Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-20
SHORTST0P BILLIARD
TOURNEY UNDER WAY

NEW YORK, November 20.-Albert G.
Cutler of Boston and Charles Peterson of
ST. Louis were the first pair OF billiardists to
come together in the tournament for the
American championship at 1872 balkline,
which began last night in the concert hall
of the New York Theater. The other con-
testants in this tourney of shortstops are
Frank Hoppe, jr., of New York: Tom Cal
lagher of New York, Edward Mclaughlin
of New York, AL Taylor of Chicago and
Harry Cline of Philadelphia. There are
four prizes in money, and with the 80 per
cent Of the purse, net receipts and en-
trance fees that goes to the winner there
also will go emblem.
The hall has been fitted up nicely for the
tournament. and the appointments are as
elaborate as for tournament of masters.
Cutler was the winner last night. Tho
score was 400 to Isl. The points came in
small lots In the first part of the game.
Both players had trouble in keeping the
balls together. and Cutler was halted twice
by poorly executed masses. something he
generally plays well. Peterson was off on
his draw shots. Cutler was not satisfied
with his tip and changed his cue in the
eighth inning. At the next shot he missed
a long kiss for the side rail. Runs of twen-
Peterson reached the 100 mark first. He
played good position in his ninth inning,
and worked the balls around lower corner
for forty-nine caroms
Cutler in turn went Peterson several bet
ter. He made a run that In technical ex-
cellence nobody could have surpassed. He
licked off seventy-nine points with great
speed, the three balls being kept in effective
relative positions and at uniformly close
range. There was only one long table drive in
the run. There were two good masses
The score was 145 to 1O1 in Cutters favor.
Peterson cut down the lead with q nursing
session of twenty-four, missing a fancy
two-cushion draw.
Cutler touched off a sparkling bunch of
cushion fireworks in his twelfth inning and
then, just as he had the balls ready to be
gathered, fell short on a draw. He did not
lose any ground, however. Peterson was at
standstill, and Cutler increased his lead
with chain of IS. A freeze broke I'D posi-
ton midway in the run, but Gutter counted
from spot and went right on. When he fin
ished he had 22S points to Peterson's 1928
Petersan miscued on a masse, and for the
third time In half dozen innings left a
setup. Cutler made fine masse in his fif-
teenth inning. The cue ball was frozen to
the rail. damned between the rail and the
first ball, with the second ball 10 inches
away toward the center of the table. He
also made spectacular kiss from the rail-
the cue balls itinerary making a perfect "
The Bostonian did not stop until he had
run the game out. He held sway until he
had accumulated 162 points. He was very
resourceful and made one lucky scratch
whereat the spectators laughed and Cutler
shook hands with his opponent The next
to last shot was a difficult masse with the
balls lined up The score:
Cutler, 0. IA. s, 0. 2, q. 49, 100 IS. 4.
49, ID, 1G2. Total. 400 Average 20 1915.
High runs-162. 30, 90.
Peterson-1. 9. 10. 10. 8. IA. o. :, 40. 2, "a,
0. 1. -. !. Total, l5l. Average 10 1-15
High runs-49 81 %
Referee-William Sutton.
This afternoon Hoppe and Gallagher will
play. and Cline and Taylor tonight