The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-22

He Beats the EnrIish Champion 10 Roints
In the International Match.

w INC hntrrnNNtOuht "htch.
Alfredo De Orc made 1t manifest at the out
set of the last nights play In the big interna-
| tional pool match with John Roberts at the
| Madison Square Garden Music Hall. that he
| will be able to play any OF the English experts
In London at their own game OF British pyra-
mid pool. The American champion apparent
| ly started out with the design Of meeting pop
ular wishes. He bucked down to business
| and tried to excel his adversary at the latter's
| own game, the opening OF the evenings dis
play being three frames OF British pyramids.
| The Cuban defeated the EnGlishman by Just
one point in the English frame.
| Tho Cuban. as a matter OF course. more than
hold his own at the Yankee table. to which the
players changed directly afterward. but the
big Englishman did the more brilliant playing
at skilled calculation. gaining fourteen balls in
the last frame The Cuban tried combination
play when he was again at English pool. He
captured thirteen out of the triangle OF fifteen,
n far more difficult feat than the same per-
formance at Yankee pool is. lie hit the base
OF tho pyramid in the succeeding frame in u
daring combination. and tho throng cheerod
wildly rs red globe dropped into q side
pocket.
In the next frame De Orc played by far the
greatest shot of the match. 1t was n bank to
the sido pocket. The Cuban sent the cue ball
to the cushion. struck the red. and drove 1t
into the net straight as die. Roberts gained
the next frame, and the struggle at English
erts 75s; a lead OF 81 points in favor Of the
champion at Yankee pool.
he So eSnce to tr i n I'm
can game, De ORC did the same thing with
s,mi ts esHt two frames later and then cal,
house a cheering. he cleared the table himself
il. his own inmltablo style. He bagged two
fond OF performing. lie was away ahead OF
his Sn Sdy%s Ter p ,c to 7sl ~.
critics an excellent chance to Judge OF the diff
5lcu lie OF the game on TIE big BY II table
SEEING how we'll he really could pns
the game lie made some star shots. but his
arrarent project Of clearing the table was de-
aim had to lie absolutely accura'e or the balls
wouldn't drop into the net. and. skilled as he
md drives and "cnts" ne brilliantly as he
did on the Yankee table.
Koserts was Tde awake dunG ths in
and cuts that was anplauded Just rs long
deal Of hard luck to buck up AGAINST that
thwarted. well-,lesiGned play. The best that
2S In the four games. The scoreils the English
innings closed was De ORC. 90; Roberts. So9.
entire Assem- Siare in IN biIan. mood GOD" wRiio the
cuban was too!ing at the British game; Two
RED globes Lay together near the LETT rail me
red hall collided with the other and the latter
sknted for the side pocket and landed safely.
This was another marvellous com bnAt1on.
The Englishnan haGRed the whole 10 di-
ORC duplicated this performance himself in
tn" very next frame. playing swifter than his
adversary.
1t was the second time in the match that the
Cuban had CAPTURED the whole ID at the Eng
fish game. and the spectators made the hall
echo with their prolonged plandits; THIS time
Roberts more than held his own at British pool.
1t was q hopeless task Tor the EnElishnan
to try and stop the AMERICANS march to VIC
tory though. lie was so far ahead when he
player. probably could hav. held him in cheek.
He was rs points ia the lead.
He banged away ut com inatlons with the
confidence horn Of impeuding victory, But
marker had to take the English globes out Of
the box again. when everybody Thought the
gam" was over. and Z we ltOhertS n chance to
show that he WASH: rattel. De ORC finished
the match on tho second frame.
Both men shook hands. and somo admirer
threw a hig wreath OF laurel over the head OF
the American champion. This mark Of en-
ueiastic appracia tion mode him laugh out
right. The struggle ended As 1t had begun. in
genuine good feelin between tho rivals. De
by 'ranee
l.! D' d, "Fo s 81 ~ % Is. = 10 10 p
Nooerts--i, ., 10: ~ l+-s 20. s--l5 o.o.a.
3,5 ,; % = innl. II o. Id Al. 'a-r. Il
i.iclth game-Dr orc. lin: Roberts. 12a
American Gam--De ono. 1871: Roberts 10
Grand Iotas-English; lie ORC. Al: Roberts 400.
irnni rotasrAn'tr,G%n DE 20 IIs RSSeT,s 4s-
Roberts defeated De Orc IL points at Eng
lsh pool. and De ORC beat Roberts Is, points at
the American game.