Madison Square Garden Concert Hall, New York City, October 18th.—First match ($500 a side): George Sutton (challenger), 500—31.25—202; George F. Slosson (champion), 375—75.
Grand Central Palace, New York City, December 18th.—Second match ($500 a side): George Sutton (champion), 500—107—26.32; Wm. F. Hoppe (challenger), 258—78.
Continued under years 1906, 1907, 1908.
Professional Tournament in Chicago. Thomas Orchestra Hall, May 7–12th.—Games 18:2, 500 points up, for a purse of $2000 guaranteed by the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co., and divided pro rata. Ties were not played off.
| W. | H. R. | W. A. | G. A. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wm. F. Hoppe | 4 | 307 | 62.50 | 27.78 |
| Geo. Sutton | 3 | 236 | 83.33 | 29.25 |
| Jacob Schaefer | 1 | 107 | 17.24 | 19.98 |
| Louis Cure | 1 | 126 | 23.81 | 18.69 |
| Geo. F. Slosson | 1 | 142 | 26.32 | 16.72 |
Average of tournament, 21.97. This is high, but it was by five chosen players out of seven, which five had aggregately averaged 20.11 in the championship tournament in New York City.
In Chicago, the aggregates of triple-figure runs were: Slosson’s, 260; Schaefer’s, 393; Cure’s, 452; Hoppe’s, 537; Sutton’s, 1008. In New York: Cure’s, 200; Hoppe’s, 427; Slosson’s, 478; Schaefer’s, 611; Sutton’s, 858.
Class B 18:2 at Maurice Daly’s. New York City, closing as follows on May 23d: