New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-09
HUESTON DRAWS AWAY.
Increases Lead OUer Da1cson an
Cham pionShip Pool Match.

Thomas A TIueston, the title holder, and Ed
ward Dawson. the challenger, met last night III
the second block Of 200 balls in their match lol
,be worlds pool championship at Morningstar ;
academy Lenox avenue and 125th street HueS-
- ton began he evenings play with commahulHs
lead Of % balls, which he earned IN lhe ms
block on Thursday night, when the score STOOD
so7 N 724 A good sized crowd, numbering some
fou- hundred persons, was in attendance. anu
Judging from the applause the many prllllaAI
shots were appreciated. With his big Iead
FTuegton was a decided fayorite among lnOSe
who were disposed TO wager on the match
T5ueston increased his lead by scoring 1913 balls
To 143 for Dawson This made the champion
grand total for two nights play 400 balls TO 20
for Dawson, a clear lead of 11S balls Huestoh
made a high run OF %, and had five scratches
while Dawson made four scratches ana his''
run of "a
T4ueston PLAYED clever position game. a''u
DISPLAYED the confidence born OF a big lead MS
fine cut shots were particularly effective. and ne
a,ras reasonably sure on his long ones Dawson
axceIled In picking out and making brilliant
combinations but he let golden opportunities
slip away By missing a number or snort easy
straight shots The side pockets werc his stunt
hing blocks five times at least. He made two OF
three pretty long shots. but as n rule missed
when down the table unless he could figure out
one of his combinations. HIS style WAS liiol7
z pleasing. if anything, than that Of the cham-
pion who was disposed to be too deliberate
The first frame was long drawn out and there
was much safety play Hueston broke. Dawson
,laved safe and Hueston missed from down the
table. Dawson picked off two balls and then
rocketed a third for a safety. Both men then
PLAYED safety but Hueston finally left an open
ing. Dawson apparently had the table but an
ugly kiss on his second shot forced him TO play
safe. The champion then picked out comb
nation. played # off the bank, and, spreading the
balls ran nine. When Dawson missed he got
the other two. or eleven out Of the first frame
Hueston elected TO break, as he did on every
opportunity, but Dawson picked cut a combina-
ton which he could make only by playing or
Two cushions first. The shot set the crowd APP
pIaudirg vigorously. He ran nine balls before
he missed and Hueston got the other six Daw-
son figured out another combination in the next
frame after Hueston had broken and scratched
and then proceeded to clear the table, which he
Gid in quick order Hueston did the same thing
in the next frame after Dawson had DTokeh' anu
the score stood: Huesto1, 81; Dawson, -
Dawson brought off another brilliant comblna-
ton in the fifth frame, but 1t prohted niue, as
the cue ball was tied up and safety was neces-
sary- Hueston after long study, tried com
bnation and missed, and Dawson ran seven ne
fore he fell down easy side pocket Shot
This gave Hueston the other SIX, as the Dalis
were nicely spread When Dawson missed Il
long fairly easy Slfdlsnl SNOt III tiiS i4N-Nt
frame Huegton Jumped to the table and ran of
seven balls before he missed fine cut for the
side. Dawson found the balls in good posltoh
and quickly pocketed the other eight. This made
the score A. TO A in his favor.
Hueston then began 10 draw away, and plcked
I'D forty-oue balls in the next four frames
while Dawson was gathering fourteen. The
game dragged however. as both men We're play
ing a close game In the ninth frame Dawson
had a coed chance to clear the table, but missed
an easy side pocket shot after getting four balls
and Hneston took the rest. In the tenth frame the
champion ran of twelve balls with quickness
and precision that indicated that he was gaining
fresh confidence.
Dawson showed a fash by clearing the table
IN the eleventh frame but he only got five balls
n the next four frames. as the champion played
IN rare form and good luck. The second block
~ 200 points was cor ciuded in the tWenty-third
Frame The score by frames follows:
Z iIueson-11 9. Q. ~ g. 4 y. :, Il. y. 0 -, =.
e 9. g. Il ,, ,. Scratches, o. Total, 1873
Grand nights, 800
Dawson--s. 9. II, o. - :. g. S. 3 B. Il, :. l. . O.
- . 3 :. II, s Scratches. 4 Total. 143. Grand
:oisl ngsts, 2II-