New-York tribune., 1912-03-19
TWO GAMES FOR DOUGLAS
Beats Tilt and Gray in Pocket
Billiard Tournament.
RAYN0LDS ALSO SCORES
Forces Tilt to Defeat for the
Second Time, and Is Sure
to Tie for Title.
Standing Of fbe
Pool Players

! q. Douglas finished his portion OF the na.
tional championship tournament YESTERDAY,
with t"o victories at the Amateur Billiard
! Club. 7ith street and Broadway. In NJ,
early afternoon match the former champio,
! of the New York Athletic Club defeated
! william a. Tilt. the recent winner OF tba
Mercury Foot title. by score OF 125 bali.
to III.
DR.. Douglas then met Edward f. Gray in
a special early evening game and again
won by a score Of 125 balls to &c. This
result marked the fifth consecutive defeat
for Gray, and it also finished his part in
the tournament, in which he drops to the
position Of tail-ender
Because Of the fact that Tilt appeared TO
have strengthened his game and his defea,
of Arthur b. Hyman on Saturday night il
was predicted that he would make short
work of Or. Douglas. The latter, however.
soon indicated that he was fully aware
. Of his opponents weakness. Tilt was shy
as TO position man9uvring As a conse-
auence DR.. Douglas played a waiting game,
picking off such balls as were sure shots
from the pyramid and rolling the cue halt
safely. Meanwhile Tilt displayed a pro.
pensity 70 bang away at the bunch. This
afforded DR.. Douglas a fire opportunity in
the fifth and sixth frames, go that with II
and Is he tailed a high run OF 26 balls
The safety bothered Tilt and he also be-
came careless. He had made two deliberate
| scratches in the eighth frame and was
about 10 make the third, which would have
given DR.. Douglas the fifteen balls upon
the table when he suddenly discovered
50 ha
played a shot that made it possible for his
opponent to get twelve balls while he sent
the last three on the table into the pockets.
At the tenth frame Dr. Douglas led at -
balls to 81 Then he played somewhat care
lessly for a time. 4 scratch in the seven
teenth frame proved so costly that Tit
; went to the front at III balls TO l5. When
so threatened DR.. Douglas again solved the
combinations and won with ten balls nom
the next frame.
In defeating Gray the long shots and
combinations as played by DR.. Douglas
contributed largely TO his success. He was
enabled TO show considerable speed, as
Gray made his breaks poorly. nearly always
affording DR.. Douglas an alluring possipn,
fly in the way of a shot At times GIa
played spectacular pocket bllliaros' ne hd'
fondness for swapping cut Shots ana u
was a pretty one Of this description Wnch
made It possible for him TO get the hfteen
balls out OF the tenth frame.
Again I'm the fifteenth frame he WORKED
a double kiss shot, two balls dropping into
the pockets--One at each END OF tne taGgIe.
Throughout the contest the position PLAYING
of DR. Douglas was superior 10 anythlHs
he had shown in the tournament
The scores follow:
AFTERNOON GAME.
Dr. Walter @. Douglas-9, O. s 10, H. 10, 10. . = II:
O 49, II, ?. q. I. /. g. /. 10; total, lS5 oa4is::
scratches 10; net score. l25; high run. -
william 4. rllt-s, Is, 7, o, =. o. s, 3. i5, ?:
ia q. s. a. H. Il. 0: total. 100 balls.
scratches, 49, net score. III; high Tun' -
Referees. T. Brown.
FIRST EVENING GAME
Dr.. Walter C. Pouggas,moi2 l5: u; i5s IA ssu.: g
scratches 3: net score. i25' high nun.
Edward 0rd' F. Gray-8, o. . II, !, . u. 9, - y,
B s l. s. Is, K: total, 100 balls: scratches l.
net score 90; high run, % balls.
Reteree-Leo o Brien.
T.. +. Reynolds. by winning the late even
ing game finished his portion of the tourna-
either Arthur B. Hyman or Lester X r car,
ter for the championship title. This ue
match will be played on to-morrTto,,W, IIsn'
Reynolds last night defeated NhiIdIn -. ~.
Tilt by the score OF l25 balls 10 a. ~ was
the second defeat that Tilt had experienced
during the day and he ties DR.. Dougisss
for fourth place in the tournament WIN
two victories and three defeats.
In hts game against Tilt the cue WORK OF
RavnoIds, the most youthful player OF the
tournament. was chiefly remarkable for his
skilful position playing and his certainty N
sendng the spheres into the pockets,
was only necessary for Reynolds az rare
Intervals to depend upon combinations; hls
control Of the cue ball was mastertu anu
he smothered Tilt by wide margin.
The scores follow:
SECOND EVENING GAME.
z. p. Rayuols-l3. II. 4. II, 0, Is, 8, !. l. ~
IA IL, IS, Il; total 1872 balls; scratches' -
net score i25 balls: high nun, - balls
William A. Tilt-2. Z II. : i6. q Q, Il, ~;
score. III balls; high run. 10 balls.
Referee-W. II. Flynn.