The New York herald., 1922-02-16
EUROPEANS VICTORS
IN CUE TOURNEY
RoudiI Beats Morton and BOs
Wins From +. s. Appleby
for National Title.
sToNDING OF THE PLAYERS.


Special Dispatch to THE New York HERALD.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb 15.-Helped by a
brilliant run of 70 points Edouard Rou-
dill. amateur billiard champion of France,
won his first match in the international
1872 balk line tournament at the Manu-
facturers Club this afternoon by dispos-
ing of ]. E. Cope Morton Of Philadel-
phia. 800 to 213.
Persistency rather than scientific bill
lizards enabled Roudil to triumph in a
game that went fifty-one innings. The
Frenchman averaged only 5 45-51, and
Morton 9-51.
AS far as temperament was concerned
Roudil appeared more at ease than in
his opening match against +. S. Appleby
of New York. but the Frenchman could
not manipulate the balls as he wished.
Except for the run of 20 in the twenty
seventh inning Roudil's exhibition was
mediocre. 1t was fortunate that he
staged his long run at the psychological
moment, for Morton In his twenty
seventh inning had clicked off run of
16. which put him in the lead, l35 to
1876. This was the first and only time
after the fourth inning the Philadelphian
enjoyed lead.
When Morton missed an easy draw
shot trying for his one hundred and
thirty-fifth point the Frenchman found
the balls fairly well separated, but soor
had them together along the short rail
and gave masterful exhibition of
stroking and placing. He passed his
previous best run of 43 and reeled off
number of fetching masse shots, some
directly underneath the lights.
lights.
The Frenchman went out with an un-
finished run of II. hitting the cue
ball so hard on the last shot as to indi-
cate that he was glad the game was al!
over. At least four times Roudil failed
to make promising runs through failure
on masse shots. Early in the match
after he had clicked off 81 he
failed to drive the balls out OF balk and
lost. In the twenty-third inning he
missed both balls trying for masse
and it cost him a point.
Morton played in streaks. his open
table work surprising his balk line
game. The score:
Edouard Roudn France)--1. o, II. 21. 9.
q Q: 3; s. O. o; 3; 2; 70; ). 3. j. Z. ],
j, t. .. i Total. 800; high ri run, 70: 70:
j.. E; Cope, Morton, philadelphia, "A. @,
l. 2, ], /. 16, /, s. /, o. ,, 16, I. 1, 10.
0, o, o. 1. Z. O. O. Total, 213; high run,
25 average, 4 9-5t.
Referee-J. Herbert Lewis. Chicago.
Bos Defeats II. 8. Appleby.
After trailing most of the way AIRY
Bos of Holland. amateur champion of
Europe, nosed out Frances s. Appleby
of New York in the night game, the
final score being 800 to 291.
This was Boss first victory on Amer
lean soil, and when he went out with
an unfinished run OF thirteen in the
twenty-slxth inning men and women in
the big amphitheater applauded for
many minutes Not only did the Hol-
lander win but he also bettered his
previous high run, when he clicked off
| 50 in the eighth inning. His longest
run in his opening match against Percy
l.. Collins of Chicago on Tuesday was
AZ. Bos also improved his average by
going out in II 1926
AIRY Bos (Holland)-o. Il. &c, o. 0. o. 8.
54. 1s. TO- 8, I, o. SO. o. o. II, 0. 4. i6,
4S, 81, o. 4, 0, 49,. Total, 800; high run,
Frances S. Appleby (New York)-1, 4. 4,
!. 23,. s, 65. 8, o, 80. s. g l., 81, 80. J..
run. s.; average, ii i6-25. Referee@J.
Herbert Lewis, Chicago.