Show Billiard Champ Tastes Defeat to NEW YORK Feb 5 Edward iP-Edward fi Edwart Lee e. e New Yorks York's 26 year national amateur three cushion billiard champion cham pion faced an uphill battle batUe toda today in defense of ot his title Having dropped the first match o of oft t f. f tournament to ear 50 year old ld Edward Edwarc Spitz of oC Boston last night Lee faced laced Gene Deardorf of SL St Louis in m his second game Spitz playing in hi his first national tournament after atter wInning winning win wIn- winning ning the Boston sectional championship champion championship ship was booked to match strokes stroke with Leon New York who fell before Deardorf's fine stroking last night Spitz and were scheduled to play in the afternoon as were Arthur Arthu M. M ODea Chicago The other evening evening eve nn ning match brought together Albert Alber Detroit and John S. S Daven port ort Philadelphia |