1883.
Only Championship of America. Tammany Hall, N. Y. City, May 14–25th.—$3,000 in money and an emblem presented by H. W. Collender; 500 points on 4½ × 9; shot to count whether cue-ball cushioned before hitting second object-ball or after hitting both and before hitting either again. This was a revival. It was little followed after 1883, and was expunged from the rules in 1897.
| W. | R. | Av. | G. A. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daly, $1,200 | 5 | 56 | 8.06 | 6.550 |
| Wallace, $800 | 4 | 41 | 5.62 | 5.25 |
| Schaefer, $500 | 4 | 49 | 10. | 6.559 |
| Vignaux, $300 | 3 | 43 | 7.94 | 6.09 |
| J. Dion | 3 | 47 | 6.17 | 5.21 |
| Sexton | 2 | 65 | 6.89 | 5.37 |
| Carter | 0 | 36 | 4.82 |
This tournament is exceptional among professional ones in that
before his one defeat (by Schaefer) Daly had won the championship,
Wallace and Vignaux won play-offs. In thus defeating Schaefer,
Wallace ran 76 and averaged 7.25. Sexton’s 6.89 is a losing average.
The general averages of Daly and Schaefer were a close call, of which
the old form of expression (6248
451 and 6238
426) gives scant
idea. Average of tournament, 5.66.
There was but one match. Sexton and Vignaux both challenged, Daly resigned to Sexton as having priority, and Slosson challenged on September 22d. Sexton thereupon named Chicago and unexpectedly a 5 × 10 table for the contest. This was the first time that a champion ever chose a place not his own residence, and such a naming did not happen again until April, 1902, when, Schaefer and Vignaux both being in Paris, the former named N. Y. City, and in consequence there was no contest. Slosson was not to be balked, and finally found himself up against a faster Collender cushion than he had been given to practise with, which will explain the drop in average.
SEXTON LOSES TO SLOSSON. Central Music Hall, Chicago, October 24th.—Championship and $500 a side. Slosson, 500—3.55—38; Sexton, 483—30.
Next day, Slosson resigned the emblem to its donor. Passing again to Sexton without further competition, it eventually became his in perpetuity.
Johnson vs. Reeves for $1,000 a Side. Madison Square Hall, N. Y. City, November 9th.—4½ × 9 table. David Johnson, 250—2.14—13; John T. Reeves, 233—12. (See Bookmakers’ Tournaments.)