New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-11-25
DEFEAT FOX So TT0N
CLINE THE TICTOR.
Demdrest HiHs Uphill Game
against Cutler.

balk line biillar1 championship tOurna-
ment in the concert hall al Madison Square
Garden last night by a score Of 40 10 40.
cline made a high run Of 14s and aver
aged - 20-24. while sutton had a high run
of l4j and averaged 20 1873
Earlier in the day Calvin Demarest won
a hard. uphill game from Albert cutler. Of
Boston. with a specta cular unfinished run
of los by a score 20 J0o TO as.
cline won the bank IN the evening game.
selected the white bail. made two. and then
retired ON wide miss Of a single cushion
shot. Six round-tEe table carroms was
sutton's first effort. Then followed a study
In contrasts. cline. preferring the short
rail at the foot Of the table began 10
Tsanueuvre the ivories for nursing position.
His handling OF the cue lacked hexibinty
of touch. 50 that he was prone TO roll the
globes too far when excellent opportunities
offered lie collected twenty-three carroms
AZ the end Of the table. rather colorIess
assortment. before he gave place to Sutton.
The latter began heavy-handedly, sending
the balls on the hOp-skip-and jump by
cushion play until h had them At the
bead of the table along the short rail
Then he eased his stroke. accommodating
thirty before he missed "A short draw shot
the same that had been his weakness in
the first game Of the tournament
From that stage FOR "A number Of innings
both plodded along. Every time he came
up Sutton always used open table methods.
This contributed n gem in the way of a
predetermined fve-cushiOn carrom. the ninth
or his fourth inning. II was zig-zsg
drive down and twice across the table.
He made il 10 storm Of applause but
stumbled on the next, short follow, played
too thinly. which would have gathered the
balls in the upper corner
The period of mediocrity was overcome
by sutton upon his eighth venture at the
table He put together d massive cluster
OF li5 that carried him along TO atO.
leaving Cline at 80 Ball 10 ball billiards
of great dexterity predominated at the be-
ginning of the run, with the balls in the
chalked squares al the head OF the table.
Cline had been bravely struggling along.
but his first sizable run did not come until
the fourteenth inning His long cushion
shots were well conceived and at the
thirtieth count he obtained the baIkIina DO
sition and attempted TO put the soft pedal
on for session al nursing, but vas COM
PEELED 20 drive again at ~. The next car
rom provided pretty One-cushion problem.
The Philadelphia solved il by sending the
he speeded his cue ball just squeezing past
20 the red 10 complete the carrom and
avoiding a seemingly certain kiss cline
also acquired position in tine centre panel
by this shot. nursing along 70 50 before
missing a single cushion draw
The disappointing feature OF Sutton's cue
work was illustrated IN his run Of % in his
nineteenth inning II missed because he
carelessly allowed a kiss of when he had
the balls punched I'm the centre panel.
Cline then male his supreme effort. \
run Of IA resulted. and it was filled with
excellent bslk line The 10th count was
4 long masse o. a lineup and the 135th
a pretty squeezing OF the cue ball behind
the object balls lined upon the long raj
in the corner. This massive cluster really
won for Cline ror he continued 10 play
steadily theI eater despite Sutton's coura-
geous effort to check him.
The score follows:
Harry P. Cline white balD-e. =. Is :. o :
q. l. .. o 20. I. y. IS. 81 5. 8. :, 81, i.6 . ,
hish runs I46. 65. = and Is
George sutton spot bali)-6. 80 >. .. II. =. >
a.. = : o; 4 o 30 =. y. o. Q % o l, II
runs. las. 90 ~ and IS
Referee-JohH J. NcGraw-
In the afternoon game the bank resulted
N favor of Cutler. and he vas first az the
table. Both he and Demarest missed widely
however. ami drew blanks for the opening
inning. But from a close leave cutler col
lected the ivory globes in the corner BY q
series Of rounw-the-table shots on his sec
Ond turn and clicked of II points Hi,
end-table nursing proved renunerative. II,
kept the free ball rolling back arid fortI
between the side rails for point after point
10 r~7fs eHla
soon at the able again. as Demarest count
ed only s. and followed with 30 Of the sam,
description his larger run.
The BOstonian passed the 800 mark viii
a run OF % Carroms b. baI,-to-baI billiard,
in his seventh inning before Demarest cam,
back at him with a splendid collection Of q
in the following inning The young chi
cagOan lost his tensenesS Of stroke as ;hi.
cluster grew under his cue. Much of IL wa,
counted i'm the centre panel for an un
limited nurse. II lacked continuity OF ex
ecution. however. and several wide rolls o
the globes terminated H.
While cutler plodded along slowly an,
surely by careful baIl-to-baI baIkIine. n,
Tar surpassed Demarest. The Bostonian'
cluster'Of s. on his twenty-hrth turn at IN,
table. which contained a number of VEL
conceived kiss shots I'm the corners. ap
peared 70 place him safely ahead az n, ma
rest. as the score stood as 70 SO Five IN
Uings later. however. Denarest put 70
gether his winning unfinished run 81 Il;
Tho first half dozen shots were cushion car
, roms that eventually carried the worries .
the foot OF the table Then the young pro
fessional deftly and delicstely played tn
balkline nurse. His position work ana nj
freedom in the use Of massS shots were per
lection. At the forty first count an unfore
. seen kiss seps rated the balls. Two cushion
shots around the table and a daring lef
. tTought the spheres together again in IN
end corner. never 20 leave that portion n
the table until he had won the match.
The score follows
Calvin Demarest ,spot balp-9 q IL 10 .
p. I, %. q. 3 Is 3. i5, > T. q o. 10 o a.
Q So ? A. o. Is 3 o. i63 total 500 points
average 10 - 10. high runs. 163 a2 80 and q
Albert q. Cutler white baIli-a. 12l 30 q
~. 2. "a q q. 81 o : Is. o s. total a.
points; average. IS $40. high runs I2i 81 8
and -
/ Reseree-Tom Gallagher
There will be three sessions at tn. Ia
to-day. Demarest and Cline win meet Il
the morning AT II O'Clock sutton an
! Cutler play the matinee match and IN
E Frenchman. Cassignol and Student
SlOsson vii. meet In the evening
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