New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-14
BILLIARDS..
HENDRIcK AND HEvNER BEATEN IN THE
CLASS AMATEUR TOURNAMENT.

HENDRICK AND HEvNER BEATEN IN THE
CLASS b AMATEUR TOURNAMENT.
The Class r amateur championship billiard tour
nament was continued yesterday at the Knicker-
booker Athletic Club theatre, under the auspices OF
the Amateur Athletic Union. Three games were
played one in the afternoon and two In the even
ing and the championship struggle was practically
narrowed down TO three cornered contest be-
ween Threshie Smith and Kellogg, representing
Boston St. Louis and Chicago respectively. Threshie
seems to be the general favorite. but Smith has
many friends who believe he is sure TO win.
In the afternoon game yesterday Albert @. Cutler
Of Boston beat George f. Hevner. of Philadelphia.
bv 300 TO l25 Hevner played badly from the start.
and at no stage of the contest did he seem to have
\ chance 10 win The Bostonian on the other
hand showed his best form and seemed to have
entirely regained confidence In himself and gath
cred in many big runs. He began with " IN MS
sixth inning and double figure breaks were IRE
auent all through the game until ne hnaIiy ran OUT
the game in his forty ninth inning with one OF 30.
Cutters average SAG and his highest runs 80.
* % % and "a while Hevner made an average OF
40 his only run Of double figures being IL In his
thirty-fourth inning.
In the evening w. w. Kellogg, OF Chicago. beat
1obn 4 Uendrick of NewHaven, In an exciting
emo tho final score being 300 to I'll The East
nr stared off with big lead but Kellogg over
took him at 1876, and after that II was MP anu tuS
between them TO the end TSt ox 0ng nay ram
omt t tbe game in his fty-hfth inning. with av-
orage Of Z 25-55 and high of 26. ~ IL II and 10
Hendricks best runs were 49, IL, 10 ana To- anu hS
average 4 5l-55.
KEENEY WINS AGAIN AT DALYS.
Frank A. Keeney, the Crescent Athletic club
billiard expert won another game last night in the
Slosson-Daly amateur handicap tournament at
DAVIS Billiard Academy. Thirty -nrst-st and
broadway. Poggcnburg winner OF tie first section
~ the tournament was beaten even. although he
was required 10 concede handicap to Keeney.
The Brooklynite ran out the game with the score
at go 10 2i in his favor. his average being 40
and his best runs "a, 70. 10 and Is. Poggenburg,
who was handicapped to play 300, averaged i6-45,
while his highest breaks were &C. A, 20 and 20 -,
Kcenev's victory gives him n big lead In the
standing with four games and none lost
Stark is second with two victories and one defeat;
and Townsend third, having won three games ana
lost two. Tonight Poggenburg and STARK VIII
The second game was very sensational. J. De
Nun Smith, Of ST. Louis. beat George +. HeVner,
of philadelphia by 800 to 101. He put In two runs
the best bre * OF the tournament. Smith ran out
the game In his twenty-seventh inning. which Is
two innings better than any Class amateur mas
yet done for 300 point tournament game. and ono
inning better than Starks record OF last week
when he out game In twenty weight innings
This gives Smith an average OF II 80 which u nov
and his best H.
The standing OF the players in the final series
won 3 lost o. Threshie (Bostonl and Kellogg Ch
cago) zach 2 lost o. Cutler (Boston). won ..
lost 2; Hendrick New Haven, won |, lost 8; Hev
ner philadelphia O. lost 5.
This afternoon Kellogg will play Hevner, and
this evening which will he ladies' night Cutler
and Threshie the two Boston experts. will come
together. There will be only two games to-day.
the evening one beginning at o'clock instead OF
he