Chicago Amateur Handicap. Foley’s Room, December.—14:2. Harris (145), 9—0; Al Taylor (300), 7—2; Levine (145), 6—3; and Lang, Atwater, and the younger Foley (severally 200, 135, and 170), all 5—4. Best single and general averages and highest runs were 7.14—6.20—66 by Taylor, and 6.10—4.—56 by Nolan (250), who won but two games.
1900.
A. A. U.’s Second Class A Tournament. Knickerbocker A. C., February 5–16th.—400–point games, 14:2, anchor barred, for championship Silver Cup given by the B. B. C. Co., to become the property of anyone winning it thrice.
| W. | R. | Av. | G. A. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foss | 5 | 115 | 14.29 | 10.64 |
| McCreery | 4 | 68 | 14.81 | 9.59 |
| Smith | 3 | 54 | 8.51 | 7.50 |
| Threshie | 2 | 79 | 12.90 | 7.99 |
| Mial | 1 | 80 | 7.41 | 6.32 |
| Conklin | 0 | 44 | 5.68 |
Average of tournament, 7.95.
Metropolitan Amateur Championship of 14:2. First tournament held by Hanover Club, and second participated in by the N. A. A. B. P., Brooklyn, N. Y., March 12–17th. Average of tournament, 6.57.
| W. | R. | Av. | G. A. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poggenburg | 3 | 49 | 8.33 | 7.20 |
| Keeney | 2 | 45 | 8.57 | 6.58 |
| Townsend | 1 | 33 | 5.77 | 5.52 |
| Stark | 0 | 64 | 6.58 |
The remarkable features were presented of three players, Stark, Keeney, and Poggenburg, having the same total innings (125), of Stark and Keeney with 821 points each, and of their also tieing on general average for the first time known to us in a demonstrated way.