Special Championship of Philadelphia. February 15–17th.—Match. Dougherty, 600; Kelly, 504.
Keogh vs. De Oro. Daly’s Room, N. Y. City, 150 balls nightly, for a purse. K., 900; De O., 813.
1901.
Championship Tournament in Boston. Hub Billiard Palace, February and March.—Announced as for the championship of the world. Frank Sherman won by 6—0, Stofft and De Oro 4—2 each, Eby 3—3, Clearwater 2—4, and Wm. Stubbs and Irving Long 1—5 each. De Oro beat Stofft in play-off, and then De Oro and Sherman entered into the only match ever played for the emblem. See under 1889, “Championship Matches.”
De Oro vs. Eby. Boston, Mass., March.—$250 a side. De O., 600; E., 463.
1902.
World’s Championship, 1902–03. Clarence E. Green’s “Montauk,” Brooklyn, N. Y., March 10–25th.—Continuous pool, 125 balls, for championship emblem and money prizes. Clearwater and Charles Weston tied for first and second, and former won play-off by 20. Wenrick won 6, Keogh 5, Walsh and Long 3 each, Eby and H. P. Stofft 2 each, and W. McCune 1. (For the two matches that followed, see under 1889.)