First Championship of Pennsylvania.—October 4–10, 1864, Sansom Street Hall, Philadelphia.—500 points on a 6 × 12 carom, p. and c. barred. Prizes, champion cue for first; silver plate, worth $100, for second. Nelms beaten by Estephe and Montgomery only. Average of tournament (seven games apiece), 8.23. Money stake in matches, $100.
| W. | R. | Av. | G. A. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estephe | 7 | 121 | 13.51 | 11.29 |
| Nelms | 5 | 108 | 13.12 | 9.55 |
| Bird | 4 | 64 | 11.60 | 8.94 |
| Montgomery | 4 | 74 | 9.26 | 7.64 |
| Ryall | 3 | 54 | 9.80 | 7.98 |
| Plunkett | 2 | 92 | 9.60 | 7.96 |
| Palmer | 2 | 57 | 10.20 | 7.70 |
| Hewes | 1 | 49 | 7.22[[1]] | 5.83 |
[1]. Losing average.
ESTEPHE VS. RYALL. First match, same hall, December 13th.—E., 1200—10.63—60; R., 966—76.
ESTEPHE VS. MONTGOMERY. Same hall, February 20, 1865.—E., 1200—16—109; M., 525—44.
ESTEPHE VS. NELMS. Third and last match, Academy of Music, Philadelphia, April 13, 1865.—E., 1200—15.38—78; N., 1161—155.
First Annual Championship of Upper Canada. November 21–26, 1864, Music Hall, Toronto.—Games, 500 points, 6 × 12 four-pocket. Wm. Jakes beaten by none but Samuel May, who won play-off with D. Miller. Two prizes for place, and one for high run. Tournament unique in the approximate uniformity of its high runs and averages at the style of game. Its own average (six games apiece) was 5.99.
| W. | R. | Av. | G. A. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakes | 5 | 60 | 8.20 | 7.56 |
| May | 4 | 64 | 7.58 | 6.01 |
| Miller | 4 | 48 | 7.81 | 6.70 |
| Cronn | 3 | 40 | 7.25 | 5.42 |
| Brown | 3 | 49 | 8.62 | 6.32 |
| Cheseborough | 2 | 40 | 5.62 | 5.43 |
| Phillips | 0 | 43 | 4.90 | |