1887.
Slosson vs. Schaefer. Central Music Hall, Chicago, April 4th.—First game of match of two (see “Balkline,” 14:2, 1887, for the other), each for $500 a side. Slosson, 500—4.81—25; Schaefer, 488—49. The average is still match-high. Winner overcame the longest lead known to a public match at this game. When Schaefer needed but 130 to go, Slosson was 120 behind.
First Contest of Multiple Nights. Light Infantry Armory, Washington, D. C., May 23–28th.—Game for a purse, 300 points nightly. Daly, 1800—4.66—38; Sexton, 1182—46. Multiplying nights at cushion caroms has been given a trial but once since, and then by Slosson and Schaefer (see 1899).
First Public Handicap. Madison Street Theatre, Chicago, November 5–22d.—This was Frank C. Ives’s tournamental début.
| W. | R. | Av. | G. A. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter (170) | 9 | 29 | 6.80 | 4.53 |
| Schaefer (200) | 8 | 54 | 10. | 5.53 |
| Moulds (110) | 7 | 24 | 3.79 | 2.66 |
| Ives (110) | 6 | 16 | 2.70 | 2.36 |
| Thatcher (110) | 6 | 25 | 2.60 | 2.24 |
| J. Matthews (110) | 6 | 25 | 4.40 | 2.60 |
| Gallagher (160) | 5 | 30 | 3.90 | 3.30 |
| Slosson (200) | 3 | 40 | 5.89 | 4. |
| J. F. Donovan (110) | 2 | 21 | 2.44 | 1.77 |
| Hatley (115) | 2 | 20 | 2.57 | 1.90 |
| Catton (160) | 1 | 18 | 4. | 2.50 |
Average of tournament, 3.005. There has been no technically public handicap at cushion caroms since.
Donovan vs. Chas. Schaefer. St. Louis, December 19th.—Match for $500 a side. S., 200—1.98—13; D., 152—10.