Class C 14:2 at Daly’s. N. Y. City, January 22–31st.—Conway won without a losing, and Eddie Foy tied Wormser for second and third prizes. Dittman’s 37 won the high prize, and that for high average, 5.58, was played off by him and Conway on February 6th, the latter winning.
Philadelphia Clubmen’s Handicap at 14:2. Begun February 19th in the hall of the Philadelphia Athletic Club, the “scratchmen” (300) being T. Mortimer S. Rolls, of the Arts and the Belmont Cricket Club, and J. E. Cope Morton, of the Germantown Cricket Club. Dr. Wm. E. Uffenheimer (275) represented the University of Pennsylvania, and James S. Alcorn (260) and Joseph Mayer (260) the Lawyers’ and the Mutual Club. The other participants were J. Julius Hovey (260), and Charles A. Shedaker, Charles Stiltz, and Warren A. Hawley, all three at 240. The Phila. A. C. gave three prizes: hall clock for first, silver candelabra for second, and a modern double reading lamp for third. Afternoon and night, about 5000 persons witnessed the games by invitation.
| W. | H. R. | W. A. | G. A. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolls | 8 | 46 | 8.57 | 5.65 |
| Morton | 7 | 43 | 6.12 | 4.85 |
| Uffenheimer | 3 | 41 | 5.73 | 4.37 |
| Hovey | 4 | 33 | 4.91 | 3.80 |
| Mayer | 4 | 40 | 5.65 | 3.89 |
| Alcorn | 4 | 32 | 4.41 | 3.65 |
| Stiltz | 3 | 29 | 4.71 | 3.31 |
| Shedaker | 2 | 32 | 4.36 | 2.97 |
| Hawley | 1 | 34 | 3.58 | 2.85 |
Championship of the World at 18:1. Grand Hotel, Paris, January 15th, match for the championship and $500 a side between Maurice Vignaux, of France (champion), and Wm. F. Hoppe, of America, challenger. H., 500—20.83—93; V., 323—61. Winner’s run average is the highest to date for any 18:1 championship match. (For other matches of the two 18:1 series see pp. [277]–78, [285]–86, [295] and [308].)
Professional 18:2 in Four Cities. Beginning on February 5th at “The Casino,” Philadelphia, Harry Cline, Al Taylor, Ed. McLaughlin, T. J. Gallagher, and Albert G. Cutler played a round a week in that city, Trenton, N. J., Maurice Daly’s in Manhattan, and Frank A. Keeney’s in Brooklyn, the chief prize being a loving cup presented by the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co. Taken ill, McLaughlin had to withdraw in Philadelphia. He played one game in Trenton, the second stand, but had then to withdraw for good. This series of games involved no championship. Cline won the cup, and also made the highest averages, as a rule, but Gallagher made the highest run (138). The best average was Cline’s 22.22, all games being 400 up. At Daly’s, Cline, Cutler, and Gallagher tied, but did not play off. At Keeney’s, Gallagher and Cline tied, and did play off, Cline winning.