| W. | H. R. | W. A. | G. A. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wm. Gershel | 5 | 82 | 7.14 | 5.77 |
| Van Vleck | 4 | 46 | 6.67 | 4.99 |
| Dr. W. G. Douglas | 3 | 51 | 9.68 | 5.94 |
| A. Lewenberg. | 3 | 57 | 7.14 | 5.25 |
| H. A. Coleman | 2 | 52 | 5.66 | 5.35 |
| Mark Muldaur | 2 | 46 | 6.38 | 5.34 |
| C. E. White | 2 | 53 | 5.77 | 5.28 |
Every general average was in the 5 block but Van Vleck’s 4.99. Six of the high winning averages were only 20 per cent. apart in their extremes, 5.66 and 7.14. Gershel’s 82 apart, the extremes of the high runs, too, were at only 20 per cent. variance. Nearly one-fifth of the twenty-one games (ties were not played off) were won by fewer than 10 points, and about one-half by fewer than 30.
Professional Tournaments at 18:2. Beginning at Frank A. Keeney’s Room, Brooklyn, December 11–16th, going thence to Maurice Daly’s, Manhattan, January 1–6, 1906, and from there to Splaine & Cutler’s, Boston, January 15–20th, Thomas J. Gallagher, Edward McLaughlin, and Albert G. Cutler took part in doubled games, or 400 points separately, twice around. McLaughlin won in Brooklyn, and Cutler in Manhattan and Boston. The striking features of the whole play were Cutler’s run of 193 and average of 40 in Boston, where Charles F. Campbell was added; and it was in his second game with Campbell that Cutler made both run and average.
1906.
Foley’s 14:2 Handicap, Chicago. Begun October 19th, and finished January 5, 1906.—Jackson (200) and Van Haften (170) tied for first and second, and Jenkins and Roney, 140 each, for third and fourth. Jackson and Jenkins won. High run (33) was made by Cochrane (200), and he and Jackson tied on high single average, which was 7.15. J. M. Miller, another “scratchman,” lost his whole eight games.
McLaughlin, Gallagher, and Cutler. See “Professional Tournaments at 18:2,” last paragraph of 1905 but one.
Crescent A. C. Championship, Brooklyn, N. Y. Doubled games of 14:2. The tourney narrowed down to Dr. H. D. Jennings vs. Geo. A. Fish. The latter had won their first game, but on January 16th lost the second by 250 to 155. Next night they played off, and the Doctor, running 44 and averaging 5.56, acquired the year’s championship by 250 to 151.