New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-18
GARDNER LOOMS UP
in BILLIARD TILT
Defeats Eugene Milburn,
400 to 1862, Making
High Run of l24.
VETERAN SHOWS WAY
AFTER FIRST INNINGS
Southerner, Skilful at Open Game,
Fails to Score with the
Balls Gathered.

Edward ". Gardner, of the Arion Soci-
ETY., a former champion at 49, balk-hne'
put himself forward as a strong con-
tender for the championship yesterday
when he defeated Eugene h. Milburn, or
Tennessee, in the thirteenth game of the
amateur billiard tournament for the ma
tional championship at 1872 balk-line at
the Amateur Billiard club. Gardner won
by score Of 400 points TO 162. and MADE
a high run of l2i, the highest yet maze
in the tournament.
The game was too one-sded 10 furnish
much of "A spectacle as a match, M'lpurh
being away off his best form and appar-
entity unable to judge angles or the speed
of the cushions. Gardner played a CON
sistent game. achieving double figures IN
eleven OF the twenty-nine innings he
PLAYED lie gave the spectators thrliI
in the tenth frame. when he accom-
plished his high run.
The game started inauspiciously, WIN
neither man rising above the level oil
mediocrity. Mlburn being I'm the lead In
the ninth inning with 70 points TO Gard
ner's 80.
J.. making the top figures Of the tourna-
ment. the veteran cue wielder showed All
all-round skill at the table. Beginning
with the balls widely separated he srauu-
ally nursed them together, clicking OH
his shots methodically and running the
worries completely around the table.
When the player passed the 400 mark
set by Morris ID. Brown earlier IN the
tournament he was greeted with storm
Of applause With the last handicap
Gardner continued 10 add to his total MS
game varying from the close to the open
billiards A shot which he had executed
successfully a dozen times before in the
same inning caused his undoing on the
18th shot, however and the cue odi'
shaved the red by the narrowest OF mar
gins.
Thereafter the former champion PLAYED
cagey game, always leaving me paIls
widely separated before he took his seat
Milburn, curiously enough, often brought
off long three-cushion shots, only to Iall
when he had the worries gathered TO-
getber for what looked like long runs
lie grew more and more discouraged as
Gardner increased his overwhelming
lead. but had no complaint TO make
about the table or the balls.
The summary follows:
Edward W. Gardner spot balD-0 10 g, g.
q 0, 4 :. l24. !. o. g. o. %. %. o. %. 0. l., 10
Q. H. l. a. S, Is, o. 81. Total 800 points a'e'
age. % 23-2s; high runs. l24, 81 and o.
Eugene l.. Milburn Cwhite balD-0, 8, ], g.
% 10 % O. g.. o. o. Q, ], ?, 0, g. o. 10. ], II,
ID O. 2 O . a. l. Total. 1872 points; average
OBS; high runs. 81. % and 20.
Referee Charles +. Conklin.
In the evening game NJ. d. Brown
former champion, defeated Charles He'd
don. of Michigan, by a score Of 400 TO S3i.
Nursing the worries along. he held the
lead until the thirty-second inning, when
Heddon made several good runs and
evened the score. Both men then became
nervous and played badly, but Brown re-
covered his poise in time TO forge ahead
and run out.
Heddon showed great skill in his masse
shots and counted p in twenty-seven at
tempts. He Sas off in his cushion shots
however. and his inability 20 play off the
rails with any degree Of surety counted
heavily against him.
This afternoon Heddon will meet Mil
burn and Gardner will play Poggenburg.
The summaries follow:
Morris u. Brown spot baln-0 q T. 16. 16. !.
., 81. b. O. %, IS, Z. 0, Is. d, Z, g. o. o. q, u.
!, IS. .. l6. 2 l. 0. ?, 2 O. g. 20 . H. IT, = 81
Charles Heddon-7, 2. 10. II. 2, S.. o. g. o. 81
/. ., 49, 2, o. s. a, ., 49, 8. H. O. g. "a. 0. T. J.
T. s. o. l. o. 8. o. 0, o. o; total, 33i; average,
3O-3s; high runs, a. 80. "a.