The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-13
SURPRISES AT BILLIARDS.
TOWNSEND IN GREAT FORM AND DE-
EE1TS STARK At DALH6

smith Of st. Louis wins From Cutler of
Boston by More Than One Hundred
points-Hendrick vanauishes Heoner
In the Afternoon Game at the n. a. c.
There were some surprises yesterday In the
rival amateur billiard tournaments which are
being played at Days Academy and at the
Knickerbocker A. @. The feature OF the day at
Days was the defeat OF J. Byron Stark by
Arthur Townsend. The latter started on like
n whirlwlnd and was never headed. winning by
$50 to 223. The surprise In the A. A. w.
Class b cham pioDship at Days was the easy
victory OF ]. DeMun Smith. the ~. Louis ex-
pert. over Albert q. Cutler OF Boston About
everyone expected Smith to win as he has been
showing consistent billiards. but hardly any one
predicted that the Boston man would be beaten
by more than 100 points. Smith secured lead
OF 80 quite early In the game. held It for awhile
and then gained 30 more in three innings
Soon after he ran the game out with a break OF
"a. leaving Cutler at 1913 The scores:
smith.as. APO, i,oo.s.i;s;i9 $685. r.
,ss, 49, 81 ISL ash fan.s $3.50 3d. I
Gs;5eF g. g. a. g. 5so ,'iisd 49, 4 2.
hyerase-Ss.t7,, High runs-2s. 10. 49, 49,
In the afternoon. John A. Hendrck, who now
nuns iioh ANeW hoNcu iiN'h t'S"
Haven, defeated George L. Hevner. the Phla-
delphian. by a score Of 800 to 242. Hendrick
led from the start and when he gathered a
bunch OF ~ in his, seventeenth inning
Hevner, however. made plucky effort and q
run OF 80 In tho forty-eighth inning gave him
billiards and he maintained his advantage to
the end. winning In the fifty eighth inning.
The scores:
Hendrista2; O. =. i,e;o.,S.o,,2, 1S.o,,ia o. Q.
?so.2, 3 2. Z. 90; ~, 90 81. o. I'LL, ~
AycrSvo-b io:5s. High rnn.-ao. az. q. II.
HsvnsIoo, 90, 80, /, 10 1855 ;o;s5.
s.la itii.s,oo'+ g. 49, so 10. go o.
Rcfeiec-fiorisn Tobias. KnicferbockerA q.
/ In the second game last evening Charles
Th,rshis ?f RSston beat John A. mend. nd by Sy
highest run ~. Hendrick averaged 5 22.4o.
with high run OF ~.
Arthur Townsend was in great form at
Days Academy last night. He said he slept
Sr M S
fdence and soon had his opponent on Queer
| street.
a lack. Of, confidence that was noticeable
A. that he put In beautiful run Of
that nnpaS ss fau sSs sessfops'd wS
packed the amphitheatre OF the Academy
Townsend finished his schedule with q victory
is In the lead. having won three games and los,
| none.
Townsend $500. 81. s. ?. ~. IL, 60. q. D. "a
Q. o. 4 s. 10. .. ~. ls 60 o. l. II. p
n lS 81 is a,x GG Ssn. :so; p, "
stark t3oo)-3 o. 1, !. ], =. 2. g. T. Is. IL. o. q.
10. I. u. H. o. o. o, !. 1. rs. 10. ~. 10,
| O, :, o. ~, O. TotAl-22S.
Averaee-a 1857: High runs-ts. az, 10. 10.
| Rcferee-EdwArd Mclaughlin.
THE RECORD.
Wor. Lost Won. Lott
Kesney C2so); "a o Toyns,d ,,so,..ss
| poRnenburx t8Ool3 Muldsur (120l.2
| stark (3ool, ,...,.2 Arnold l22O)...O
To-day's schedule OF games In the two anna.
| teur tournaments Is as follows:
| At Days Inter city and 1ntsr.club Tourney
| Poggenburx 900 vs.. keeney (2sO), At p NJ.
| A. the Knickerbocker A. @. "a. A. u. Tourney)-
| Afternoon Cutler OF Boston va. Hevner OF Phiadel
| phiAi evening. hrst game. Kellogg Of Chicago Va
| Hendrtck u New York second game. Smith OF St
| louis VS.. Heyner OF Philadelphia