1890.
Maggioli vs. Hatley. Madison Street Theatre, Chicago, January 23d.—Match for $250 a side and the championship of Western players below first grade. M., 500—9.26—71; H., 327—28.
Old Line Against New. Chickering Hall, N. Y. City, February 20th to March 1st.—First appearance of Ives and Catton in the East. To six entrances of $250 apiece, the B. B. C. Co. added $2,500. Games 500 up, Slosson and Schaefer playing 14:2 against the 8:2 of the others, three of whom divided third, fourth, and fifth prizes.
As professionals of mark have never publicly repeated this experiment of line against line, averaging this tournament in its entirety would be worthless for comparison. Average of the four 8:2 players, 13.17; of the two 14:2, 17.63.
| W. | R. | Av. | G. A. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slosson ($1,600) | 5 | 136 | 26.32 | 17.36 |
| Schaefer ($1,200) | 4 | 168 | 26.32 | 17.93 |
| Daly ($400) | 2 | 118 | 20.83 | 13.52 |
| Catton ($400) | 2 | 95 | 15.13 | 11.31 |
| Ives ($400) | 2 | 105 | 25. | 17.80 |
| Heiser | 0 | 141 | 10.90 |
Going to Chicago, the same players contended in Central Music Hall, April 5–12th for a like amount of money, but handicapped in points, all at 14:2. In place of $400 thrice, now read Slosson, $800; Catton, $400. Average of tournament, 12.48.
| W. | R. | Av. | G. A. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schaefer (500) | 5 | 200 | 38.46 | 25.00 |
| Ives (275) | 4 | 97 | 25.00 | 13.12 |
| Slosson (500) | 3 | 178 | 25. | 20.18 |
| Catton (250) | 2 | 74 | 9.26 | 8.33 |
| Heiser (250) | 1 | 52 | 6.25 | 5.67 |
| Daly (300) | 0 | 62 | 6.96 |
Maggioli vs. Ives. Madison Street Theatre, Chicago, April 16th.—$250 a side. M., 500—15.15—121; I., 440—73.
First World’s Championship at 14:2. Instituted without the formality of a tournament in a match-contest at Chickering Hall, N. Y. City, December 1st.—Stake, $500 a side in money and a silver Challenge Cup presented by the B. B. C. Co. Schaefer, 800—19.51—128; Slosson, 609—60.
SCHAEFER VS. CARTER. Second match, same terms, Central Music Hall, Chicago, May 6, 1891.—S., 800—21.05—104; C., 481—111.
SCHAEFER VS. SLOSSON. Third match, Lenox Lyceum, N. Y. City, January 22, 1892.—Schaefer, 800—23.53—155; Slosson, 592—119.
SCHAEFER BEATEN BY IVES. Fourth match, Central Music Hall, Chicago, March 19, 1892.—I., 800—16.33—95; S., 499—45.
IVES VS. SLOSSON. Fifth match and last contest, same place as above, May 21, 1892.—I., 800—26.67—124; S., 488—120.
First Reversion of an Emblem to Donors. For their failure to play the sixth match in Paris, where it was made in 1892 by Ives and Schaefer, the official stakeholders declared match off, Challenge Cup reverting to donors under the rules.