McLaughlin vs. Heiser. Assembly Buildings, Phila., Jan. 17, second of three different styles of game, $250 a side apiece. McL., 600—10—64; H., 470—43. (See Regular Three-ball and Champion’s Game for the two other contests.)
Maggioli vs. John T. Moulds. New Orleans, February 28–29th, March 1st.—Former gave odds of 25 per cent., for $500 a side, and won by 1200 to 1153. Nothing of moment in runs or averages.
Schaefer vs. Slosson. Central Music Hall, Chicago, May 12th.—$500 a side. Schaefer, 800—38.10—211; Slosson, 384—200. First game of a match at two different styles (see Champion’s Game, 1884, for the other).
Later there were a few 8:2 matches between lesser experts; but this was the last, of either match or tournament, between first-class ones.
1885.
First Handicap Tournament. Starting early this year, there were many handicap tournaments during that and the next half dozen or more; but in only a half dozen of such tournaments was aught accomplished worth recording. The one in Platt’s Hall, San Francisco, January 4–6th, this year, is cited first among the exceptional six because of its having been the first at the game, the first tournamental playing of it on a 4½ × 9 table, and the only instance of a player’s single averages being the same as his general average.
Entrance fee, $250, with $250 added by the B. B. C. Co. Three games.
| Hand. | Run. | Av. | G. A. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lon Morris ($750) | 500 | 97 | 18.52 | 18.52 |
| J. F. B. McCleery ($250). | 300 | 77 | 7.89 | 9.11 |
| Ben Saylor | 350 | 87 | 10.03 |