New-York tribune., 1906-04-11
SUTTON EASILY BEATS CUTLER

chicago,
Albert @. Cutler OF Boston. by of 500 to go
IN the afternoon game. He averaged 20 and played
the best balkline here in many years. The
loser was badly outclassed. although he made some
brilliant shots
Sutton has improved greatly during the last three
years, which he has spent i'm Paris. and he looms
Up a contender and possible winner
Of the present tournament. He always a rapid
player and he seems TO have added the delicacy
OF touch Of the French school to his repertory. in
fact, II the of opinion among veteran
billiardists that he played the true balkne game
moro like the late Frank G Ives than any other
living master.
The features Of the game were two runs by SUIT
ton. Of l09 and the other of 11e the high
age-2a-of the same player, and one marvellous
shot executed by Cutler Suttons real
masterpieces Of billiards and scintiIlated with
quiste nursing and bold open table shots The
average speaks for itself. Masters do not equal it
every day in tournament play
Cutler made his remarkable shot early in the
game The three balls lined up on the lower rail
with the bali nearly in the corner the spot ball
just out Of anchor and the red ball six inches away
and frozen on the cushion. Cutler drove the cue
ball full against the spot kissed off it and sped
up the table The ball took the upper cushion
and returned the length Of the table in time to
catch the red, which had been driven across the
table by the impact from the spot ball 1t was one
shot in one million and vigorously applauded
THE GAME IN DETAIL.
Cutler the bank and took the white hall 1Io
started of with 3, while Sutton failed 10 COUNT In
tne second inning Cutler coaxed balls into posi-
uon and ran a. scme Of the shots were difficult
ana required nice judgment. Safety plav caused
frequent misses by both players In the next four
innings in the sixth. however Sutton got the
Norles running smoothly and before he missed on
hard masse in the upper hight hand corner he
had rolled up 100 points Sutton plaved with erea+
rapidity and showed marked ability to nurse the
oails IN the centre Of the table AT the end OF six
innings Sutton had l20 points To 54 for Cutler
cutter found his stroke in the eighth inning how
ever and gathered in 80 caroms. including some
really sensational shots which evoked much ap-
plause He followed with 81 in the eleventh inning
winch gave him total Of 1ss to 40 for sutton
whose best efforts meanwhile had been confined 10
runs OF i and 70. At this point each player had
an average OF better than Is
In the following six innings Cutler accumulated
only points, while Sutton. with runs Of II "a and
b. forged rapidly ahead. At the end of the seyen
teenth Innings the score stood 2e for Sutton 10 Is
for Cutler.
Cutler clicked OF 20 in the eighteenth inning by+
missed on a difficult gather shot which Iaft the
ivores In position for Sutton. The latter was NOT
SLOW 70 take advantage OF the opening and playing
caTom @ ar ss darom Seen nt II ysabs % 5 IN this city
sfto5 specIacqlar run and the with which
which he nursed he SalSs 'e t wonderful way in
.SSoiei scoring point after point hardly moving
lightning rapidly Of stroke SoT dSo maze maze with the
famous Oddly enough II uae i o mht3h G sutton IS
,o St ne saIls broke, and this proved the PLAYERS
ad afer three hard sbos 5oe rega6 ag26
ou5ton now had total of 392 and a N aVeraoe q;
.rsaEy x Tor eighteen innings Of play ('utier bad
s,, 81 anG an an average of exactly IL So long was
Pey with the result thst IN the 20 gs heart
innings or the game he made only % noifS,s sDl
cla not once attain to a double figure c6nmt anu
sutton kept up the fast pace which he set fro
the start He made in the nineteenth inei,I ,ot1 l
passed INTO his last hundred in the twent1S Srr.
inning WIN pretty run OF 81, in which deicafe
nursing aiternated with accurate open tahIe
This gave him 80. In the next innne he ai
= and Ia the twenty-fourth inning he neari, niaGe
game with neat cluster of 43- He made the necae
sssTy tnree carrons in the next inning, which gave
OF 20 and an average OF S20-25 '''aI
teosge Sutton 8. O. o G, lOa s /. o. a. 40 O
u. ~, 10 J. rs g. l. 81. /. 4. a. B Total 500
Average % High lis 100 IS n ' WV
Albert g Cutler-3. ~. q. o. o IL 1 70 q n et a
p - J.. -. o. ? Z. :. J. {. ]. Total 900 Ave-sce
- 81 High runs. : ~ 49, SA'''aSe'
Referef-EdWsrd Mclaughlin
me game this afternoon win be between Jacob
Schaefer and Ora Morninzstar ana IN ,ho -,
M-lla Monpe wiz NAV Alhert {. 1.,.i.- lls