New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07
SITS
STILL AS IVES
RUNS OUT GAME
Noted Amateur, Who Died Re
Gently, Had No Chance in
Odd Contest

OF all the experiences in billiards
which J. Ferdinand Poggenburg, the
noted amateur, who died December 81,
ever had. the most remarkable was the
one with Frank c. Ives early in 1899.
Although Ives had disposed of his in
terest in the room he and Eddie Burke
opened at the northeast corner OF
Broadway and Forty-second Street, he
continued to make the place his head
quarters until declining health caused
him to start for Mexico, where he died
after reaching Progreso, August 81,
1899.
One evening Poggenburg visited the
room noted. Finding Ives in the place
he said to him: Gone on, Frank, and
pIav some billiards with me. l want
little practice for a tournament How
will we play ?" asked Ives. Poggenburg
replied: 81 want to play l4.2. suppose
YOU play coo and I will make all / can 2
Ives agreed, and they repaired TO a table
kept in order for experts.
Ives Shows Grit
Although emaciated by the lung trou-
BILE which resulted fatally few months
later. the Napoleon of billiards" bad
the grit to engage in long game lie
won the bank, counted on the opening
stroke, and Poggenburg became the oc-
cupant of a seat, to remain there until
tho game was finished. Poggenburg did
not get a shot.
Playing with the care and perfection
which characterized his performances
when a we'll man, Ives retained control
Of the spheres until he had scored 600.
Then he almost collapsed. As he with
drew from the table he remarked: II
had had another point to make
would not have been able to make IT..
/ was able to make the run because my
miudfwas on 600 points"
Pocgenburg declared he enjoyed the
entertainment more than he would
have done had he been given a chance
TO play. Pronouncing the exhibition
the most wonderful he had ever wit
messed. he warmly congratulated Ives
Maurice Daily has received from Al
fred Mortier, international amateur
champion, a letter which gives par
ticulars of a contest in Paris OF nj
teen games between MOrtier and the
nresent champion of France, Louis
Cure. They played on a basis OF 4OO
TO 300. the detectives being 4,oOO Tor
the amateur and 5000 for the profess
sionaI The totals were 5000 TO 4,Ito
in favor Of Cure, who made hlgh run
of 3O7 and a grand average OF $500
AIortier made runs of 2O9, III ana
21S and a grand average OF 20. Inc
games. which began November rs and
ended December 9, were played IN the
Grand Cafe, Boulevard des CapuclheS'
Orlando Morningstar and Koji Yama-
ia are due in New York next week.
William +. Hoppe is expected home be
fore February /. On December ~
Norningstar and the Japanese expert
exhibited in Louis Bensinger's Monroe
Street room, Chicago. In the afternoon
bv final run Of 179 Yamada won Oy
200 to $50 and averaged 81 4-8. Morh-
ingstar ran 148 from the lead ana a'-
eraged q IS. At night Mornihgstaaar
averaged 90 and defeated famada' oVO
TO 122.
Class c amateurs will begin their an
,,al competition at 1872 balkline TO-
morrow night at Maurice Days. Inc
entrants who were acceptable 10 lhe
Incentive committee of the National
Aseociation of Amateur Billiard Play
ors We're DR.. II. W. Hawley Of Danbury'
Conn winner of the class tournament
y year ago; CLYDE B. Terry, Ridge
Syood' \. j.; Ferdinand A. Unger, Mont
clair. n. j.; Charles Mathews, BROOK
-. I Levine, DR.. 7. W. TuSgle.
Ionis A. Seryatius, George Spears
TnIian Rice, l. Schwartz, Courtland r.
Dixon and +. Steinbugleri OF New o i,N
The games will be 200 points l0'| JAIN
line. -