The New York herald., 1922-02-07
Defeats His Brother #. s. in
Final Game for National
Amateur Title.
SCORE STANDS 800 to 1914
Billiard Fans Pack Crescent
A. C.'s Home to See
Brothers Play.
FINAL STANDING OF PLAYERS;
by THOMAS J. GALLAGHER.

by THOMAS j. GALLAGHER.
Edgar T. Appleby is the 1S'z bslkline
champion of the National Ass :siation OF
Amateur Billiard Players. Ec won that
title last night at the Crescent Athletic
Club, Brooklyn, when he defcated his
brother. Francis S. Appleby, in the final
game OF the annual tournament, which
began January 80. The score Has 800
TO 1914. Edgar had twenty-five innings
and averaged an even IL. Francis had
twenty-four innings and averaged s "a.
While Il was a brialliant game. on
occasions spectacular neither performed
i'm harmony with his practice form.
Both indulged in maise shots, some OF
which were unnecessary. In this spec
ialty Edgar was the more successful.
\ couple of Frances's efforts in that
line were expensive. At the end OF the
fifth inning had an average of FL 80.
Thereafter his play was less effective.
When fourteen innings had been COM
pleted Frances led by 166 to $50. In
the next ten innings he scored only
twenty-eight points. Whatever luck
there was favored Edgar. Nevertheless
ne was the more artistic Frances was
the more dashing. Safety was prac-
tically disregarded and generally both
played boldly.
The Appleby brothers represented the
New York Athletic Club. They will do
likewise in the international tournamen;
which will begin at tho Manufacturers
Club Philadelphia. next Monday. Tho
other American playess who will par
ticipate in that series of tests viii be
Percy N. Collins of Chicago and Emil a.
Jsenuer of Youngstown, Ohio.
Their foreign opponents will be Ary'
Pos OF Amsterdam. Holland, present
amateur champion of Europe. and Ed
Guard Roudil of Montpelier. France, for
mer European champion. Bos. who hae.
been i'll for ten days, practiced at the
Crescent Athletic Club yesterday after.
noon. The first inning he had he ran
103. Then, feeling tired he rested for
a ciuple of hours. after which he ran 20.
Applause for Each.
A packed house witnessed the game.
Tho brothers took the five minutes prac-
tice on the tournament table allowed by
tho rules. Edgar T. was The first at the
table He was greeted with a round OF
applause. Frances. however got the more
enthusiastic reception. DIR. II. ID. Jen-
nings introduced the players, also AIRY
Bos amateur champion of Europe. who
was accorded appropriate recognition.
Edgar won the lead, counted from the
spot. but made only on alignment and
u poor bank checking him. Frances
followed with 6. He got the balls in
close order about the middle OF right
rail. where they aligned, with the red
against the rail. With clever follow,
with heavy twist and kiss he counted,
hut got into a worse position which
= single cushion effort across the table
failed to solve.
Edgar found the balls favorably To-
Gated in the upper right bslk. He made
10 and stopped when he got kiss on
y force draw with which he tried TO
double the red across the cable ana
back.
In the third Edgar got 13. He had the
balls we'll in hand in the lower section
but missed on a single cushion across
the table. Frances extracted 81 from
the leave and then fell short on little
masse Edgar's fourth opportunity
Yielded %. a surprising miss of q short,
straight draw, retiring him.
Each Turns Century Mark.
Tho next inning. by an exposition OF
i~gulat ton balkline, he collected 81 and
reached los, while Frances hung at 10.
He missed on long direct shot.
Frances missed similarly. Tallying 16 In
the sixth. % in the eighth and 20 in the
ninth. Frances turned his first century.
The scoreboard then showed Edgar, III;
Frances, liz.
Instead OF trying a short, compara-
lively easy hank. after no had made the
run of 20. Frances made long reach
across the table and tried massc that
lacked force.
With "a run Of 80 in the tenth Edgar
got away again. He failed on an
ordinary two cushion affect. Frances
got 81 In the twelfth. Is two innings
later and assumed the lead. 166 to 155.
L. n
Including four singles I'm succession, in
the eighteenth, Edgar played beautiful
billiards for "a and made his score 1919.
His twenty-sixth carom was n dead ball
spread in which the cue ball stopped at
the red. near the lower spot, where the
white, after taking the left and right
rails. joined them to form a perfect
position.
In the twentieth he amassed Is. the
final count being obtained by q Jump
shot TO overcome an alignment ON the
head rail. Two Innings afterward he
clicked out 43 which gave him total OF
2GS. Meanwhile Frances made small
scores, two OF seven being his best, and
had made several misses by narrow
margins.
With slashing. yet artistic compila-
flon OF 81. Edgar finished the game,
leaving his brother at 1874. The score:
..s 2. g. + 5: J., IT, -, T. q.
Average, i2. high runs. 81. g. 10. ~
Frances S. Appleby--6. .. %. 2. 0. 10.
3, 20. 70 J. i. 81. O.; l., J, 90
Average. 2-2i. High runs. So. 20. 81.
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