New-York tribune., 1909-04-02

p,y5ng remarkable uphill game, after facing
.,arfu1 odds George B. Sutton. of Chicago. de-
,..ted George F. Slosson, of this city, by score
% zoo N 80 in the billiard tournament for the
lids championship at 1872 in the concert hall at
,,.S;sen Square Garden last night. When Sutton
.-, n the table for his seventh inning the score
ss5 ~ 10 against him. but he then settled down.
ard BY playing steady, consistent and for the most
,,rt perfect billiards. slowly but surely closed
-. gap until he took the lead in the fifteenth
,--nF with run OF dfty-nine. The balls broke
badly for Slosson for three innings after the thir
,.en;h but in the seventeenth he made brave
ro-. 70 pull out what short time before had
,ootAd ike won game with clever OF forty
-, When within forty points of victory he
Missed three-cushion shot after had spread
s,s Sutton out. making an average of shade
ever tventy-nine Slossons average a frac-
ron twenty-five
nvus a game Of absorbing interest and full of
.,s hest billiards of the tournament. A big crowd
us IN attendance, and the lovers Of the game
vr-s well paid, and showed their appreciation OF
.he brilliant work by generous applause. Sutton
sroesred 70 he the favorite with the crowd. and
MS victory loudly cheered
The defeat OF Slosson ends any chance he has
~ winning the title and trophy but much depends
IN his game with Ora c Morningstar 10 night in
tbe last game Of the tournament, a victory for
the student Will put Morningstar and Sutton in a
tie for first place. with five games and
vii take the title, trophy and chief prize money
with six straight victories. Calvin Demerest and
Albert c. Cutter will meet in the afternoon game
today.
In the afternoon game yesterday Morningstar had
e. narrow escape from defeat at the hands Of Harry
cine Ee took timely brace the last moment
and pulled what appeared 70 be a hopeless game
out Of the fire He won by the score of 500 70 s6i
sosson the bank and picking out the white
bali made the lead and started of a run that
cane 20 an end only when the count had reached
IL Il vas pretty billiards, and showed the veteran
CT his best in close nursing. when Judgment OF
s7eed ana delicacy of touch count SO largely. He
Warmed Up quickly. and the balls obedient 10 his
touch. appeared to roll he willed and not he
fo-ced them. With the ivories under perfect con-
to he slipped up on comparatively easy draw
shot.
Sutton made four points and seemed utterly IN
able 70 settle down until the seventh inning, his
total Up 20 that point being g In the mean time
sosscn improved his opportunities and after two
or three unproduetive innings settled down in the
seventh for another brilliant OF 13. This
Ike his first was characterized by close billiards OF
the cleverest kind His baIkne nursing and accu-
rate drives for position kept the crowd aplauding
He finally missed on a half follow 70 the side rail
with heavy English. the totals reading: Slosson
80; Sutton. 9
Il looked like e runaway race for the Student
and the many friends Of Sutton acknowledged de-
feat Not Sutton himself however. He faced
the odds without the faintest show Of nervousness
and settling to his stroke reeled off rs points in
his half Of the seventh inning and following with
Of IS A. s. and 81, crept up to within forty
points OF his opponent at the end Of the eleventh
inning, ssosson could add only % buttons TO his
string
Once settled down. Sutton played the kind OF
Billiards for which he is famous. Deftly he nursed
the balls along the Salkline in the centre space
and clicked of the points so fast and with such
confidence that his followers took heart and ap-
pasuded vigorously. He missed on q masse shot.
the cue ball just grazing the first object bali His
run Of IS in the eighth inning came 10 an end when
he missed easy draw in effort 10 drive the
nrs object ball around the table for position. In
ais tenth inning. after Slosson had registered his
second goose egg on a safe leave. Sutton expert
snoed a little luck He missed his twenty-fourth
SHOT easy draw but the first object bali, rolling
osck from the side rail- kissed the ball against
Tie red for count. The crowd laughed and SUIT
1on smiled he clicking of the points
TIE balls got away from him on his fifty-fourth
shot, but q skyrockety drive around the table Tor
four cushions counted and he Rad the balls under
control again after his next shot. He missed
snort two-cushion carrom after counting g.
Blossom drew away slightly again in the twelfth
inning with run cf a. but Sutton came right back
fla s. and brought his total to within eight points
Of his rival the score reading. Slosson. 346; Sut-
tsn, sss. In this inning the Chicago man took lots
tine 70 dress up the tip Of his cue to the amuse-
nent OF the crowd
ne student" in way ruff1ed over game tHat
nso turned into a hare fight, settled down TO some
@''se nursing after counting from what looked like
safe leave, on long single cushion carrom up
We iaole and back. He counted so fast that IN
nhe minutes the run had amounted 10 81 points
Nhsn ne missed simple shot in one corner by the
N'otn Of hair. This brought MIN into his fifth
hundred with total of 407.
sutton followed with q. His thirteenth shot in
"Ast was his thirtee lth inning the prettiest
eo PEST judged drive for position OF the evening"
sno ne got out Of difficulties with the balls frozen
- H1 eighteenth by accurate bank 10 the side
Mhen he missed he left the balls safely and
S student" made his third goose egg, and then
oI' beginning with hard spread draw, count
- eho brought his up 10 within five points
:, ss0ae The latter failed TO get the balls out
after counting six points in his fifteenth
-. ana Sutton look advantage OF the oppor-
% Grew Up level on his eleventh shot and
-. INTO good lead for the first time with
g. s, raa Of s.. making the totals read: Sutton.
"; ssossoa lls
.s.s 80 me Chicago man missed he left the balls
trysr ana Blossom missed his first object ball in
NJ. !" make fne stroke, thus counting one for
9p0nsnt Sutton added twelve more points,
hs totsi to E4
49, oh began his seventeenth inning with two
r.L lives around tie table and was called TO
s. eifcuit single cushion carrom, an awk-
angie on his sixth shot These out of the
sf ~ eot the balls under control the upper end
>. 'eoie and counted along for AZ points. until
'sssd on Jhree-cushion shot from a bad