1884.
Carter vs. Gallagher. St. Louis, February 20th.—$500 a side. C., 400—4.35—33; G., 327—31. [Carried a term higher, Carter’s average becomes a shade better than the best prior match record, being 4.348 to Daly’s 4.347.]
Championship of Massachusetts. W. P. Marshall’s Room, Boston, tournament on 4½ × 9, ending March 1st.—Moses Yatter 8—1, E. H. Marshall 7—2, C. F. Campbell 6—3, and T. W. Allen 3—4, prize-winners. Allen made the best run, 26, and Campbell the highest winning average, 3.33.
There were nine match-contests for the emblem, John Morse winning the first three, Campbell the fourth and fifth, and Yatter the remaining four.
Championship of Ohio. Mozart Hall, Cincinnati, April 21–26th.—4½ × 9 table. Seven contestants, these four being prize-winners: John A. Thatcher, 6—0, $200 and medal; Tony Honing, 4—3, $125; Harry Bussey, 4—2 (beaten by Honing in play-off), $75; and West (beat W. De Long in play-off), $50. Championship competition ended with tournament.