The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-20
Vow York Cotton Mnrket.
WELCOME TO THE CHAMPION.
Frank Sherman's Victories in fooi
Remembered by His Friends

Frank sherman returned TO Washing
ton yesterday at 4 o'clock, bringing back
to his home city the championship OF the
world in pool, having in recent tourna-
nent in Boston beaten the former cham-
pion, De ORC.
A great welcome had been prepared by
the friends of the great pool player, ana
he was greeted right royalty. The real
ovation did not however begin until
o'clock in the evening. Then, with the
assistance of Haley's Orchestra, Mr.. Sher-
mans friends celebrated in fitting fashion
the homecoming of the victor me lob-
bies of the National Hotel were crowded
with friends anxious to convey their con-
gratulations for the wonderful game he
played.
After the orchestra had played long
programme and the stream of congratu-
latory friends had diminished enough to
give him an opportunity 10 get away
Sherman gave a short exhibition Of his
work. and played some Of his original
shots. which had so dazzIed the people in
the North.
Music and congratulations were by no
means all of the reception. His friends
had something more substantial in store
for him In the earlier part of the even
flowers, but the climax was the presenta-
ton of a magnificent diamond-studded
watch charm, as a token Of the esteem
I'm which he is held by the pool playing
fraternity of the city The watch charm
is a magnificent piece of work, in solid
gold, almost completely encrusted with
small diamonds.
Frank Sherman is now manager of the
billiard parlors of the National Hotel. He
is a young man, not having reached his
pa and it was I'm that city he had his
first lessons in pool playing His first
practice games were with Keogh, who
was defeated for the pool championship
by De ORC last year, in Chicago. Sher-
man has been in Washington several
years, long enough, in fact, for him to
be considered Washingtonian through
and through He was first in charge of
the billiard and pool rooms IN the Co
Iumbia Athletic Club.
The tourney in which the championship
was won was played in Boston, and be
gan February 49, 1t was for medal and
the table upon which the games were
played. There were seven contestants, De
ORC. II. z. Stoft, Grant Eby, Irving
Long. William Stubbs the Canadian
champion; William Clearwater, and
Frank Sherman. Shermans victory over
the former champion, De Gro, was most
decisive. In a game of $50 points Sher-
man beat his rival by forty-eight, a rec
ord which is simply unparalleled, when
the standing Of the players Is considered.
BY the rules of the tourney, each player
was 10 play every other player, and con-
sequently, SheTmans supremacy Is in
contestable. Out of six games played he
made clean record Of six wins defeat
ing every man who came TO him. De
ORC lost two games out of the six, and
was tied by Stofft which necessitsted a
play off. De ORC winning Grant Eby was
the fourth man on the list, winning three
out of the six games.
As a fancy shot player Sherman is q
phenomenon. and is especially known be-
cause OF his original combinations which
he develops entirely on his own lines, an
like the shots of any other player He
has run As high as JOG. although in the
championship game no runs were made
above hfty-SeVen. At the close of the
tournament in Boston, De ORC issued a
challenge 70 Sherman for three games.
one in New York, one in Boston and one
In Washington for 81 900 "A side The chal-
lenee was accepted, but no dates have
as yet been set.