The Rock Island Argus., 1885-03-30
CATION WINS.
The Rock Island Boy Wins the Great
Billiard Match at st. Louis.

The many friends OF Mr.. w. II. Cation
in this city. will be pleased to hear that
he defeated Gallagher in the 500 point
billiard match at St. Louis last Friday
evening. The GEObe>Democrat of Satur-
day has the following about the match;
A good deal of interest was manifested
in the Cation Gallagher billiard match
last night, and quite large crowd assem-
bled in Mercantile Library Hall. Con-
siderable money was up on the result, and
the anxiety and suspense was at times in
tense. Henry Wirder was chosen referee,
Frank Magioli acted as umpire for Cation
and jeff Ferguson for Gallagher; r. B.
Shumway was scorer and George Colt as
marker. Mr.. ]. W. McCullagh announc-
ed the terms of the match and introduced
the players.
At $50 Gallagher won the bank and
led off with blank, Cation following
suit. In the second inning Gallagher
again scored miss. The game was un-
interesting until the fifth inning, when
Cation scored As by fine, delicate playing
and missed on the forty>sixth shot in a
difficult follow shot. In the seventh in>
ming Gallagher made some brilliant plays
in all round the table shots, and ran 80
Cation ran SO in the eighth inning and at
the close of the eleventh inning had 110
to his credit In the twelfth inning Gal
lagher ran 80, and came within one of
tieing his opponent. At the close of the
seventeenth inning the score stood: Cats
ton, 159; Gallagher, 121. Gallagher ran
80, and, as he passed his opponent. deaf
ening applause followed. Cation quickly
regained his lead and in the twentysixth
inning ran "A, making the score stand:
Cation. 345; Gallagher, 1870. To the thirty
seventh inning the game ran by fits and
starts, and the best run being 81, made
by Gallagher. In that inning Cation ran
past the 400 point mark, making A i.
The score then stood: Cation, Ali; Gal
lagher, 26S.
In the thirtIeth inning Gallagher ran
IS, making the best run of the game. His
playing in this inning was mastery, and
he made several superb masse shots and
plays for position. Cation followed with
81, the score then standing, Cation, 44S,
Gallagher. 346. In the forty-tirst inning
Cation, by very delicate nursing and fine
plays for position, ran AZ Gallagher
next made 12, Cation following with 1 &.
In the torty"sixth inning Cation ran SO,
the score then standing, Catten, 5S3, Gal
lsgher, 3S7.
In the fifty>first inning Cation fouled in
his ninth shot, the score then standing
Cation, sos; Gallagher, Ala. In the fifty,
sixth inning, at Gallagher's nineteenth
point, Cation claimed a foul on the
ground that the shot was the second one
inside the line. The referee refused tc
allow the foul, and Gallagher proceeded
until he had rolled up 81,
Cation following with blank
The score then stood Cation 5S3
Gallagher sig. In the sixtieth inning
Gallagher again made a run of so, miss
sing the 51st on an easy carom, Cation
following with 10. In the sixty third in
ming Cation made so. the score standing,
| Cation, GAS; Gallagher. SIS. In the six
ty fifth inning Cation again ran up q
large string, missing on the fifty seventh
shot, thus passing thel70Oth point; the
score standing, Cation, 719; Gallagher
5s1.
From that point the game was lost tC
Gallagher. In the next inning he started
out with o blank while Cation rolled ~
%. The remaining innings were une-
ventful, the score at the end. of the in,
nings standing Cation 800. Gallagher
6S7.
THE SCORE BY INNINGS.
Catton-0, 2, II, /, 45, 12, 0, SO. 1, 0, O
1, 2, SO, O, 12, 1, IA, 10, /, 90, 4, "a, 43
4, "A, 1. 2, 4, A, l. 9. 0, 0, 1, 0. A, 81, 0, .
42, /, l, 0, 0. 80, IA, s, l, 4. s, l, 0, Is, /
0, IS, 2, /. 13, l, 0, 80, Is. Sc, 90, 2, 0, ., 3
3, 1, 4i12, $500.
Gallagher-0. O. 9, 0, 3. ., 30, 3, s, 10,
80, 0, 0. 0, 10, 2, 80, 0, 5. 9, 1. l, 4, 0, II
81. 3, 1,6, /, 4, 8, 10, IS. 5, 7S, 0, 0. 1
12. is, 10, 3, 0, 4. 0, 6, 16, /, 8, 9, /, 1S, 67
1, 0, 2, 90, 1, 6. 6, l, 2, 0, 0, 8, 0, 0, IS, 26
81, O. 26-597.
Best run-Gallagher, rs.
Winners average-10 50>75.
| Losers average-9 1875.
| Time of game hours and 50 min