First Three-ball Championship of Massachusetts. Boston, closing December 5, 1873. Three prizes for place, and one for high run. Five games apiece.
| W. | R. | Av. | G. A. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Hickey | 4 | 34 | 6.67 | 3.74 |
| F. Dennison | 3 | 45 | 3.08 | 2.80 |
| C. E. Wilson | 3 | 51 | 4. | 2.76 |
| J. Peck | 2 | 22 | 2.06[[5]] | 2.27 |
| Lon Morris | 2 | 37 | 3.77 | 2.80 |
| D. T. Pulsifer | 1 | 24 | 2.60 | 2.30 |
[5]. The 2.06 was a losing average.
Match-stake was $200, but there was only one contest—Bumstead Hall, Boston, January 7, 1874. Hickey, 400—3.40—22; Dennison, 323—26. On March 3 following, when there was no challenge outstanding, H. resigned emblem to Massachusetts Billiard Congress.
Tournament at Two Different Games. (See Four-ball Game, 1874, for one.) New Orleans, April 6–30th.—200 points up, for three prizes. Called an amateur tournament. Hoa won play-off.
| W. | R. | Av. | G. A. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Miller | 5 | 58 | 9.52 | 5.37 |
| A. Hoa | 4 | 48 | 5.55 | 3.93 |
| J. Miller | 4 | 29 | 3.88 | 3.20 |
| F. Maggioli | 3 | 47 | 4.08 | 3.34 |
| A. Coste | 3 | 33 | 4. | 3.03 |
| L. Abrams | 1 | 27 | 4.65 | 3.60 |
| C. Quaid | 1 | 32 | 3.98[[6]] | 2.68 |
[6]. Quaid’s 3.98 was a losing average—beaten by one point.
MILLER VS. HOA. New Orleans, July 1st.—M., 300—3.33—20; H., 285—29. In this match, as in the other, the stake was the championship and $25 a side.