Edward W. Gardner
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Edward W. Gardner of Passaic, New Jersey
Passaic, New Jersey
Passaic is a city in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 69,781, maintaining its status as the 15th largest municipality in New Jersey with an increase of 1,920 residents from the 2000 Census population of 67,861...

 was an American Balkline and straight rail
Balkline and straight rail
Balkline is the overarching title of a large array of carom billiards games generally played with two and a third, red , on a -covered, 5 foot × 10 foot, less table that is divided by on the cloth into marked regions called...

 billiards champion in 1902, 1906, 1910, 1914 and 1916.

Biography

In 1914 he defeated Morris D. Brown
Morris D. Brown
Morris D. Brown was an American Balkline and straight rail billiards champion.-Biography:On March 19, 1914 he defeated the previous champion, Joseph Mayer at the Amateur Billiard Club by 400 to 379. This allowed him to move to the next round of games. He then lost the championship match on March...

 to win the Balkline and straight rail
Balkline and straight rail
Balkline is the overarching title of a large array of carom billiards games generally played with two and a third, red , on a -covered, 5 foot × 10 foot, less table that is divided by on the cloth into marked regions called...

 championship by 400 to 386. He died on January 26, 1932 at Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center
Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center
Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers ' was a healthcare system, anchored by its flagship hospital, St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan, locally referred to as "St. Vincent's". St. Vincent's was founded in 1849 and closed in 2010...

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