New-York tribune., 1907-03-23
HUESTON KEEPS LEAD.
Keogh Holds His Ozcn IN Second
Block for Pool Title.

Thomas Hueston and Jerome Keogh played the
second block of 200 points for the pool champion
snip OF the world at Morningstar's Academy. 125th
street and LenoX avenue. last night. Both
testants played brilliant pool at times. The score
Tor the evening Hueston. 2O3; Keogh, 1s2.
Hueston gained a lead Of SO balls in tie first block
or 100 points on Thursday night. that lie now
leads by 81 balls, the grand total being: Hueston.
No. heogh, Sl3 The last block Of 200 points will
be played tonight
keogh was plainly in better form than Thurs
day night He showed more deliberot tion, making
each shot count. as shcWn by his of 81 with
out break in the first five frames. Hueston
equal% careful but luck seemed to be against him.
All the shots he missed were difficult ones while
some OF those he made were brilliant. Clean-cut
Ions shots We're feature of his work
Ihe attendance was about the same as on Thurs
uay night the seats being filed with lovers OF the
game and several friends of the players from Buff
talo and st. Louis. who encouraged their respec-
i've faVorites as the game progressed.
Hues'on opened the game by pocketing two balls.
KeoEh sent the other thirteen into the side and
corner pockets by careful play. A scratch for
Hueston in the second frame followed by
run OF thirteen. plus scratch for Keogh. The
St Louis youth missed in the third while Keogh
made "a clean score, pOcketing all the balls.
Hueston got his grip in the fourth frame. for
after The Buffalo player failed to score on his first
shot. Hueston cleared the table In the fifth keogh
The sixth frame was bad one for Hueston A
scratch was marked against him. while his op-
seventh the play almost reversed, for Hues-
ton Pocketed fourteen balls. leaving the odd one
for keogh.
At this stage Of the game the score stood: Keogh
g. and Hueston, 80. giving the former a lead Of
p balls. keogh failed to score in the eighth
frame, while Hueston pOcketed all the balls by
some of the cleverest play of the evening In the
frame he added L. his string. which
brought his total up So only 10 points behind
heogh In the next frame the latter drew away
again by clearing the table. He added I. and then
pocketed i5 balls. bringing his up to
1o7 and placing him S9 points in the lead. Hues-
tons turn came In the thirteenth. fourteenth and
fifteenth frames. for he scored u, Is and H. re-
spectvely This placed him in the lead by 2
points. the score being Hueston. Ill; Keogh 100.
keogh added another clean OF Is 10 his string
In the sixteenth frame and in the follow
ing one. making the score AZ the end OF the seven
tcenth frame. keogh. 1873: HUeston. III.
From this point 10 the finish the game was
watched with intense interest by the friends OF the
players as the contest so close from frame 20
frame Keogh led hy only point at the twenty
hrst frame the score being Keogh. 1911 Hueston
leo Twenty seven frames played. Hueston
making his greatest gains In the last frames
lie Won by eleven points. The scores follow:
KeoEh-i3. -. II. q. II. T. o. 3 IS Z rs l. O. L
y e o - ~ 3 ), 10. 12. O2p3 balls. scratches
Hqesi,9n-.2. Q o Is. T. . H. rs II O s. o a. Is a.
scratches High run. ~ -
EffeFre-hs T. Garter.