The New York herald., 1922-02-12
Champions of Europe and
United States Are to Play
in Philadelphia.
BY THOMAS j. GALLAGHER.

BY IHOMAS 81. GALLAG n Ell.
Amateur billiards between foreign and
American experts will be witnessed this
week at the Manufacturers Club, Phila-
delphia. 1t will be the fourth event of
the kind arranged by the National Asso-
citation of Amateur Billiard Players.
The three preceding international COM
petitions in this country between ANA
teur billiardists were held at the Lieder
kranz Club. All were at 1872 balkline
and the games were 400 points. The
games at the Quaker City Club will be
coo points.
The players Who will he contestants
are AIRY Bos of Amsterdam, Holland,
champion of Europe: Edward Roudil of
Montpelier. France, European champion
of 1920; Edgar L. Appleby of New York,
who won the national championship in
the tournament ended last Monday at
the Crescent Athletic Club, Brooklyn:
his brother, F. S. Appleby who finished
second to him. and Percy N. Collins of
Chicago, national champion of 1920
Emil A. Renner of Youngstown, Ohio,
who finished third in the recent tourney,
was eligible and was expected to play,
but after having returned to his home
he has written to Edgar T. Appleby that
he cannot arrange to visit Philadelphia.
Hence, according to present indications,
the tournament will be five man affair.
requiring Schedule of ten games.
First International Tourney.
The first international amateur tour
nament in this country was played
April 2S to May z, 1908. Lucien Rerole
of Toulouse. France, was the foreign
nv .fnf ftxrA lxv INA1
vim Demarest. subsequently a profess
sional champion. Rerolle was second,
Charles f. Conklin of Chicago third;
Edward W. Gardner of Montclair. n. j..
fourth, and Ferdinand Poggenburg last.
Demarest's record in that tournament
was the best ever made in an amateur
event in the United States. He had
high run Of ISL, a single average of
2S57 and a grand average of 20.
The second was held February : to 16,
1870 Albert Poensgen. a banker of Dus-
seldorf. Germany. represented Europe.
He finished fourth. Charles F. Conklin
and j. Ferdinand Poggenburg tied for
first place and in playing off the former
won. Edward w. Gardner and Poems
gen tied for third and fourth positions
Playing off. the German was beaten.
DR.. L. l.. Mial was fifth and Joseph
Mayer last
The third began February IL and ended
February 20, 1912, Edouard Roudil giving
the event an international character.
AS in the tournament of 1910. ]. Ferdi-
nand Poggenburg and Charles f. Conk-
lin tied for first honors. In the decid-
ing contest Poggenburg triumphed. Cred
ited with two victories and three de-
feats, Joseph Mayer, Edward w. Card
rer and Edouard Roudil finished on
r.
beat both Gardner and Roudil, while
Gardner scored against the Frenchman.
DR.. l.. l.. Mial was last.
Tournament I'm Paris.
Following that success Poggenburg
ewent to Paris to compete in another
international amateur tournament, which
was held in April. 1912. Although he
made a run of 149, single average of
1857 and a grand average of 1881,
the second highest Of the series, he
finished eighth in a company of ten.
The winner was the famous amateur
and author, Alfred Mortier. who made
two records that are still at the pinnacle
of tournament performances by amateur
bllliardists. One was a run Of 17S. the
other an average of 40 in a game OF 400
points.
After having had five years experience
in the French army during the war
Roudil has come to America for a second
time far better player than he was in
1912. Two years ago he won the cham
rionship Of Europe, defeating Bos and
four others in games of 500 points.
How steadily he played may be CLEANED
from the fact that with high run of
ia and a best single average of 35.71
he made a grand average OF 24s5. A
run of 49, made when Bos needed only
13. won the championship. A year ago.
on account of illness. he did not compete
in the annual tournament for the cham
pionship of Europe.
Somewhat temperamental, he Is sert-