The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-28
BILLIARDS..
Cutler BeaIen by Gallagher. while Taylor
Wins From Hoppe.

Albert Cutler of Boston met with his first
defeat last night in the 1872 balkline pro-
fessional tournament in the New York Theatre
building. Tom Gallagher beat him, 400 10
200. the Bostonian being in poor form all the
evening.
Each had a hard time in getting under
way. Safety was prescribed literally by
each and innings began with the balls far
apart. Cutler made a foul in his third inning.
but Gala CHER did not see it. Cutler
manpuvred the balls into position in the
sixth innin z and picked-of ~ compact points
by ball to ball play. He followed with two
zeros, but Gallagher did not gain. He, like
Cutler. fell down several times because OF
poor execution on cushion shots.
However, Gala gher's persistence made
itself felt and he knocked out a medley Of a.
open work carroms in the thirteenth inning.
His total was ia. He was the first to round
out a labOrious first hundred, Cutler making
5 in HE half Of the inning and having a total
of ~. Galla gher's fourteenth inning was
more artistic than serviceable. He juggled
the balls deity on the long balk line and
then seasoned the dish with a bunch of clever
around the table shots. making % in all.
and continued to hand out strong medicine
to Cutler. From the seventh to the fifteenth
inning inclusive the latter made only 80 points.
Cutters average for his first hundred was
less than 7. His total for eighteen innings
VAS no to G%allagher,s is2. He missed a
udIluk HAucSp Wy n W NyVhnoh = " VII bur
cushion sent both TO the chair in the nineteenth
inning. The leaves Cutler ran against were
heart breakers. but he dispensed some oil
himself. He had the balls ripe for a run In the
twent y-seCond inn ing. but in trying TO Craze
the second ball missed. He made a superb
masse in the twenty-ffth inning, only TO get
a freeze, and then be kissed on playing from
the SPOT,
Cutler was I48 behind when Gallagher fin
ished his twPnty-siXth inning. Gallagher
reaped a harvest OF 90. which made the score
3l4 TO I6S in his favor. Gallagher continued
to OUTLAY Cutler to the finish. The score.
Galagher-O. T.. 10, o. o. 10. ~. ?. I. ,. o. 10. o.. %.
%. n, q, 4. O. 40. q. n, 81, o. ?, 90. -, q. 4. 10. o. 10. To
tai. 40. Average, ~ 10 -. High Inns. 40. 81, 80.
Cutler-t2. 0. q. O. 7, A. q, o. a, I, >. 4, s. q. /. o. I,
u, IA. D.. o. IS, =, g.. u, o. rs, Z. Z. ., 3. TOial, 200.
Average. Q 1881. High runs. ~. II, ~.
In the afternoon Al Taylor Of Chicago won
hia first game OF the tournament. He de-
feated Frank Hoppe. who has not won n
game. Taylor showed up In pretty good
form. and after a run OF 50 in the sixth inning
held the lead all the way. The CLicngnan
punched his big runs and made q dHshinJ
finish with a break Of N. The score.
Taylor. 1. O. 10. O. 80. n. o. -. 81. =. s. T. 4. I.G
~. I, a. . 4. ". -, 70. n I. n 20. -. =. I. ~. Total,
400. Average. ~ 10 ~. High runs. ~. 40, ~.
Hoppe S, /. I, 30. is, :, 5. q. O.. n. o. !. o. o. /. q. rs,
10. a, rs. 20. Q, :, o. :, II. IN. >. 3, 8, rs. Total, "a.
Average. 1881. High runs, %. 90. IS.
Cline and Hoppe play this aft er noon and
Mclaughlin and Gallagher tonight.