The sun., 1893-10-17
POOL WELL WORTH SEEING.
CHAMPION DE oRo's DhsHINs PLAT
IN THE YS1ERNA7IONALM MATCH

on the Opening Night-Th- Eag"shmu
Holds Hts Own at the English esmr
Not since wahlstrom. the young Meteor o
| Pool. came over from Sweden dozen YEAR
ago and tackled the late CYRIL Dion and th'
other pool stara OF America has q match o
such importance In pool been played In thi'
country as that which began at the Madison
Square Garden Music Hall last night. 1t wa,
| a distinctively international meeting between
John Roberts the English champion. ant
Alfred De Orc. who. although Cuban. 1:
| champion OF America. The match was l.oOC
points up. playable in blocks OF $50 balls q
| night until tho sixth night, when the deciding
game will be 25O balls The match is forS Sl.OOC
| side. The conditions OF the match are UNIQUE
in America. for the reason that both English
and American pool will be played each even
ing. The match was made for mixed contest
OF this kind. tho winner OF tho biggest aggre-
gate Of balls to be the winner OF the match.
The English and American tables we're sci
up side by side In the centre Of the arena,
The English table was the same upon which
Roberts had beaten Frank Ives at English
billiards fortnight ago. 1t is n handsome
ex12-feet affair with 5-S-inch pockets. The
balls used we're the standard 2b-lnch English
pyramid style. The American table was Of
oak instead OF mahogany. as was tho English.
OF rich finish. Tho cornor pockets were y
inches, and the side pockets Az inches The
balls are tho standard 25-16 inches. The
men had agreed to play the game in alternate
blocks OF four frames. or sixty balls at each
style Of game.
hWhat gave the meeting particular interest
for the ardent pool lovers was the fact that 1t
was contest between the gentlemen OF the
profession-the sharks" had no place in 1t.
The management had wisely provided score
arIa xrtN1 .,.l. wllah
BEEN been played lay in aandso%er hall than that In
eontrasted beauties Of the two styles Of play.
3; spd A. sss dsasS5sT Ssrs ssnsp,as9ss stadeass 5
but his We %aset He s her
''f ss he mes %steh drew lot. t, decide which gam.
HpS s9qSd st E aSaG
game with safety braa op the ahq br TnsisS
@ hsn nd M kDy 0ss h sba se s
marker. seized a bridge to keep track Of the
Esmss no6sTts sSs shs 5s. DsS snd sh9s
iirst counting inning. De ORC gathered in two.
d,fference was that tha ninvar d;S nnt have to '
cali the nockets. Il ha nonid aet hail nv a
"seratch !" It eounted M as GOOD stroce Be 3ro
oil fhn Hrsf hv hr1l lta nf Artv 70
enS nocE eEe a. W op - tn uG ad
the accuracy OF ride shooting to make these
d5IysS T6s sashon; oi ths RSefs.s xsrs
tSbs Sa hsd t be shet Il into ths pasEsa
With clean. cut stroke &C or the the ivory @ struck the
mighty aspt fo sxs work e So
thst fey Sa vss p' The sSS esness neTsd
glazing EightIhsnded nd with l6,o1nee cue that
Be Sro M his Wont anE naysd
Gru maSe the Anal shos on Tx frame Uunses nsSr the
red hall as a cue hall This was anothsr curl.
ops ops EnGlish custom. the PLAYER on the final
elobe as cue hall Hn6erts bronoht f5e 1n,,ss
down in the third frame with a great shot. ou II
tss ad SIDE de- ra f. dsgSSnaS across the
whistle 1t made onan, TIE critics whistle;
anesn onn o. ahsse ayor Gro ttspped
tn I me- n tG eesr ms s spenaid
sen 5%1 Ss on fns h ad
Re- pisksd s 0ff Z neatly i1 enough t9 eye hm .hs
Engish m !stnI iavor saefe 81 10 20 in tho
faat wban m na sncnr 'me hasd was az once mani
zach sh0t Tnn bs~e 70 nama vne vnr nitn en-,
Sd tho ni sae1ns
bs!0niSn,ne 0 fom plnafoas sd oa ne was right ut
snRie hand LYME the o Fn9lisbman oas sina,a 1n
cmh.n ewein nisHssS havoc With ana h the
His ns driWas St ane nnda nnhcn
,S anS ar d Guts anu @ th % %daoused Wonaer
poson pIay 4' He psyed Wieh spf rht
iinv daez,,pg sefoke' atch tn. maze his
wbo,e X hnilss had dsennsarad az aia a. i ne
cna ana ~ Was That saey cai mHGG 81 the
and slap bang went 10, globes in a twinRle
swiftly and as surely as q the CUBAN had aui done
hut on wIrn haZsf' bimyhg d he had
p th men pHIEns naIhrds were
etrSHe tnan vas al eGaa ga Guy In execution as
- 70 tne Cpoan ne lpurtn frame ended
WITH total OF ~ 70 % "a the Cubans favor.
me men statted htth game at AMERICAN
snp Taa foTe b oa s1d DE
De Orc apologized Tor the uniutsntional oyer.
signt and mere was appia4se when the