Modern Billiards / A Complete Text-Book of the Game, Containing Plain and Practical Instructions How to Play and Acquire Skill at This Scientific Amusement

by Benjamin Garno

1906.

Fifth Avenue Hotel’s Second Annual. New York City, February 15–16th.—Contestants, who played from “scratch” and in heats, one defeat distancing, were Geo. A. Roff, Edward Rice, Joseph E. O’Donahue, Gillman Collamore, S. J. Dewey, Franklin Bien, Jr., F. B. Colton, and Mr. Schutt. The undistanced were Roff and Bien, and the winner of their game, by 100 balls to 46, was Roff, who was awarded a sterling silver cup. All the earlier games were 50 up.