New-York tribune., 1909-03-24
MORNINGST4R SWITCHES
VICTORY.
Brilliant Unfinished Run at Last
Moment ProUes the UndOing
of Sutton.
STANDING OF THE PLAYERS.
of Sutton.

ora c, MerniEgstar Of this city, and Albert F.
Cutler, Of Boston, EeFe the winners yesterday IN
the continuation Of the billiard tournament for the
worlds championship at 1snch balkline, two
shot in. IN the concert hall at Madison Square
Garden. Mornngstar osreated George b sutton
Of Chicago, in the evening game by e score OF 5o
70 ago while Cutler beat Harry Cline Of Phiiadel-
phis in the afternoon by score Of 500 10 2s4
Both games were hard fought and well played, but
both dragged somewhat toward the close.
Merningstar who has improved since his last
appearance exciting game with q run OF
IS in the thirty-tnrd inning, when Sutton. who
had played in stFeaks was within ten points OF
VICTORY. The New York player averaged shade
over 10 and Sutton a fraction over II, which shows
how clasely they were matched Sutton had eleven
misses to three for Morninsstar, and the latter
piaved the more consistent game, which in the end
counted ir bis favor.
The crowd was smaller than the opening
night, than one hundred persons being
present when play began Later the hall hlled up
a little, but there plenty Of room for more
Sutton the bank and selected the white ball
or his opening shot the white object bali kissed
the red ball Oft just the cue ball was counting
and ils down to watch MoTningstsr begin Wen
with q clever run of z3. The New York man. who
has been showing 70 good advantage in practice
started of in the confident manner, and
quickly got the balls under contrel al the head
Of the table. and the points came fast His draw
shots were in fine working order, and he used
them repeatedly he nISllg MISSED a Aotu oii6i0
cushion carrom. with the second object ball tight
fn
Sutton two. only 10 miss an easy earrom
because the shot too delicate, and Morning
star went along fer Il until he missed a two
cushion draw shot. that failed by a hsir. Sutton
had a wide open draw TO start his third inning
ard scored his second goose egg. Morningstar
back with well played run Of IS, His
tNsnty-third shot brought down the house, it
a brilliant roun6-the-table gather, that made
along smoothly the
<oTty-frst shot when he misjudged corner and
spread the balls After three open table shots he
got the ivories together again. but missed long
draw on the lower rail when the refeTee had
COUNTED ffty-fre. The score then read: Third
snniHg-Morningstsr, 1l5; Sutton. 2
IN tbs fourth inning Sutton got the balls rolling
for the first time and counted 6s largely by the
close nursing for which he is famous. Some Of
his strokes delicate that the balls scarcely
moved, ard he gathered some twenty-five OF thirty
points II space scarcely bigger than silver
dollar His first shot OF this inning of
the most brilliant of the evening. It a force
follow, in which he drove the first object ball
arsund the table and back perfect position for
long run.
After Morningstar ran Il Sutton made another
clean miss en 2 comparatively easy two-cushon
draw. but -was-soon back the table for a run
OF ga which came 10 untimely end be
cause he forced the bridge for short
carrom of the upper cushion. Morningstar counted
s and then more when Sutton hung up his fourth
in the seven innings but the New York
missed on of his favorite draw shots and
gave Sutton a chance TO draw up a little closer
with of - MoTningstar added q in his half
of the eighth inning. mostly by close work at the
lower end Of the table and the score read: Morn
tngstar I6s; Sutton, 1oe.
Sutten went along smoothly in the ninth inning
until his tzenty-thrd shot, when lie misjudged
the speed Of his first object hall ann failed on
long draw. The game dragged in the next two
Innings, but Sutton woke up with run of "a in
the twelfth. and Morningstar not TO be outdone.
followed by clicking of 81 points The balls lined
up his Nenty-eighth shot. but clever masse
get him Of difficulties and he went along
smoothly the hfty-second shot when the balls
lined up again end he missed fine single-cushion
carrorn- The feature of Morningsta-'s work in this
run was judgment Of speed in playing the first
object ball up the table and back around the
table. as occasion demanded. for position
The whole aspect of The game changed when
Sutton went TO the table for the fourteenth inning
and took the lead for the first time with a pretty
run 7l2 carrying MS total TO 800. once started
the points fast close nursing character
lied the run. The balls. responding to HIS deft
touch, we're under perfect control, and only long
reach for short and easy bank shot, with the
balls frozen put end to the best of the
evening
Morninsstar responded with %. and when Sutton
added only 3 points in the next three innings the
New York player eTept UP TO within five points and
Just reached the so mark with a OF 2s the
seventeenth inning. IN the twentieth Sutton drew
cut again by counting SO, but Morningstar came
right back and took the lead again with a well
played run Of 50. reading: Twentieth inning
Mcrninsstar $50: Sutton. 35s
NorningstaT followed with cluster OF SO after
Sutton had made Z. and passed into the last hun
dred with an advantage e SO points. which he in
creased slightly with q Of when Sutton hung
u his sixth zero.
Sutton then settled down 10 pull out a victory,
and with runs OF thrty-feur and forty-four in the
txenty-ninth and fhrtieth innings. respectively.
while MorninEstar getting some bad breaks.
brought the up al TO 80, in his favor. In
the thirty-second inning Sutton ran thIrtv-one
within ter points OF victory, but he missed in his
next. and cid get another chance, as Morning
unfinished rsir Of forty-three
Tire score follows:
EverinE Esrne-ora c Horningstar OF New York: a
H. s. 81. 3. s. J. 2I 2 g. IL 81. < D O. :. IS g. so