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Show IN; Y. Expert Again Takes Cue Laurels PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 17 UP Ralph Green leaf. hardy perennial of pocket billiards, had H5O0 prise money and his 16th world championship cham-pionship to show today for his playoff victory last night over Irving Irv-ing Crane, 23. of Livonia, N. Y. The New York City veteran, defending de-fending champion, marching roughshod rough-shod over Crane, ended with his best run of 78. His winning margin mar-gin was 123 to minus 1 in 11 Innings. In-nings. The runner-up prise netted Crane tllOO. Willie Mosconl of Philadelphia captured third place and a prize of Joo by defeating Jimmy Caras of Wilmington. Del., 12S to WS. in an accompanying playoff that went 18 innings. Caras' winnings wars H00. Jn the title match, it was Green-leaf Green-leaf hands down from the second inning. Crane had a run of 11 at the start of the second, but the champion ran on to 17 in his half of the inning and was never bested from that point. Crane, lagging 18 to 22 going Into the fifth inning, scratched for three straight innings to incur a penalty of 15. His best run waa 11. Greenleaf lost to Crane in regular reg-ular tournament play, 129 to 72, In 30 innings. Both had eight wins and three losses for tha three weeks' play. |