Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-19
NEW YORK'S BIG
BILLIARD TOURNEY
Sutton Easily Beat SIosson and
Young Cutler Defeated
the Frenchman Cure.

but finishing strong. George Sutton, the
record breaker. defeated George Slosson
last night In the 1872 balk line championship
billiard tournament In Madison Square Gar
den Concert Hall. 1t was Slossons first
defeat. The student was In poor form.
Sutton toward the close made no less than
eight double-fgure runs in succession.
In his first five innings Sutton made
total of 81 points. There was some differ
ence between this and his play on Tuesday
night. when he made 500 points IN the first
five innings. 6losson's total for FIVE innings
was 10. Eacn was playing poorly. getting
no position at all. and spreading the oil
thick. The first billiards worthy the name
came In the ninth inning, when Sutton ran
81 He missed by trying to make micro
scopical shave of the first ball. missing that
ball entirely. Slosson then tried to do q
one-cushion shot. but went wide the
return leg. Sutton resumed with a run of
So, nursing on the long balk line and driv-
Ing the red to the side. holding the cue ball
and scarcely moving the second ball.
Finally he drove hard enough to break the
ball and spread the spheres. His total was
la to Slosson's "a
Slosson Woke Up.
Slosson woke UP In the eleventh inning.
There was panoramic display of cushion
caronls. picturesque and difficult Heroic
DDS and there was q slightly Siege Of fond
ling on the upper rail- The student was
accurate in reaching the second ball and
measured force to a nicely. After the hf-
tieth count the play was more widespread,
and from the SEVENTEEN to the eightieth
shot long detours Of the cushion predoni-
mated. Sutton's twentieth shot Of his thir-
teenth inning was a rare gem He banked
over half the length of the table taking the
side rail to the red ball Then the cue ball
sneaked down to the end rail- at least four
feet away. when reverse twist and rubber
detected 1t to the white ball. Sutton was
through his second hundred In three innings
and at the end of the thirteenth inning the
score was: Sutton. 2i2: Slosson. 123.
Consecutive runs by Sutton were: ga. "a.
30 and "a, the last named being In the fif-
teenth inning. and making the score 2S6 to
127 in Sutton's favor. Sutton ended his
fifteenth inning by missing the first ball
He left the worries in good position. but
Slosson, who was as one cropping In the
dark attached only nine to his collection
While Sutton was not making any such
extended stays at the table as he made on
Tuesday night, he was punching the double
figure clusters in a telling manner. His
sixteenth inning was grist for the mill TO
the extent Of 81. the same being threshed
out by systematic. clock-like counting In
the lower left-hand balk area and its pur-
leus. Sutton had 343 points to Slosson's
1856.
The second awakening of Slosson came
In the seventeenth inning, when he Topped |
off big part of Sutton's lead. He ran 102. |
starting at the lower extremity and swing- |
ing the balls up to the other end where the |
bigger part Of the run was made. ne
played with superb technique, and there |
was a fragile but firm cajolery that had all |
the ball to ball beauty, short table drives. |
rhythmic stroke and other essentials OF sue |
cessfuf nursing.
Sutton Going Well.
In the seventeenth inning Sutton made his
sixth double figure run in succession-an |
unusual performance. The score was 3S1 |
to 23s in his favor. He followed with a |
break of IL. making the seventh consecutive |
double figure inning. He left single cush- |
ion shot for Slosson, who landing on the |
right side of the second ball secured posi- |
ton and ran IT. On the seventeenth shot |
the cue ball went astray. leaving an ex- |
tremely difficult two-cushion drop shot with |
right hand twist and a right angle pull off /
of the first ball The angle at the cushion !
was too broad for a count. Sutton ran 80, |
which included couple of long table drives |
that were miracles of accuracy. He went |
out three innings later. The score:
srstoguo J. r. a,s 49, .So e. 81,
rage. % 1922. High runs, so, g. 81.
sl Ss t. Total a. & Average. &C. IL ~
High runs. 1o2. So II.
Afternoon Game.
Louis Cure the Frenchman, came to grief |
In yesterday afternoons game, succumbing |
to the cue prowess of young Albert Cutler |
of Boston. The score was 500 to 430. and |
while the contest did not develop any bril-
liant features, 1t was interesting for It's |
closeness all the way. Neither man got far
enough away from the other to have what
could be considered a safe lead.
Cutler made the creditable average of II.
and this without any bigger run than So. |
He played steady billiards. showed a notice
able consistency In making the easy and the
difficult shots, and went about his work
with resolution. He was painstaking and |
persistent Cures plans were upset several !
times by kisses. The score:
Cutler-4, o. o. 81. o. 10. 2, /. 3d. As. l, %. 2.
50 SO, g. s. TO- o. o, !, IL. 1, 30, 40, o. 10, g. 81.
Total 500. Average. II 1923. High runs. SO, 49,
Cure-1 10, 8, g. 30. l. Q. i. /. II. 2. 49, "a, 90.
g. / 2 l. co. o, 0, 2, 4, 0, 1, a. 0, o, r. Total.
4su Average 15 4-29. High runs, II, 78, so.
Standing Of the Players.
Sutton and Morningstar play this after
noon and Cure and Hoppe tonight. Stand
ing of the players:
W. L. W. L.
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