New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-12
Although Beaten by Mays,
Michigan Man Shows
Well at Billiards.
MATCH BY FAR THE
BEST OF TOURNEY
Holder Of Glass A Title H,,.
Pressed to Win in the
Final Innings.

IN a game tudl epdfhie1 With hrfi,,.
on the part Of both contestants IT,.
Mayer, national amateur champlon .,,,.
halk-line billiards, defeated Charlie, ",
don, Of Dowagiac. Mich, yesterday s,..
non by score OF 80 10 30 points =,
contest took place I'm the rooms q, a.
Amateur Billiard club. where IN. Sr-
gle for tho class 4 amateur cha,nplo,,,'.
Is i'm progress.
Until Ileddon began 70 click OF "a.
shots with surprising ease and tecbn,on.
nobody probably had over heard OF Dow,
glac, Mich. When Heddon left the ,.N.
however. after the game was over. h. ~,
stamped the name OF his home town /,
deliby on the map-in the minds o, an
billiard players and followers
In vanqushing Heddon. MAYER ~.
forced TO his best efforts. lie made ~.
runs OF IS, 50 and 50. and an aversss =,
1871, all of which are tho high ssu,.,
thus far in the tournament
But the man from Michigan va, "a,
from disgraced, his own average bs,,
p 1927. which. next 10 the champion. 1,
the best put up by the other players.
When Charles +. Conklin. the re,,r..
announced that Heddon would No.
Mayer In the afternoon game. the r.,.
tators took It as a matter OF course ira
the champion would win and win cash
Who had ever heard OF Charles Heidi,
and what had he ever accomplished
The visitor, although making his N,
in a championship tournament. retuss
to be overawed by the company he "a,
7 In. After winning the break and choO.
ing the spot ball, he proceeded to gath,,
cluster OF . points The delicacy OH,
touch and the perfect freedom Of hs
stroke at once brought forth tayorab,
comment from all sides.
Were the balls in bsllS or spread sros
the table. It made no difference TO Her.
don. His long draw shots we're manss
Of skin, and his playing OF difficult mam
shots with either hand brought the sp.,
tators to their feet upon more than on.
occasion.
Mayer failed 20 get a point in hi. frs
two turns at tho table. and al the end o.
the third inning found himself With fer
lone points against Heddons 40. IN IL
next inning Heddon proceeded 10 click q
q, while the best Mayer could 90 wssa
single tally. In the sixth turn ~ the iabs
the Michigan unknown proceeded to m
up a pretty cluster of g. giving hin
total OF 100 10 Mayors II.
The visitor Went all around the tat,
I'm getting his high run. alternating he
, most delicate OF kiss. masse and cushl
shots with drives OF surprising speed aH
accuracy, welding his cue with irs
arm.
But champions must he served, ai
Mayer started PLAYING almost unbeauas
billiards. nothing seeming 10 feaze hin
or give him cause for hesitation u,
reeled off his PLAYS with the speed ari
precision OF a professional, getting runs
of SO i'm both the fourteenth and egi'
teenth innings and Keeping the balls a.
most entirely at one end OF the table
In three turns at the table namely ~
eighth. fourteenth and eighteenth u
champion amsssed a total OF 2l5 poinA
and even the imperturhable heiam
could not stand before this
The summary follows.
Joseph Maer Cnhite BALI .. n { l. T. y
a.. o, q. 20. >. ~. ~. o. .. o a. ~ -.
Total, 400 points; average - l-2ii hish TIT
80 80 and 80
Charles IIcddon spot bsiu %. ., q q
20. Total. 262 points. average. y io-@i; as
runs 10 81 and -.
Referee-Charles =. Conklin Mar;sr-E'-
err Weld. o.. ,.s.-.
heimer wen his second straight victory
defeating Eugene J, Milburu. Of Nempms
i'm a game that was remarkable only
tho consistency of tho winners play ]"
gained double figures IN thirteen inning
and scored his final point nu The thiIu.
seventh inning. with an AVERAGE Of lVS-"
and high runs Of a.. 53 and 81 Milpu'"
who was far from his true FORM hao =
average Of 6 ie-G and total OF - '''
high runs were So. % and D.
This afternoon Heddon viii meet u~..
rer. and Poggenburs and Or. Jfenne'"'
will oppose each other in the evenihs'
Or Inenheimsr ospot balls J. - - s
s .. 81, o, Q. O.. ., & :. o. N 81. D. y. ,o,sl
p ?. g. .. .. %, 3. g. d. q. g r.. u -
400 points: average. 10 3o-5', high runs
Eugene T.. Mlburn Cvhitr hans VA
3 %. 10. {. 4. ., o. J, 4. o. B.. p, 2 .sa
rs points; - average We 55si. tsh runs s.
Referee Charles r consIln Narksr-p. ,"
Alcenan.
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