PARKER VS. SNYDER. March 23, 1870.—Tenth and last match, stake increased to $250 a side. P., 1200—16.90—105; S., 978—93.
Championship of Pacific Coast. Platt’s Hall, San Francisco, August 17, 1867.—$500 a side, 5½ × 11 carom, c. b. Albert W. Jamison, 1500—50—212; Edward Morris, 740—236.
First J. M. Brunswick & Co.’s Table in Tournament. Cincinnati, O., October, 21–31st.—5½ × 11 four-pocket, play unrestricted. All games 300 points but that determining tie between Foster and Coon, which was 1000. Davis won third prize. The first was the table on which games were played. Average of tournament, nine games apiece, 12.93.
| W. | R. | Av. | G. A. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Foster | 8 | 194 | 100. | 25.37 |
| J. W. Coon | 8 | 162 | 37.50 | 16.25 |
| C. Davis | 7 | 124 | 23.08 | 14. |
| P. Snyder | 4 | 288 | 50. | 13.29 |
| J. Vermeulen | 4 | 98 | 23.08 | 11.61 |
| F. Ackerman | 4 | 141 | 27.27 | 13.47 |
| H. Choate | 4 | 81 | 11.11 | 9. |
| F. Parker | 4 | 138 | 42.86 | 14.05 |
| W. C. Rivers | 2 | 116 | 15.79 | 11.11 |
| F. E. Smith | 0 | 76 | 7.31 |
One-half of the contestants became champions, State, national, or both; but the best mere billiard-player of the ten (Foster) never could attain to that eminence.
C. Dion vs. Daniels. Bumstead Hall, Boston, Mass., December 18th.—$250 a side, p. and j. barred, 6 × 12. Dion, 1000—11.71—101; Daniels, 770—94.