Morris D. Brown
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American carom billiards player
Morris Decker Brown (July 20, 1876 – June 9, 1944) was an American carom billiards champion.
Brown was born in 1876 in Paterson, New Jersey.
On March 19, 1914, he defeated the previous champion, Joseph Mayer at the Amateur Billiard Club by 400 to 379.[1] This allowed him to move to the next round of games. He then lost the championship match on March 21, 1914, to Edward W. Gardner in the balkline championship by 400 to 386.[2] On April 9, 1914, he again defeated Joseph Mayer in the Arion Society's Interstate Challenge by 300 to 232.[3]
He died of stomach cancer in Harrisonburg, Virginia, aged 66.[4]
External links
- Morris D. Brown at Flickr Commons
- Morris D. Brown diary (1898) at the New-York Historical Society
References
- ↑ "Brown Defeats Mayer. Amateur Champion Billiardist Goes Down by Score of 400 to 379". New York Times. March 20, 1914. Retrieved 2010-11-01.
Morris D. Brown, a former title holder, practically eliminated Joseph Mayer, the champion, from the series for the amateur billiard championship when he beat him in last night's game at the Amateur Billiard Club, by 400 to 379. The match was the best of the tournament, and served to shape up a three-cornered tie, at four wins and one defeat each for Poggenburg, Gardner, and Brown.
- ↑ "Gardner Wins 18.2 Balk-Line Title". New York Times. March 22, 1914. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
Edward W. Gardner of the Arion Society won the national amateur 18.2 balkline billiard championship by defeating Morris D. Brown of the Hamilton Club, Brooklyn, in the final game of the Class A tournament at the Amateur Billiard Club last night. The score was 400 to 386.
- ↑ The World almanac and book of facts. 1914. p. 405.
- ↑ Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014
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