The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-26
Discovered Long Ago. but Not
known Generally Until
Last Few Years.
PETERSON. DREIHER AND
SPINkS MASTERS or TT
~ SHEPARD q. BARCLAY.

"' VIII run out the game. no
matter how many points he needs
Ihat remark was made by "A friend of
Morris ID. Brown. the Brooklyn giant.
shortly before the recen, national anna.
'eur 1872 balkline championship tourna.
inent at the Arion Society Of New York.
'brown has practised the chuck nurse
dcvotedly during the last few months"
continued his friend. "and Is going 10
open somebody's eyes II he gets half "A
chance to play it,"
Brown did get the chuck nurse no.
siiion once during the tournament /.
was In his game with J. Ferdinand Pog-
Genburg of the New York Liederkranz.
The friends prophecy was not fulfilled.
for the big fellow did not run out the
game. but he did give "A beautiful en-
position OF this gem of ball-to-ball fine
art Tor "A stretch Of 90 points. Since the
Hamilton club star won the game any
way. his failure TO run out the string
had no deleterious effect on his place
In the tournament standing lie would
have been a much more pleased man,
though. II he had held the position for
an indefinite term of point getting.
The 200 Per Cent" of IbnIkIinr.
The chuck nurse position may be de-
scribed as "the 100 per cent of balk-
line as the amateurs play 1t. 1t Is the
only stationary nurse known that is not
barred by some rule of the game. Other
continuous nurses which remain legal
are running nurses. such as the line
nurse. In which nearly every shot is
different from those preceding IL and in
,.LA 4. sh- H. - -. - IN
travelling along from shot to shot. The
chuck nurse consists OF the same shot
played over and over again. with only
the tiniest variation and with the two
object balls remaining absolutely Inn
mobile so far as the average eye can de-
teCt.
students OF the fine points OF balkllne
cannot fail TO enjoy a skilful operation
of the chuck nurse whenever II may
happen to develop. Tts manipulation Is
so interesting that "A comparative novice
also may take keen delight from its OH
seryauce. The points come so quickly
and apparently so easily that one not
versed in billiard lore is likely 10 he
struck with what seems to him he
humor OF the situation.
''Th. night that Brown got the chuck
nurse will be long by fol-
lowers OF amateur billiards. II Will go
down I'm red letters on the chronicles Of
the National Association OF Amateur
Billiard Players. for ii was the first
time in the history OF the association
that any OF that organizations tourna-
ments had been embellished by the use
OF the chuck. Had Brown run out the
game Il IL probable that "A rule change
would be demanded in order to wipe
out his advantage the ~Brooklynite re-
yealed over his rivals. since he made
only a comparatively small number OF
poiuts the regulations will he left as
they are and he will have n nance next
wear to try for a big run at the chuck.
Armed with the Information mar
Erowu was going to seek the 'hu'h
,urs, position. | watched to 80" now ne
played his drives up and down ana
across IN. table as we'll as IN" snort
,ahIe work In the small corner htlkl!ne
su,lar,- Through all his game II was
rn,ic.,ble that ne seemed to GO out or
his WAY to sather the balls at IN" points
where "A line meets a cushion. he even
risked the loss of almost sure iaVortpie
groupings of the balls and played u
slightly more difficult drive because OF
iii. added possibilities IN case ne shonid
happen to land absolutely right OBJ
tain the chuck position.
Nearly Had II several Times.
After the game that brought with II
his success with the chuck ! ashtu MN
y my judgment was correct ana II ne
r.aily had been making special efforts
10 get the chuck nurse. - certainty
nav. heen trying to get it, he sald.
several times | almost had II hut one
%, the pcskv balls would always he Just
A mite Of a distance on plump ana !
| would have TO postpone realization OF my
hopes
who knows little of the high spots OF
billiards. was describing Browns per-
| Torrance to a friend who arrived nave
Gee, this is sure a iunnF game. Nv
aid see that first diamond down
,r.r, on m. far SIDE OF the table. Brown
got the balls together and began max.
ing points lbs Just touching the ban
! ,yiih his cue. II was like rolling on u
log Nearly everybody had 10 laugh
Poor poggenhurg sat in his chalr i"r
;, Will. and didn't know what to make
%, II, II looked ~ II Brown never
would stop. Finally Peggy got up ana
went over TO watch Brown AZ close
range. The referee, Leonard iio"iSot'
also had To bend down close TO the haIls
10 make sure Brown was hitting bolh o'
,h,m ON every shot. Al last brown hit
them too hard and had the balls apart
to p~oggeuburg'S relief,
To the untu,ored observer making q
run that way was something anypodS
could do. The veterans VINO had peei
througl, the mill had a different attitude
They gave Brown fun credit FOR a great
niece Of work and mourned the FAC,
that his clevcrness was not rewarded
by something more sensational IN the
line of a long run.
Looks Easy, hut Really Hard.
Watching a master OF the chuck nurse
accumulate counts in that way does give
an impression of ridiculous ease. To
appreciate the difficulty of 1t a player
will have to try It himself. taking the
balls with his hand and placing them IN
perfect location. Even a first class
, player capable Of an average OF SIX OF
NOR. has no chance at all to manipulate