The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-18
SHOEMAKER KEEPS
HIS SLATE CLEAN
Cngcr Clings on Until 100
Mark, Then Champion Goes
Ahead and Triumphs.
FINAL SCORE 1875 TO 1O8

J. Howard Shoemaker had a narrow
escape from defeat yesterday afternoon
In h national amateur pocket billiard
championship at the New York Athletic
Club. lilo downed Ferdinand A. unger
Of Mon,ciair In his third game. but only
after n hard struggle. Ungcr chung on
until the 100 mark was reached. Then
Shoemaker took advantage cf q few op-
~portuntlcs and forged ahead. 10 win by
125 10 1903.
The champion was far from being In
hts usual form His two other games
had been at night and II seemed that the
difference In tho light had something
to do with his slump. which consisted
mainly of inability " play position In
the early part Of The game his SHOT
making was poor too. but at tho end
his eagle eye WIS trained on every tar
get. Ho played n,fcty well and war
forced TO do 70 often because OF the
t!eups he got himself In.
They were tied at Al after ak frames.
After eleven Urger led by "a Ia '2. AZ
the end Of fourteen Shoemaker was
ahead, 30 to s.. Upgcr ran IL. Shoe
maker got one and then ungcr had n
long shot to make II he counted Il
the score would be tied ut 100. He
missed and Shoemaker pockcted the ball.
leading ut the end OF fifteen frames by
l0l to 90.
Shoemaker had 9 and the loser 8 in
the sixteenth. making the tally 100 to
l05 against Unger. who began the seven
,eenth by ~pocketing the loose ball and
breaking the bunch. fingers evil genius
left his cue ball hidden behind an
other and he seemed stopped. After
studying the ARRANGEMENT Of two loose
balls he proceeded to execute the most
spectacular shot of the tournament.
He called the mine ball. drove II
against the end cushion. made II come
out to hit the Seven and then carom
on tho latter into the corner pocket.
II WAS on the same general principle AZ
a cushion first" shot along the rail
in balklinc. lie got a real round of
applause for hie nervy work.
Cnger's fancy shot ordinarily would
have left him In favorable location for
an extended run. but his cue ball some
how found "A way to travel to the far
end of the table. sneakiny through a
bunch of scattered worries. and he had
to try a long strait shot still
plucky. ne went after II. missed by an
cyelasn and Shoemaker ran 10. making
his lead ICE to l0T. after missing the
second ball Of the eighteenth frame.
CHger got one and faced another hard
shot. There was Just room to slip the
object ball past one that hung near
the mouth OF the pocket. The problem
required almost perfect aim. lie failed
shoemaker made two hard cut shots and
then had a Ions straight one that he
banged into the far corner pocket for
the winning point. The score:
er.stt JoHAr Anns.iate-o
L. e.....'i.' Total. los niish runs. Il. ii
j. n.w.c! shosmes;55' S::w, resrk,2s.,:,,i !
and u. R.'erco-G-orge Siebert.
Hawkins will play Maioney this after
noon and Reynolds meets Munoz to-
night.
Henry :. Osborne of bridgeport. Conn.
defeated J. }. Maloney of The Bronx In
the evening gam. by "A score OF 1875 tn
iO4. The contest was the longest OF tho
tournament to date. lasting more than
three hours. This was the result of much
safety play and scratches.
AT no time during the game, with the
! exception of the last innings. were the
two separated by more han 20 points.
At the end of the fourteenth frame Ma
loney Was leading by II scor, of ~ to 81.
Osborne then raj II, s aud IA. bringing
his total up to ia. ON tie next trip "a
the table he mad. the necessary one
,oint Tho high runs were Osborne II
and Miloney 10. The score:
Henry : Osb"rue. BrldGeport--s'. ic'.
10, ., :, Il, js. 3''s, 10. 80. l, .. 3. u,
ii, :. il, /. Total. ~. High runs, II
u and II.
James j. Maioney. The Bronx-S. .. I.
=. II, -. ., ls't, -. -. II. 90, 9. 3, .,
.. o. -. Total, iot High runs. 10. y and .
Ref.r,e-F T.. H,rer.
'S,rdtchcs.
tO-borne forfeited !. balls for three
| zu,rrAZINg scratches.