Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-25
NEW BILLIARD CHAMPION
NATHAN HALL AN AMATEUR
IN EVERY LINE OF SPORT
y bo,S hy himself With Cnc. hut
SPORTSMAN Also Inv Golf. Football.
bhAchu11 und Tennis

NDillau Hall. the new Glass \ ANA
'"r yi'l"rd champion. is an ornament
'hr game. an educated. anablo
pc'"inan VIII" * an amateur ia all
ma term implies. ENccp. 10y tn"
epntatt"n h" rccentIv made III the
opihhmcn, of III" National A;socia
ION "f Amateur itiliard Players ueid
,ho R"Sipn Athletic Associations
@.ohousc February >. TO March - he
practically unknown outsid" OF Eo. :
~. ihcrc he is admired 10y dcVotcGs
football. GOLF aud tcnuis.
IN new York, Philadelphia. Chicago
~" ",mIf large cities persons ar" ask;
~ Nh"l manner Of inam j. he" and
u WHAT KIM Of - player Is he" rlr"c
s}I"''tohS ar" easily answered.
nan was born in Boston September
- 1888 NaS graduated 81, Harvard
80 and holds - r"spcns ibl" position /
= % MhoieSai" dry -oods house Of .
|" ellington, Sears X co. which has
i"nchcS i' Now Noik aud i'hilahel- .
mug Ills height is } fee, los: inches. .
''d ms weight - pounds Ia his iirsi .
car AZ Harvard lie WAS 81 member Of
nc freshman baseball team. for which
pitched. caught and played "utp"lG
Bp'HIiDns Ia the Mnssachuact;s Golf
5pciati"u's handicap lie is rated at
IN NJ tennis II. scored victory in
20 "p"u tournament IN Switzerland
~ billiard .Np.rt among amateurs
," appears :" hc IN y class Icy himself
''"'' - l'iit otftt INK" hil'i. lie ore
"" .toSiou tournament was half over .
.st"ard W. Gardner. Ia" champion OF
~. sad. Han should win u" i
h, class Of tn" tournament. bat
~ beat him il can.
IN acton at q billiard table. Hall is
ne embodiment Of ease and grace. \
lc>ible body enables him to assume :,
nm. get elastic stanC" and comfortable
'"St Tor every situation. His a'tiiuG"
nntN"',od simple and natural. aud
"@aTdi"Ss Of difficulties which con-
r"ht MIN h" never mauiiests ply
tcal strain
E'a",ifn execution makes MIN an
Incompatible figure among all "xpou-
ms ~ tllo inIricacics Of billiards ilar-
nVniziup WITH MS physical chnl4ct.r-
sues ~ marvellous mental conposure
~ 9ho observer remarked. ''liit OF miss
lc "uretrs equally uuconcc;ncd.' NJ
ei 30" has delivered strok" h.
watches IA" effect and does not even
MINK. n De-" counts he proceeds to
make anotH"r sir"k" II n" fans 10
cunt ho quietly takes seat.
Every other pl.yo' % note viii at
npo time max" movement in sym
tly with what no wishes tho cue
~! 10 10 "r carcrlv watch what
PROMISES :" hc Il close decision IN
~ playing. thor" b, not "a suggestion
'spucclnc on body English" Ills
lcmcanor is OF ia" surface, one Of
Ybiimc Indifference
Has Dandy Draw >tr"!.c.
lIall has not had tho benefit OF pro-
IS ioual association or instruction. con-
seuUouty his ballt lin. Is not OF the
l.ssiC order. Ills draw stroke ~ his
ctief asset Ia that respect he is the
superior OF any player ia tn" country.
80 dlaw shots arc gems Of prompt
m.tiou and accuracy .N the same
INC nc must he conceded to lac better
tusu tho average class Y amateur at
ushiou effects ''OusldoriNS the con-
dluous which affected him urior 10
y amt during tn" tournament MS success
t. that cVcut WIS Impressive. Ecsidcs
IN two Years making three trips To
Europe a. a representative % the hrm
Which employs him, year ago he was
(. pneumonia patient In London hos
piisL who" IN" fingered for seventy
DAVIS 'rhus in Iw" Years Die bad
~If,e last fan he began 10 practice
o.,,,-ioually. Duriu: The tournament
" Mas twcniy-ouc pounds lighter man
lie Was in IN" spriu= nf 1918. rhysi-
cal difficulties were followed by psy-
Geological oppression Iiis lrGIon Or
friends hombardcd him with "IIopc you
wNr Win ".Npcct You to vim and
'Nnt must win" Even his best friend.
a ou.-tlme billiard champion OF the
Boston Athletic Association. said to
h,w oH 70 cphonc. "if y"u don't win
III firc YOU Fully apprcciaiing the
-aes ~ his friends. and ANXIOUS TO
rcsiizo their expectations. until he had
secured Tic championship he had to
contend agains, . severe mental or
dcat
Wlion hc had won i've games he re-
laNod H"for" 1t" PLAYED Gardner ,he
hr7. gam" he said - avn played out,
LwfHllN Tired II had been pla yinc
wNcje know nobody / would have
done better. I did not play so we'll
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