Mussey’s 14:2 Handicap, Chicago. Held in February, and won by Dr. Harley C. Parker, who was at “scratch” with C. F. Conklin, whom he defeated by 300 to 228, losing to George Kent alone. Kent, Walker, Edwards, and A. J. Brown tied for second, third, fourth, and fifth prizes, and agreed to divide.
A Shortstop Championship. McLaughlin’s Room, N. Y. City, February 27th to March 10th.—Tournament for the 14:2 shortstop championship of Greater New York and vicinity. Frank Hoppe won his whole four games, Louis M. Crane and Walter Aborn tied for second and third prizes (Crane won play-off by 250 to 227), and Wm. Cox and Fred. Harer tied for last two places, Cox winning by 250 to 160. Crane made highest run and best single average, 45 and 6.94, and Hoppe the best general average, 4.85. This was meant to be a challenge championship for an emblem given by the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co., but there have been no matches.
Philadelphia Clubmen’s 14:2 Handicap. Tournament under auspices of the Schuylkill Navy’s Athletic Club, February 20th to March 20th.—Every man played in nine games. Dr. Uffenheimer, of the Pennsylvania University Club, won his every game but one, and that the opening one, in which Hovey defeated him by 20.
| H. | G. W. | H. R. | H. A. | G. A. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Mortimer S. Rolls | 325 | 6 | 47 | 9.56 | 5.51 |
| J. E. Cope Morton | 275 | 6 | 47 | 5.85 | 4.31 |
| Dr. Wm. E. Uffenheimer | 240 | 8 | 36 | 5.59 | 4.30 |
| Julius J. Hovey | 240 | 5 | 35 | 6.86 | 3.74 |
| Dr. F. W. Holden | 240 | 5 | 25 | 4.71 | 3.46 |
| C. A. Borda | 240 | 3 | 30 | 3.93 | 3.05 |
| James S. Alcorn | 225 | 6 | 53 | 5.62 | 3.08 |
| Walter R. McShea | 225 | 3 | 24 | 4.26 | 2.70 |
| H. P. Moon | 225 | 1 | 25 | 3.14 | 2.44 |
| W. A. Hawley | 225 | 2 | 27 | 3. | 2.73 |
Alcorn, who made the highest run in the tourney proper, was defeated in the play-offs by both Rolls and Morton. In defeating Alcorn, Morton surpassed his tournamental average by making 5.98, and Rolls made 7.22, surpassed only by his 9.56 in beating Moon by 325 to 82. Also defeating Rolls in the play-off (275 to 292, with 5.73 for winning average), Morton secured second prize.
French Championship of the World at 14:2. Classes A and B were both determined in March. The Class B tourney, held first, was won by Roudil, of Montpellier, who lost but one of his six games, and tied Nélys, of Fontainebleau, as to highest run (51), but was second in winning average (6.81) to Rose, of Paris (7.89), who lost four games. Roudil’s general average was 4.79, which was second to Nélys’ 4.99. The winner of second prize was Pleindoux, of Beziers, who won four games, and yet was the only one of the seven whose general average (3.72) failed to pass 4.
Lucien Rérolle won Class A, although he lost one game to Letellier by 400 to 259, the winning average being 16.