Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-03

ship and the first prize money for the
competition, which has been in progress
| for two weeks in the Concert Hall Of
! Madison Square Garden.
| Though the billiard title rested on the
game which finished the tournament,
| Slosson's claim on the title already was
gone. but George Sutton's chance to gain
the championship depended on p possible
victory for Slosson, who. in the event
that Slosson should beat Morningstar,
would then be tied. with Morningstar for
the first place, each with five games won.
Had Early Lead.
Morningstar early took the lead, and
drew SO far away that he won at the
finish by 500 to PA, in a game drawn
out to twenty three innings by the safety
play of the winner, a performance that
greatly lowered the new champions aver
age for the series. The match definitely
| settled the first two places In the tour
nament. Morningstar being the winner.
with Sutton second. while Slosson and
| Albert G. Cutler are tied for third place
and will divide third and fourth money.
and Louis Cure of Paris takes fifth place
| and prize.
An afternoon match, in which Cutler
| beat Calvin Demarest. moved Cutler up
into the possibility of the tie which Slos-
sons defeat gave him. Morningstar count
| ed on a brilliant around-the-table shot,
but lost his turn after scoring two points
| Two blanks each filled the next two
innings. Then Slosson went in with the
| balls nicely placed for him and gathered
| twenty-six at the foot of the table in
clever nursing play. missing on a short
spread draw. Morningstar counted one
| I'm turn. and Slosson came back for TWEEN
ty-seven holding the balls well together
until he failed on short: bank. h = cue
ball going between the object balls and
| touching only one.
In the twelfth inning Slosson found the
balls rolling right. and with a perfect
stroke he nursed through run that
looked like having no end. but for the
error in failing TO drive out of balk. that
| cut short a run that would have won for
| him against Sutton. The veteran was so
absorbed in his play that he was about to
make the next stroke when the referee
| stopped him on the count of thirty-three.
! The nineteenth inning ended with Morn
| ingstar AL. with I3 to GO against Slos-
sons 131. with ::i9 to go. and though
| Slosson rallied for short runs In the sue
ceedng innings. the game then was SO
one sided that Slossons partisans could
only hope that the veteran might show
something of his old form and make a
run that would give him new chance
for the match. With runs of n. IA and
Al Slosson kept the hope alive into the
twenty-thtrd inning. Then Morningstar.
| with a tally of 4tr;. out 81 points and
! won the match his sixth straight victory
of the tournament and the worlds cham
pionship.
| The Scores.
Albert &. Cutler-I1 ) 20 43 B 0 55 1 IS
) &c 10 II 4Oo5 4 25 1O1 = 13 9 1
| runs-.i5. 43. 10. Average-10 30-47.
| Calvin Demarest-0 % 13 10 0 0 % 81 o l 0
| 4 . 10 . II 3 6 . II y 5 o O Z . 6 o 4 Z
80 40 > 0 3 o o 20 A. Total-375. High
| runs-46. A.. 30. Averages TAG
| FINAL. MATCH.
| Ora Mornincstar-2 . o 1 10 ia IS I % Is
| 81 III 20 ~ ~ 60 32 rs o 81. Tntal-5OU
High runs-114 so. 46. Avcrage-2l 1928
| George Slosson--l 70 ~ o 1 I o 1 2s
- :0o3o:i Il 41 Total-.H. High runs
AZ. "a ~. Ayerage-9 1-2S.
| Referee-Edward Mclaughlin.