BEST RECORD PERFORMANCES
ON 5 × 10 AND 4½ × 9 TABLES, BOTH HAVING BEEN CHAMPIONSHIP STANDARDS
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH AVERAGE.
3.55 in 500—G. F. Slosson, 1883.
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH RUN.
38 in 500 (still his best record in match, with 40 his best in tournament)—G. F. Slosson, 1883.
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT AVERAGE.
6.25 in 200—J. Schaefer (with 3.56 by G. F. Slosson for high general average, but the two were second and third winners only), 1881.
10.00 in 500–point game, 4½ × 9 table—J. Schaefer, with 6.559 for best general average, that of winner-in-chief (M. Daly) being 6.550, 1883.
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT RUN.
45 in 200–point game—J. Dion, winner, 1881.
65 in 500–point game, 4½ × 9 table—W. Sexton, 1883 (T. Wallace ran 76 in play-off for second prize, but championship tournament was then over).
NON-CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES.
3.92 in 400—J. Schaefer, 1881.
4.81 in 500—G. F. Slosson, 1887.
4.05 in 600—W. Sexton, 1882 (see under 1881).
4.66 in 1800—M. Daly, 1887.
4.57 in 900—G. F. Slosson, 1902.
NON-CHAMPIONSHIP RUNS.
27 in 400—W. Sexton, 1881.
77 in 600—W. Sexton, 1881.
46 in 1800—W. Sexton, 1887.
55 in 500—J. Schaefer, 1899.
41 in 900—J. Schaefer, 1902.
NON-CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENTS.
In Chicago, in 1887, Schaefer made his best average (10 in 200) on a 5 × 10 table, and Slosson his highest run of all (40); and in Boston, in 1896, Ives ran 85 (highest of all runs) and made the best general average on 5 × 10 table (5.29).