The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-24
new YORK ELKS LOSE
GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY
ryen Break in Match Against
Brooklyn Rivals Costs
Chance for Lead.
RACE Is NOW 4 CLOSE ONE
standing Elhs Billiard League.

Tho homes OF the New York Elks OF tax
ing first place in the New York circuit
OF the Inter Eils Billiard League were
thwarted last week when they met the
Brootlypltes holders OF the coveted posi-
ton at the head OF the procession. the
New Workers. had been looking forward
TO this meeting. for they felt quite certain
that they could Gust the leaders, but all
they could do was to break even on the
four game series. and the two teams are
I'M the same relative positions that they
were I'm last week. New York will now
have to depend on some Of the other
lodges to bea; the Brooklyn players. Tor
the rival boroughs will not meet again
this season.
Tho Brooklyn-New York battle was an
even affair Charles NJ Nahmmacher
drew first blood for Brooklyn by defeat
ing the New York representative. Eddie
Robinson, in the opening balS line game
by score OF $50 to 50. Nahmmacher
averaged 3 97-il, with high runs OF %,
- and lG. while Robinson averaged 3-41,
with strings OF is. II and I. Both OF the
PLAYERS started out poorly. but Robinson
held a scdnt lead up to the seventeenth
inning when the score stood i3 to ~.
IN his favor. After that Nahmmacher
found his stroke and drew steadily away
from his rival
In the second balk line game Willlau,
GSshol Of New York made up for his
teammates defeat by vanquishing George
q Moon Jr OF Brooklyn by a score OF
ISO TO l2J. Gershel averaged 26-3l
with high runs VI a., 10 and II, against
an average OF $50 and clusters of II,
20 and 10 for Moon. This was one Of the
best games that has been played in the
tournament. for IL was nip and tuck from
start to finish and both men were in fine
form Moon looked like the winner in
the twenty ninth inning. when he led at
1913 TO 1907. but Gershel came back with
his run of ~. which put him within one
point Of the match. and he made 1t in his
next turn at the table.
New York took the lead in the series
when Johnnie Donnelly carried of the first
nj the pocket billiard games by score OF
100 to so from James NJ Heatherton. The
New York champion did not play mp 10
form In the first half Of the game and led
At only 81 TO 81. After that. however
teathcrtou could not shoot with any aC-
Curacy and made only nine balls while
pOnue1y was running out Donnelly 8
best run was 10 and Hcatherton's Il.
Everything depended on the FINAL pocket
billiard game In which carl Armhrustci
represented New York against Herbert
r. Hawkins OF Brooklyn \ victory bS
Armbruster would have given New Yorl
the lead in the race but Hawkins provec
too GOOD for him and won the game oS
score Of 100 to So Armbruster ap
pcared to have an excellent chance e
win. for he kept his rivals on even terms
all through the first half OF the game
but then he lost his stroke and began &c
miss easy ones. with the result that tn,
score soon stood at 81 to So against him
Armbruster settled down after this anC
made a game fight. but he could not over
come the lead. although ne made 90 tai
Hes wS!!e Ha~!.!:: "2s gc,tin" the MIN
which gave him the game. These wer,
the last games to he played In the ole
home OF the Brooklyn Elks.
While BrooKlyn and New York wer,
nElting for the lead Freeport took three
OF the four games at NewarK, strength
enlnG her position in third place anC
creeping up little on the leaders. Thu
Long Islanders took both OF the poke
billiard games. Charles A. Sigmund de
featiug Conrad +. Leick. Jr.. 100 10 SO
and Forest DE Mott winning from GIL
bert Brown, 100 to 81. The balilln,
matches resulted In an even break. VIII
lam J.. Macksey OF Newark defeated c
Harding OF Freeport who made his frs
appearance in the league. $50 TO 1871. II
the final game Leo Fisael OF Freepor
defeated w +. Koch OF Newark, 15
to l20. This game was somewhat of
disappointment to Newark fans becaus
they expected Koch to win. Koch, how
ever, played his worst game OF the tour
nament and was unfortunate in havin
Fishel play mis- best game OF the tourne
against him.