The New York herald., 1922-03-19
LIVELY SEASON
FOR THE CUE MEN
Professionals and Amateurs to
Play in Matches and
Tournaments.
BY THOMAS r. GALLAGHER.

At the Liederkranz last Monday night
AIRY Bos. European amateur champion,
and Edouard, Roudil. amateur champion
OF France and amateur champion Of
Europe in 1920, played a game OF 400
points, 1872 balkline. When the score
stood $50 to 2SS In favor of Roudil, Bos
ran out He made 112 points In ten min
utes- 1t was the swiftest and most spec
tacuar performance at billiards that the
members of the club and their guests
ever witnessed. Bos averaged % 9-17 !;
Roudil. 20 1917.
On the afternoon of the day before, at
Maurice Days. Bos made a run of 165
In fifteen minutes. II was not only
rapid but scintillating, a succession Of
flashes. All the pyrotechnics of the game
were exploited.
Among the observers were Charley
Bgelow and Jack Merrill, two amateurs
Of more than average skill. They, agreed
II was brilliant TO an extreme. Bigelow
said: "As a billiard player Bos Is a
champion sprinter." subsequently, he
called attention to the fact that while
at the table the Hollander generally held
his cue in both hands. Merrirs comment
was: when / see. a fellow play that
Kind Of billiards IL makes me disgusted
there is to the game Is to make one ball
hit two others Counselor Hershfield
remarked: II would rather see that fell
low Bos play than any other professional
or amateur have ever known. The way
he makes those masses and draws is
beautiful and astonishing" Maurice
DAILY, Jr., queried: Can ne do IL under
a strain?" The Counselor's" rejoinder
was: II don't care whether he can do II
under n strain. so long as he does It
while am looking at him."
Playing against Frances s. Appleby, at
Days last Tuesday night. Roudil aver
aged SO in a game OF 400 points. Alto
gether, he figured In 500 points. begin
ming with a run of 205 and finishing
with one Of 1873. which marked his last
cue work In New York. II was skillful.
Factful and finished billiards, the best he
displayed here during his visit.
Appleby Brothers mt Catholic Club.
Edgar T. and Frances S. Appleby are
scheduled to play an exhibition at the
Catholic Club, 100 Central Park South,
on March 80. About April 10 they will
entertain fellow Columbia graduates at
the Columbia University Club. 4 West
Forty-third street, where two new 5xi0
tables have recently been placed by the
with Edgar r. Appleby. national and
international champion; Frances 8. Ap-
pleby, champion OF the New York Ath-
letic Club. and Julian Rice, national
nss b champion, Columbia is well rep
resented In amateur billiards.
Frank l. Fleming, the new amateur
champion of three cushions, halls from
Champaign, ILL.,, university town,
which has more good performers at the
angle game than any other place In Hill
nois. excepting Chicago. He Is travelling
auditor for theN Mckinley Traction Sys
tom, which operates nearly all the In
terurban trolley lines within the State
or Illinois. In the recent tournament
for the national championship he lost
his Introductory game and then won six
straight His final against Earle Pit
terson, was n record breaker for anna
teurs. He made runs Of Z and and
scored so points IN 54 innings.
Edouard Roudil and Roger Cont, re-
spettlveIy. the leading amateur and pro-
fessional billiard experts OF France. are
now well across the Atlantic Ocean on
the steamship Paris. They expect to
be i'm the French capital on Wednesday.
An amateur tournament for the cham
pionship of Europe will begin In Paris
March 29 Roudil will not play. Bos,
the present holder OF the European title,
who on March 25 will embark for Rot
sterdam, will not be back In time to con
pete. He says: ~ like 70 play, but
cannot That date prevents me q
not think It nice 20 hold tournament
in which the champion cannot competcs'