Eugene L. Milburn

Walter E. Uppenheimer, Justus Ferdinand Poggenburg III, Kurtz, Eugene L. Milburn, and Joseph Mayer in 1915

Eugene L. Milburn of Memphis, Tennessee was an American billiards champion.^[1]

Biography

In 1914 he lost the title to Morris D. Brown of Brooklyn.^[2] In 1917 he defeated T. Henry Clarkson of Boston, by a score of 400 to 357.^[3]

References

1. "Milburn's Mastery Puts Blake To Rout". New York Times. March 6, 1917. Retrieved 2010-11-01. For the first time since he has been a contestant in the national Class A billiards championship at the Boston Athletic Association, Eugene L. Milburn of Memphis this afternoon displayed the full power of his game.
2. "Brown Runs Away From E. L. Milburn. Splendid Run Of 105 Features Game Ending In Thirty-seventh Inning". Hartford Courant. March 14, 1914. Retrieved 2010-11-01. With a splendid run of 105, which is high mark so far in the national amateur billiard tournament. Morris D. Brown of Brooklyn, a former holder of the championship, took the lead from Eugene L. Milburn of Memphis, Tenn., in the twenty -second inning of today's game and ...
3. "Milburn's Victory by 400 to 357 Tightens Boston Man's Grip on Billiards Title". New York Times. March 8, 1917. Retrieved 2010-11-01. Eugene L. Milburn of Memphis caused another surprising upset in the National Class A billiards championship at the Boston Athletic Association this afternoon when he vanquished T. Henry Clarkson of Boston, by a score of 400 to 357. Until today it had been expected confidently that Clarkson would be the finalist against Nathan Hall on Friday...