1898.
Schaefer vs. Slosson. Opera-house, Hartford, Conn., February 16th.—18:1 purse game. Schaefer, 400—7.84—39; Slosson, 317—59.
First Handicap at 18:1. Central Music Hall, Chicago, January 17–22d.—Ives and Schaefer playing 400 to the 260 of Sutton, Catton, and Spinks. Schaefer’s defeat of Ives by 22, coupled with his own defeat at the hands of Spinks by 262, caused a tie between the “scratchmen,” who divided first and second moneys, as Spinks and Catton did the fourth prize. The B. B. C. Co. had added $1,750 to the entrance fees. Average of tournament, 14.57.
| W. | R. | Av. | G. A. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schaefer ($787.50) | 3 | 138 | 40. | 18.85 |
| Ives ($787.50) | 3 | 136 | 28.71 | 24.28 |
| Sutton ($450) | 2 | 73 | 17.65 | 13.85 |
| Catton ($112.50) | 1 | 56 | 9.38 | 6.75 |
| Spinks ($112.50) | 1 | 48 | 10.82 | 8.23 |
Roomkeepers’ New Handicap Championship. Philadelphia, April 4th.—Match won by Edward Burris (225—5.—28) from Sol Allinger, who played for 175.
Knickerbocker A. C. Championship. N. Y. City, April.—14:2. Making best single and general, 9.67 and 7.50, Byron Stark won, Dr. A. B. Miller, Dr. L. L. Mial and F. Poggenburg finishing as named.
Amateur Athletic Union Handicap. Knickerbocker A. C., N. Y. City, May.—14:2. Order at close: Mial (250), Stark (300), Miller (250), J. A. Hendrick (270), Clement Bainbridge (260), and L. A. Servatius (250). Best single, general, and run: 9.09—6.37—64, by Stark.
Amateur 14:2 Handicap. Ives’s Room, N. Y. City, November 2–9th.—Won by Florian Tobias (215) from Messrs. Stark, Mial, and Poggenburg (all three at 300), Wm. Gershel (240), and Wm. Arnold, Dr. W. G. Douglas, and L. A. Servatius (all at 200). Arnold was second, and Stark third.
A. A. U.’s First Class B Tournament. Knickerbocker A. C., beginning December 5th.—300–point games, 14:2. All the singles except Stark’s and possibly Miller’s are either losing averages or slightly inaccurate in their fractions.
| W. | R. | Av. | G. A. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stark | 6 | 47 | 10.34 | 7.74 |
| Taylor | 4 | 71 | 7.56 | 5.42 |
| Smith | 4 | 64 | 6.97 | 5.50 |
| Poggenburg | 3 | 48 | 7.60 | 5.42 |
| Miller | 2 | 33 | 5. | 4.13 |
| G. E. Hevner | 1 | 29 | 5.79 | 4.67 |
| J. A. Hendrick | 1 | 32 | 4.63 | 3.92 |
Al Taylor, of Chicago, won play-off from J. De Mun Smith, of St. Louis. Approximate average of tournament, 5.25. Figures are not at hand to test whether or not the general averages of Taylor and Poggenburg were exactly alike. If they were, it was the first known case (see Metropolitan Championship, 1900, and “Another Tie in General Averages,” 1903).