New-York tribune., 1912-02-06
Plays Sound Billiards in Some
Runs and Wins Easily.
DR.. DOUGLAS THE VICTIM
Poggenburg Beats Collins IN
Evening Game by Some
Dashing Play.

Rolling the ivory globes for high counts
when he could collect them at the ENDS OIL
the table, Joseph Mayer, the philadelphia
champion, won the afternoon game yester-
day in the national amateur Glass 1s'2
balk line championship billiard tourna-
ment Mt the Hanover Club, Brooklyn. II
was the twelfth contest Of the series ana
Mayer defeated DR.. Walter G. Douglas VI
the Amateur Billiard Club Of New YORK.
by score Of 400 points to 241. Mayer
made an average Of 10 20-SS. while MS hlsn II
runs were So, Al and 33. DR.. Douglas fell
TO an average Of 61s-S7, while his best Inn
ings produced runs of 43. 2S and e .o
Excellence Of cue work came IN spoIs eo
far as Mayer was concerned. There were
moments when he seemed TO rise upon lhe
crest Of the wave and at other times ne
was down In the depths. and 1t was so tna'
he finished II required five innings iof
him TO count his last nine points. Wnen-
ever the ivory globes spread about the tao'e'
a. was often the case under the none TOO
Gentle cueing Of Dr. Douglas, then Mayer
resembled the little girl OF the nursery
rhyme who when she was good was very
very good. but when she was bad sne was
horrid. The majority of Mayors long shots
were fearfully and wonderfully mace AT
times. He made amends, however, py the
deftness and delicacy of his carroms When
he held the balls closely punched esceclahy
when the trio lay at the end Of the table
After winning the bank shot Tor lead'
Naver gathered the globes at the top OF
the table for a run Of 33 at cross taole
play, He was compelled to give way on
faulty nasse when the balls lined up along
the rail Then the two players TOOK turns
al doing nothing other than roll the oalls
around for few innings without any COUNT
ing. Or. Douglas at this early stage re-
veaIed a propensity TO underplay ana over
play his shots, and that difficulty STUCK 10
him all through the contest
The first period Of pretty nursing came
with Mayors ninth turn at the table "A
round -the-tabe shot had collected tne
iyories in one Of the corners, and ne pro-
ceeded to count IS before he drew arouhu
the red in going to the cushion. DR.. Doug
las retaliated with 10, and then Mayer put
together II more, which were collected close
10 the lines He Immediately backed thls
run with 21 and so turned into the second
hundred Of his string with total OF loo'
while Or. Douglass score stood at AZ.
After a few innings OF desultory Work
MAYER again found his bearings on his
sixteenth turn at the table Again ne
caught the globes in close formation ana
he rapidly clicked off 10, following 1t with
90. 30 and 26. During these four innings
Mayer moved the balls gently about ana
only occasionally resorted TO the dead ball
drive. His position manoeuvring was ex-
cellent and he completely distanced his op-
ponent.
Another lapse followed and then came the
best series OF innings that Mayer played
during the match. Going 10 the table Tor
his twenty-third turn he executed DIM
cult two cushion shot 20 collect the spheres
Then a draw shot helped matters and ~
counts came quickly. Mayer on his next
turn counted ~, and then after zero put
in a massive run of 56, which was his su-
preme effort.
Mayors driving Of first one ball and then
the other to the cushion in this run was
remarkably high class bit of cue work
Once he used a spread masse shot which
sent the cue ball curling around for the
carrom in a way which caused the crowd TO
applaud heartily.
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