1875.
Championship of Ohio. Cleveland, O., closing January 25th.—Tournament for championship of Ohio and $1000 in money. Eugene Carter first, T. J. Gallagher second, and Anthony Honing, John Bluim, John A. Thatcher, Harry Choate, Joseph Casper, W. A. Burchard, Martin Mullen and H. Coleman following. Stake in match series was $200 a side, and table a 5 × 10. Carter beat Gallagher by 400 to 346, March 25th, and Honing by 400 to 353, both in White’s Hall, Toledo. In the Globe Theatre, Cleveland, October 17, 1876, occurred the fastest game of the series, which was for $250 a side. Gallagher, 400—17.39—76; Carter, 221—31.
Four-handed Public Game. Tammany Hall, N. Y. City, February 17th.—In aid of the Homoœpathic Hospital Fund. J. and C. Dion, 500—15.15—36 and 56; Daly and Garnier, 354—28 and 34.
First Avowedly Professional Use of 4½ × 9 Table. (It had already been used in declaratively amateur games in New Orleans.) Championship of Indiana, Indianapolis, February 23 to March 1, 1875.—Eight contestants. Henry Bussey was undefeated, while Parker A. Byers, failing to beat Bussey only, made best run, winning average, and general average, viz., 67—14.29—6.66.
But one match-contest is chronicled, and in that, played in Turners’ Hall, Indianapolis, June 24th, Byers beat Jacob Garratt who had been third in tournament. B., 400—10.26—63; G., 201—38.
First Undeniably Professional Match on 4½ × 9. Washington Hall, Indianapolis, March 9th.—$200 a side. Lewis Shaw, 400—13.79—51; Wm. Burleigh, 188—25.
Slosson vs. Rhines. Warerooms of J. M. Brunswick & Balke Co., Chicago, March 24th.—Rhines receiving odds of 100. S., 600—5.13—45; R., 579—41.
Brooklyn’s Only Professional Carom Tournament. Assembly (Billiard) Rooms, April 1–15th.—300–point games, for $600 (Garnier), $400 (Vignaux), $250 (J. Dion), $150 (Ubassy), and $100 (C. Dion). Neither runs nor averages were striking. Games won and lost: G., 5—1; V., 4—2; J. D., U., and C. D., 3—3; Daly, 2—4; Rudolphe, 1—5. J. Dion and Ubassy won in playing off triple tie.
Wm. Sexton’s First Public Three-ball Match. Bleecker Hall, Albany, N. Y., April 5th.—$100 a side, c. b. S., 500 to 462; winning average, 4.32.
Championship of Northwestern and Southwestern States. Warerooms of J. M. Brunswick & Balke Co., Chicago, April 12–24th.—200–point games. Prizes show outcomes of play-offs, every one of the twelve but Miller, Maggioli and Honing having tied. Average of tournament, 5.36. General averages of Gallagher and Burleigh parallel Ubassy and Slosson’s in 1874 for closeness.
| W. | R. | Av. | G. A. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Miller ($500) | 9 | 50 | 6.90 | 5.20 |
| W. Burleigh ($400) | 8 | 117 | 11.04[[7]] | 6.961 |
| H. Rhines ($300) | 8 | 100 | 11.11 | 5.25 |
| Lannie McAfee ($250) | 7 | 76 | 10.53 | 6.98 |
| E. Carter ($175) | 7 | 84 | 22.22 | 7.22 |
| T. J. Gallagher ($125) | 7 | 94 | 11.11 | 6.962 |
| L. Shaw | 6 | 86 | 10.53 | 5.62 |
| F. Parker | 6 | 94 | 8.18 | 5.57 |
| F. Maggioli | 4 | 83 | 9.09 | 4.53 |
| A. Honing | 2 | 44 | 8. | 4.96 |
| H. Liverman | 1 | 34 | 6.06 | 3.78 |
| A. Hoa | 1 | 34 | 5.94 | 3.45 |
[7]. Hoa’s 5.94 was a loser, and so were Burleigh’s 11.04 and Parker’s 8.18.
MILLER VS. RHINES. Academy of Music, New Orleans, July 8th.—First match for championship and $500. M., 500—5.49—32; R., 304—60.
MILLER VS. MAGGIOLI. Same hall, September 9th.—Maggioli, 500—5.68—73; Miller, 354—36.
MAGGIOLI VS. BURLEIGH. Oddfellows’ Hall, New Orleans, December 9th.—B., 500—9.43—69; M., 365—33.
BURLEIGH VS. SHAW. Chicago, February 19, 1876. S., 500—8.62—67; B., 485—87.
As a changeful championship, this has always stood unmatched. No one man won two successive contests.
Garnier vs. Vignaux. Tammany Hall, April 28, 1875.—$500 a side, c. b. G., 600—13.04—90; V., 258—33.
Garratt vs. Choate. Academy of Music, Cincinnati, July 29th.—$250 a side, c. b. G., 400—6.90—75; C., 304—27.
Anthony Kraker vs. Deery. Palace Amphitheatre, San Francisco, August 14th.—$1.000, c. b. K., 600—5.77—38; D., 598—48.
“The Garnier Tournament.” Tammany Hall, N. Y. City, November 15–22d.—For a purse of $3,000, presented by the late George L. Lorillard through Albert Garnier; 300–point games. Ties for third, fourth, and fifth prizes were not played off, the aggregate $1,000 being divided equally. The tournament stands alone not only because its winner’s general average is surpassed by those of four out of his six competitors, but also because his best single average is lower than that of any other player who won one or more games. Average of tournament (six games apiece), 9.81.
| W. | R. | Av. | G. A. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Dion ($1,500) | 5 | 122 | 14.29 | 9.43 |
| C. Dion ($1,000) | 5 | 89 | 30. | 10.78 |
| A. Garnier ($333) | 3 | 119 | 30. | 11.13 |
| G. F. Slosson ($333) | 3 | 104 | 16.67 | 8.60 |
| Wm. Sexton ($333) | 3 | 136 | 15. | 10.96 |
| M. Daly | 2 | 124 | 23.08 | 12.32 |
| A. P. Rudolphe | 0 | 67 | 6.75 |
Schaefer vs. A. Kraker. About this year, Schaefer played and won a $500 match in Virginia City, N. T. (we think, having no record but memory), averaging 12 or 12.50 in 500 or 600, which was high for that region, high for himself, and high for his surroundings, unsecreted pistols stimulating him to unusual efforts.