New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-20

Joseph Mayer. national amateur cham
pion, lost his title in gruelling game
with Norris y. Brown, a former cham
pion, by score of 400 points TO 379 i'm
the thirtysiXth inning. after holding a
commanding lead throughout most of the
game. II was the evening contest of the
tourney for the Class \ amateur 49, balk
line title at the Amateur Billiard Club.
From the fifth inning on Mayer went
steadily ahead Of Brown, until in the
twenty-fourtb he was 100 points in the
lead. with total of 3l5 To the large
and enthusiastic gallery that filled the
clubrooms IT did not seem possible that
Brown would overcome the lead of such
a dangerous player as the champion, but
he did it. as much through lapses on the
part of Mayer as through his own skill.
I'm the thirtieth inning Brown, who mad
been playing sterling billiards in the lat
ter half of the contest, took tie lead
away from MAYER, only TO lose II again
in the thirty-third, when Mayer ran %
points. Brown showed his heart wa, in
the right place. however, by making
clusters of 10 and % i'm his next Two
frames, and went out on an unfinished
run of 4.
Both men showed exceptional billiards
at different stages of the match. Browns
softening of his stroke after gathering the
worries together from wide line-ups, drew
forth praise from the gallery, among
which were many women. The former
champions close billiard play was a de
light to the eye, and when he began 10
creep up on Mayer excitement ran high.
II was the champions erratc work at
critical stages of the contest that lost the
match and the championship for him.
In spite of the high tension at which
they were playing i'm the last ten inn
ings both men showed the utmost good
nature throughout, Brown especially con-
tinually wreathinS his face in smiles as
he and Mayer "joshed" one another.
In the twenty ninth inning. when Brown
scored the high run of the game, with a
beautiful 81, he asked Conkln, the ref
cree, for the bridge on his twenty-second
shot. The balls were spread far down
toward one end of the table, and Brown,
who is not of slender build, had great diff
hculty in reaching the worries.
After climbing half his length on the
table, and just on the point of using the
bridge. he decided the "pons assinorum'
was not for him and played the shot
successfully without IT, using his left
hand.
This afternoon j. Ferdinand Poggen-
burg will play Brown, and Edward w.
Gardner will meet Mayer The first three
players are now III tie for the lead, and
the championship will be decided tonight,
when the tourney ends.
Charles Heddon, of Dowgiac, Mich.
who won his first game of the present ma
tional amateur tournament at lS.2 balkline
billiards on Wednesday. repeated yester-
day afternoon. defeating DR.. Walter Uf-
fenheimer by score OF 400 points TO 3i3.
The game was devoid of thrills neither
man playing up to his standard, and II
took Heddon forty-four innings to COM
plete his string. After being l02 points in
the lead in the fifteenth inning. the Mich
igan man slumped badly, and DR.. Uffen-
heimer. with the high run OF sixty in the
sixteenth frame, climbed within striking
distance Thereafter Heddon held his
lead by only a narrow margin, and the
game was not decided until the ma!
points had teen clicked off.
The Michigan player achieved double
figure runs in fourteen of the first twenty
five innings, being much more consistent
in this regard than DR.. Uffenheimer, who
only got INTO double figures seven times.
Heddon as usual. showed his prefer
ence for the difficult masse shot, and out
Of thirty-two attempts made twenty-eight
of them successfully. His open work was
below average Time after time he failed
on simple dra' shots and. as he ex-
pressed il. "sim, 8 did not have a shot in
his kit"
The summary follows:
Charles Heddon spot balD-h s. q. % 4 Is.
H. POI 60 g. O. O. 10. A. l. l. Il. o. 3, 10, Q, .. o.
s. o. . s. /. /. 8. 0. 80 s, o. 3. 0. !. Q. T. p IL
O 4: total 400 points; average, 9i-ii; high runs.
90 & and 80.
DIR. Unenheimer- (Nhite balD-5. 9. %. g. o. 2.
20 O. : H. H. l. s. 0. CO. .. -. II. .. .. 0. q, l.
n Z. O. o. IT, o. l. 2. Is. 0. ]. II. %. ., Z. O. o;
total 3i3 points. average, i2-i3; high runs. Co.
Eeferec-Ca .rles f. Conklin.
Morris H. Brown (spot balD-0 g. l. H. O. 8
s. 3. 0. 3. o. %. ;. =, II. g. 49, H. ~ ,c6
noints: average n $50. high runs. -. 3 and a.
Ioseph Mover (White balD-4. ., o, o, ., % l.
~ / O. l3 %. ~. 81. q. 6. -. O. . .. %. 80
10 q o. . T. 1. 8. l. 0. g. !. :. total. 3,s points
average 10 2s-35; high runs ~. 81 and -.
Referee-Charles J.. Conklin.
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