1899.
A. A. U.’s First Class A Tournament. Knickerbocker Club, N. Y. City, February 13–18th.—Doubled 400–point games of 14:2, anchor barred, for an unchallengeable championship trophy presented by the B. B. C. Co. Martin Mullen, of Cleveland, lost none but opening game, and that to Wayman C. McCreery, of St. Louis, who won no other. Wilson P. Foss, of Haverstraw, N. Y., second.
| W. | R. | Av. | G. A. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mullen | 3 | 73 | 10.26 | 8.30 |
| Foss | 2 | 133 | 12.25 | 8.27 |
| McCreery | 1 | 139 | 13.33 | 9.16 |
Average of tournament, 8.56.
Liederkranz Amateur Trophy. Liederkranz Society’s Room, N. Y. City, May.—300 points of 14:2 nightly, best in five, J. F. Poggenburg, averaging 12 in one session, won three, and J. Byron Stark two.
Straight Rail vs. 8:2 Balkline Revived. Amateur handicap, Foley’s Room, Chicago, March.—Al Taylor and Griffith played the line for 250 against the unlimited three-ball game of Gray (250), Cochrane, Harris, and the younger Foley (all at 180), McKay and Atwater (both 140), Rawson (130), and Wilder (120). Taylor, winning by 9—0, had highest general average (5.86), second-best run (74), and second-best single average (7.81), the highest run and single by a “railer” being the 126 and 13.85 of Foley, who got second place on 7—2. Atwater (6—3) third, and the veteran McKay (5—4) fourth.
Schaefer vs. Slosson at 18:1. Lenox Lyceum, N. Y. City, May 13th.—First of match of two games, each for $500 a side (see Cushion Caroms, May 22, for second). Schaefer, 600—13.64—139; Slosson, 418—62.
First Tournament National Association Amateur Billiard Players. These were two sets of handicap 14:2 games, both one as to the main prize (the Daly-Slosson Cup), but independent as to the two sets of other prizes. Poggenburg won at G. F. Slosson’s Room, beginning November 13th, and Keeney at Maurice Daly’s, ending December 15th. The records of the two tournaments are given side by side.
| W. | R. | Av. | G. A. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poggenburg, 300 | 5 | 2 | 70 | 40 | 9.68 | 5.66 | 7.21 | 5.20 |
| Stark, 300 | 3 | 3 | 77 | 63 | 10.34 | 10.79 | 7.77 | 6.78 |
| Keeney, 280 | 3 | 5 | 72 | 44 | 9.03 | 6.83 | 6.15 | 6.10 |
| Townsend, 280 | 2 | 3 | 61 | 48 | 8. | 7.37 | 5.70 | 5.29 |
| Muldaur, 220 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 31 | 5.64 | 4.78 | 4.52 | 3.73 |
| Arnold, 220 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 3.09 | 3.17 | ||
Approximate average of whole play at Slosson’s, 5.75; at Daly’s, 4.32; of both combined, 5.30.
Play-off for the Daly-Slosson Cup, December 19–20th: P., 600—6.82—44; K., 439—33.
A. A. U.’s Second Class B Tournament. Knickerbocker A. C., N. Y. City, December—300 points, 14:2. This and all later ones given under authority of the A. A. U. were not strictly invitation tournaments, the box-office being open to the public. A. G. Cutler’s run of 74 does not properly belong to this series of games, having been accomplished by reason of his preliminarily playing in more games than some others. Threshie, Smith and Kellogg’s singles are winning ones.
| W. | R. | Av. | G. A. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threshie | 5 | 74 | 10.34 | 7.65 |
| Smith | 4 | 72 | 11.11 | 6.19 |
| Kellogg | 3 | 49 | 7.50 | 5.58 |
| Hendrick | 2 | 52 | 6.81 | 4.98 |
| Cutler | 1 | 74 | 6.31 | 5.42 |
| Hevner | 0 | 36 | 3.67 |
Tournament’s approximate average, 5.55.
Chicago Amateur Handicap. Foley’s Room, December.—14:2. Harris (145), 9—0; Al Taylor (300), 7—2; Levine (145), 6—3; and Lang, Atwater, and the younger Foley (severally 200, 135, and 170), all 5—4. Best single and general averages and highest runs were 7.14—6.20—66 by Taylor, and 6.10—4.—56 by Nolan (250), who won but two games.