The New York herald., 1922-02-17
BILLIARD CHAMPION
BEATS HIS BROTHER
Edgar Il. Appleby Averages
IL lily in Defeating
Frances s.
STANDING OF THE PLAYERS.

Special Dispatch to THE New York HERALD.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 16.--In repetl-
tion of the recent final round of the
American amateur ballkline billiard
championship final, Edgar T. Applebly OF
Appleby, in the international tournament
at the Manufacturers Club, this after
noon by the score of 800 to eos. A little
more than a week ago when Edgar won
the national title in Brooklyn he hum
bled his brother, 800 to 1914. To-day's
victory was the second straight in the
tourney for Edgar and Franoes's Sec
ond defeat in three starts.
BY far the best billiards Of the present
tournament was shown by the Applebys.
Edgar created new high ruin Of 90 and
also hung up a new high average OF
II 11-17. the best previous effort being
l3 1-23. which Frances made in his
opening match against AIRY Bos, the
champion of Europe.
Edgar. in clicking off 96 In a row in
the ninth inning, bettered his tourna-
ment high run mark Of 81, which he
performed In his first match against
j. f. Cope Morton of this city. During
his stirring run, which included all
kinds of open and nurse shots, the
aiieIltdH TUE HOlueT nelu the ClOGESt
attention of the 500 OF more specta tors
In making his s5th point Of the long
run, Edgar got good break when the
cue ball was kissed off, but rolled to
the corner of the table and counted The
crowd was silently roofing for him to
pass the century mark. but, on his
ninety seventh shot q three cushion he
missed.
Frances had a high run of 43, but
this is % shy or the run he made
earlier in the tournament. His average
OF IL is just fraction behind his pre-
vious effort. but the highest average
that any losing player has made so
far. Edgar appeared to have more con-
fidence in himself than his brother who
showed signs of nerves" in his gruel-
ing match against AIRY Bos on Wednes-
day night. Nothing seems to rattle the
American champion, who has been
picked by many to reach the interna-
tional final. The score by innings:
Edgar T. Appleby New York;, 3, 20, 81. o.
Total To- s6o B 20 Hleb aei III run 8 3 49, H. r. 2,
Frences S; Appleby New York;. o. II. o. 0,
To,aI -; - sos 9. Fl n,vb lo r,S 2; 49, H. %, Ii
Referee. J. S. Herbert Lewis. Chicago
Collins Defeats Morton.
Percy L. Collins of the Illinois A. G.
of Chicago played brilliant billiards In
beating j. E. Cope Morton of Philadel-
phia in the night game. 800 to 1856.
In the thirteenth inning Collins
streaked off 67 before missing on a two
cushion shot at the end of the table.
In his opening match against Bos the
Westerner ran 61. Collins completed
his string In twenty-three innings for
an average OF 13 1-23, his opening aver
age being II 1926.
Morton also put UP a much improved
game and. although it was his third
straight defeat. played with considerable
more skill and judgment than in his
prev ious games. The score:
Percy l. Collins (Chlcago)-o, 20, 2, o, 2, II.
-, 9, 20. 0, 1, %, 81. o. /, 6, o, %, /, 80
%, 0. 6-Total. 300. High Run. 81. Aver
J. E., Cope Morton (Pbiladelphia)-s, o. ~.
Q, 3, IS. 3s, 10, 8. o. 0. s, 0. 9. 20, 1, AZ.
]. 3. /, 8. 0-Total, 1856. High run. Az.
Average. 1923.
Referee-J. Herbert Lewis Chicago.
To-morrow's schedule-Afternoon F. y
Appleby VS.. Morton; night, Bos VS.. Roudil