The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-01
KLINGER LOSES TO
VETERAN GARDNER
Austrian Beaten, 400 to 1856,
in First Game-Rival
Finishes Better.
HEDDON CRUSHES BROWN

Jacob Kiinger, champion Of Austria,
making his first public appearance In
America, lost to Edward W. Gardner of
New York last night In a game of the
national amateur Class a championship
IS 2 balkline billiard tournament at the
Arion Society. The score was 400 to
3j5. Attracted by the international phase
of the contest, nearly zoo persons were
present.
Charles Heddon. the only Westerncr
in the tournament. defeated Morris -
Brown of Brooklyn In the afternoon.
The bowagiac, Mich. man caught Brown
OF form and won 10y "A score Of 400 TO
eo2.
The Gardner-klinger battle was the
first close game of the tournament The
Loser WIS ahead within 60 points of the
finish and acquitted himself with credit
all the way. Flashes of his best work
revealed skill that bodies III for some of
The men he Will face later OF. Though
beaten, the Austrian acted before. dur
ing and after the game In sucn "A way
that he shows himself a welcome access
sion to the ranks OF amateur players on
this side of the great sea.
one billiard student. anal, zing the
game, hit the nail on the head when he
declared Gardeners experience and
match play temperament won for him.
'';eneraiship was the word used by
another.
Gardner put three good runs together
IN his first ten turns g., IS and -.
lie gained u lead Of lls to ~ IN this
stretch. though klinger had a cluster OF
-. During the next section of ten In
nings Klingcr punched -. - and ~,
sending him to the fore at @ot 60 1913.
From then OF IL was nip and tuck. with
tho plai crs alternating N the lead.
klinger Is = masse specialist of the
same type A. iieddon. Tail and s%warthy.
with the ends of hi heavy black mus
tachc curled to Il nicely. tho European
presented = striking figure when he at
tackled thes. difficult -ho,s. Gardner
did It'll, close nursing ~ comparison to
his adS"rsarV. bui offered more than hi~
share Of thrills wish open table shots
pi ALMOST every variety
klusrr led - lat" a. ia" thirty
seventh inning at $|2 90 81. Gardner
made - and passed him for Tia" last
time Tic veteran got 10. IL and ~ on
open tahl, work in the next three i'll
niucs. giving him the Catnc Tn" score !:
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The d.f"a. of Brown was u real sur
prise. IN. Brpuhiyuitc had been dong
80 well IN practice that many rated hi''
- iaNoil:, 10 win the tournament. w."
got away 10 a had start though. with
only I point IN his first three inning
and 80 IA his FIRST ten. aud never W..
abb" 90 lind himself and exhibit any Of
his true SIKH on any st!l" ~ sl"'
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