New-York tribune., 1909-03-23
rURE BEATS DEMAREST
cuTC4GO PLAYER LOSES
CAME FIGHT.
r,qnch Billiard Champion Lo1oers
CoI0rs of Former amateur
Title Holder.

p. - iofn the professional ranks failed 10 win
a. .nrs in the first game Of the billiard tourna-
=. Ger the worlds championship at 1s-inch balk
=. -zo shots in. in the concert hall at Madison
80 Garden last night. He fell a victim to the
"a, and experience OF Louis Cure, the champion of
,-,os IN an interesting struggle, by 8 score of
,,,..sse Cure averaged d fraction over is, while
-,-..-sz.'s average was a shade over H. No rec
,-ss were broken or even approached but the play
militant in spots and entertaining from start
70 finish.
,,-e earned 2 long lead IN the tenth inning with
n $50. the totals at that point reading s25
3, favor Of the Frenchman. In spite OF this
=, 4.,5icap. Demarest made brave uphill fight
O :. o,e time seemed TO have a reasonable chance
- hui Cure ran out IN the thirtieth inning and
- = @-st blood IN the tournament
1.-ss+ while beaten proved his right TO rank
:. -. strongest players IN the country, and Il IS
= - cav that he was far from disgraced In his
E sig game IN the professional ranks. His posi-
- ,ov and masse shots a marvel Of SKILL
s !, slr1ost every respect he showed himself
tee .ausI to his more experienced opponent His
- sbots were his weakest points last evening
- --oyed slightly more resourceful last night
- - rsved with confident rapid and artistic
-. +bs1 pleased the critics and marked him as
s.rrsroz,s competitor for the title
Ln r~1TTl
=. .bsn half filed when T. T. Cowles represent
a. +bs E4-rrsvrick- -Balke-Coender Company, which
oEs-s5 the trophy, made the formal announcement
- +bs tournament and introduced the players BY
. o'rleck however, the crowd had grown TO fair
assertions although il IVES smaller than might
~ - ex,ected considering the importance Of
the match.
Tasosrest won the bank and selected the white
bsr He made the opening shot, followed with an
esrv csrron but missed difficult masse and sat
sovn Cure began with three, missed wide open
shot sn5 sent the young Chicago player back 10
~ table for a rII Of ten. The balls appeared to
h osnricious and, Try he would. Denarest could
not hiring them together, and finally missed three
r,shion shot by q wide margin. Cure ran four, and
smiled as he missed easy follow, and after
Tenarest had added two. made three more and left
he balls in good position at the foot OF the table
Tenssrest took advantage Of the opening. and,
ze;,ing the balls under quick control, clicked of
Toint after point until the referee counted thirty
three A brilliant nasse on his twenty-eighth shot
brought the first real outburst Of applause. He
missed on a comparatively easy masse. however
C.-re not 10 be outdone, then took the lead with
n clerer run Of forty-seven- There was some open
table work, but close billiards at the foot Of the
table vas productive Of most Of the points Hls
hi-1y-riuth shot set the crowd caPping. as after
4 bad s1read he made single cushion carrom
along .he lower rail that was brilliantly executed
His forty-fourth shot was equally difficult. but he
counted and then missed his forty-eighth' an easy
single cushion carrorn.
Demerest picked up six. and, finding himself In
bad position. played safely, and Cure missed
The Chicago PLACER scored his first goose egg also.
and then the French champion ran off sixty-one
points before he missed a two-cushion carTom by a
hair During the Cure showed complete mas
1sry Of the balls. and had them under such con-
troll that he had few hard shots 10 make His
draw shots il particular were in good working or
Ger. and this seemed TO be appreciated by the
crowd. Each player missed in the seventh inning
both playing safely. and each ran twenty-five In
the eighth. Demarest, after making q pretty shst
with the three balls lined up along the lower rail.
went along smoothly and appeared to be due for
high -un. when the red ball kissed him of on
short draw.
Cure drew further away in his half OF the ninth
Inning after Denarest had scored one, with
quick dashirg run Of thirty-fve. He missed two
cushion draw by the narrowest margin but was
hack al the table in 2 moment as Demarest, vsHo
seemed 10 lack confidence. missed simple single
cushion carrorn afte- he had counted two Cure
clicked OF point after poi1t, some Of the shots be
Ing Ct the brilliant sky-rockety order, with position
play back OF them that made the crowd applaud
One OF these fancy shots would be followed by
more delicate nursing and clever position that
boxed wonderfully easy, but which was worthy OF
cutie much praise. The score climbed 10 ninety
five when pretty round the table shot set the
crowd clapping again, and moment later there
vas a generous oUtburst he passed the 100
mark
The balls ere bewitched" an onlooker
marked and they certainly rolled kindly and were
under such perfect control that the points came
fast and sure. A long draw marked his 15oth shot
but that TIE end he missed a two-cushion
csrrom and gave his opponent a chance II looked
hopeless case for Demarest, however. as the
score read Tenth inning-Demsrest, 7s; Cure,
3g.
Denarest showed no signs Of encouragement and
proved his skill with dashing run Of ninety-four
in the fourteenth inning. in which his position play.
keen judgment Of speed. close work and masse
shots were revelation 10 those who saw him play
for the first time. lie followed with run of forty
eight in the next inning. and, missing wide open
draw brought his score up to 2s4. Cures total at
this point 81. but he struck a bad streak and
made only eight points from the thirteenth TO the
twentieth inning including three misses. Demarest
Gid little better for innings after the fifteenth.
but then crawled up little closer. with Of
thirty-one. He made his thirty-second shot,
pretty masse, but failed 10 get the balls out Of balk
and consequently gave way 10 his opponent
Cure passed the 4e0-pont mark IN his twenty
first Inning. the totals being: Demarest 30s; Cure
]Va- Zach made four in the twenty second inning.
Dot neitffer could settle down for respectable
ehlA DefAarest clicked of thirty-eight points in
ne tNehtE-sxth inning by some clever work He
'-Sse1 On me carrom with his total score at $50.
- men men WOKE up also and ran a pretty clus-
VI Alty-fNe points. chiefly by close work at the
ioot o. the table. With only seyan.ae, "a on the
@ uelS became frozen. ard he missed a bank shot
% q mar breadth Denarest ran seventeen with
- any snow Of nervousness. but missed a short
o'a" IN TIE centre space. The young player had
ne more chances, but a miss and two singles
' - ne pest ne could de- and Cure ran out in the
llirtieth inning. win an unfinished run NJ four
teen. uA Ot iOui
The score follows:
af SaTs. Of Paris. Z. 3 81 o. g. O. d s5. 150
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csiv;g ~ 5ssn runs 80 81 and IS Average 1s 1880
a - =, :. - IS. 2 s. !. o, 81 O. 1 ! ! q Is IL
y 60 AOea aus High runs -, IS and So Average
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