Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-21
MeSSrS. Mclaughlin and Dodds Now
Tie for First Place in the
Billiard Tournament.
SOME VERY EXCITING CONTESTS
Witnessed BY the Lovers of the Game Who
Visited Grand Central Rink Yes
terday Afternoon.
BOsCHERT WAS DEFEATED BY BURRIS.
Other Sporting News Of Interest Gathered From All
Parts Of the World.

By far the most interesting and most e1-
citing game of the billiard tournament so
far was that played yesterday afternoon by
Messrs Walker and Dodds, the two local
players. The old remark, "it's anybody's
game, :" was never better illustrated, as Mr..
Dodds only won BY eight points, and at one
time it looked like a certainty for Mr..
Walkers running out the game.
There was a good afternoon attendance.
and it was easy to see that partisan feeling
was very high. Since billiards has become
popular here, each party has its champion,
and there are now three parties, represented
respectively by Messrs. Dodds, Boschert
and Walker On Thursday evening Mr..
Dodds defeat of Mr. Boschert led many to be-
lieve that he would easily dispose of Mr..
Walker, but in this they were greatly deceived.
For nearly half of the game the two players
kept well together. and then Mr.. Dodds went
well to the front. He speedily had a lead of
more than 10 and in the last hundred it looked
as if he had an easy task in hand, but Walker,
with some good runs including % and an is,
rot Only tied the score but passed Mr. Doods
close to the finish. Nh. DDdds fell "of "
little and the players were 292 each. Excite
ment was intense, ard with the score at the
point named Mr.. Walker had the table, but he
ialled TO get beyond the 292. Mr.. Dodds then
went in and ran the game out amid rounds OF
applause. Following were the scores:
Dodds-l. Q. 10, 0. o, 0. 0, j, g, 0, ., II, II, l.
2 l. q O. , Il, g. !. 4, ). Is. l. O. 0. /, l. O O., 8
g. Y, g, "A !, o, !, 0, l. s. 0, O. ], 0, IL. s. Is
Walker-O. L . Il. Q, 4 O. !, Q, II. !, ], O. >
O. = l. O. ). !, 0, 0, /. s, S. O. !. s. 20, l. = g. l.
O. Is. :. {. :, l, / 3, >, s. g. O. |, L s. s. 8 /, 5,
g. g. l. Is, S, l, 5 >, 0, s. g. Is D. -, 2-292
Mr. hIubRSr { Il
Walkers highest run. %; average, 5-l7.
some very pretty billiards were played at the
evening session Of the Tournament Burns and
Boshert had a most exciting contest, see-saw-
ing all through Tor lead. Both players were
frequently greeted with applause for especially
brilliant shots. The game between Dodds and
Cline was also very close and interesting. 1t
was especially so at the close when Cline made
some long runs and it looked as though he
might null up on tine leader. The game lasted
until lis this morning
Dodds and Mclaughlin are now tie for first
place and the great contest will be when they
come together to decide the question of su-
periorIty. The scores follow:
First game:
O. . 90 !, !, Is. Q. g. 3 O. Il, 0. O. 5, Il O. Q,
Is l. J. % Il, O. O. 81 O. O. IL, S, O. !, 4, l. Total,
SOC Average, , 5-lL
Boshert-2 Ii, ,5,4454 7,6ZaIs 5. IS,
6OS4O o, . 6, . 2 10, . is, !, 10, o, 6. II 9.
Total 275. Average, 5-4
Dodds-i8. o 6LGL1LoaO $500. Is,
9, ., o s. o. l. H. O. 4 - O. l. Q. . 6, %. S. II,
3 > l.. Is, o S, l. O. ], 10, $1,000, o, I9, s, ], O.
l, l. IA Total 500 Average. 26Sl.
CIine-l, 4 l,5,S002. 5&112 G22
S 1. %. , O. S. 8 6. 10 4 O. > O. IL i, Is, o, q 1G
., l. 0, O. Total, 263 Average, 1862
TODAY, commencing AT l:SO P. M, Cline will
A. P. NJ Mclaughlin and Dodds will play the
final game.