First Public Contest in United States Between Foreign Players. Cooper Institute, N. Y. City, May 24th.—Purse game for a testimonial benefit, 25
16 balls on a 5½ × 11 carom, p. b. J. Dion, of Montreal, 750—39.47—297 (by crotching); P. Carme, from France, 491—105.
First Championship of Indiana. Hamilton Hall, Fort Wayne, June 6–11th. Games, 300 up. Morris beat McCarthy, but lost in playing off. Best four winning averages: Morris, 12; McCarthy, 10.34; Capron, 9.33. Average of tournament, 6.19. All players tied but one, the only case of the kind among so many as seven at the four-ball game. No matches, McCarthy passing unchallenged. Six games apiece, tournament averaging 6.19. This was the first case of a championship tie.
| W. | R. | G. A. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim McCarthy | 5 | 73 | 8.19 |
| Geo. Morris | 5 | 67 | 6.84 |
| J. O’Connell | 3 | 43 | 5.28 |
| Louis Capron | 2 | 65 | 6. |
| W. T. McFarland | 2 | 65 | 5.70 |
| A. McCracken | 2 | 154 | 6.35 |
| C. Anderson | 2 | 40 | 5.50 |
Goldthwait vs. Deery. Cooper Institute, N. Y. City, June 15.—$500 a side. G., 1500—15.79—218; Deery, 1245—202.
First Championship of Missouri. Verandah Hall, St. Louis, June 14–20th.—Six 300–point games apiece. Winner beaten by Terrell only, and beat Pearce in play-off. Best three winning averages—H., 60; B., 13.64; Wade, 8.57. Average of tournament, 6.87.
| W. | R. | G. A. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. H. Harrison | 5 | 127 | 10.09 |
| P. J. Pearce | 5 | 58 | 6.86 |
| H. Wade | 4 | 83 | 6.12 |
| Wm. Terrell | 4 | 43 | 6.57 |
| John Bluim | 2 | 88 | 8.80 |
| M. M. Miller | 1 | 71 | 5.65 |
| H. Wider | 0 | 70 | 5.17 |