Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-17
SMALL AVERAGE IN
: BILLIARDS MATCH
Francis AppIeby Leads Morton,
121-1o1, in Twenty innings
on Ladies' Day
HIGHEST RUN IS ONLY 81
BILLIARD STANDINGS

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TONIGHT's MATCH
Sis r. M.--Ary hos. Holland. W. r.
II was ladies' day at the Mnnufac-
turers' Club today, but J. +. Cone
Morton and Francis s. Appleby are not
80 good when making n play for the
ladies. The feminine scrutiny apparently
was n trifc too much for the nerves Of
the billiardists, or perhaps they were
just naturally off form. Whatever the
cause, 1t took twenty innings for the
pair to get over the century mark.
Nine times. Morton took one shot and
then sat down. The national runncr-up
pulled the one stroke net six times.
They averaged five and SIX respectively,
Appleby leading at the end Of the
twentieth inning by 121 to 1O1.
Appleby got off TO n poor start, but
rallied and with high runs Of 90 and
II passed his opponent in the nine
tecnth. Appleby already has lost two
Of his three matches. Morton has been
defeated in all three Of his contests.
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magic rabbit foot and for the fourth
time in the tournament got the break.
lie ran eleven in the first inning but
missed an easy shot and left set-up
for Appleby. The runncr-up proved his
form by gathering nine. Then Morton.
with the uid of Il trio Of three-cushion
shots, gained five in the fourth and fol-
lowed it with thirty -onc, his high of the
first twenty innings.
| Appleby crept up somewhat with runs
Of ten twice. Then hr fell down despite
the fact that he was favored With luck
on three cushion shots. Three times he
was ready to sit down while the balls
were flying around the table only to sec
them kiss for the points.
Tho scores:
J. f. Cope Morton-11 "al 90 O.
i2 o:s- 90 0 1-l"l. i'ish rum o.
N. +. s. Applcby--o o 10 10 lqC2o so 20
o 1 o 20 o II 1-l2i. High rum 70
| Average. O.
Stirring Match Tonight
One Of the most stirring matches OF
the tournament is expected tonight
when AIRY Bos, champion OF Europe
cues off against Edouard Rudil, cham
pion of France.
Rudil once beat Bos for the Euro
mean title, though he has not found his
real stroke as yet in the present tour
nament. Bos' "victory appetite was
tuned up the other night when he de.
fented +, S. Appleby after trailing right
down to his last run from almost the
start.
Bos is one of the prime contendcrs
for the title, and victory tonight means
that the loser will virtually drop out
Of the race. The critics iigure that tnS IN,
two matches cannot be lost ana stii'
leave a chance at the title.
Both foreigners have won one anu
lost one.
Records Broken
Four records were broken in the play
Yesterday OF the present t"urnamrnt.
Edgar r. Appleby, American chamri3n.
ran 90 points in one inning against MS
own previous high run of the t""rha-
mcnt. 81. He also ran out the game IN
seventeen innings and averaged Dctter
than Il. That's three records, and then
Cone Morton accounted for the other
when he busted his own mark OF % IN
one inning. =, ., l.,
ming there was loud applause. lie wound
up at 3S, but went right after another
high mark again in the eighteenth when
he ran 46.
He was in fine stroke and looked good
for 80 or better. but at the fnrty-sixth
carom Morton stopped to snndpaprr the
tin Of his cue. 1t was fatal. for he
missed. 4 nice long run would have
been very handy at that stage, for he
had been trailing quite some.
After that slip Morton was able to
run but nine caroms in five innings and
for the first time in the tourney the
local playcr failed to pass the 200 mark.
He dropped the night game to Percy
Collins. Chicago, former national
champion, by the score of 800 to lSo.
Morton leaned heavily on a rabbits foot, 3,
which he carried in his pocket. for aid.
Flo let Collins look at it before they
started, but then kept it strictly to him.
self. 49,
straight time.
Gets Lead
THAT about all I've been able to
win in this tourney. grinned the local
but he went right out for business. He
got the lead and led through the elcv.
enth inning. He had bad spell till the
lciphteenth and his own record run Of
tho meeting. which put him again in the
Rut Collins ran JOS in four innings
after that and put the game on ice in
tho twenty third inning. Ihe (hlcagoan
had a high run of G7 in the thirteenth.
"You can keep your rabbits foot
Collins laughed after the match. I'm
take 10. It's my lucky humber. ! was
born on the 18th, | belong to the Elks'
Lodge No. 13. in Chicago, and in every
way l favor Is.
The scores:
So'?sp rs ss 3 d55o u &c. ii iisn runs is 81 81
I Il
o. 'M2or:ton-Us 100: Q u 3 Is as Is 3 0 o 8 =
% ia 3 4o--ls5. HGh runs. 40 IS 20.
The afternoon match was repeti.
tion of the American championship,
when Edgar 7. Applcby defeated his
Younger brother, Francis s., and this
time The older brother again triumphed,
300 to aOS. At the end of the match
thew shook hands, but there were 20
heams of pleasure from either brother
Every man for himself in his tourna-
II. took excellent billiards on the
mart of the American champion to win
He broke his own high run record Of
the tourney in the ninth when he ran
06. Edgar's American mark for high
runs Is H..
The scores!