1906.

Foley’s 14:2 Handicap, Chicago. Begun October 19th, and finished January 5, 1906.—Jackson (200) and Van Haften (170) tied for first and second, and Jenkins and Roney, 140 each, for third and fourth. Jackson and Jenkins won. High run (33) was made by Cochrane (200), and he and Jackson tied on high single average, which was 7.15. J. M. Miller, another “scratchman,” lost his whole eight games.

McLaughlin, Gallagher, and Cutler. See “Professional Tournaments at 18:2,” last paragraph of 1905 but one.

Crescent A. C. Championship, Brooklyn, N. Y. Doubled games of 14:2. The tourney narrowed down to Dr. H. D. Jennings vs. Geo. A. Fish. The latter had won their first game, but on January 16th lost the second by 250 to 155. Next night they played off, and the Doctor, running 44 and averaging 5.56, acquired the year’s championship by 250 to 151.

Class C 14:2 at Daly’s. N. Y. City, January 22–31st.—Conway won without a losing, and Eddie Foy tied Wormser for second and third prizes. Dittman’s 37 won the high prize, and that for high average, 5.58, was played off by him and Conway on February 6th, the latter winning.

Philadelphia Clubmen’s Handicap at 14:2. Begun February 19th in the hall of the Philadelphia Athletic Club, the “scratchmen” (300) being T. Mortimer S. Rolls, of the Arts and the Belmont Cricket Club, and J. E. Cope Morton, of the Germantown Cricket Club. Dr. Wm. E. Uffenheimer (275) represented the University of Pennsylvania, and James S. Alcorn (260) and Joseph Mayer (260) the Lawyers’ and the Mutual Club. The other participants were J. Julius Hovey (260), and Charles A. Shedaker, Charles Stiltz, and Warren A. Hawley, all three at 240. The Phila. A. C. gave three prizes: hall clock for first, silver candelabra for second, and a modern double reading lamp for third. Afternoon and night, about 5000 persons witnessed the games by invitation.

	W.	H. R.	W. A.	G. A.
Rolls	8	46	8.57	5.65
Morton	7	43	6.12	4.85
Uffenheimer	3	41	5.73	4.37
Hovey	4	33	4.91	3.80
Mayer	4	40	5.65	3.89
Alcorn	4	32	4.41	3.65
Stiltz	3	29	4.71	3.31
Shedaker	2	32	4.36	2.97
Hawley	1	34	3.58	2.85

Championship of the World at 18:1. Grand Hotel, Paris, January 15th, match for the championship and $500 a side between Maurice Vignaux, of France (champion), and Wm. F. Hoppe, of America, challenger. H., 500—20.83—93; V., 323—61. Winner’s run average is the highest to date for any 18:1 championship match. (For other matches of the two 18:1 series see pp. [277]–78, [285]–86, [295] and [308].)

Professional 18:2 in Four Cities. Beginning on February 5th at “The Casino,” Philadelphia, Harry Cline, Al Taylor, Ed. McLaughlin, T. J. Gallagher, and Albert G. Cutler played a round a week in that city, Trenton, N. J., Maurice Daly’s in Manhattan, and Frank A. Keeney’s in Brooklyn, the chief prize being a loving cup presented by the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co. Taken ill, McLaughlin had to withdraw in Philadelphia. He played one game in Trenton, the second stand, but had then to withdraw for good. This series of games involved no championship. Cline won the cup, and also made the highest averages, as a rule, but Gallagher made the highest run (138). The best average was Cline’s 22.22, all games being 400 up. At Daly’s, Cline, Cutler, and Gallagher tied, but did not play off. At Keeney’s, Gallagher and Cline tied, and did play off, Cline winning.

New National Amateur Championship at 14:2. This, succeeding that of the “Brooklyn Eagle” Gold Cup of 1901–5, was established by the Chicago Athletic Association, the medium being a tournament held at their gymnasium, Michigan Avenue, March 12th to 21st. Inclusive of an ornate silver cup, serving the winner-in-chief as a perpetual memento of the initial tourney, all the prizes but one were given by the C. A. A., the exception being another silver cup, proffered by the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co., symbolizing the American amateur championship, and needing to be won by someone in two annual tournaments to confer permanent possession. Games consisted of 300 points, and were fifteen in number, exclusive of the three ties, which determined second, third, and fourth prizes in favor of Demarest, Poggenburg, and Wright, the game between the latter two at the same time deciding their tie for high-average prize in favor of Poggenburg.

	W.	H. R.	W. A.	G. A.
Ed. W. Gardner	5	88	13.64	8.15
Calvin Demarest	3	83	14.29	12.07
J. F. Poggenburg	3	112	16.67	8.69
H. A. Wright	3	127	16.67	9.66
C. F. Conklin	1	90	7.14	7.43
Chas. S. Norris	0	51		6.37

That Conklin, who until then was titular champion, averaged higher as loser than as winner was due to his winning but one game.

In his play-off with Wright, Demarest averaged 17.65.

Alike in direct execution and in generalship when preferable at times, the playing was of a high order, as suggested by the average of the fifteen regular games, which was 8.70; and there was scarcely a particular in which the tournament was not a gratifying success.

French Amateur Championship of the World at 14:2. Paris, France, February and March.—Class B:

	W.	H. R.	W. A.	G. A.
Labouret	5	68	6.97	4.89
Roudil	4	55	7.14	5.05
Duluard	3	43	7.14	5.17
De Vauce	2	35	6.12	4.44
Larcher	1	42	7.14	4.87
Deconde	0	31		2.98

In the preliminary, Labouret had 9.37 for high winning average and 6.87 for general, while Duluard had 6.97 and 6.25.

In Class A, the 133 and 100 were run in the opening game, wherein Sutra, though twice running 100, lost by 400 to 397 to Rérolle, who averaged 16.67. On the other hand, when Rérolle made his best average, which was against Hecking, his best run was only 72. The average of the tournament was 10.60.

	W.	H. R.	W. A.	G. A.
Rérolle	3	133	19.04	13.44
Sutra	2	100	13.33	11.62
Darantière	1	67	10.26	10.39
Hecking	0	53		7.22

Championship of the World at 18:1. Grand Central Palace, New York City, March 27th.—Third match contest of the second series for the world’s championship at 18:1 and $500 a side. Wm. F. Hoppe, champion, 500—10.64—56; Geo. F. Slosson, 391—61. In its financial aspect, the attendance surpassed that of any other one-night billiard match ever played.

Fourth match contest, Madison Square Garden Concert Hall, New York City, October 17th: W. F. Hoppe (champion), 500—10.64—96; Jacob Schaefer, 472—42.

Handicap 14:2 at Frank A. Keeney’s, Brooklyn. Interrupted by illnesses and also postponed nine days by a professional tournament, this lasted from January 29th to March 16th, when there were ties yet to play. C. E. White, scratchman at 275, of course made the highest average (6.40), but near the finish lost three games straight to Keane, Smith, and Boyd. Leaders in high runs were Leonard, White, Boyd, and Robinson, with 35, 33, 30, and 30. Servatius was another contestant.

Championship of the World at 18:2, Second Series. Maurice Vignaux’s term as champion expiring in 1905, the jeweled emblem became his, and the first series of games for the championship of 18:2 came to an end. The second were instituted in Madison Square Garden Concert Hall, New York City, by a tournament of 500–point games held April 9–21st, with a tie-game between Sutton and Schaefer on the 23d. The prizes were a silver cup (championship emblem), and $3000 in cash, both given by the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co., the entrance fees of $250 apiece, and the door receipts above expenses. This net amounted to $4200, which, added to the $3000 purse and the aggregate entrance fees ($1750), made the realization $8950 for the five most successful players. The tournament was the costliest ever held, as well as the heaviest in receipts.

	W.	H. R.	W. A.	G. A.
George F. Slosson, New York ($3580)	5	153	33.33	18.47
George Sutton, from Paris ($2237.50)	4	234	100.00	24.14
Jacob Schaefer, Chicago ($1342.50)	4	171	31.25	22.94
Wm. F. Hoppe, New York ($1074)	3	177	27.78	20.44
Louis Cure, from Paris ($716)	2	100	20.83	15.14
Albert G. Cutler, Boston	2	146	17.24	14.46
Orlando E. Morningstar, New York	1	82	9.26	10.89

Average of tournament, 18.24.

The play-offs were won by Cure from Cutler, and Sutton from Schaefer.

Madison Square Garden Concert Hall, New York City, October 18th.—First match ($500 a side): George Sutton (challenger), 500—31.25—202; George F. Slosson (champion), 375—75.

Grand Central Palace, New York City, December 18th.—Second match ($500 a side): George Sutton (champion), 500—107—26.32; Wm. F. Hoppe (challenger), 258—78.

Continued under years 1906, 1907, 1908.

Professional Tournament in Chicago. Thomas Orchestra Hall, May 7–12th.—Games 18:2, 500 points up, for a purse of $2000 guaranteed by the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co., and divided pro rata. Ties were not played off.

	W.	H. R.	W. A.	G. A.
Wm. F. Hoppe	4	307	62.50	27.78
Geo. Sutton	3	236	83.33	29.25
Jacob Schaefer	1	107	17.24	19.98
Louis Cure	1	126	23.81	18.69
Geo. F. Slosson	1	142	26.32	16.72

Average of tournament, 21.97. This is high, but it was by five chosen players out of seven, which five had aggregately averaged 20.11 in the championship tournament in New York City.

In Chicago, the aggregates of triple-figure runs were: Slosson’s, 260; Schaefer’s, 393; Cure’s, 452; Hoppe’s, 537; Sutton’s, 1008. In New York: Cure’s, 200; Hoppe’s, 427; Slosson’s, 478; Schaefer’s, 611; Sutton’s, 858.

Class B 18:2 at Maurice Daly’s. New York City, closing as follows on May 23d:

	W.	H. R.	W. A.	G. A.
M. Muldaur, 300	5	77	8.33	5.67
H. A. Coleman, 300	5	47	6.98	5.90
A. Brock, 300	4	53	8.82	5.85
A. Lewenberg, 300	3	88	6.00	5.54
Tomsone, 270	2	31	4.66	4.42
Wiener, 240	2	37	5.71	4.08
Strauss, 240	0	46		3.32

Muldaur won play-off for first prize.

Calvin Demarest vs. A. J. Brown. W. P. Mussey’s Room, Chicago, week ending October 13th.—Undertaking to play 2000 points of 14:2 to Brown’s 1000, Demarest failed to reach 400 on any of the five nights, and scored but 1550 in all. Brown on the final night made his 200 at a 9.52 gait.

Minor Championship of America at 18:2. Concert Hall of New York Theatre, November 19th to December 1st.—Tournament for gold-lined silver challenge emblem, presented by the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co., and 50, 25, 15, 5, and 5 per cent. of $950, of which $775 were subscribed by that company ($500) and the following named roomkeepers: Timothy Flynn and Maurice Daly ($100 each), Frank A. Keeney ($50), and Keyser & Garraty ($25). In the tournament, Boston was represented by Albert G. Cutler, Philadelphia by Henry P. Cline, Chicago by Al Taylor, St. Louis by Charles Peterson, and New York City by T. J. Gallagher, Edward McLaughlin, and Frank Hoppe. Games, 400 points.

	W.	H. R.	W. A.	G. A.
Cutler	5	162	26.67	14.31
Cline	5	109	25.00	14.52
Gallagher	4	118	18.18	10.02
McLaughlin	3	80	12.90	9.15
Taylor	3	94	20.00	13.33
Peterson	1	56	14.29	9.26
Hoppe	0	37		6.02

Cutler was defeated by Gallagher only (400 to 200), and Cline by none but Cutler (400 to 288). Their tie was played off at Maurice Daly’s Room on December 3d, and Cutler won by 400 to 230, with 13.33 for average and 47 for high run, Cline’s being 44. The tie between Taylor and McLaughlin was not decided. There was never a challenge for the emblem, which became Cutler’s personal property on December 3, 1907, the championship itself then expiring.

Chicago 14:2 Handicap. W. P. Mussey’s Room, November.—With 13.64 as best average and 10.50 as general average, Calvin Demarest won his whole seven games, and A. J. Brown, with five victories, won second prize.

Amateur 18:2 Tournament. Maurice Daly’s Room, New York City, December 10–15th.—Games, 250 points.

	W.	H. R.	W. A.	G. A.
C. A. Van Vleck	4	33	6.76	4.69
F. M. Canda	3	33	7.58	5.62
Wm. Gershel	1	48	5.43	5.11
W. H. Tomsone	1	53	6.10	4.55
Mark Muldaur	1	37	6.76	4.63

Mixed Amateur and Professional Handicap. L. Bensinger’s Room, Chicago, December.—Defeating A. J. Brown by 230 to 58 on an average of 17.69 and a high run of 85, C. F. Conklin closed his series without having lost a game. George Wheeler, professional, was second, and Edward Rein, amateur, with two games won and three lost, tied Frank Maggioli, professional, for third and fourth prizes. The play was 18:2.