New-York tribune., 1912-01-28
Glass A Amateurs to Clash in
Billiard Tournament.
FORMER CHAMPIONS IN LINE
Reappearance of Wilson P. Fosa
Lends Increased Interest
to Matches.


have ever competed for the national Class
A championship have gathered for the tour
nament at 1872 balkline, which will begin
tomorrow night in the spacious grlllroom
of the Hanover Club. Bedford avenue
Brooklyn. Each of the eight competitors
and this includes three former champions
is a seasoned player. and 1t is expected
that record runs and averages will be hung
up. Chief interest naturally centres upon
the temperance OF Wilson p. Foss. one OF
that early trio which included Weynlsn
McCreery and Martin Mullen. all OF whom
stood out as champions. Foss pracucaliy
played in class by himself. and Is me
only American player who ever went 20
Paris TO compete against the French cham-
pions
Foss has followed billiards closely IN re-
cent years, even II he has not appeared IN
competitions since he won the much talked
of 5000 silver cup outright. That trophy
was so massive that II was dubbed the
bathtub." and a we'll known amateur de-
clares that on visit TO the Foss household
at Haverstraw he saw the youngest prlde
of the family taking his bath In the cham-
pionship cup.
Foss has been playing right along with
George slosson. and he reels off runs up 10
100 and counts double figure averages right
along But he X not the only one OF the
champions I'm the lists, for Charles +. CohK-
lin, OF Chicago. who now holds the interna-
tional title. and ]. Ferdinand PogBenpurs'
of this city. are also again aspirants. They
are both veterans and are capable of splen-
did execution with the ivory globes.
The five other competitors include Percy
Collins. a young Chicago player. VINO IL
making his debut in premier tournament
Collins is considered as another GAVIN
Demarest He can pile up pnenomena
runs and averages. and a line as TO Ills
skill may he CLEANED from the fact that III
recent Chicago tournaments he has prac'
tically held Conklln even.
The remaining four players-Josepn
Mayer the Philadelphia champion; VI
Walter E. Uffcnheimer, also OF Phiiadei'
| phia: DR.. Walter G.. Douglas, OF the Ana
teur Billiard Club of New York, and MOT
| rIs d. Brown, of the Hamilton Club. Brook
| Iyn-were all competitors at the last lass
A championship. which was held at the
| Hamilton Club in 1910.
II will be seen from this list that prac-
tically only four men of Class A ratihe
in the whole country are absent from the
tournament OF this quartet Edward W.
| Gardner, winner of the title at the las'
tournament, did not wish to compete IN the
present meeting. He forwarded an officia
proposition TO William III. klenke' presl'
| dent of the national association, in whct
he proposed the plan of meeting the winner
| IN a special match, preferably TO DC ar
| ranged for some New York club IL Is MOI
| likely that such match will be arranged
| Arthur r. Townsend and Charles 4
Wright, also former Class champions
are not competing. Townsend entered ou'
withdrew, so that the list might be reduced
| TO the eight. as required by the rules. The
other absentee Is DR.. Leonidas L. Mial
! who has been obliged to refrain from tour
naments in recent years because OF the ue
mands of his practice.
The matches as heretofore Will be OF '"
points duration. and any ties that may
occur will be played off. 1t has been ar
| ranged that Percy Collins, upon whom con
siderable interest centres, Will open th'
tournament tomorrow night In the game
with Joseph Mayer. Thereafter two. aho
In some special Instances three, games VIII
be decided each day for the next two weeks
The first OF the afternoon games on heA'
| Tuesday will bring DR.. Walter Ufenheimer
OF Philadelphia. against j. Ferdinand FOG
| senburg, and on Tuesday night wilson T.
Foss will make his return to the Champion
ship arena, meeting DR.. Walter u. Doug
las. On Wednesday afternoon the losing
players in the first two matches VIII meet
On Wednesday night Charles F. Conklin
will engage Morris d. Brown. lne rest OIL
the schedule will depend upon the outcome
OF the early matches
Harry r. Molleniauer. the chairman oil
tho Hanover Club committee, stated tha'
the club would be open each afternoon TOT
women who wished 10 witness the compe-
titions. The two Friday nights OF the
tournament will be observed as ladies
nights" Tom Gallagher will act as referee
Of the matches. The tournament must end
nv February TO- to insure the beginning
Of the international championship at the
IJederkranz Club on Monday, February L.
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