The New York herald., 1922-02-19
LOSER IN POOR STROKE
Plays Very Erratic Billiards,
While Winner Displays Great
Poise and Judgment.
STANDING OF THE PLAYERS.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW YoKK HERALD.
confidence than at any time since the
opening match Frances S. Appleby of
the New York Athletic Club caused
an upset in the international amateur
1872 baikline tournament at the Manu-
facturers Club this afternoon by hand
ing Percy L. Collins of the Illinois
Athletic Club of Chicago his first de-
tcat. The final score was 800 to 16S.
Appleby played with more poise and
Judgment than at any time since he
beat Edouard Roudil, the French cham
pion last Monday night. Collins, who
was in a tie for first place with Edgar
T. Appleby of New York before the
match started, played very erratic bill
iards, while Frances was at his best
II was Frances's last match in the
tournament He has won three out OF
five and, barring any ties, will prob
ably get one of the first three prizes.
Appleby averaged 1S 1-23. the same as in
the Roudil match. Collins averaged but
77-2S
Three blank innings right at the start
of the match indicated that Collins was
away off form. lie got a cluster of six
in his fourth. but the New Yorker vir-
inally decided the match in the fifth,
when he clicked off run of sixty,
Inyss on an easy setup finally stopping
HIN. In the eighth inning Frances ha',
a. we'll played run or Y, which brought
his figures up to 1873 to 8. In Collins's'
L Cot slA1 f.txw
to make a single point.
Jump shots Applauded.
Twice during the match Frances made
his celebrated jump shot 1t was on
the fourteenth point in his run of q
in the eighth inning that he found the
balls sticking close to the long rail, but
Il gave him little trouble, as he jumped
the cue ball amid the applause of the
crowd of 1,200. Again in the third in
ming. on his third shot. he staged his
jump into the center of the table, This
was even more difficult than the first
one.
At the start OF the twenty-second in
ming Frances led. 252 to 155. and after
Collins made but one in his turn the
Ncw Yorker gave his best exhibition of
nursing by picking off "a in rapidfire
order. He missed on a hard single
fdTOnI. the cue Ddi Del1S Close 10 tIlS
rail. When Appleby went out with an
unfinished run of II and quickly shook
hands with Collins a broad smile came
over his face. and Tor while be was
kept busy receiving the congratulations
of the crowd IL was his second matinee
victory in as many days.
score by innings:
FRANCES S. APPLEBy (New Yorls)-s. 10.
., o. go, II, II, 81, so. 3, 10, ., 0, 50, 0,
T. 10. o, o, 0, II. "a. 14-Total, 800. High
run. so. Average, 10 f-23.
PERC'Y l.. COLLINS (Chicago)-0, o. 30
q. o. o. .. AZ. 81. ~. s, AZ, 0. o, 0. 1, II,
., .. 0. !. 12-Total. 16s. High run, AZ
average, I-23
T:cferee-J. Herbert Lewis, Chicago.
Il. T.. AppIeby Defeats Bos.
Edgar T. Appleby, national champion,
OF New York, tonight defeated AIRY
Eos, OF Holland. European champion,
2f0 TO 2lS. The American showed better
form throughout the match. Appeby's
average was 10 2-2s and his high runs
So 69 and "a. Bos finished with an
average of 2-27 and had high runs
OF r.. Al and %.
The score:
EDGAR Il. APPLEBY New York; 10 )
200 20 90 - &C ~ o Gr TOT SO
10 o % 8. Total. 800. High run, S3.
Average. 10 20-2S.
Any Dos OIolland)-o . s 1211o21114
u 10 90 7 20 o : { 20 o 80. Total,
2iS. High run. ~ Average 2-2T