New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-25
SHOEMAKER STILL
POOL CHAMPION
Defeats f. F. Reynolds in
Final Match of the
Amateur Tourney.
By FRED HAWTHORNE.

J. Howard Shoemaker, Of the ANA
tour Billiard Club, retained his title as
amateur pocket billiard champion OF
The United States b. defeating Edward
r. Raynolds. clubmate, last night IN
the final match Of the annual national
tournament At The New York Athletic
Club. The champion ran out has 10
balls in fourteen frames, while Kay
nolds could only gather 50 OF the
worries in thirteen frames.
Shoemaker's exhibition was the best
he had shown in the tournament; IN
fact, in such a mastery manner did he
control the spheres that Reynolds did
not get a single ball until the fourth
frame. This makes the third year IN
succession that Shoemaker has won the
national title. E.
A crowd that jammed its way into
the billiard room and out into the cafe,
with many club members standing on
chairs and in doorways 10 obtain a
glimpse Of the table, saw the match.
After Shoemaker had sent the winning
ball into the pocket Robert Weld, chair
man of the billiard committee Of the
club, called all seven Of the men in the
tournament 70 the table, and after a
brief speech Of cOngratulation PIE
scented each with a solid gold medal as
a souvenir of the occasion.
Shoemaker was invincible last night,
his playing for position leaving little
10 be desired. Reynolds won the bank
and elected TO have the champion make
the break. Shoemaker did, and swept
the table clean, and kept right on, TAX
ing every ball in the second and third
frames, ten in the fourth and twelve in
the fifth, giving him a total of 63 points
10 Raynolds's 4.
In the sixth. after some safety play
ing. Reynolds finally got the balls
apart and pocketed every one of the
worries. But he could not maintain his
form, and the champion again began to
gather them i'm with great regularity.
His safety playing bafiled his opponent,
and many times Shoemaker drew out
Of extremely delicate positions.
As in all his games. Unger performed
in brilliant style in the first half Of
the contest, solving difficult combina-
ton shots with conspicuous success.
Osborne resorted 20 safety play in the
fifth frame. but after each had used
these tactics three times Unger lost
patience and scattered the worries with
a hard drive. pocketing two balls.
After The twelfth frame the Montclair
player began 90 falter. and was so ner-
vous he gould scarcely control his cue.
Hawkins, taking advantage Of his OPP
ponent's temporary lapse from form,
cut down lead OF as points 70 10 in
six frames, but Unger came 90 the
front again in the last frame and peck
eted his needed four balls.
The summary Of the afternoon game
follows:
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The summary OF the evening game
follows:
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