The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-15
SHOEMAKER'S CLUB
MATES VICTORIOUS
REYNOLDS Beats Osborne and
MunOz Is Triumphant
Over Hawkins.
HIGH RUN or DAY ONLY 10

Edward +. Reynolds. most feared OF
ma seekers for j. Howard Shoemaker's
crown, showed himself in good form last
Ugh, when he defeated Henry S. Os-
horne of Bridgeport. Conn. in his first
.a,ne Of the tournament Mt the New
York Athletic Club for the nationa, anna
eur pocket billiard championship. II
vas osborre's debut In fast company
and he exhibited n clever game. Ray
nolds was too strong for him. though, and
won by a score Of i2S to sc.
The Amateur Billiard Club Of New
York has three entrants In the COMPETE
,,on-Raynoids, Shoemaker and &. NJ.
Munos. Shoemaker won the openins
came Monday night. Munoz was victor,
'us yesterday afternoon. and when Ray
holds triumphed last night the local club
members had a clean sweep OF all the
nm.s played thus far.
Osborne held his wi at the start
md also did better than Reynolds In
,hs closing frames Of their contest. bu'
Q WAS outplayed by a considers BILE
margin in midgame stages. When he
nsd promising opportunities his penchant
FOR sending the rue ball on long trips
.Nen resulted in disaster through
.cratches and lincups where no sure
.not was in sight. Also he pounded balls
directly into the mouth Of pockets ak
times with 50 much speed that they
,opped out again.
Reynolds made few apparent mistakes
in tactics. His delicate application of
draw, follow and English n his pre-
cision in Judgment of speed enabled hin
10 stop the cue ball almost where he
wished. His high u n were is, II
and 10. Osborne's highest were 10. ~
and Q. The yictor's sequence Of is
came to an end when he scratched after
making a trying cut shot.
Osborne had n total of SIS balls after
sixteen frames had been completed. In
no seventeenth frame attempted safe
.,es we're played too softly twice. no
,aii reaching n cushion. and ne finished
With . points Less. The score:
Henry 5. Osborne, s%ridgepor,-s. .. 80.
s,O, ii'. 8. J.. 5, 6. II. ?'', Is, So. 4. b"'.
total. SO. High runs, Ia. IL and ?. -,
Edward r. Raynolds. New york.. H.
snd ia. Reteree-F. L. Harer. Scratches
ferdinand A .Unger Of Mon,clair will
play his first game this afternoon, ot'-
posing James J. Maloney OF The Bronx
Tonight $ game will be between Shoe
maker ard Hawkins.
Cecil NJ. Muroz won a commonplace
cor; OF game from Herbert r.. Hawkins
10 the afternoon by n score Of 1@5 to e..
Il ~as full of safety play. with the
Brooklyr Elks Club man doing most OF
Il lie was so poor as a shot maker.
however that he could not keep up with
The Representative Of the Amateur Bill
!a,d Club ~ New York.
NeT ~ mar performed up "a his
ability In position play and there we're
70 ss.e-ried runs. The best sequence
vas IS h, Munoz. due mainly To ac-
,ura.e work on long shots when his
cluster scened about to end. Hawkins
outscored his adversary in only two OF
me fourteen frames. the twelfth and
thirteenth, In each Of which he made
eleven balls. In the thirteenth his eleven
~erc made IN one run, his best OF the
eor.rF'. The score:
HsrnA.t d. Hawkins. Brooklyn-..t'. Q. 60.
] T.. !. -. 4. 70. Z. IL, II. o. Total 81
Fgh runs. II. 8 and s.. ,,
&c Munoz. New york--l0. lf.S'. IL, II,
10, !. u. 10. -. -. ., 3. -. Total, l.5.
Eis1 runs 10, 10 and 10. Referee
El.suc Dc Comps. Scratches.