First Tournament at Pyramid (Eight-ball). Republican Hall, N. Y. City, May 3–17th.—Best in 21. Frey beat John Dankleman in playing off for first money and the pyramid championship emblem. George Sutton (début in public) won third, and Jacob Schaefer (tied by Thomas Wallace) fourth. The others were Eugene Carter, John Bessunger, Knight, C. Schaefer, and Albert Lambert.
1883.
First Amateur Challenge Championship. C. E. Mussey’s Room, St. Louis, October 15th to November 7th.—Matches were to be 150 balls up, for $25 a side, none but St. Louis amateurs eligible. E. Thompson, tied with E. Block for first prize, won play-off. There were eight other contestants.
In the match that followed, December 4th, Ed. Dale won championship by 150 to 98.
1884.
Third National Championship. Madison Square Hall, N. Y. City, beginning January 10th.—Call ball, but not pocket. J. L. Malone won emblem and first money, $250, Frey and King tied for second and third, George Sutton took fourth, Lambert and Charles H. Manning tied for fifth and sixth, and Knight, Dankleman, and J. S. Leonard were the trailers.
First Call-ball-and-pocket Tournament. Morrissy’s Room, Syracuse, N. Y., January 28th to February 15th.—Eleven were in, the prize-winners being Frey, Malone, Sutton, Leonard, and King.
During this year, as well as in 1883 and 1885, the leading players named above, along with Knight and others, all supported by local talent, figured in tournaments in various cities, all partaking of the nature of exhibitions, but Frey almost invariably winning.