1899.
A. A. U.’s First Class A Tournament. Knickerbocker Club, N. Y. City, February 13–18th.—Doubled 400–point games of 14:2, anchor barred, for an unchallengeable championship trophy presented by the B. B. C. Co. Martin Mullen, of Cleveland, lost none but opening game, and that to Wayman C. McCreery, of St. Louis, who won no other. Wilson P. Foss, of Haverstraw, N. Y., second.
| W. | R. | Av. | G. A. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mullen | 3 | 73 | 10.26 | 8.30 |
| Foss | 2 | 133 | 12.25 | 8.27 |
| McCreery | 1 | 139 | 13.33 | 9.16 |
Average of tournament, 8.56.
Liederkranz Amateur Trophy. Liederkranz Society’s Room, N. Y. City, May.—300 points of 14:2 nightly, best in five, J. F. Poggenburg, averaging 12 in one session, won three, and J. Byron Stark two.
Straight Rail vs. 8:2 Balkline Revived. Amateur handicap, Foley’s Room, Chicago, March.—Al Taylor and Griffith played the line for 250 against the unlimited three-ball game of Gray (250), Cochrane, Harris, and the younger Foley (all at 180), McKay and Atwater (both 140), Rawson (130), and Wilder (120). Taylor, winning by 9—0, had highest general average (5.86), second-best run (74), and second-best single average (7.81), the highest run and single by a “railer” being the 126 and 13.85 of Foley, who got second place on 7—2. Atwater (6—3) third, and the veteran McKay (5—4) fourth.
Schaefer vs. Slosson at 18:1. Lenox Lyceum, N. Y. City, May 13th.—First of match of two games, each for $500 a side (see Cushion Caroms, May 22, for second). Schaefer, 600—13.64—139; Slosson, 418—62.