New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-16
BILLIARDS..
KELLOGG BEATS SMITH FOR THE CLASS B
AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP.


AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP.
The three handed tie in the Glass amateur
championship billiard tournament at the knicker-
booker Athletic Club Theatre was broken yester-
dav afternoon when the two Western players, j.
ne Mum Smith. OF St Louis and ". W. Kellogg.
OF Chicago. came together. Neither had yet lost
game and the struggle attracted much Interest
because Of the time honored rivalry between Chi
cago and ST. Louis.
smith finally won by 300 to 30 completing his
total in Just forty-seven innings. The Chcagoan
held the lead at the start and Smith had gathered
IN only % points in his first fourteen innings Then
he ran % and soon after two breaks Of ~ and 70
IN succession put him ahead Of his rival After
that he steadily increased his lead until the end.
snauv going out in his forty-seventh inning.
SMITHS average was 61S-47. and his best runs were
a a. O. 20 and 10, while Kelloggs highest were -
Is H. Is and l5 his average 6eIhg John
Wendrick OF New Haven and Albert G. Cutler.
Of Boston tf me but Hendrick showed unexpected
form and won rather easily by 800 TO 1879; cutter
dd not sGore kpt steadily counting and in no
fewer than eleven OF his forty-tour tnh.tmsS nc
scored double TEqre an 5I Average Of & his best
breaks netting 81 q 2 and - while Ss'aess pest
runs we're ec5d game last night Charles Threshe
Of II Boston beat " W kellogg, Of chicago BY so
20 oSfv-ninth inning just equalling the best aver
W. ~ i0-3a made in last years Class champion
ga, tournament by Stark. Threshles pest iuIs
were % and 43, while the highest Kellogg MADE was
IL mis- average being s-2s. . 49,. ..,,,o,a ,o-
10 Ihis defeai nuts Kellogg II OF the struggle TOT
,hs championship, and the hnal game "hich WIN
dacde both first and second places in the tourna-
mont will be played this evening az O'Clock pc
tween smith OF ST. Louis. and Ihresnle OF boston.
Each has four games and LOST none
vrrNr,y REATs STARK IN A CLOSE GAME.
The final game in the slosson-Day amateur
hordican tournament drew q large crowd 70 Days
Academy last night 20 J. Byron Stark. tho
former Class amateur champion. meet Frank a.
xeopev OF the Crescent Athletic Club Stark was
required 10 play 300 points against $50 for Keeney.
and a victory for him would make him tied with
Keeney for first place IN the tournament In an
,xc,tinx finish however. he was beaten by just
four points the final score being $50 against 2S in
Keeneys favor
stark had an easy chance 10 win In his hfueth
inning when he needed only seven points for the
game but he missed his fourth shot, an easy short
draw. through sheer nervousness. and Keeney who
needed only eight points. out In his next
inning The winners average was 300 and
his best runs A. q. q. p and B while Stark
averaged $3.50 with runs OF 49, IS 80. y and IS
10 his credit =, a,
,ournament and he will meet Poggenburg. winner
Of The hrst section az Slosson's Academy rev
weeks ago In a special match for the slosson-Daly
emblem The conditions or the match can Tor tV9
noints IN 10 be played Monday ana Tuesday even
tngs the first night at Sossons and the SECOND at
Days. The final standing OF the players IN me