The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-20
Applebv Brothers TO b
in Class 4 Tournament
Entry OF Class B Champion and Runner Up Accepted for
National Amateur Event-Big Field in 1t-Expansion
Movement Succeeding-Interclub League Assured.


The Appleby brothers havo beer
graduated into Class A. They will
compete In the tournament for the ma.
tionaI amateur championship al 49,:
paikline which will begin In the spa.
cious hall Of tho Arion Society, PARK
avenue and Fifty-ninth street. a week
from tomorrow evening. on,cial WORD
10 this effect WAS obtained yesterday
from tho National Association Of ANA.
teur Billiard Players. under whose
auspices tho tournament will be con.
Quoted.
According to the rules Of the national
body a man who AXE a grand average
or . or more throughout any formal
tournament Is eligible to perform IN
Glass A.. This Is not a stringent law.
however, for a player may be admitted
II IN the Judgment OF the executive com
m'ttee his work Is Of such q grade as to
JUSTIFY his appearance In first class
company. II IL under the latter clause
that tho Applebys have been admitted
10 the tournament this year which will
h" the fifteenth nnua one since tho
organization of the association.
Francis S. Appleby. the younger OF
the two brothers. recorded a grand
average Of 7.22s In the recent national
Class Il in Brooklyn. finish
Ing first with Ave games won and one
lost. Edgar T.. the elder OF the Column
Ola University students, averaged 6.957
and won four games out OF six in the
regular competition, then defeating
Charles r. White In the playon for
second place.
Thrive Under strong Test.
The principal thing in favor Of the
Appleby youths Is all odd ability they
have displayed to perform better against
strong opposition than against weak.
Facing such men as Firinin Cassignol.
Welker Cochran and Maurice Daily In
practice games they have registered
averages well above the 20 mark and
both v mad runs better than 100
on "A number OF occasions. This power
of theirs TO rise to the occasion has
carried great weight with the executive
committeeman, who feel sure that tho
youths will acauit themselves with
credit in the big joust.
In a Class u tournament where more
than the ordinary amount Of safety play
Was displayed Edgar Npnlehy managed
TO max a high average of IL in one of
his games. going out in rs innings in a
300 point game and he exhibited high
run of Sc. 81, As. IS. 40 and 40. The
younger brother. who won the event.
had a high single average Of ?2l-3i.
requiring Just six Innings more than
his brother did in his best game. and lie
made rum 81 ~. 90. 81. II. 40 and 40.
Truly such flights OF high calibrc work
will tit in ac>ptably against Class A
opposition.
Those veteran rivals for the til" Ed
ward W. Gardner and j.. Ferdinand
F~oggcnburg are in line as always.
Their entries. accompanied by the stipu-
lated fee. were acknowledged By the
national officers yesterday. Gardner as
usual represents the Arion Society,
which this time is the host Of the play
ers and their guests. while logSenburg
registers from the IAederkrdnz. Morris
y. Brown, the Brooklyn member Of the
old guard. also has sent IN his entry.
which altogether makes Greater New
York have fve We representatives in quest
Of the crown-the two Applebys. Fog
g%enburg, Gardner and Brown
charles Iieddon of Dowagiac. Mich,
was the first out of town mar 20 get ms
entry in he hands OF the officials. TINS
middle WeSterncr, who showed forln1da-
bic SCORING skill AS well a. an Interest,"
ing style Of play last year. Is said 10
have improved considerably and steadied
his game. 50 that he H. likely To 20
through his entire series of matches "ith
Uniform good performances