Amateur Handicap at 14:2. Maurice Daly’s, New York City, October 3–10th.—Winners of the first eight games made an aggregate average of 8.25, which is high for the start of an amateur tournament having as many as six competitors. After defeating J. Ferd. Poggenburg (scratch, 300) by 240 to 292, and Wm. Gershel by 240 to 188, averaging 8 in the first game and 8.28 in the second, Albert Brock had to withdraw, and those games and his unplayed three were canceled. This was Paul Van Dieman’s first tournament, H. A. Coleman’s first in the East, and Albert Lewenberg’s first tournamental victory at balkline.
| W. | R. | Av. | G. A. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poggenburg, 300. | 3 | 70 | 15.79 | 7.80 |
| Lewenberg, 240. | 4 | 44 | 8. | 6.96 |
| Coleman, 240. | 2 | 36 | 6.32 | 5.07 |
| Gershel, 240. | 1 | 39 | 6.32 | 5.43 |
| Brock, 240. | 2 | 37 | 8.25 | 8.12[[12]] |
| Van Dieman. | 0 | 32 | 4.38 |
[12]. Two games only.
Boston Class B Amateur Championship at 14:2. “Hub” Billiard Parlors, October.—Amidon won all five of his games, and also made high winning average (4.26) and second highest run (26). Smalley’s 39 was highest.
Chas. Threshie vs. Wm. A. Paige. Class A challenge match at 14:2, Boston, Mass., about November 15th.—T., 400—11.11—48; P., 203—36.
Championship of Northwest and Southwest at 18:2. A tournament so announced was held in St. Louis toward the close of November, and was won by Al Taylor, of Chicago. The other contestants were Chas. Peterson, Frank Maggioli, and Lewis Shaw. They played afternoon and night, 300 points up, and every game (600 points in all) had two sessions. Peterson was second. It was professedly a challenge championship for shortstops, but there has never been a match for it.