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Show Crane Wins Block To Check Champion NEW YORK, Dec. 20 UP) Two-thirds Two-thirds of the way through a successful success-ful defense of his world pocket bll-liarda bll-liarda title against the challenge of Irving Crane of Rochester. N. Y., Ralph Greenleaf has suffered his first setback. The champion lost the eighth block last night, 133 to 128. after he had taken the first seven in a row. He passed the 1000-point mark in the 1500-point challenge match, however, with a virtually unbeatable lead. An Unfinished run of seven in the thirtieth inning gave Greenleaf a total of 1004 to Crane's 334 and he holds the edge for the ninth session this afternoon with the first chance to break up the rack. Neither was in good form last night and they dragged out the block, two innings longer than their previous test, for two and a half hours. Greenleaf made the high run of 32 late in the block. Crane's high cluster of 21 came on his last turn at the table. |