New-York tribune., 1912-01-31
CUE WIZARDS FIGHT On
Poggenburg Runs Away from HIS
Philadelphia Opponent.
WINS BY A WIDE MARGIN
Makes Fair Average IN Spite OF
Some Hard Luck at Crit
cal Moments.

Despite the fact that he suffered seVera'
hits Of hard luck at critical stages Oh the
game. j. Ferdinand Poggenburg defeated
DIR. Walter +. Unonhclmer, OF Philadelphia
Yesterday by a score OF 400 points 10 ]" III
the national Class lS2 balkl ne chdnilhoi'
.rin tournament at the Hanover Cluo'
Brooklyn The balls proved a trihe reoei-
lioUs for the former national amateur
champion as they came to freeze "'eh
from the manner i'm which Po6GenouEe Na'
ulaving. things we're most promising lhi'
had the effccr of cutting down the average
as the winner finished with ii i-3o' with MS =
runs of SO. 45 and a. The Philadelphian ie'
IN an average of 1886, and his best inn
ings were 80, 81 and is.
After PogCenburg had been the victim oil
the cue ball hugginG up 10 the red or 'he
white at the most inopportune occasion II
seemed as If Il might affect his game. As
he turned away from the table atter an
Intellectual effort to solve one freeze oy
massG Tom Gallagher, the referee re-
marked Iaughngly that he seemed TO De
the DR. Cook of billiards.
throughout the contest PogSenburS roHeo
the worries in close formation. Percy 'oi-
was only eighteen years of age, and so is
the Youngest competitor that ever strove
for the honors, watched the first part oil
,he match. He was interested IN fosse",
burg's short rail method. Collins called
the turn on Or. Uifenheimer by saying thdl
the latter did not seem TO see position anu
that. for the time at least, the Philadelphia"
displayed no conception OF angles.
one of the spectators remarked as the TWO
took their placcs AT the table for the lead
that Dr. Unrenheimer, with his jet piacH
hair, arched eyebrows and fitting mustacH'
and goatee. appeared like presudlgitaIo.
who would make the worries do all sorts oi
trickery-he thought he might even orlils d"
omelctte out OF the centre OF the tapie. hu'
II was not the doctors day for working any
magic. He bungled the opening shot' ana
II required the inspiration OF Poggenburs
massive collection of a on his second turn
a: the table TO get him 10 work out run
of q.
There was a pretty bit Of feathery hurs-
Ing contained in the centre portion OF the
former champions run that showed him 10
be in excellent stroke. even II ihcI'h'u ~
be a trife uncertain at times.
Just Wldt tnlS uUtti fanny nH'''''''
WAS revealed as the Licderkranz player oc-
casionally delved into the cpherS. lie
steadilv drew ahead OF the Philadclphlan'
however. and as he favored the smaller
SQUARES at the ends OF the table and car
romcd lightly from ball to ball, cleverY
making use OF the short table drive he ran
M TO a total Of III for his first nine innings
with an average a shade below " ana ''''
Dr. Umcnhcimcr at 81.
Poggenburg drfted into his last hundred
points. always playing easily. His twenty
fourth inning with its accompanying count
Of q, was a mastcrful bit OF end table play
ing lie kept the cue ball cidling from tho
red TO the white or the other way round.
always holding them so closely as 20 make
IL appear that they were invisibly strung
together This run was terminated whep
the first ball kissed OFF the second In a
delicate manmuyre.
The score follows: