New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-10
UFFENHEIMER WINS
AN UPHILL BATTLE
Defeats Mayer in First
Match of Class A
Billiard Tilt.

Fighting q pluckv uphill battle against
great odds, Dr.. Walter T.. CTenhelmer'
of Philadelphia came from behind and
defeated Joseph Mayer, national amateur
billiard champion, in the first nights
play OF the Glass A 1872 balkline amateur
billiard tournament at the clubhouse OF
the Amateur Billiard Club. No. 227 West
18th street, last night The final score was
100 to 9SS.
At the beginning of the match Uffen-
heimer was palpably nervous and missed
his first shot. Mayer started auspiclously
by running up a neat cluster of p, gath
cred mostly by a delicate nursing of the
worries.
In the next frame Dr. Unenhemer
succeeded in running up a total of t.
but not until the twenty-ninth inning
did he really get going. From that point
on he steadily overhauled the champion
until in the thirty-second inning he drew
level. and In the next inning drew into
the lead with pretty run of %. gath
cred by 4 combination of nursing shots
and drives the length of the table.
As Uhenheimer improved in his play
Mayer grew worse, making Ear too many
scratches Of easy shots for a champion
His best effort in the last twenty-five
innings was a run Of %. but he generally
had to be content with single figures
DR. Cnenheimer made the high run OF
the game in the forty-ninth inning, when,
showing a delicacy OF touch and a mas
terry of his cue that had been lacking III
the earlier part OF the game, he gathered
in a count OF 60 Mayer, who sat at
the end of the rallied off Enclosure, looked
gloomer every minute as he saw VIC
tory slipping away from him with every
click of the balls.
Both men frequently complained that
the balls were cold and not acting right.
I'm the twenty-second INNING the cham
pion asked the referee for permission to
change the balls and this was done
While the balls were rolling smoothly
for MAYER he gave pretty exhibition
Of the balllline game. playing his close
carrom shots with great cleverness. lie
showed at all times a Partially for the
corners and nursing the worries along
the edge OF the table. Several draw
shots we're brilliantly executed by the
champion. too. but more often than not
he showed weakness in this department
Of the game.
In the early stages Mayer played for
position WITH great success. usually leav-
inc himself easy shots. while his oppo-
nent. on the other hand often found the
balls i'm an almost unplayable position
after his first stroke
Both men frequently faced spread
line-ups ana drives twice the length of
the table and overcame the difficulties
brilliantly. only to fall down on easy
draw shots
In the twentieth inning Mayer had his
greatest lead on Uhenheimer. with l5t
points 10 IS. but then the tide began 20
turn and the man from Philadelphia
crept slowly up on his opponent.
In making his high run DR. Cffen-
heimer showed an all-round mastery of
his cue. alternating fine masse shots
with brilliant drives. with the ball fire.
ouently touching the cushions five and
six times before hitting the object ball.
This afternoon Eugene l.. Milburn. OF
Memphis. will meet j. Ferdinand Pog
cenburg the international champion. and
I'm the evening Mayer viii play Edward
W. Gardner. a former champion.
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