Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-22
M'LAUGHL|A W|NSIT
The Billiard State Championship
Trophy Will Be Carried of
TO the Quaker City.
DODDS COMPELLED TO SUCCUMB
To the Superior Playing of His Philadelphia
Rival, Who Won First
Place and Money.
A MOST SUCCESSFUL TOURNAMENT
Oxford Defeats Cambridge in the Great Varsity Boat
Race on the ThlneS

As a result of his victory achieved last
night over Dodds, Mclaughlin will carry
with him to Philadelphia the first money
and elegant trophy presented by j. c.
Stroup, as the billiard champion OF Penn
sylvania. Mclaughlin plays pretty game,
and he won both trophy and money fairly,
though not easily. He will be compelled to
de end it, and it will not be very many
months before some Pittsburger, doubtless
Dodds. will ask him TO come to the front and
show reason why the trophy should not be re-
turned to this city.
Quite large crowd was at the rink last night
TO witness the final game of the billiard
tourney. 1t was nearly o'clock when the fight
for first place began between Messrs. DOdds
and Mclaughlin The former won the bank
and in his first inning started off so smoothly
that the hopes of his friends arose to a high
point But his first score was Is and some i'm
mediately began to argue that with such an un-
lucky start he would surrey be uistanced
Mclaughlin first succeeded in scoring three
points and after Dodds drew blank cooily
nut upI2 Then came Dodds' best run of the
game, and when he was through he CON-
pIacently watched the scorer run up 80 little
black buttons in his favor.
There Was Billiard Playing
Both men were repeatedly applauded as they
made some especially brilliant plays. and that
was pretty often. The crowd was at the outset
perfectly impartial, but after Dodds began TO
fall to the rear it refused to give the visitor the
applause his work merited Dodds seemed to
grow discouraged after awhile. and he did not
come near playing up TO his best form. Nc
LaUghlin, however, seemed to make the most
difficult shots with ease, and the game was all
his own way.
Dodds only had 20 buttons to his credit. and
when the latter passed that point the former
stood at l50 From that time on, while the
local man was in sight, he was hardly within
mailing distance, and the visitor calmly walked
away with the game and the first houors.
Two games were played in the afternoon but
only one carried with it any especial interest
That was the one between Walker and Cline.
which was virtually hard fight for last place
and Walker won il by only two points, his OPP
poHent having scored 29S before he got his 800
IN by making run of seven points, immedi-
atcly preceded by l9-point run.
The Tournament Success.
The billiard tournament has been a decide6
success, thanks to the cooperation OF the play
ers and the able management of George Myers,
the BrunSwick-B -Balke Company's representative
in PIttsburg. The attendance has been quite
large and considerable amount of interest has
been manifested in the game.
Ii has been a hard matter TO tell how Pitts
burgs biliar;lists stood in the matter of
superiority. The rrIend~ of each have claimed
the hOnors. but the tourney just closed has
given all some valuable pointers. A great
many were surprised at the work of BOSchert.
II was hardly considered IN the game, but be
prov TO be a remarkably neat PLAYER. With
The p'o ser coaching and practice he will prove
eNI.ert. Walker, too, played good billiards,
hut he was in hard luck' as the saving is.
With the proper practice all three of Pitts
burC's representatives IN the tourney will stand
equal if not above the representatives of the
Quaker City.
The local meu will Immediately begin pre-
paTauon fnr gong to Philadelphia afte- the
championship emblem, and unless the present
holder equally improves his play, it will be
held in the Iron City before very long.
The Money Awarded.
The money was awarded as follows: First,
so4C, Mclaughlin; second. 500, DOdds; third.
Sl61 Burris; fourth. SI2O Boschert; fifth, $50,
Walker. Cline gets suit of clothes from
G1skys. The scores of yesterdays games
follow: First game
Walker. !, Ia, 20. !. ., e. . B. R. :. D 90 O.
5ao.4 3. . O. T. Q, l. /, la, O. /. 4 L O. Q,
= 6. G 0. l. :, @ o 5, Z, 9, Is. $40; average,
Cline, = il, /. IC, 4LLOO24 S4,OLo9,
IT. . o. O. J. Is / II. O. O. i ., 3 0. J. l. l. IL. O. Is
p G. o. a. O. O.. O. &, J. ], s. G, IL S ), ], l. 0, l. -
il, 4. > J, l. :, + :, ], D 4-2sS; average, 4l4-7.
Second game
6. GIG . !, o J, o. ;. l. II, II A. l, Q, il, =,
:, :. -. . 5. 5--SN. Average, 27-57.
Burris-I4, 3 j. 45, !, 6, O. ., 4, 7,G5 $,
-II5. Average. 4 1888.
Evening game
podds--Ia o. 80 S,@L GGs,G%G GLL22
3, = @ }. /. o I8-TS7. Average, Ga.
McIaughliu-a, u, e, 70 0. l., ], g. O. :, O. 0. .
]. . O. = Is .. g. IS :. O. O. T. ; o. c, - l. l. 81 2 O.
Q, g. > O ., Il, T. 5 /, :, 1 Sdo Average 47-i5.