1901.
Championship of the N. A. A. B. P. First tournament, under the patronage of the Hanover Club, Brooklyn, N. Y., for the Brooklyn Eagle’s Gold Cup, but the third annual one of the Association, Brooklyn, N. Y., January 14–26th. Arthur R. Townsend won play-off. Average of tournament, 5.96. Three tied on high run, and the other three were not far from virtually tieing on general average. Such closeness, practicable for any grade of performers at any form of cushion caroms, is phenomenal at 14:2 balkline for players of the speed of these.
| W. | R. | Av. | G. A. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Townsend | 4 | 69 | 8.11 | 6.26 |
| Keeney | 4 | 46 | 7.32 | 6.04 |
| E. W. Gardner | 3 | 52 | 8.33 | 6.80 |
| Stark | 3 | 50 | 7.89 | 5.83 |
| Poggenburg | 1 | 50 | 9.68 | 5.85 |
| F. C. Gardner | 0 | 50 | 4.71 |
A. A. U.’s Third Annual Class A Championship Tournament. Knickerbocker Club, N. Y. City, February 5–15th.—At 14:2. Average of tournament, four 400–point games apiece, 6.39.
| W. | R. | Av. | G. A. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conklin | 4 | 52 | 8.70 | 7.55 |
| Threshie | 3 | 47 | 7.41 | 7.37 |
| Hendrick | 1 | 40 | 5.33 | 5.03 |
| Mial | 1 | 63 | 6.56 | 6.39 |
| McKee | 1 | 60 | 7.30 | 5.85 |
In the play-off, Mial made the best run and single average (89 and 8.16), both in defeating McKee.
As winner-in-chief, Conklin on February 16th played Foss, holder of the A. A. U.’s championship. F., 400—10.87—69; C., 262—43.
Morningstar vs. Howison. Maurice Daly’s Room, N. Y. City, beginning February 18th.—Six nights’ purse game at 14:2, even up. M., 1800—8.78—92; H., 1761—76.
Progressive Billiards. City Athletic Club, Toronto, Can., February 23d.—Game so called, ten members on each side, using five tables with four players apiece. Messrs. White and McDonald made highest and lowest individual scores—177 and 37.
Three-handed Doubled Games. Daly’s, N. Y. City, March 18–23d.—Handicap purse tournament at 14:2. Morningstar (300)—1122—23.08—183; Gallagher (400)—1158—19.05—75; McLaughlin (400)—1414—20.—92. G. A.—M., 14.20; McL., 13.09; G., 12.12.
Competition by Telegraph. March 26th.—14:2, St. Louis and Cleveland, Wayman C. McCreery playing in John Lacari’s room and Martin Mullen in Ed. M. Helm’s. Runs, etc., wired to and fro. Averages not announced. Totals and highest runs: M., 500—80; McC., 471—53. McCreery, who suggested this experimental contest, proposed to spot at every inning. As the St. Louisan later wrote The Weekly Billiardist: “Mullen thought that too easy, and amended by commencing in the ordinary way, viz., playing on the far ball, then playing with still ball for five innings, then respotting,” and so on.
“The Mussey Handicap.” Mussey’s Room, Chicago, ending May 7th.—Amateur 14:2 tournament for gold watch and chain. Messrs. Adams, Kurtz, Gerhardt, and Miehle, severally in at 240, 200, 215, and 200, were trailers in that order. The other five, with their handicaps, best single averages and highest runs, were Ed. Rein (230)—6.76—52; Dr. Harley Parker (230)—5.90—65; W. W. Kellogg (275)—8.60—45; C. F. Conklin (300)—8.57—49; and H. A. Coleman, of Milwaukee (300)—6.25—36. The two postmen, Conklin and Coleman, won 5—3 each, while Rein and Parker, third heaviest weight-carriers, but first and second winners, won 7 to 1 and 6 to 2.
Morningstar vs. Jose Ortiz, of Spain. Daly’s Room, N. Y. City, May, five nights’ purse game of 14:2. M., 1500—10.49—83; O., 1032—68.
C. F. Conklin’s Lofty Average. A. M. Clarke’s 14:2 handicap, Chicago, closing May 29th.—Leaders were Conklin (250 and unbeaten), 15.60—run, 67; Brown (175), 5.67—33; Morin (175), 6.50—38. The latter two tied in games with 5 up and 2 down, and Brown won play-off by 18.
John Miller’s Plexus, or Bunch of Ties. New Orleans, 14:2 handicap, ending October 2d.—Of seven entries, Abrams (160), G. H. Miller (160), and Zaehringer (140), tied in high run (31), as also did Van Gelder and Peterson (120 each) on 21, while there were two ties for first prize, Abrams winning play-off, and three for fourth.
Gallagher vs. Ortiz. Daly’s, N. Y.; October 7–11th.—14:2 purse game. G., 1500—11.54—82; O., 913 (with 250 odds)—58.
Daly Handicap at 18:2. N. Y. City, October 21–26th, and Willie Hoppe’s first in tournament, which was for purse. Handicap, best winning and general averages, and highest run, individually: Hoppe (200), 10.—8.81—54; Morningstar (300), 12.—12.75—59; McLaughlin (300), 15.79—13.79—89; Gallagher (300), 11.11—9.50—75; Ortiz (225), 5.22 (gen. av.)—49. Hoppe and Ortiz reversed in games, 4—0 to 0—4, and the other three, tieing at 2—1, tied again, and then divided.
Chicago Handicap at 14:2. Foley’s Room, October 18 to December 9th.—Amateur contestants—Harris and Kent, 200; Cochrane and Sorenson, 175; Miller, 160; Dethke, 145; Ballard, 135; Gunther and Shute, 130. Outcome—Harris, Ballard, Sorenson and Cochrane. High runs, with averages of both kinds: 49—5.26—4.00, by Harris. Miller’s 44 was second in runs.
Second World’s Championship at 18:1. Madison Square Garden Concert Hall, N. Y. City, December 2–10th.—Tournament for jeweled badge and $2,000 in cash added by the B. B. C. Co. to $1,500 in entrance fees and net receipts. This was the public début of Leon Barutel, Orlando Morningstar, and Leonard Howison in first-class company. Tournament’s average, five 400–point games apiece, 6.61.
| W. | R. | Av. | G. A. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schaefer | 5 | 68 | 12.50 | 7.78 |
| Slosson | 3 | 45 | 10.26 | 7.58 |
| Barutel | 3 | 42 | 8.70 | 6.19 |
| Sutton | 2 | 64 | 13.79 | 9.26 |
| Morningstar | 1 | 62 | 9.52 | 5.21 |
| Howison | 1 | 35 | 5.32 | 4.84 |
Instead of any contest, there were three challenges for this emblem. Sutton, who challenged twice, claimed it the latter time, and it was awarded to him on October 30, 1903, in default of Schaefer’s covering forfeit. (See March 4, 1904, and January and March, 1906).
Championship of the Northwest at 14:2. Played for on a 4½ × 9 table in Duluth, Fargo, Minneapolis, and St. Paul, November. Emblematic cup presented by B. B. C. Co.
| W. | R. | Av. | G. A. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. F. Hatley | 5 | 85 | 14.40 | 10.33 |
| G. E. Spears | 4 | 86 | 15. | 8.33 |
| C. Peterson | 2 | 60 | 7.90 | 6.12 |
| Chas. Clow | 1 | 33 | 5.80 | 4.67 |
Schaefer vs. Barutel at 18:2. Frank A. Keeney’s Knickerbocker Academy, Brooklyn, N. Y., December 19–21st, three nights’ purse game. S., 1800—16.90—85; B., 946—58.