1887.
Fourth National Championship. Fifth Avenue Music Hall, N. Y. City, February 14–20th.—Tournament under amended rules again. Alfredo De Oro, of Havana, Cuba, making his first public appearance, tied Frey and Malone, but was third after play-off, Frey being first, with King, Manning, and James Hamilton fourth, fifth, and last.
The first match for this championship, represented by the Grote Challenge Emblem, was played at Daly’s Assembly Rooms, Brooklyn, March 28th to April 1st. Frey, 80; Malone, 40.
On May 15th, Frey forfeited to Malone by failing to cover his challenger’s money within the time set by the rules, and on May 30th Malone forfeited to De Oro, declining to play when challenged; but they came together for the Grote Emblem on February 10th, 1888, at Slosson’s Columbian Room, N. Y. City, in a single night’s contest, 125 balls up, best in 31. De O., 16; M., 15.
De Oro vs. Manning. Turn Hall, Springfield, Mass., April 7th.—Pyramids, $300 a side. De O., 16; M., 12.
De Oro vs. Claess. Schaefer’s Room, St. Louis, May 21st.—$500 a side. De O., 21; C., 9.
NOTE.—This year established 4½ in. at the points of the corner-pocket jaws, and 4¾ in. for the side pockets, as the standard width in conjunction with 25
16 balls.
First Continuous Pool Tournament. Daly’s, Brooklyn, January 30th to February 9th.—$50 entrance, games, 150 balls. Frey and Malone tied for first, and Malone lost play-off. Albert G. Powers was third, Daniel Lawlor fourth, De Oro fifth, Manning sixth, and Knight seventh and last.
Wm. Clearwater’s First Tournament. Grand Billiard Hall, Syracuse, N. Y., February 20th to March 3d, continuous pool. De Oro and Clearwater tied for first and second, Malone and Powers for third and fourth, Manning won fifth, Myron Eggleston, George Kuntzsch, Dankleman and Wharton tied for sixth, and Louis Shaw was last. Clearwater defeated De Oro, but Malone and Powers did not play off.
Powers vs. De Oro. Hub Billiard Palace, Boston, Mass., May 1–3d.—Best in 101 games of pyramid on a 4½ × 9.—$300. P., 51; De Oro, 35.