C. Dion vs. Daniels. Bumstead Hall, Boston, January 24th.—$250 a side, 5½ × 11 carom, no bar. Dion won by 300 to 131, with 38 against 12 for best run.
First Professional Tournament at Three-ball Game, and Also First Championship of the Northwest. Chicago, February 2–28th.—Games 300 points, balls 25
16. Playing off, Foley beat Pearce, and Coon both Pearce and Foley. Six games apiece.
| W. | R. | Av. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| H. Rhines | 5 | 34 | 4.84 |
| J. W. Coon | 4 | 36 | 4.41 |
| T. Foley | 4 | 32 | 4.55 |
| P. J. Pearce | 4 | 23 | 3. |
| J. Vermeulen | 3 | 30 | 3.75 |
| A. Le Brun | 1 | 18 | 2.88 |
| H. Liverman | 0 | 29 |
The 25
16 ball had not been used in tournament before, and has been availed of in but one since. It makes “position draws” harder, and failures easier by an eighth of an inch. Yet it made less difference then than it would make now. There was but one match.
RHINES VS. COON.—Crosby’s Music Hall, Chicago, May 27th.—$250 a side, same balls. R., 400—4.82—54; C., 295—18.
Coon vs. Garnier. Same hall as above, March 8th.—$200, 5½ × 11 carom. C., 600 (odds of 100)—4.76 in 500—58; G., 522—35.
Coon vs. Parker. Same hall and table, March 11th.—$500. C., 400—3.48—22; P., 320—29.