New-York tribune., 1912-02-07
FIGHTS AN UPHILL BATTLE
Dr.. Douglas Plays Dazzling
Billiards as Match Ends.
DR.. UFFENHEIMER BEATEN
Brown Beats Conklin IN the
Evening and Makes a Three
Handed Tie.
Standing Of the
Billiard Players

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w. f. Unenheimer. IL 1898 o4
DIR. W. u. Douglas. 10 O2o-39 oil
Working out dazzling number OF open
table shots during his closing innings DF'
Walter G.. Douglas OF the Amateur Biiliard
cIub. Of New York. Yesterday completed
his part in the national amateur CLASS
1872 balkline championship tournament az
the Hanover Club, Brooklyn, with VIC
tory. He defeated Or. Walter f. Unen-
heimer, OF Philadelphia, by score OF 40
points to 35s It was likewise the last ap-
pearance Of the losing player, and the TWO
tied, with record OF one victory ai'u ioui
defeats each.
Dr. Douglas advanced his average recoru
in his final game with 10 26-34 Both OF the
men pushed up higher run hgures' Ut
Douglas tailed 81 and also 81 and Al. Dr.
Ufenheimer worked out run or d. anu
also 80 and g.
The peculiar feature Of the match was
that, from beginning to end, Or. Douglas
was off as to judgment OF speed. AS con-
sequence, any attempt at playing poSitlon
on his part was wrecked, and he conuhu-
ally made hard shooting for himself IN
the fifteenth inning he was III points oe
hind his rival, as the score stood ~ lot
DR.. UffenheIner TO 100 for DR.. Douglas
II was at this period that the winner ne
gan TO work out an amazing assortment
OF carroms. His combination kiss shots
by which he solved a number of line-upS'
and his freely played masse shots caused
the crowd TO applaud frequently. But III
Douglas went after the counts each Tune
and finished the end OF his string IRON
the sixteenth inning, with an average OF 10
At the opening Dr. Unenheimer displayed
pleasing versatility In collecting the car
roms. which IS feature OF his work WIN
the cue on his thirteenth turn at tn"
table he compiled run OF ~ that was OF
n dazzling variety He was disposed L"
land on the second object ball too thinly
however. and he. too experienced soma
situations which tested his nerve and skill.
There was a brief session AT c"ntr" Pan"i
nursing in this run before Dr trenheim'r
retired aq he missed three-cusnion snot
Nothing that Or. TfTenheiner accom-
rllshod thereafter quite "qualed this run
and. as Dr. Douglas began 20 overhaul
him. he sIumped badly.
II was in the thirty-frst inning that Or.
Douglas passed into the lead. With run
Of g. Occasionally no held the worries
grouped I'm the corners for ten or moro
counts during his compilation. once ne
made a great kiss shot To solve lineup
at the side rail. and almost Immediately
thereafter he clicked the balls together Tor
another that was screamer. lie had tue
worries at the top Of the table. when ne
attempted TO bring OF draw shot with
tho cue ball too close 10 the cushion. and
50 missed Or Douglas finished brilliantly
and earned his victory by cue work Of the
most sterling character.
The score follows.
AFTERNOON GAME.
pr walter G. Douglas sgot haln ;. g.. !. J.
IS ? =. ia >. l8. 2. 30. o. 81. 0. ), 81. total
600 points. average, 10 26 "a. high runs. a.,
- and ~
pr walter p. uTcnhssiml"ro white hall, 80
4 q H. l. 10 r / I. l. 20. 2. l. g. u, o. !.
total a5o points average, 10 o 80. high runs
6g 80 and 30.
Referee Thomas !. Gallagher
Handling his cue with machine-Iike &C
curacy once ne WIS started. Morris
Brown. of the Hamilton club. Brooklyn.
defeated Charles + Conklin, Of Chicago,
I'm the evening game by score Of 400
points 10 $50 The outcome was nothing
short Of sensational. az Conklin III" in
ternational champion and the hero or
many tournaments. WIS the fayortte AZ 10
to I in the betting. II was only tho soc
ond tournament match which Conklin has
lost I'm two seasons
Brown came from behind with a phe-
nomenal run Of ST. counted on his nine
teenth turn NJ the table. I'm making II he
worked out all sorts Of billiards, with a
splendid session at nursing in the centre
panel until he was kissed of on a shot to
the cushion His average was Il +-@3
and his three highest runs were Sl. g and
80. Conklin finished with an average Of
! l11l-32, and his best runs were 30, 81
and 26.
The victory Of Brown brought about a
three cornered tie for the honors in which
Conkln. Brown and Poggenhurg are level
with three victories and one defeat each.
The score follows.