New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-03
MASsE MARVEL
LOSES 70 BOY
FRON COLUMBIA
F.s.Appleby Beats Heddon
in the Sixth Game OF
Billiard Tourney.
~ FRED HAWTHORNE.

r-.,is s. Appleby, the younger, OF
fian'f. brothers Of Columbia uni
ise go defeated Charles Heddon, OF
yeN'5' Mich. yesterday afternoon
DOVE six,h game OF the national
IN ~ $40 balklinc billiard tourna-
an S. so- Glass 4 players at the Anon
pSi;,r4 Club, by a score OF 4OO points
b"'.oS-5 The match went forty-nye
'A7 IT, = came was by far the most inter
- 49,. 20, played in the tournament;
i hs.- si.sen frames and making such a
n-.,sous fight that he almost
matched victory from his younger OPP
ssr. IN the twenty-fOurth inning
.ss man from Michigan was us points
I, re rear. but 40 the end OF the thlrty-
%,b,b he had cut down this handicap
ar POINTS. and had the fortunes OF
-. y,ms swayed his way In even the
,Vsb,est degree he would have capt
III Tsi5on won the bank and counted
,xo earrors. In the next seven inn
I've. he could add only four points to
~ total. whereas Appleby, playing
y,.b great GOODNESS and fine judgment.
.rs;s1 OF clusters Of IS, 10 and Ia.
IsdIon aid not seem able 70 do any
Ainc right and time and again failed
!. seeonplish easy draw shots. In the
.sitb inning he Kept the balls together
'oss enough to run off 20 carroms.
In TIE mean time the Columbia stu
ssrt was doing well and constantly
ssl,y 20 his lead. Most Of his points
ware made az the open table play, and
hc showed particular aptitude at the
S-sr shots. soma Of these being so
sklfully executed as 20 arouse the
audience 20 great enthusiasm. More
than once. too. the youth found II nee
sssary 70 make drives completely
around the table for position before he
could continue his runs.
IN the eighteenth frame the Michi-
garier managed 20 amasS q cluster OF
d carroms. although almost every shot
was a difficult one and he was fire.
cusntiy confronted with what seemed
impossible line-ups. But Appleby was
making fewer blanks than his opponent
and pursued his even path 70 victory
until the twenty-ffth inning, without
any'hing 70 worry about.
AZ this stage Of the game DowaEiac's
".oremos. citizen glanced az the score
board and realized he must get down
70 business. lie rolled up his sleeves,
ehalked his TIP and started IN with his
Jaw thrust forth o. q determined angle.
J. required half o dozen hard drives
70 get the worries into favorable posi-
ton a, the head % the table, and then
Heddon reeled of shot after shot IN a
-. -. I'M n a
Masses, draw shots along the rail and
drives completely around the table, in
teTspersed with close balkline play,
featured this run. and il was not until
he had scored 81 carroms that Hecdon
failed on one Of his favorite masses.
Appleby came back in the next frame
With a cluster Of 35. which he gathered
with unusual speed the run coming TO
an end when he fell down on diff
cult two-cushion bank shot. Heddon
was thoroughly aroused by this time,
and In the next few innings hung up
runs Of q, 70. l. and Il. which brought
hin within forty points Of Appleby.
The balls were giving the Dowagiac
player lots OF trouble. however. and at
the beginning Of the thirty-sixth inn
Ing he ripped his collar of and placed
!, in the Zap OF Mrs. Heddon, who sat
hear the table The more clothes he
discarded the better Heddon per
formed, and the probabilities are that
had he played the last ten innings in
bathing suit or tights he would have
Won The game.
In the next Two frames Heddon crept
Up % within six points Of his rivai,
and II looked az though he was about
70 take the lead for the only time IN
the match. In the for;y-second inning,
On bis fifth shot he brought of sen,
ss'loral masst, with the cue pail
wh.Ilirg along 90 the cushion and then
coming back % get the two OBJECT
balls.
But Appleby, realizing his lead was
/ dangerously threatened, ncrved nm
.e.i ard clicked OF % carroms in the
forte,h frame, which placed MN
within twelve points Of the end.
Neither could control the balls In the
mex, five innings. and 10 was only by
getting runs o. s, ]. . and 3 tna'
Appeby managed 20 complete ms
string
T. $ Ars.s,y 1870, t,n-o. J.. ~ 81 H. q
q. 81 g. 81. - Z. D Q. 2 3. 10. 2 o.
=. d. .a. 800 p9inis. Average
th lr. rms &C. % aai 81. =.
heli.l .afis .a.--. l. o. l. p. .. 2. a. =.
i"tt'l-s- /. i.'t,''t 3. - as x j, .
Ita. po.a1. Average. go.
-fs-e.-Ls.-trl Hor.s.r
IN the evening game Edward W.
Gardner defeated J. T.. Pogenburg by a
score Of 500 90 3i3 IN fifty innings.
Gainer's hrh runs were g, 81 and
=, while pogsenburg's best efforts
were 81. - ana IS
The game lasted four hours, and FOR
- most part was uncXcitirg. Some
clever shots were made. bu. these were
more than Offset by the frequent fail
We o. both men 20 execute the simplest
pays The spectators slept peacefully
llniorgt the du.ler moments.
Tie schedule for to-day calls for the
meeting Of Edgar Applcby and Jacob
hNnger In The afternoon and Of Morris
y. Brown and J. r. Poggenburg IN the
e7erirr.