New-York tribune., 1902-02-20
FOSS Is CHAMPION,
RETAINS BILLIARD SUPREMACY BY
DEFEATING NORRIS

Wilson p Foss of Havestraw n. Y. retains his
title champion amateur billiard player of the
United States. Charles 8 Norris. winner OF the
recent Glass a tournament, met the old time cham
pOn at the knickerbOCker Athletic Club last night
and was beaten after of the most stubborn
battles the local billiard experts have ever seen.
FCss by the of 500 to 464 and the victory
gives to him the $1,000 cup he has now captured
the championship for three consecutive years
While the average was not high and big runs
were few It was a game in which science played
almost important part as skill and suppleness
of wrist and fingers. Norris is clever safety ana
round the table player and his safety play con-
fused Foss perceptibly and prevented large aver
age As usual. Foss played billiards all the time,
caring little apparently for point unless he sa"
another to follow. Norris played a pIucky game
surrendering to superior skill. Foss says there Is
no chance for special match between himself and
Martin Mullen The friends of Foss do not believe
that he Will again defend his title.
The experts banked for shot and Norris won, Sc
lecting the white ball and drawing zero The
champion did not do much better. Norris slipped
up after a single and Foss showed something Ike
his real form by ticking off total Of p before
he turned over the worries to Mr.. Norris, having
lead OF "a to !. With the exception or the sixth
inning Foss seemed to be able to get control or
the balls and at the ending OF the tenth inning
Norris had a lead of 81 10 A for the champion
Foss having an average OF less than AZ
After two zeros Foss managed to gather in 10
before he slipped. This supposed unlucky number
did bother the champion, for in the next inning
FOSs gave the prettest exhibition up to that point
in the game His nursing was good, and his draws,
drives to the cushions and magical masse shots
aroused appreciation even from the women, VINO
are not supposed to be well versed in the science
Of this sort of game Foss licked the worries WIN
the delicacy of touch OF Il magician, the IiIPdCI
The forty-ffIh shot was a dificuIt bank from the
cushion, and it's execution successfully prou@ght @
senI them dIin about the green cloth to make the
to corral them back into control he missed on his
eaa Of Ts t[a o II or S& S5H SoTrs sno' IN SS ~
Foss did poorly after this for several innings
and the calm; stoIid local tournament winner nm I'M
proved. and began to decrease the distance pc
twentieth inning Foss's lead had been reduced to
26 while in the twenty second inning Norris was
Of 10 took the lead Norris Slipped up on an easy
looking half follow the centre of the table
This gave Norris the lead by $50 TO 1856 Tor the
champion, and his friends among the spectators
We're shaking hands in ecstasy loss mao MADE TWO mo
game. which evoked continued cheering for several
of not leaving shots, which accounted largely
+ Foss dG not have his stroke and in the opinion
81 The experts Norris's methods had furried him
IN biiIiaids In the thirticth inning Foss had an
average of less than six. while in practice games
point had a clear lead of 81. After three blanks
Foss Sc, falling down on a difficult round-the-
The second. string was even slower than the first,
execution. At forty-fve innings Norris weak
ening but stU setting the pace with a lead Of
points. Norris set the pace until the hftyeightl
the same time making his score an even 400 Foss
ran out the game in the seventy-third inning. The
score:
Foss-a 21 o. ? o 1e O. / o. o 13. 5e. I. II. 0. 3.
o. o 4 l. o 1. Is l. ~. !. o. O. o. 20. o. O. O. O. =.
~. l. p II. 10. - o. o. $ / / O. O. IL 1e le o. $:
Norrls-0, !. II, l. q -. :. O. . l. > l. II, s.
a 7 10 20 10 2 2g I 9. ., H. ? H. 10. l,
. % n : q o l. o. . Is ;. o. l. o. l3. I2. -. 8
~ l. o. : T. l. l. 3 - l. o. o. o, 10. ~. O. o. 2 total
4nt. avarage lI-I3. high runs. 70. -. .