1902–3.
Amateur Revival Tournaments. After having been out of fashion for years, the game was revived in winter of 1902–3 at Maurice Daly’s, N. Y. City, by Messrs. Mark Muldaur, Albert Brock, Wm. Gershel and F. Poggenburg, who finished in that order without unusual play, and at Foley’s, Chicago, August 31st to October 31st, C. F. Conklin (scratch at 125) winning by 7—1 in games, and making best run (21), and highest winning average (2.75). S. W. Miller made 3.33 in the opening game, but it was canceled with the game itself when Ballard, whom Miller had beaten, withdrew from tournament. Miller, Beard and Hale tied, and play-off gave Miller second prize, Beard third, and Hale fourth. Conklin was beaten by none but Hale (100). Miller and Beard were at 70.
BEST RECORD PERFORMANCES
ON 5 × 10 AND 4½ × 9 TABLES, BOTH HAVING BEEN CHAMPIONSHIP STANDARDS
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH AVERAGE.
3.55 in 500—G. F. Slosson, 1883.
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH RUN.
38 in 500 (still his best record in match, with 40 his best in tournament)—G. F. Slosson, 1883.
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT AVERAGE.
6.25 in 200—J. Schaefer (with 3.56 by G. F. Slosson for high general average, but the two were second and third winners only), 1881.
10.00 in 500–point game, 4½ × 9 table—J. Schaefer, with 6.559 for best general average, that of winner-in-chief (M. Daly) being 6.550, 1883.
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT RUN.
45 in 200–point game—J. Dion, winner, 1881.
65 in 500–point game, 4½ × 9 table—W. Sexton, 1883 (T. Wallace ran 76 in play-off for second prize, but championship tournament was then over).
NON-CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES.
3.92 in 400—J. Schaefer, 1881.
4.81 in 500—G. F. Slosson, 1887.
4.05 in 600—W. Sexton, 1882 (see under 1881).
4.66 in 1800—M. Daly, 1887.
4.57 in 900—G. F. Slosson, 1902.
NON-CHAMPIONSHIP RUNS.
27 in 400—W. Sexton, 1881.
77 in 600—W. Sexton, 1881.
46 in 1800—W. Sexton, 1887.
55 in 500—J. Schaefer, 1899.
41 in 900—J. Schaefer, 1902.
NON-CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENTS.
In Chicago, in 1887, Schaefer made his best average (10 in 200) on a 5 × 10 table, and Slosson his highest run of all (40); and in Boston, in 1896, Ives ran 85 (highest of all runs) and made the best general average on 5 × 10 table (5.29).