The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-19
SUTTON ABILLIARD CHAMPION.
WINS 1879 BALK LINE TITLE
FROM SLOSSON.
my Last Public Appearance" says the
studen 800 to 35S the Score, the
winner BenentlnS by n run Of d
Good Averages by Both Players.

winner DenertlnB by q Kun OF zVz
-GOOd Averages by Both Players.
A billiard championship changed hands
last night in Madison Square Garden Concert
Hall when George Sutton OF Chicago de-
feated George Slosson OF New York Tor the
1872 balk line title and the emblem and coin
that went with IL. Good averages were made
by both victor and vanauished. a run OF 2O2
being a big factor la Sutton's success and
also being the turning point OF the contest.
Double figure runs predominated. sutton
made nine Of them in his sixteen innings and
Slosson ten in fifteen innings. The score
was 500 to S7S.
This" said Slosson after the game" lie
positively my last appearance. shall play
in no more championships, either mstches
or tournaments"
A horseshoe Of roses reached the hall Just
before the players banked for first shot.
IL was from Elmira admirers and was in
tended TO supply good luck and fragrance
for sutton. Sutton won the bank, chose the
spot ball, then changed his mind and elected
TO play the white. He made the opening
hot and In no time nae the globules corralled
In an upper corner. He stroked them very
softly. deploying them all the time with a.
view TO getting them on the line.
He did have them astride the long line 1t
the twenty-second shot. but held them there
for only two counts. A short table drive
uNAANN III NAV hhoiAC " ~ 49,
arena, then they were trundled up TO the head
rail. With delicate precision and mastery
1872 technique, Sutton shipped on the caroms.
The balls spread on him at the forty-seventh
shot and he made a wide. t~hree-quarter draw.
The forty-ninth shot was a cross table bank,
the hftieth n two cushion jaunt into corner.
On the fffty-second shot a kiss from the
cushion spoiled position. but a three cushion
count regained il. A delicate masse came
shortly afterward and then the termination
OF the dying start-a miss of a Short follow.
Slosson did not mind his opponents OPEN
ing inning Of SO in the least. He composedly
put through a one cushion count. took the
balls up to the other end of the table and
solved a lineup on the end rail by q one cushion
bank to the other extremity Of the fiat. 1t
was count No. 10 that spelled "23" for him.
Sutton jumped from 60, TO 100 with breaks
of / and 80. the latter being his third inning.
In 1t he made a spanking drive follow shot I.
compelling the red ball to explore the eK-
panse OF the able and return to close quarters.
He had the balls cllnched for the line nurse
when he missed a Rauzy Carom across the
faces of the object balls. Slosson seized the
setup eagerly and nursed the balls tenderly
adjacent to the lower end rail Later in the
run the Student. who played with ease and
elasticity. uncovered n group OF edifying
cushion shots. making three replicas in sue
cessiOn. The white ball was in a corner and
the cue ball slid thinly on il at a narrow
angle back to the red. Slosson ran rs when
a freeze caused the ~spOtting of the balls. and
the shot was missed.
An intricate shot by Sutton in the fourth
inning earned applause. With one ball
frozen to the side rail and the other across
the able and in a corner. the cue ball struck
the first ball with an alloy Of bank and draw
that made II gyrate back to the second ball.
When Sutton sat Down he had III points
for four innings TO Slosson's So for three
innings. The studious one rounded out the
century in his half Of the fourth. He ran
81 and took the lead. Sutton fzzled on simple
one cushion shot, losing direction in his
effort to smash the balls and gather them.
He left a hard shot. but Slosson counted and
ground out "a points, mostly by nursing.
A bank shot by Sutton in the seventh inning
resulted in the cue ball gliding between and
clear OF the other two, though the gap was
microscopically small. and Slosson got a
TO contend with in his eighth inning. They
persisted in wandering and scattering. and
%t tns u9pl Nv iS wa St Of W eontTas sara slo wS5S
bunched. the balls right on the reel in his
t har d hai inc 1%n'nf lie sn had dS! g2s to S sutton mo : i ns
when he made way for his adversary. Sutton
vas worried, and his cue fclt the effects.
son responding with II. However. the small
ness Of the response encouraged Sutton.
self with a robust run. Mountaineering
being short on drives often and uneven use
OF toTce; ne pe e H ava a eStenstveiy;
and after he passed the 50 mark the run took
on the finish OF his opening session. The
S az n. " efFsty yoSfthe sIhSSgg When sRs lG Sutton 6a psu. ll1e
wiped his forehead and chaIke ed the wood
10 the ivory, which had become submissive.
A couple of masses did not disturb the pre-
vailins excellence Of the position, and there
The player went briskly up to 100 points and
then 70 i25., Operations were confined to the
infrequent occasions as when the first ball was
clouted up the table and back. The iSOth
shot was a ball to ball carrom in which the cue
ball landed on the second ball perfectly.
The lS6th was a superb drive and CAT her;
balls to the upper end OF the table for a change,
but only, for a moment. The lS9th shot was
a bold kiss-follow. and then back 70 the foot
Suddenly he made a flank movement got
in their rear and drove them TO the head Of
there. He missed the 2Ssd shot. Which ~ was
a short one cushion affair. The score was
After this prodigious harvest came three
goose eggs. two for sutton and one for Slosson
The whyfere was safety. which each pre-;
Sutton made only one point in three sue
cessive innings. With the heat OF the room
s sntto ms linen M" collar w VIZ St TO- %ppisti med Iimne
ness.
Slosson retaliated gamely to sutton's big
Tuns kOluk y iHb nuUuTtu WIN a
carefully nurtured sequence of 81 and finally
relinQuishing the balls on a bank shot. The
score at the end Of the thirteenth inning was:
Sutton, 384; Slosson, 327.
Sutton completed his fourth string in his
fourteenth inning. He ba g1ed a flock Of 81
Of no particular feature and had 4Oi points
in the locker. SlOsson missed a mass4 after
making 0 and gave Sutton a ripe opening.
The balls were together on the rail and were
prodded for a high ella - and versatile run Of
SO. The forty-ninth shot was a beauty. The
cue ball struck the first object ball with a half
follow movement. slid 20 the side rail. then
rolled side by side with the first ball and lust
reached the second. IL was a long shot, and
the three balls came to a stop within a few
inobes Of each other. SlOsson in turn made
80 points, with more in sight when the cue
ball rolled OF coming back from the cushion.
Rolled OF four inches" said the Student.
Sutton fell heir to a setup, Goa xed the balls
to the balkline and ran the game out. The
score:
Sutton-6s, I, IS. II, o. I, u, q, T., eoz, o. 0, 1, 81
e. =, g; Total 200. Average 81 40. High runs
Slosson-lo. 0. rs, -. "a. q. 8, 20, II. q. 0, 8. az.
Q 30. Total. SIS. Average, 70. High runs, ~. 80,