The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-27
Gardner. Poggcnburg, Brown.
Hcddcn. klingcr and the
Aprlcbys Entered.
BEGINS TOMORROW IN
NRION SOCIETY'S HALL
nc Oro'> Defeat by Ellis a
shock IN Followers Of
Three Cushions.

,r~r.l professional after winning the
.tlo - the Union League Club in his
home city last year. a new amateur Is :.
balkiiuc champion will be crowned In the
|t,tlondl class a tournament which begins
tomorrow night at the Arlon Society of
New York, Park aycnue and F%lfty-nlnth
street. seven men representing the fore
most amateur talent, will compete In the
tournament, which is under the auspices
Il tie National Association OF Amateur
Ellard Players. and as a whole they
appear - well matched that there are
seven different opinions among local
billiard enthusiasts AZ to who will land
the houors.
Three former champions are In the
field. Edward W. Gardner OF the Arion
society and J. Ferdinand ~Poygenburg OF
he l.iederkranz, both New Workers., and
Morris l.. Brown OF the Hamilton Club
4 Brooklyn. These three veterans. who
have met in many a hard battle OF the
cue. are favored by more enthusiasts
han any of the others. Charles He'd
aon Of Dowag &C. Mich, Is the only
other cntrant with experience In a pre-
yious rational Class A tournament. The
other three contestants. all newcomers.
are Francis :. Appleby and Edgar T.
hppltby. Columbia University students.
aad julius Kllnger of Austria.
Nppieb.s in Opening Game.
Earring the possibility of ties that
nec.s,!tatc extra playor contests. there
vii be twenty-one games In he series,
which is scheduled to wind up u week
from next Friday evening. with play
twice daily. afternoon and evening, eX-
ceptlng tomorrow. when only the OPEN
.ng game at night will be decided. The
Appltby brothers are carded Tor the
initial battle Tomorrow evening. Tues
day afternoon Brown and Heddon clash.
and Tuesday night Gardner faces
Klirger. Poggenburg will not get into
action until Wednesday afternoon. when
he faces whichever one of the Applebys
10 beaten tomorrow. The remainder OF
he schedule depends on the outcome or
the early games. Winners will be kept
apart in ensuing games as FAR as posi-
bic, 80 as to save the deciding games
for near the finish.
with Mayer out Of the amateur ranks.
Gardner is practically the defending
Champion, since he captured the TUE
,u 1914. lie Is known as the stcadiest
PLAYER In the amateur fold. one who az
WAYS can play "A first class game ana
provide q stern argument for II OPP
ppuvut. His ability as a match player
hat peculiar something that cannot be
expressed in iigures-is one OF his great
est assets. Gardner is n master OF
safety play. II never play del berate
.acety," he says, though many have
thought he does. "When ] am up against
a d.ffcult shot I play for more than
~ things. not just for the shot ana
sar,.y In ease 7 miss II. but also for
D., ton II / make 1t. Some baikline
nla,rrs. when forced by the difncurN
n. shot to consider safety. go after
two th.ugs-the shot II safety. IN"
result is they sometimes make the count
srI then discover they have played
.,e.,v on themselves. | 20 AFTER an
=, ,. objects when I am pressed to thnk
~ tho llk-lih hood Of missing a count
GArdner's careful. heady. steady style
- rlas. his effectiveness as "A ma'cn
rlaycr in knach OF winning games even
against men who generally can average
more than he Is not taken under advise
rcu, hy julius klinger, the Austrian
W., viii face him Tuesday evening. In
matching these two early in III tourna-
rcr, he committee has made one OF
,ts viscst moves, one that Will result IN
'hc k.udling of interest over a speclaI
''sin that will appeal TO close frlehus VI
10Th men. kiinger has expressed al
opinion to several of his acquaintance
,hot ra has little or no fear of the out
come Of his meeting with Gardner. lie
mink. mainly of the averages ana runs
made 10y Gardner In regular competitions
ard oy,rlooks the personal equation al
most entirely. lie does not care APP
r|arently ahou, the fact that few players
car record their usual averages when
orpo.,I to the cunning veteran
kJiurcr To he watched Closely.
F,,g.r is rated abroad AS class II
charn.pu Of Europe. To the minds OF
son ,u.s means that the Austrian
should ho eligible only for class II here.
IT,. % not 40, for class Il In Europe
signifies ability TO average ten or more
vtegaty over here class a requires only
A. average OF eight. The E~uropean't
wo-k AGAINST the leading Americans viii
b. watched with close attention to .aford
hlnC on how the performers OF h two
continents compare.
Nnou the Applcbys come together In
M opener II is likely that about hall
NJ student body Of Columbia Cniver'
So vii clamor for admission. These
'vo Elr,hs play by far the most artistic
billiard" presented in recent years by
AM amateurs of their years. There Is
wen WARY brlNetn tNefl anu uUcit
N'rjs are unable to decide which Is
W. superior as a general thing. Theii
only meeting in important public com
r''t'pn was during the recent national
|r = championship. when Francis
- Younger of the two. beat Edgar by
. coy, II 800 10 297. It was the closest
ra.u ~ the tournament. Such n strug'
e. VIZ such u hairline verdict does
'"' Indicate superiority on the part OF
''''r. II was one Of those games IN
"I.oH the principals might be said &c
.. exactly evenly matched. The nature
Nh'l.7rda Is such that there can be nc
Ne games. go ono Of the brothers had
20 WIN. II just happened TO be Francis
whether or not he car reverse the YER
h"' tomorrow night il considerable Of
On Open question.
Not only the meeting OF the Applcbys
" their intri-family game but theiI
appearances against the other aspirant'
'u"r The mos, uncertain sort of IA propo'
silon 10 speculate upon These youths
"hen IN their best stroke. rise to flight
~ mastery balkline play that compare
wen with the article generally displayed
ny professionals, Both ave been known
~ make averages in the n~eighborhooc
y" 81 and their runs past the hundred
marx are numerous enough TO make
men dangerous opponents even II they
set lar behind IN tho early part OF q
match.
Hrddon q Marvel with Masse.
hefion, who Is making his sccon
''p''ifan3e In a national championship