New-York tribune., 1915-03-28
QUAKER CITY
GIRL A MARVEL
AT BILLIARDS
Cutler Says MissHeywood
May Average 100 at
1872 Balkline.
POSSESSES EVERY
ANGLE OF GAME
Melbourne Inman Calls Ameri"
cans "Splendid"-Says Hoppe
Can't Be Left Safe.

According TO Albert e. Cutler, MISC
Frances Haywood, Of Philadelphia, Is
the most skilful Of all the feminine
billiard experts the world has ever
known. He witnessed a practice game
between her and Harry +. Cline VINO
has been acting as her instructor. ~
took place in the Brunswlck- balke-C0l-
lender Company's Philadelphia ware
room, where n table IS reserved tor her
special use Speaking Of what he saw,
Cutler said:
at was amazing. I never expected TO
see a woman play billiards as she did.
She played 1872 balklne in manner
that would have reflected credit upon
a Class 3 amateur champion. Her at
titude at the table was easy and grace
ful, and her stroke was as solid as that
of any professional. In every depart
ment of the game she was proficient
in fact, wonderful. .
Executing free draws the length Of
the table, the dead ball drew almost
perfectly, applying force correspond
ingly we'll and exercising excellent
Judgment in position play. She had me
entranced. Ny views about what women
could do at billiards underwent radi-
cal change. ,
~ had heard she had made runs Of
so and 80 at 1872. Now | am confident
she will run 100 and over. Anybody
who can run 60 is likely TO run 100.
Anybody who can play as MISS hey-
wood can is certain 10 reach that marx.
May Kaarlus was a marvel at fancy
shots, which she played with either
hand, but she could not play the game
of billiards as Cline's pupil can.
Miss Haywood is the billiard genius
of har sex. She seems to have an IN
tuitive comprehension Of the principles
involved and can apply them. AT the
Union League tournament she was a
visitor on ladies' night. On each Of
these nights she kept score. Her
scores were the best | ever saw. After
each inning there was note lndlcat-
ing the shot that was missed and tell
ing how it was missed. That Miss Hey
wood ever will display her skill in pub
lie is improbable She plays because
she loves the game. Her father, who
is wealthy, has a table for her at
home, where she plays at her leisure"
Governor Phillips Lee Goldsborough
of Maryland is a clever cueist, stronger
at rockets than carroms. Recently in q
handicap pocket tournament at the An
napolitan Club, Annapolis, in which
there were twenty-eight contestants,
the Governor and Daniel II. Nichols,
paying teller of the Farmers National
Bank of Annapolis, competed in the
final game.
The handicaps were: Nichols, So;
Goldsborough, so When Nichols had
obtained his quota the Governor had
only 66, Ii less than he needed to win.
In the Governors mansion at Annapolis
there is a pocket table, on which the
chief magistrate of the state and other
officials enjoy relaxation and reerea-
ton.
Playing at the Elite Billiard Hall,
Boston, on the night of March IS, Ma
than Hall, probably the best amateur
New England ever produced, compiled a
run of al at 1872 balkline.
The billiard committee of the Union
League, o. Philadelphia, exerted every
possible influence to obtain the entry
of Hall in the recent championship
tournament of the National Association
of Amateur Billiard Players. Their
efforts were unavailing, because the
young expert could not absent himself
from his business position for period
of two weeks.