New-York tribune., 1912-03-15
IRAYN0LDS AT HIS BEST
Plays Dazzling Pocket Billiards
in Defeating (. F. GRAY.
EQUALS HIGH RUN MARK
Picks OFF Thirty-four Balls in
Sixth, Seventh and Eighth
Frames of Match.

Three elements-a keen eye for comb,na.
tions. skill at position and an ability %
play battling safety-made It possible for
p. +. Reynolds to defeat Z. +. Gray yes.
terday afternoon by the score OF 1z5 hall,
TO 81 In the continuation Of the national
| championship pocket billiard tournanAnt
at the Amateur Billiard Club, 74th stree,
and Broadway. Reynolds lived I'D 10 biz
reputation as one OF the best amateur
players in this country. Gray was COM
PEELED to trail him throughout the sixteen
frames Of the match.
The best work on the part Of Reynolds
came In the sixth. seventh and eighth
frames For this portion of the contest he
worked out high run Of "a balls, which
equals the best run counted during the
championship SERIES Gray's high run
came in the ninth and tenth frames, when
he ran II balls. Reynolds made only
three scratches, while Gray was penallzed
seven times.
It was machine-like, almost auto
matte manner in which Reynolds played
the game. He compelled Gray to do the
breaking Of the pyramid most OF the time.
and Gray did II well and with fair
amount Of safety Then Reynolds scru-
tinized the bunch. A number OF times he
picked off some rare comblnations-a four
ball syndicate" in the sixth frame maxi
ing 1t possible for him to continue on in
his big run.
When it was impossible for Reynolds TO
see a possible shot he cued so safely that
Gray was always tied up. 1t was when
placed in the position OF trailer and des-
perately attempting to push his tally 10
the fore that Gray bungled combinations,
80 that with the balls widely spread It was
possible for Reynolds to shoot them home.
Reynolds played better pocket billiards
in the opening frames than toward the
close. During the second frame his con-
troll Of the cue ball was amazing. His dead
ball shots, draws to the cushions and half
masse shots proved illuminating to the
crowd that sat about the table. Gray stiff
fened his playing toward the end. but at
no stage did he threaten seriously.
The scores follow:
L. F. RaynoIds-s. 13. o. u, s, ~. 13, rs. Z,
9. 8. 8, 6. 4 g. J. Total-l2s' seratehes-s'
T.. +. Cray. 9. q. 8. 10. g. 2, O. 13. 10, ..
-. 3. p, 3. Total-@10i. scratcnes-7. Net
score94. High run-1T.
Referee-Peter Doelger Jr.
Lester r. Carter smothered r. +. GRAY
in the evening game by the score Of 1S
balls to 81. Gray appeared to have dropped
all Of the skill which he had displayed in
the afternoon and the thirteen frames or
the contest spelled i'll luck for him. In
seven OF the frames Carter counted in
double figures. He picked out a pretty
combination kiss shot to begin the fourth
frame and ran all OF the fifteen balls of
the table. Then in the next frame he sent
the first eleven balls into the pockets for
high run OF 2S balls. He made two
scratches. Gray made four scratches, and
he failed to count run Of any size.
The scores follow:
Lester F. Carter--11. Z. II, Is, II, Q, II. H. ~.
s, 7, o. 8. Total, 127 balls; scratches, =
net score. 125: high run. %
p. T.. Gray g. L. o. T. 9. I, g. T. 7. 3. g. x.
Total 65 balls; scratches. 4; net score. 81;
high run, s.
Referee-E. T. Brown.