Donovan vs. Chas. Schaefer. St. Louis, December 19th.—Match for $500 a side. S., 200—1.98—13; D., 152—10.
1888.
Championship of Pennsylvania. Continental Hotel, Philadelphia, January 9–26th.—200–point games, eight contestants and seven prize-winners, viz., McLaughlin, 7—0; Burris, 6—1; Bullock, 5—2; Pollard, 4—3; P. Levy, 3—4; J. Cline, 2—5; Palmer, 1—6. Eighth man was Edward Woods, 0—7. Matches were not meant to follow. The championship emblem, won by McLaughlin along with $210, was presented by H. J. Bergman.
Saratoga, N. Y., Three-handed Tournament. Town Hall, August 6–8th.—Slosson, $500; Daly, $350; Sexton, $150. Play was inconspicuous in runs and averages.
1889.
Five-handed Tournament in Boston. John J. Murphy’s Hub Palace, finishing January 4th.—4½ × 9 table. Eames, 4—0; Yatter, 3—1; and John Dankleman; C. F. Campbell, and W. M. Gilman, 1—3 apiece, divided third money.
On January 16th, for $150 a side, 4½ × 9, Eames defeated Yatter by 200 to 209, and in same room, March 7th, and at C. T. Shean’s Room, Springfield, March 20th, he defeated L. A. Guillet in a home-and-home, $100 a side.