Show CUE ODE CHAMPION HARD TO BEAT Ralph Greenleaf Is Still Undefeated Undefeated Undefeated Un Un- defeated in 20 Matches in Two Years NEW YORK Dec 23 Unde P P in 20 consecutive championship champion champion- ship games overa span of two years Ralph Greenleaf f of New York stood today the unchallenged king of the nations nation's pocket billiard players Greenleaf brushed aside Erwin Envin Rudolph Ru dolph of Cleveland to 22 last las night to finish the 1932 championship tournament with nine successive vie vic tories ories and retain the title he won last ast year with a clean sweep of 11 games NEVER HAS liAS CHANCE Rudolph who defeated Greenleaf In n the deciding game of the 1930 championship never had a chance last ast night The champion pulled into an art early lead and finally ended the match with successive runs of 21 34 and 44 in the ninth tenth and eleventh elev innings Not only did Greenleaf defeat every everyone everyone everyone one of his nine rivals in the current tournament but ho did so without being eing threatened at any time Ime The Thc closest any rival got to the champion was the 78 score which Natalie of Chicago held him on Wednesday Rudolph's defeat dropped the Cleve- Cleve lander ander into a tie for second place with young Jimmy Caras of ton on Del and Andrew Ponzi of Phila Philadelphia delphia This trio was to play off aU for or that position today Caras and Rudolph were paired off in the first afternoon match with Ponzi to tackle the he loser later in the afternoon and the tie winner at night Each finished the he regular tournament schedule with six victories and three defeats VICTORY WORTH Bennie Allen of Kansas City and Natalie finished in a tie for fifth place lace in games won and lost with five ive victories victori s and four defeats but Allen was awarded th the position because be be- cause he scored more points Frank Schenectady N. N Y finished sev seventh nth George Kelly Philadelphia eighth J James mes Mills San Jose Cal Cat ninth and Walter Franklin Kansas Cit City tenth I Gr Greenleafs Greenleaf's enlea's victory carried with Ita it ita a diamond and ruby medal a purse of f and 15 per cent of the gate receipts estimated at 1000 |