The New York herald., 1922-02-12
Action Comes as Result Of Re-
tirement From Recent
Title Tourney.

AS a result of his withdrawal from the
recent tournament for the national anna
teur 1872 balkine billiard championship
at the Crescent Athletic Club in Brook
lyn, Charles Heddon of Dowagiac. Mich.
yesterday was expelled from the Ma
tional Association of Amateur Billiard
Players. The executive committee an
nounced this action through James r.
Allen. secretary, after deliberating over
the case at a special meeting.
1t will be recollected that Heddon, who
won the championship in 1921. retired
from the tourney after he had been de-
feated by Edward w Gardner. The man
from Michigan declared that Gardner
had acted contrary to the rules and had
been unsportsmanlike. The National
Association came in for severe criticism
from Heddon and yesterday came the
counter attack and expulsion. The ex-
ecutive committees resolution of eXpul-
sion was wordod as follows:
Whereas. at the national Glass A
1872 balkline championship tourna-
ment recently conducted at the Cres-
cent Athletic Club, Brooklyn, Mr.
Charles Heddon, in Withdrawing from
the tournament after the loss Of his
game with Mr.. Edward w. Gardner.
and in addressing to the National
Association of Amateur Billiard
Players. and publishing in the press,
an attack upon his opponent. which
in the opinion of this committee was
highly unbecoming and unsportsman-
like and unwarranted in fact, and
which contained. a reflection upon
, this association and its ideals and
standards, and
Whereas in the opinion of this
committee the conduct OF Mr. Heddon
in all its aspects and surrounding
circumstances did bring reproach
upon the National Association and
upon one Of its members; now, there
fore. be II
Resolved that Mr.. Heddon be expelled
from membership in this association
and that the secretary be directed TO
notify Mr. Heddon OF the action OF the
committee"
There have been some hot contro-
versies In the National Association. but
never before was a member expelled
Heddon competed in six tournaments for
the amateur title making his debut ct
the Amateur Billiard Club in this city
in 1914. The Michigander wields con-
siderable influence in billiard circles IN
the middle West and is reported to have
threatened TO organize a new amateur
body in that section.
In addition to disposing OF the Heddon
matter the executive committee took up
the case of Morris ID. Brown another
former champion. Brown, who lives in
Brooklyn. recently complained that ne
had not been permitted to play in the
tournament at the Crescent A. G. He
declared that he had been sighted when
the invitations were sent out, and added
that DR.. Mial. n veteran OF past compe-
titions. also had been ignored. The COM
mittee decided to give Brown chance
to air his grievance and summoned him
with the following official order:
You are hereby notified to appear
before the executive committee of the
National Association of Amateur Bill
Hard Players at its March meeting 10
answer charges which nave been
brought against you for bringing
repriach upon the National Associa-
tion of Amateur Billiard Players as
specified in its article of the consti-
tuition and bylaws through certain
newspaper interviews attributed to
you.
In the event of your failure TO ap-
pear on the above date the executive
committee shall take such action as
IL deems proper. a.