The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-17
TRIPLE TIE FOR LEAD
IN POCKET BILLIARDS
Reynolds. Shoemaker and
MunOz Are Now on Even
Terms in Tourney.
STANDING OF THE PLAYERS.

Edward r. Raynoids Of New YORK won
from Ferdinand \. Cnyer Of Montcia,r.
y. j.. In the evening game of the national
amateur pocket billiard tournanen, n,
the New York Athletic Club YESTERDAY
by a score OF l:5 to 6s. The victory
brings about a triple tie for frs, place
w Reynolds. J. Howard shoe
! maker. tho champion. and Cecil NJ.
Munoz. all members OF the Amateur
Billiard Club.
Reynolds shove even better form
than Shoemaker IN winning las, night
game lie made high uns OF 81. 20 and
an diminished II OF IL. t'nger's bes,
runs were IS, /: and S. unger played
well in the early innings. leading Ray.
nolds at the end OF the eighth frame by
a score or os to 81. Reynolds then TOOK
the lead. never 20 be headed again.
shortly after the start F,aynolds
threatened TO make Il complete runaway
Oh H. They were tied at ~ when he
began a display of brilliant play. 4
run OF ? ended when he scratched on a
shot where he used considerable speed.
II got . and sat down. to watch
i'aynolds make his long run. The SEQ
ond shot of the sequence was q bank
combination, on which his cue ball took
It cushion before striking the first hail
OF The pair. II drew "a round Of ap-
piaus.. He went on for the u balls OF
that frame. swept the table clean on tho
next. which was the fourth OF the game,
and iockcted II in the NTH frame.
S~hoemaker's high run OF the ,ourna-
ment. 30. seemed 1T his mercy. Rayn-
oids then squared OF for a straight on
shot into the side pocket. banged away
hard for the sake Of position and made
Il 'icoc.et from point TO point "A, the
mouth of the pocket. II flew across to
the other side OF the table and the run
was over. Cngrr scored the remaining
three and was behind, by 4, 10 80.
The nan from Moutclair awoke thel,
aid played a pretty game for three
frames. scoring IL, 10 and ~ In them,
Which with Il scratch on each sid. in
Guided gave him the lead al IS to n. Il
was his last chance to set the pace. Ey-
Guiding safeties. Reynolds missed only
'hr"" more shots. one Of the three he
cause his cue ball dropped into "A pockc,,
From the start Of the eleventh To the
end OF the match In the fifteenth he
missed only once, That was al the close
OF his 81 cluster, and on his next shot he
started his final run Of 10, The score:
The score:
Ferdinand A. rneer, Montciair-,a. I, &.
.; .; is', 10. u = 8 !; 20. 0, Total, IS.
Edwari r Raync,ds, New York;. i:.
yyr;,." - "',i.I, is:s'' u. ~ 10. a.:
G Rsier.e-r. lest i! n. Isns' 80, 70 and 49,
The most daring sort OF game was
played by Cecil VI. Munoz. who downed
Henry s. Osborne Ia tho afternoon by
a score OF 1875 to %. In the early mart
OF the contest both played carefully. with
an abundance OF safety. Finding the
bridgeport man holding his own-Os-
borne was n bah ahead after seven
frames-the New Yorker changed his
tactics and went out for everything. a..
forced his luck by tackling conibina-
tons aud long shots, always playing for
"A break Of the bunch or for position.
Ills execution served him faithfully, 10
lie drew rapidly away.
| From n score of ~ to ~ against him,
Munoz in five frames drove the total
up to 1903 to Sc In his favor, with runs
OF ~. ~ and IL. His biggest run con-
siste' Of n ball In the eighth frame,
all fourteen In the ninth and one more
In tho tenth, After reaching tho iO9th
point Il WAS possible for him to go out
In two moro frames. but Osborne began
an eleventh hour rush and by getting
most OF the balls In the next three
Il cd Munoz to 20 four more frames.
Munoz exhibited reaI sportsmanship
during the thirteenth frame. Osborne
played for the number six ball and
called II 30. The referee thought he
said safe" me announced accordingly,
the player not hearing him. When Os.
borne pocketed the ball the referee
placed II back on the table. on the spot.
Munoz Jumped from hts chair and in
formed the referee that his adversary
had said 'six' and not 'safe." Tho
referee stood corrected and allowed Os.
berne TO 90 on with hts run Tho score /:
Henry =. Osberns. Brldg eport-a, 8, =.
.. ~; ~. -. ~, Q. Z. o, II, !. y, ~, ~. 2.
High Runs--ii. 10 and y.
Crcil NJ. Munos. New Works.. II, I s.
-; ~. TO- H. TO- ~, :, 10. 0. 8, :. 9.
High Runs-lS. "a and -.
Geferse-GeorSs Sicbert, sScIatches.
Shoemaker will NEE. Ungsr this sfter.
noon and to-night's Eamc will bring to.
' UethAr OuhNRnA nnA Nfolnncu