Championship of Ohio. Won by Gus Heman in tournament ending April 6th, Cincinnati.
1885.
Peter Rodgers Defeats Malone. Bumstead Hall, Boston, Mass., December 11th.—$100 a side. R., 21; M., 11. This contest was regulation neither in table, which was a 4½ × 9, nor in size of pocket-openings, which were large.
1886.
First Match of Multiple Nights. Maurice Daly’s Assembly Rooms, Brooklyn, March 15–19th.—80 to win in best 31 games nightly, $250 a side. Frey, 80; Malone, 72.
Frey vs. Malone. Irving Hall, N. Y. City, May 11–15th.—Same terms as above, except that stake was $500 a side. F., 80; M., 63.
Henry Claess vs. C. Schaefer. St. Louis, Mo., October 15th.—$50 a side. C., 16; S., 14. Same city, January 29, 1887.—$500 a side. C., 21; S., 10. January 29th, S. beat C., and in a later game C. beat S., each for $50 a side.