St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-25
THE FIRST FORFEIT.
Dougherty Hurts Himself and
Cannot Appear for His
Game.
HIS Illness May Put q New
Aspect on the Globe
Tourney.
Great Crowds Assembled to
Witness Last Nights
Series.
Y~%N~N~$
Interest Growing as the
Tournament Approaches
Its Ending.

Frank Thayer met his second defeat
in the DAILY GLOBE amateur billiard
tournament at Eoley's last evening.
five Of the players that he had met and
two of whom had been defeated by
Thayer, was the victor.
Foley's billiard hall was literally
thronged by the devotees of the game,
and as the play progressed the auditors
were at times held in GREATNESS sus-
pense, and at times they broke out in
enthusiastic applause in recognition of
brilliant shots. Both men were on their
mettle. They worked hard and
played the balls wide when a
difficult problem was presented.
Glow scored his hundredth button
when Thayer only had 81 points to his
credit. His high runs were 90, Is and
II, and each run represented many
magnificent shots. This gives Thayer
the same number Of games lost that
have been lost by Estes, but he is still
i'll second place. inasmuch as he has
won one more game.
Summers and Snyder played the other
game. and it was won handiiy by the
former, 100 to ", and Summers high
run was IA.
Frank Dougherty was to have played
young Tom Foley last evening, but at
8 O'Clock he sent messenger from Min
neapoiis with the tidings that he had
met with a painful accident. that in
alighting from a street car he mad the
misfortune to fall and sprain his ankle.
Just how serious the accident is Is not
known. Dougberty may be able to re-
sumo play according to the schedule ac-
companying, or he may be utterly i'll
capacitaied. Today will develop this.
Should he be unable to complete the
series, his name, under the rules that
govern the tournament, will
be entirely eliminated from the list.
To explain, all OF his games
will be erased. so that 10 player can
have any advantage whatever, owing to
forfeits. This will mark off one game
lost by each candidate that has met
Dougherty in the series. This post
poned game can be played On Saturday
or Monday night, but the GLOBE has
decided to positively close the tOurna-
ment Monday evening. Should Dough-
erty default. EstiS and Thayer may
claim the games, and then Dougherty
would he disqualified. Under 10 cir
cumstances will the tournament be
prolonged. as ii had been positively ar
+ ranged as explained. Tom Foley, who
is managing the series on behalf of the
GLOBE, must go to Chicago Wednesday,
and, therefore, the presentation will be
made Tuesday evening at $50 at FO-
ley's.
Yesterday afternoon Tom Foley COM
pleted the schedule for all the games
that are still to be played in the tourna-
ment. They are:
Thursday Evening - Summers VS..
Dickinson: Wilder VS.. Hatch and Estes
VS.. Thayer.
Friday Evening-Ronald VS.. Hatch;
Foley VS.. Thayer, and Dougherty VS..
Estes.
Saturday Evening Bingham vs.. Glow.
Monday Evening-Thayer VS.. Dough-
erty.
The final game will be played Monday
evening. 1t will be between DOugherty
and Thayer, but it is not so scheduled,
because Thayer has cinch ON second
place. He has lost one game and Estes
has lost two. but should Estes defeat
Thayer the score would be tied. Yet it
was necessary to complete the schedule,
and the only hypothesis to go upon was
that if Thayer was second yesterday,
when the schedule was made out, 1t was
fair conclusion to arrive at that he has
the best chance of finishing in that or
der.
Frank Dougherty seems to be pretty
certain winner. He joys along winning
game after game with perfect sang
froid. and it is scarcely probable that
he will lose enough to make any other
candidate dangerous.
The final game, as stated, will occur
Monday evening, and then the fOrma