Roomkeepers’ Championship of Philadelphia. This time without a handicap, it began May 3d in a tournament at 14:2. Merrick Levy won it, but had to average 4.88 against John Cline to do so. John Thornton was second.
A. G. Cutler vs. Chas. Threshie. Hub Billiard Palace, Boston, May 9th, 10th, 11th.—Match at 14:2. C., 1000—6.17—48; T., 998—51. The pair had the rating then of amateurs.
Cook County Amateur Championship. What with tournament bouts and challenge matches as a sequel, W. P. Mussey’s memorable Chicago 14:2 series lasted this year from February 26th to August 15th. That four out of the nine in the tournament met on even terms tended largely to overcome the logical objection to handicapping as a championship factor. The table below exhibits a winning average of 9.68 for one “scratch,” as well as a general average of 7.10. The challenge matches were always interesting, and often impressive, as when, with a run of 76 and an average of 10.34, Conklin took the emblem from Kellogg. McGinniss, like Kellogg, Brown, and Dr. Parker, lost half his tournament games; but he made amends by winning his whole six matches, thus acquiring ownership of the “Mussey Medal,” in the final match for which, August 15th, he averaged 7.50 against Adams.
| W. | R. | Av. | G. A. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harley Parker, 225 | 4 | 52 | 6.82 | 3.86 |
| R. J. McGinniss, 300 | 4 | 52 | 9.68 | 7.10 |
| C. F. Conklin, 300 | 7 | 47 | 7.68 | 6. |
| A. J. Brown, 225 | 4 | 41 | 5.11 | 3.80 |
| W. W. Kellogg, 300 | 4 | 44 | 6.38 | 5.54 |
| J. D. Adams, 225 | 7 | 44 | 5.92 | 4.31 |
| T. J. Nolan, 250 | 2 | 35 | 4.90 | 4.15 |
| B. S. Bingham, 200 | 3 | 36 | 5.74 | 3.69 |
| C. S. Schmitt, 300 | 1 | 51 | 5.88 | 4.80 |
In beating Conklin by 225 to 232 on the tie, Adams averaged 5.77, and Kellogg reached 5.88 in depriving Adams of the championship in the very first match. Expressed in a round way, the average of the tournament was 4.80.
Doubled Tournament Games at Daly’s. N. Y. City, October 15–20th.—Handicap at 14:2. Gallagher (400), 4—0; Morningstar (250), 3—1; Howison (200), 3—1. Highest runs, winning averages and general averages: M., 73—9.62—7.78; H., 39—10—6.07; G., 84—general, 12.55. Playing off tie, Howison won by 2 points on an average of 8.78.