New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-07
LUCK FAVORS NATURE
| eads De Orc in First Block of
Pocket Billiards Match.
BOTH PLAY BRILLIANTLY
Advantage Sways in Balance
Throughout the Twenty
nine Frames.

James Mature, of Denver, led Alfredo
De orc last night in their first block of
the match for the professional pocket
billiard championship. The tally at the
ond was 200 balls to lSS. The performance
Of the old champion and his young rival
,ras so good that II held a big crowd to
tho end in Doyle's 42d street academy.
Twenty-nine frames were played. during
which De ORC was the victim of eight
scratches and Mature of six.
The advantage Of the break which he
rad In fourteen of the frames was made
much of by Nature. The challenger was
strong on position, and except for slight
,anse at the beginning his long shots
came off successfully. At all stages he
made clever use of the cushions and was
courageous as TO combinations, in which
he slightly excelled the champion.
De orc experienced some difficulty when
he was compelled TO reach far over the
fable This accounted for a number of
Costly misses. which at the close helped
Nature TO finish the first block in the
lead
The champion led off with the breaking
~ the first pyramid. After bit of nd
ding at safety. De ORC picked out long
one after Mature had tipped a bail free
NJ the bunch. He sent five balls rolling
into the pockets and then bungled on a
short direct shot. AS a result. the chal-
Ieneer went ahead and cleared the rest
from the table, his position play being
excellent.
Nature picked out nervy shots and his
stroke was free and easy. He was In
clined TO study the possibilities for a con-
siderable length of time, but his skilful
welding of the cue easily made amends
for the delay.
De orc began TO snap the globes of TO
the sides and to pick off the long ones in
his most brilliant style as he opened the
fifth frame. lie counted every ball in the
pyramid. and for the first time went into
the lead. The frame stood as part of
run OF twenty-one balls which De ORC
counted at this stage.
Mature was resourceful and by his
clever use of the cushions and splendid
exhibition Of cue ball control he had
all the best Of the next six frames. He
was not at all timid, as a cross table shot
in his sixth frame attested.
The challenger got every ball out of the
ninth pyramid and with his tally on the
next frame counted high run of p balls.
While shooting during the thirteenth
frame De Oro's eagle eye saw the tip
OF Natures cue touch the ball. He fairly
frightened the challenger as he loudly
called Foul" Cutler, the referee. al
lowed II, but it only nerved the young
PLAYER up to greater things.
Natures best work followed his breaks
of the pyramid. The entire collection Of
the fifteenth and sixteenth frames went
scurrying into the receptacles as he clev-
erly used the cushions, and he got enough
out OF the next frame to hang up a run
Of % balls.
Then De orc made one of his sensa-
tional recoveries. He picked off the long
shots beautifully The old champion col
lected the entire nineteenth and twentieth
frames. and with thirteen balls out OF
the next temporarily took the lead. Ma
turo helped De ORC, for he lapsed on
number OF direct shots. despite the fact
that De ORC was also inclined 10 erratic
fights
II was while De ORC was moving INTO
the lead that the table attendant care
Iessly racked up the free ball. De orc
Immediately had a spasm. Mature re-
fused to allow him TO replace the BAN
on the table. but Cutler finally replaced IT..
the champion protesting he was getting
the worst of the position.
A miss Of a short shot 10 the SIDE py
De ORC of the last ball in the twenty
first frame again gave Mature the ad-
vantage of the break He at once made
the most of II, clearing the table OF the
next pyramid. during which his use OF
English on the cushions and his maneu-
wing for position by draw shots kept the
crowd applaudlng.
Nature in like manner took all OF the
tyenty-fourth and twenty-fifth frames
and the lead. De Orc threw away
chance at the end by scratching. so That
Nature finished with the balls spread ana
ct his command.
The score follows:
Naturo-9. 4. TO- 8. o. 8. 10. 10. - 8 H.
o. "a. a. 3, 6, o. o, i, IA. 3. a. ~ l. o. j. ~
Total &c; scratches. s: net, 300. n a
De Cro-5. 10, g. 9. II, s. 4. 4, o. D. < ~