New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-01
M. D. Brown, Ex-Cham-
pion, Goes Down to De-
feat at Arion Club.
WINNER IS STRONG
AT NURSING GAME
Mrs. Heddon Occupies Seat
Near Table and Enthuses Over
Husbands Fine Shots.
By FRED HAWTHORNE.

These are the days OF masked mar
wells" in every line of sport, but yester-
day afternoon Charles Heddon, OF
Dowagiac. Mich. showed what "masse
marvel" could do when he defeated
Morris d. Brown, former champion,
in the second game of the annual Class
A national amateur 1872 balkline bill
lard tournament at the Arion Billiard
Club.
Heddon completed his string of 400
points in thirty-ninc innings, for All
average of 10 1889. with high runs OF
81. 81 and 80. Brown, who was totally
out Of stroke, could gather only 2O2
points in the same number OF innings,
for an average Of 7-39, and high runs
of "a. 33 and a.
Had it not been for the fact that
Heddon's game fell away badly after
the seventeenth inning. he would have
averaged around 10. Up TO that frame
he had clicked off 300 carroms for an
average of almost II, but later on the
balls began to behave badly, and the
Michigan cue wizard could not bring
them together with any success.
Mrs. lIcddon occupied a seat near
the table, and seemed to exert win
ming influence over her husbands play.
When he executed brilliant shots. she
cnthusod; and when his attempts met
with failure. she sympathized; but
through it all the man from Michigan
knew that he MUST win, and so he
did
A majority Of lIeddon's points were
derived from the nursing game, and at
this style he proved himself master
weaving in and out OF balk with :!
dizziness OF touch and certainty OF
position that reminded the spectators
al times Of the unbeatable Hoppe.
More than once, in compiling his hiSn
run, the Dowagiac-n was com rohteu
with difficult masse shots. but nc played
these with boldness, and IN almost
every case was successful.
Heddon seemed to find the mead OF
the table the most prolihc grazing
ground and nursed the ivories IN ana
out of balk clevcrly. driving the req
ball the length OF the table and bach
several times after cleaning an inc
poiuts nc could by nursing. lie showed
inc Judgment in his use OF English on
the ball. TOO, and more than once when
IL looked as though the balls would fail
70 kiss the "sidc" impaired By teddon 3
cue brought them together.
II was trick OF fate that the ma sse
marvcVs" best run should end by ms
failure to negotiate masse snot. bu'
such was the case. the balls failing TO
touch by the fraction of an inch.
Brown after the game could not
explain his disappointing showing,
Usually. as YOU know" said the genial
loser. ~ carry my alibi around with
nc. and It's always polished from CON
slant use. but TO-DAY must have left
Il II my other coat pocket. ! don't
know what was the matter tried an
easy stroke and that did no good.
Then. as you saw, put everything /
had into the shots, without result.
when am playing at my best !
sweat profusely, but this afternoon |
couldn't even get drop Of moisture on
my brow. Perhaps that was the
trouble
Most OF tho former champions runs
were ended by his failure to execute
simple draw shots. and he was also I'M
fortunate enough TO run into uneN-
pected kisses at the wrong time. HIS
two highest runs. 81 and 81. were gain
cred in the twenty-third and twenty
fifth innings. at the foot of the table,
when he gave an illustration OF the
go ,'' and stroke Going right.
tor tho half waV point was reached
tho halls rot widely separated. and
mother Ueddon nor Brown could re-
cain AIM" control the worries apparently
Ieinr chilled This inability 10 gather
tho enberes for long periods of nursing
rortnd havoc with tho averages, and
tho came dragged along until iieddon
r.ooed tho hall along the balkline near
,ho too, of the table for an unfinished
r,,, If "A carroms. ending the session.
rho seorc of tho afternoon game fol
-.
~" ..,.r ~ ., o,e u
e. % O. r. g. 81. ]. ~. H. : D.. o. ;. ,. 4 %.
J. q o. ]. - ~. H. -. u. ~, .
h 30 n. n g. =. IS j. o. o. o.
= ]. o. :. o.. l. q. o. -. o. .,
Total -e- i"iip' i'sn ''''' ~ ''
49, TO- 500 por,s. nsn rms. ST. g. and 20. ave-
age 10 1854
Referee Leonard now "'
Edward W. Gardner. the utleholdcr
Of 1914. Won hard-iought game lroIn
julius klinGcr. OF AUSTRIA the amateur
Clas. II champion Of Europe, IN the
''''t - 400 L.