an average of IL l5-@5
and high runs Of e.. 43 and %. DR. Uffen-
heimer's average was 1886 and his best
runs were q, 10 and 10
The bank was won by DR.. Ufenhemer.
and he temporarily took the lead. Mean
while Conklin appeared TO be sizing up his
opponents work. II WAS not long before
tho astute Chicago player was leaving the
worries so widely spread as to make the
doctor swing his cue like cudgel in order
TO speed the cue ball around the cushions.
An adept at all styles COnklin bided his
time The opportunity came in the twelfth
inning lie carried the balls 10 the top Of
the table and then BY the prettiest expo
sjtion of the short table game he worked
out an impressive cluster of g. Conklin's
use Of english and his bank shots made
this run remarkable 1Or only on tnree Oh
four occasions did Conklin drive TO the end
Of the table.
That run broke DR. Cffeaheimer's game
lie was compelled 10 play so many wide
carroms that he lost his stroke for the
delicate ones. and no less than four times
during the match when Lc had the best OF
chances ne faxed to roll the balls outside
of the prohibited chalked lines at the sec
ord count When he tried IL the other way
the doctor got the balls into innumerable
line-ups. and his control and judgment as
10 speed seemed to go all 10 smash
The score follows:
EVENING GAME
Charles T. Conkln white balD-3. IS I, O. T.
T. g. o. 1g. 0, 15 62, 8. o. 10. 8, o. II. !, o.
S. 30. IL. IL, 2. 43. 8, 30. Z. 0, 3. 20 ], O. 20.
Total. 900 points: average, ii 1870; high
runs. 81. 43 and 35.
pr. Walter +. Unenheimer spot baip-O. .. Q,
g. 49, g. IL. ., o. 9. ), 3, /, 10, II, o. q. n. .,
o. o. q. ]. 2 H. IL. o. 2, 10. o. !. l, 10. 3.
6 Total. 1893 points; average, 1885; high
runs. p. 10 and 10.
Eeferee-Thomas J. Gallagher.
The two games that have been scheduled
for Monday will bring DR.. Walter G. Doug
las. OF the Amateur Billiard Club of New
York. against Joseph Mayer. the Phiadel-
phia champion, in the matinee game In
the evening ]. Ferdinand Poggenburg. the
former titleholder will meet Percy Collins,
the young Chicago player. IT was an
nounced that the games Will be started
promptly hereafter during the closing games
of the tournament
ccu0Oj R0YS SKATE FAST