New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-09
NORRIS WINS THE POOL MATCH.


To tbe surprise of all billiard and pool experts,
the match for the fifteen-ball pool championship
begun on Thursday night at Republican Hall, re-
smiled in the defeat of S. T. Knight the champion,
nv Alonzo Morris. by the score of Il to 10 games.
This result was only reached at $50 yesterday
morning. after playing seven and half hours. The
report in The TRIBUNE yesterday closed when the
games stood 10 to IL IN Morris's favorj afterward
neither gained an advantage until the twenty
seventh game when Knight picked up, and WIN
ming four games in succession, TOOK the leau anu
promised finish the match III short order motifs,
however, showed no signs of yielding. and at the
end of the thIrtyfOurth game the score sJOOi ue.
Knight then won two games IN succession, ana ploo
to $40 was offered that he would win. Fortunately
for his hackers there no takers, as favored Dy
n series of wonderful scratches" seconded by
good play on MOrrlss part, the latter won the TOUR
succeeding games and thereby the championship.
This makes the third time 1t mas 0een Osl, Whle IL
has never been successfully defended by the holder
Yesterday knight attributed his defeat TO the Sc
ries of chances tavoring his antagonist and to the
fact that while Morris had been supplied with a
Collender table which to practice, the same Priv
iege had been denied TO him, all his practice having
having been on Brunswick " Bake table, the
cushions of which are entirely different ana the
pockets larger His money was up, however, and
he Dad to play forfeit Tie Will challenge Morris
FOr another tilt in his own time and thinks he can
recover the championship trophy, which has TO be
defended eighteen months before 1t becomes the
property of the winner lie has superstition,
however, that when billiard player keeps bill
lard saloon he loses his ability or luck to win
matches, and cited the cases OF the Dion Brothers,
William Sexton, Maurice DAILY, A. GARNER and
others, who had been champions OF the cue, but
seem to have lost all their skill and luck when they
engaged in the business of keeping rooms them
selves.
As a pool-player Morris Is not likely to become a
favorlte his manner in a match prejudIclng spec
tators against HIM. H. watches every little adYan-
tage appeals to the referee on petty technicalltes
and seldom shows any dash; he Is inclined TO make
oofa4 ,lo nd
adversary may be exasperated into giving him.
BUSINESS OF THE FEDERAL COURTS.
United States Dstrict-Attorney Woodford yester-
day forwarded HIS report for the year ending Juno
20. 1870, TO Attorney General Devens, Washington.
ON June 80 last year, there were on the dockets of
the office 5,271 cases. Ol these there were civil
srits in which the United States was party 1867.
and criminal suits IN which the United states was
naffv 731. There were also civil suits against Col
Iectors of Customs, of Internal Revenue, and other
Tinted states officials, defended by order of the
Government, 2,573. During the year there have
bean begun, or defence undertaken 1852 new
cases.
ON the dockets of the Office June 30, 1s7s-... 5,27l
Begun during the l,35Z
Total 1923
Closed and marked on during the year ending June
80, 1879 E'9oo
On the Of the office ct the close OF the year 5000
These cases are divided as follows:
Cq by e1se'' 685
Customs eases, IN which me United states is party
NV name against 2,31s
in, NJ nartT ey name. 2O3
!. psv 6y name against Collectors aud hers 1O2
posi- once eases civil 3
Miseellaueous, in which tue Unued States Is party
nv 164
MiscelIaneous agdnls, Poslmasters, Army officers,
Criminal 2O2
Total 3,655
Cases reported June 80, lS73........-....-.- 527l
Cases reported June 30, lS79.......--....-.. $500