The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-10
AMATEUR CHAMPION
LOSES FIRST GAME
Mayors Defence Of National
Balklinc Title Begins
Gloomily.
DIR. UFFENHElMER STEADY
After Indifferent Start, Plays
Well to Finish, Winning
by 400 to 2B3.

After getting away to a bad start Or.
Walter +. Uffcnheimer OF Philadelphia
playing an uphill game. defeated Joseph
Mayer. present champion. another Phila-
de!phian. In the opening match Of the
Glass A 1872 baikllne billiard tournament
at the Amateur Billiard Club OF New
York last night. Mayors defeat came as
a great surprise to practically every one
IN the large crowd which saw the match
and the score was not even close enough
for the Mayer rooters to give excuses for
the final tally was 400 to 2s3. The win
ner averaged 43-5i. with high runs OF
40. 81 and %. while the loser averaged
$3.50 and his bcs; clusters were 90.
% and 81
The way the titleholder started on pre-
Saged well for him. After Cffcnheimer had
won the break and choice OF balls and
then retired without counting, Mayer, by
pretty position play. marked of a string
of 81. His good work did not stop here.
for he showed remarkable ability TO get
the worries together from almost any posi-
tlon. and he kept increasing his lead
steadily.
AZ the end OF the nineteenth inning
Mayer was SO points ahead OF his rival
and going strongly. At this stage OF the
game II appeared as II he would be an
easy winner but Cfenheimer changed his
style OF game SO that he Invariably left
the balls far apart for Mayer The latter
had been weak In this department early
IN the match and he showed no improve
ment rs IL progressed.
From the twentieth inning on Mayer
fell back steadily as he had advance
a. 9
fact that period of play from the twenty
nrst TO the thlrty-seventh inning inclu-
sive was the worst for Mayer and the
best for Uppenheimer IL was in that
period that the tide Of battle changed.
and Dame Fortune transferred her affec.
tons FROM Mayer to Uppenhemer The
champion made only ~ carroms In thes"
seventeen sessions. while his opponent
chalked up 1871
Cppenheimer took the lead for the first
time In the thirty-frst inning but he was
only points In front, and Mayer came
UP even with him in the next frame
at 1877. A run of 20 in the thirty-thirf
gave Cppenheimer his frs; really com
Portable advantage and ne never lost II
again although Mayer began to show
better form ON oCca sions.
The winner did not nurse nearly So
well as Mayer, but his execution was
better Time and again he called forth
much applause by brilliant round the
table shots and by carroms which he
scored on two cushion bank strokes.
Twice Uppenhelmer ended his turn a:
the table by failing 10 hit the near objcc
ball on easy strokes. but never WAS nj
= loss to get the worries out OF balk.
whereas Mayer left the balls in balli on
three different occasions. The score:
DR.. Walter L. Upp-nhvimcr. Philadel ph!A--
9. H.. g. Z, :. 0. 8, 4. 7. :: IL. Q. ., o. 0.
o. Z. ., 8, 10, T. 9, |, s. -, o. 1, -. .. IA, I.
20 20. u. 10. u. !. 0. .. 4. 25' o. ii. 0. J.
O.. !, 40. y, 5. Totpl. 400. Average. 1871.
High runs, ~. -, 20
Joseph MAYER, ThlladeIpbia-27. 0. 9. c. 10.
., T. >. .. -, ., . 10. !. o. o. /, -. .. -.
.. =. |. D. l, !, >. o. .. 0, G. 6. . >, :. l. =,
81. 20, II, |, =. l, ., u. .. .. 10. /. Total,
ess. Average, $3.50. Iligh runs 20. -,
81. Referee r. CpuklIu, Chicago.
TO-DAYS GAMES
Afternoon t:3J. J. Ferdinand Pogeenburg
vs. Eugene l. AiISIrn
Evening, ;. Joseph Mayer VS. Edward ".
Gardner