St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-26

k-x-A q Suredly, been no
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WI kA 8I lack of interest
TN in billiards in
- ST. Paul during
the past week.
va j he summer
W. \ M.N handicap tourna
MCSS3 IVY ment at Foley's
w NSESSAA still continues,
\ wv and not single
PM game has been
Ell played thus far
Myx6 * but that has
1901 drawn out a
large attend
ance. On Mon
day night T. P.
Foley and Carney were the magnets
that drew the crowd. Foley made an
actual average of nearly 4, and Carney
one of 4 3-14. Young Toms credited
average was 1851. Score: Foley. 300;
Carney. 236. Foley's high run was 30,
the previous week. Baron. in an ex
ceedingly close game, was the victor in
Tuesday nights game by score of 300
to 29S. Thayer was his opponent. AS to
the actual number Of billiards made,
handicaps considered, ThaYer led by SO
points at the finish. Baron's credited
average was 1927. and that of Thayer
5 1927. The actual averages of each
were 1927 and 1927. respectively.
1t was an excellent contest. The most
sensational feature thus far in the tour.
nament occurred Wednesday night,
when Dickinson played Sampson and
defeated the favorite 800 to 287. Dick
inson's average (crediteD was $50, as
Sampson. though not in good form, off
on his stroke and playing in hard luck.
did some exceedingly good work, not
withstanding. Thursday nights game
resulted in victory for Thayer over
Estes of 800 to 296. The credited aver
age of each man Gncluding the handi-
cap] was 4. This was a very interest
ing game. III the game Friday night
Thomas defeated Carney 300 to 2S7.
The handicap billiard tournament at
Foley's is fast drawing to close. There
are but FIVE more games to play.
Sampson will appear IL two. Dickinson
in two, Thomas in two, and the others
III one each, excepting Baron, who fin
game, winning only two and losing
seven. He and young Foley appeared
at the table to contest for the twenty
third game. the former at 100 and Foley
at 225, with the reliable old-time player,
DIR. Lawton, as the referee. Foley won
the bank. and in the first nineteen iun-
ings only scored ten billiards. Baron
was doing lit lie better. On his twenty.
first inning Foley got to going, aud
made very beautiful run of 43. This
started him off so that in the next
twenty-five innings he scored over eco
buttons, or an average of about s
to an inning. He came to an
other stop when he had eleven
buttons to 90, anu Baron scored 80 beau
ties while Foley was struggling to get
his eleven, which he did in the next
seven innings, winning the game on
the fifty-fourth by the score of 800 to
Baron's 2S1. Foley doubled eight times,
as follows: 43. TO- II, IA, Is, IL. 80, II.
Baron's doubles were IA, II. II, IL. II.
This closes the week with Foley in the
lead for first place, having won five and
lost one. He has Sampson to play. Samp-
son has VOL four and lost one, with Foley
and Thomas to play. Thomas has won
four and lost one, with Estes and Samp-
son to play. Carney has won one and
lost five; Thayer won one and lost FIVE;
Estes has won three and lost three;
Dickinson won three and lost two; Baron
won two and lost four.
Monday Foley and Thayer will play
500 up even for new headgear.
This weeks schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, Carney VS.. Dickinson; Wednes-
day. Estes VS.. Thomas; Thursday,
Thayer VS.. Dickinson.
The following table shows the exact
standing of all the players to date: