New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-03-26

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Ora MorTingstar decisiveIy defeated Louis Cure.
ct Franco in the worlds billiard championships
tournament al the Madison Square Garden Concert
Hall last night The score was 800 TO 80. In the
afternoon George Sutton defeated H. P. Cline, of
Philadelphia by Of 500 to 81
The evening contest found Mo-ninEstar at his
best. while Cure, save FOR brilliant inning
when he made a run OF 40. the highest Of the
game. failed utterly to strike his real gait On
the other hand the local man. always careful and
deliberate, was generally master Of the situation
His average OF q 1873 only ordinary, while
Cures mark OF u speaks for itself
Quite crowd turne5esut, despite the weather.
men present, but aside Rom his brilInat effort
they had little opportunity TO become enthusiastic.
Cure won the bank, brt failed 70 count on his
first attempt. while Mcsningstar retired after a
single count Banked esIan in the second inning,
Cure sat down and watched his opponent gather a
cluster Of Is by delicate nursing along the upper
raj. The balls became frozen. and he failed the
next effort
The Frenchnan during tho first six innings
seemed utterly unable find his stroke, his total
70 that time being lcne count made in the
third When Morningstar went in for his turn the
board showed only is TO his credit. but It soon
became evident that the local expert had found
himself. By the aid Of careful nursing enlivened
with al occasional rOund-the-table effort, he quick
II ran 80
The hftytsecond and dfty-third counts were
clever raasse shots and IN getting his SEVENTEEN
tally Norningstar drove the object bail to the
far rail while the cue bail counted the white
by g beautiful draw. He missed by hairs breadth
aster gathering in 81. and the crowd showed its
sppreciat3on by applauding literally. This made
Norningstsrs total 102, against the others lone
some L
While Cure vas clearly out Of form. It may also
he said that the Ieft-handed expert had been hav
ing eli the worst OF the luck, for in nearly every
instance after q miss by Morningstar the balls
would be left IN awkward positions
Noruingstar followed his big run with a cluster
Of l. He finally failed when the worries became
lined ID His next two innings Melted and 21.
raising his total 143 for nine innings. or an
average Of Is and fraction Up TO that stage
the best Cure could show modest points.
and when he missed in his tenth inning the
Frenchman took his chair with good uatured
gesture and shrug of The shoulders, which seemed
20 say 10 his opponent: go ahead and get them;
they're all yours tonight
The saying one swallow does not make sum
rrer was called 10 mind by Cures lengthy session
81 the table in the next inning 1t wasn't long
before the ivories became obedieut servants. re-
spending readily 10 his touch After he got the
balls together the points were clicked of rapidly
His ninety-fourth count, neat bank shot drew
applause, and when he reached the century marx
with three-cushton shot the man from France
received more encouragement
A little later the balls got away, but Cure kept
OF counting. his 18th tally being spectacular
affair
Cure drove the balls from the upper rail- IN a
manner that caused them 10 gather again in the
lower riEht-hand corner He missed on his next
TT. single cushion shot, which he drew TOO hne-
Oddly enough this made the pair exactly eVen'
IA each In his half Of the inning Morningstar
clicked OF Il. only fail the hoodoo thirteenth
when the balls became frozen
Cure followed with fair After accunulat-
ing IS points the halls became frozen and he or
dered the referee TO respot them The Frenchuan
1az TVrr
cushion affair.
Nonnfngstar came back with a bunch OF 3D.
which made the count 49, 10 IN his favor. This
was in the twelfth inning. and the New YORKER
missed on q comparatively simple short draw
Cure took the lead for the first time in the four
teenth inning with g run of 15, the board then
reading 225 70 222 in his favor The Frenchrnan's
first count in the seventeenth was q three-cushion
affair but he sat down after getting eight more.
Morningstar got six, 30 that the totals then reao
20 10 234 in Cures favor
The foreigner found himself confronted with q
difficult leave start the eighteenth inning and ne
failed 70 count hve-cushion attempt Morn-
irgxtar stepped the table and proceeded TO IN
prove his position, scoring rapidly by delicate
nursing along the upper rail
After scoring Is Morningstar got the balls On the
line and his next ten points were made with the
balls remaining almost their original positions
He got away temporarily and the slst count was
made with the aid clever naasse- Keeping the
globes well together, Morningstar kept clicking on
the points with mechanical regularity and his s1th
count resulted from neat bank shot Later on he
.aUe6 on 3 rnasse after getting 81. This gave
Morringstar 81 fairly comfortable lead over MS
opponents go.
Cur. failed TO count in the next inning, while
Morningstar kept right adding an even %. he
failed On an easy single cushion shot This mace
his total 5si. III 70 the good
To start the twentieth inning Cure soon got the
halls together in the lower right hand corner ana
tn q few moments had gathered cluster OF %
They got away for brief SPELL but the big French
nan with few 6eft strokes coaxed the balls to-
yether again at the upper rail Things looked bad
-, .tev lined I'D after he had gathered 4. but
Cure got nicely out Of the difficulty with the AID
NJ q rnasse His hftieth count. difficult three
.,,sr,on srot drew applause. but he failed on
similar effort after getting 81
Morningstar, in his half OF the inning, got ana
then failed on a straight carrom- Cure had 70 DC
content with single count, while Mornlngstar SCI
&c work, diligently piling up the count Wi'Sn
RAPIDLY leaving the Frenchu1an hopelessly behind