Evening star., 1901-04-17
EXPERT POOL PLAYING,
De Orc Leads Sherman in the First
Nights Game

Nights Game.
large gathering of those Interested in
pool as it should be played witnessed the
opening game of the championship match
a Odd Fellows Hall last night between
Frank Sherman of this city and Alfred De
Orc of Cuba. The former holds the title
OF pool champion and the latter has long
been acknowledged as Sherman's superior
III match, although he has been beaten
by him in tourney. Excellent arrange
ments had been made at Odd Fellows Hall
for viewing the play. The interest in the
contest was maintained throughout. and
comparatively few left the hall until De
Orc had pocketed his 2O2d ball, leaving
Sherman score of 16l. The Advancement
for the match was that 600 points should
be played, 200 on successive evenings De
OroS lead by no means makes victory a
sure thing for him. His margin is only
forty points and can be wiped out by good
luck in three frames. Whether De Orc will
have such an opening is another question
The Cuban expert Won many admirers last
evening by, his courteous demeanor his
brisk manner of naming his ball and his
almost unerring accuracy. While the balls
broke more luckily for him, as rule than
for Sherman, yet he wrggled out of some
tight places and at the close snatcfed four
teen from what looked to a novice to be an
utterly hopeless situation. Some of his
combination shots We're loudly Cheered
Sherman had generally the more difficult
positions to face and consequently had
more studying to do than his opponent
He was unfortunate in scratching in play
ing for position and as a consequence left
the balls well split for De ORC, who gath
cred in the harvest. The latter at one time
was roundly cheered when he refused to
benefit by Sherman's absent -mndedness in
picking UP the cue ball. Sherman, how
ever, insisted on forfeit. and brushed the
balls to one side with his cue, thereby Civ
in his al 10 halls he t1h
De ORC had gained a lead at the start and
this forfeit gave him considerable advan-
tage, but Sherman quickly ''braced up
and ran from "a to Il while De ORC was
reaching the same figure from -. Sherman
led for few points but De Orc settled
down regained the lead and was never in
reaching distance afterward. Shortly after
80 the Cuban made his 200th ball Two
balls remaining the table he pocketed
them. Tonight the exhibition of the finest
pool playing ever seen here will be re-
sumed. Last nights score by frames:
De Oro-S, ., Is, 10, 13, 5. 7, Is, l. 1, 8. 3,
13, Is, Is, H. 5, s, 3, l. Is. 3. .. II. l4-total
2O2
Sherman 6. H. .. ), l, 0. I. ., IL. H. T. 12
,. o. =, l, 10, I, 10, IA, o. 10, Is, l, total,
Whitney's VOIOdyOvsLi DisapDoints.
William c. Whitney's Volodyovski. the
Derby fayorite could do better than
third in the forty-second Newmarket Bien-
nial Stakes at the Newmarket Craven,
England. meeting yesterday. The winner
turned up in Colonel McCalmont's bay colt
st. Machon, by st. Simon-Mimi. Arthur
James Magic Mirror was second. Seven
horses faced the starter.
Volodyovskis performance was very dis
appointing to his admirers, and he showed
need of much careful preparation if he
Is to fulfill the expectations of those who
hold him as favorite for the English Derby.
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ovski, 10 to against Magic Mirror and to
1 against ST. Madon.
Volodyovsk receded after the race from
6 to l to s to l in the Derby betting.
Danny Maher on Mr. McCreary's Thomas
Cat was second in the Long Course Trial
Plate. which was won by Lincoln Mint,
Maher had better luck in the Crawford
Stakes. winning on C. S. Newtons Lord
Earnest. Captain Loder's Lutetia, with j.
Reif up, was second.
May Race for $1,000 Stake.
George H. Ketcham of Toledo Ohio. has
written Secretary II. w. Wilson of the
Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders Asso-
citation, at Lexington, Ky, agreeing to
start Cresceus against Charley Herr in
the great match race proposed for the sec
ond day of the October meeting.
The race will be for a stake of 81 900. of
which $1,000 win be put up as a side bet
by each of the starters David Cahill,
Gated that he would start.
Races mt Aqueduct.
Three favorites, two well-played second
choices and Sadducee, at 5 to 1, who could
hardly be called an outsider accounted for
the six races at Aqueduct yesterday. Bull
man rode three winners and carried Off the
jockey honors.
sadducee, with Garrigan up, was passed
hV ri, tn, tl,ef h fo,
lowers got the good price Of and 6 to 1
against him. He broke well. and after In
dulging Judge Wardell with the lead for
half mile. came away and Won handily
from Shark.
Bullman secured his first victory on Sadie
s. in the second race. She won at the pro-
hibitive price of 2 to 5. and only through
vigorous finish by short head from
What Shall We
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