New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-10
HEDDON BEATS
F.POGGENBURG:
MAKES TRAIN
Expert from Wolverine
State Plays Brilliantly
Under Strain.
BY FRED HAWTHORNE.

ny MD NAV hOkNf.
Charles Heddon. Of Dowagiac, Mich,
caught his train for the old home town
and defeated J. Ferdinand Pocgenburc
yesterday afternoon in the eighteenth
game Of the national amateur billiard
championship tournament at 1872 balk-
line, in the rooms Of the Arion Billiard
Ciuo, after one of the most thrilling
hhlshes ever seen on a billiard table in
Ihls city. Heddon won by d score Of
400 points 70 364, il forty-six innings.
with On average of s32-46 and high
runs OF as, 3s and 86. Poggenburg's
average was s2-46 and his high clus-
ters 20, 81 and "a.
The match furnished one Of the
gamest exhibitions ever witnessed in
an amateur tourney, with Heddon. his
nerves on edge from his recent illness,
playing under tremendous strain
throughout. He had arranged with
Mrs. Heddon 10 take the o'clock train
for Detroit from the Grand Central
station, and as the time dragged along
and the hour for departure approached
Heddon became nervous, glancing fire.
quently at the clock.
At $3.50 o'clock, while in the lead
the Dowagiacan turned down his shirt
sleeves while Poggenburg was at the
table, buttoned his waistcoat and pre-
pared TO quit. He inquired how long
u would take 70 reach the station, and
then announced that he would posi-
lively stop playing at twenty minutes
10 the hour and default the match. even
II he only needed single point for
victory.
Poggenburg ran Is carroms in his
half of the forty-sixth, leaving him
with a total OF 364 points. Heddon
needed 33 when he went TO the table
for the last time, and played with
lightning speed. nursing the spheres
along the lower rail and executing
brilliant shots in and out of balk. Sew
eral times he was confronted with diff
cult line-ups. and the speed with which
he was playing made II seem impos-
sible that ne would be able 20 run out
the needed points.
But Heddon was holding his shat
tered nerves together with a supreme
effort, and when he clicked of his final
po'ut that gave him victory the spec
tators applauded loudly. Heddon took
down his cue with one hand, grabbed
coat and hat with the other, and, after
shaking hands with Poggenburg' das ned
from tho room and into a waiting taxi
cab at the entrance 20 the club.
The chauffeur was ready with motor
humming. and the last seen Of Heddon
he was sticking his head out OF the
window and waving farewell! as me
taxi skidded around the corner OF faik
Avenue and dashed southwark. Late
reports indicated that the masse marVel
had made connections and is no"
l. So 20 q .
Ucddon established lead early IN
the game and kept in front until the
tv,outv-scventh inning. when Poggen-
burg gathered the balls along the top
rail and by brilliant nursing ran
cluster % 4e carroms. giving him L
noint lead lie kept ahead until the
thirtv-frst frame, when Heddon tooh
tho worries 20 the ton rail and made
beautiful run OF IS, nursing delcstely;
nut with extraordinary speed. lie isIeo
on one Of his fsvorite masses.
Pocgenburg. playing with deioera-
.;or eut down Heddon's advantage IN
tho following dozen innings, until, IN
.be fortv-fourth, nc was only points
in the rear. Although he was worry
Inc about his train, The Michig' nder
eteeled himself for the final effort ana
finished brilliantly with an uneom-
nicted string % SO, and Poggenburg
was beaten, and Heddon kept his word
with Mrs. Heddon and met her on time'
Posg.nsurs white z, S,'; - l. =, Z Il T. !
:. q = I g. J. l. %. 0. 0. H. O. o.
II oii.l~ss4 points: s'srss, 1875 siSS runH
a.. 81 and a. o,
H.ds g. i. ,'' g. s'l,I = Is! i i :
T. :. :. 80. q. .. 0. o. u. O. 2. o. 2. O. .
CT, y, .6s points. s,cras, ssa-s. h'Th nuns
Reieree-Leonsrd Ho~lson.
In the evening game Edward W Gard
ncr defeated Francis 5. Appleoy by 2
score of 400 TO 329, in fifty innings, ana
thus retained his lead in the tourna-
ment. with FIVE games won ana none
lost. Tonight Gardner will play NOT .,,
ris D. Brown, and If he wins he VIII
tsLe tho title. II Brown wins he Will
he tied with the Arion Society veteran
and an extra game for the Champion
shin will be played tomorrow night
Gardner played some beautiful nurs-
ing billiards last night, putting to-
petber a string Of so carroms IN the
fwentv-second inning, only one point
less than the high run Of the tourna-
mont. made by Heddon last week. lie
failed on his eighty-frst shot, on a
double cushion csrrom. The former
champion was always in the lead, and
the best Appleby could do was TO get
within seventeen points Of his rival, in
the foEy-third inning, when the scores
read 308 to 29l.
once he held his youthful opponent
safely, Gardner INDUCED In his favorite
safety tactics, and left line-ups that
the Columbia student found ii impos-
sible TO negotiate, resulting In an un-
usual number OF misses.
Gardner SPOT banl-ls. l.. 3 0. o .. o.
IA n i. o. = is. O. IS, 3. -. I. 2 ;. .. .. p
10. O. a. II. g. 0. J. y. ToisL eco poln's aver
.ee hl.h runs. so % an4 %.
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