New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-11-24
CUE FIGHT GOES ON
SlOssOH .IIso Beaten On BIG
Tournament.

Ull4lI d--iel40l. the EItntM LtlAr A1tlTts
made successful start in the national
billiard championship tournament at lS2 in
the Madison square Garoen Concert Han
last night by defeating Albert Cutler. Of
Boston. 500 20 a. Thirty-seven innings
were necessary due To the stuboornness OF
the struggle. The fact that the winners
average was only 1S l9-S7 was due more 70
hard luck than poor play.
Although long and drawn out. the game
was intensely interesting to billiard lovers.
First Cassignol and then Cutler would show
in front. and II was high class billiards
most OF the time. Spectacular rOund-the-
table drives were INDUCED in. while both
We're artists in eoaxing the globes together.
Delicstely executed masse shots were also
IN evidence
CassignOl won the bank and chose the
white ball IL at once became apparent
that the Frenchuan was in one Of hts
happy veins. His first eleven points were
made 80 easily as to give the impression
that he always had the worries under con-
trol. He showed his execution ia getting
his twelfth carrOm- The spot ball and the
red were together close 20 the upper rail.
fully two feet away but the man from
France counted with dazzling masse. He
failed on a draw after gathering in ..
Cutters opening session was brief. the
Boston man counting SIX. Cass!snol
promptly started in what proved TO be q
profitable run. Close billiards for period
enabled tho foreigner 10 click off -. His
forty seventh carrOm called for a ditlcult
two-cushiOn shot bur when McCirsw called
of the hftieth point CassignOl had the
globes assembled once more. this time close
10 the upper rail He missed after count
ing 3.
With the count standing 20 70 IS against
him. cutler went 20 the table for his half
Of the seventh inning quite Uncoacerued
ana proceeded 70 10 some scoring on hts
own account A fine draw marked hts sin
teenth point. and from there on a period
Of close billiards enabled him 70 pass the
fJ-mark.
Ills fcrty-third point, resulting from A
long two-cushiOu shot. drew loud applause,
and his sixty-Uinth effort was neat bank.
A n.asSe followed. ard. although the balls
counted the Boston man had 70 sir down.
a. he failed 70 get the balls our ~ balk-
Afte- counts of "a and 8 in his fourth
and nth innings. respectively, Casstgnol
had several brief visits % the table. "a here
as cutler. with another great run IN the
ninth. took complete command or the sir
Uation. HIS accurate cueing throughout
This period vas aided by rare Judgment.
A long single cushion csrrorn marked mis-
hftisth count. and little later hne draw
set the crowd applaudins From there on
his Saultless execution soon carried him 70
the loo mark. the shot that made the cent
urv being q capita spread draw. shortly
after rhis The Bosroniau allowed the balls
70 get away. but h. proved equal 70 the
occasion by bringing OF spectacular
three cushion shot. which was supplement
ed by successive masses
When Cutler reached 10 ne failed 70
drive the object ball with sufficient force
70 bring f. back from the cushion IN the
desired position. but he coaxsd them to-
zether again BY a long draw. only 20 have
his session brought 70 an unexIscted close
through failure 10 get the balls out OF
balk. after making 15S. the longest run Of
the tournament II made Cutters total -,
incidentally $50 more than his opponent
CasSienoI se!Ha red accounts in the four
teenth inning with pretty cluster Of q.
At tie outset the Frenchman forced the
object ban 20 fake three cushions before
finally coming in close association with the
others 4 dnA mRsss was included among
many good shots, and when he made the
eishtv-niuth count hich tied the score.
the spectators sppIaUded literally. Cassi-
gnoI counted q before missing on com
paratfvely easy massS. That gave the
Frenchman a total of 2SS and q four-Poiut
lead.
So even was rhs work from that point on
that az the end Of nine more innings dur
ing which time the points came slowly for
each. the score stood exactly even. at 353-
shortly after this JassignoI got the balls
on the line and by delicate manipulation
clicked of IS carrsms before having 10 sit
down The foreigner total then stood 40
as against 561 for cutler
= CassignOI got within . points Of the goal
thanks 10 a run Of T. but then it seemed as
II he would never get the remainder Of the
way. Overanxiety caused him 20 miss sew
ersI easy shots. but Cutler was unable 10
take advantase OF the chances offered.
The score follows.
T Cassignol-23. Is. 4. "A s, o. 9, l. L, Is. {.
Q. :. s.. o. 3 2. D. In. .. o. l, ~ u. D. %, ~,
age. 10 49,. High run. %.
Cutters. g. O. ,. .. l. 50 ,. 15S. =. =. l..
Q. Z; II; Q. 20; = Q. 4. L. T. s. = O. . .. .. q
Q. o, 3 . q : = Ioal-H-- NVersse'
+ Il ls-ss. High run, ~.
The game yesterday afternoon between
II. p Cline. of Philadelphia. and George
slosson Of this city. resulted in the former
winning. $50 To- co. Both began indifer-
entity the balls breaking badly. In the
, thirty-drst inning. however, Cline amply
atoned for earlier mistakes by the most
brilliant exhibition OF billiards seen in a
long time.
When he went 20 the table his total read
ss0 az against 80 for SlossOu. Try as he
would. the Philadelphia could not seem 20
keep the balls together. but il mattered
not for his open table shots We're wellnigh
perfect In this way be ran the count I'D
to IS
A brief spell of close play followed. and
he clicked off the carT0ms until ID was
reached, when he MISSED That gave cline
a total o. 20 and thereafter he always
held his opponent safely.
The score was as follows.
Cliao-I0. o. II. l.. o. D. : l. II -. T. o. o.
~ 3 . a . .. - 45. II. :. Il. I6 : :. l. ..
I'D ~. - ~. "a Total Ste average.
IA 10-55. high runs. i2D. - and -
Slosson- . - l. l. Z. a. o. o. -. A. : . l.
= = l. So -. 81 ; = Cd. O. 4. - % q. %. "a ..
, q. =. .. Total. 3s2, average. n . g., high
runs ~ So and a.
This afternoon Cutler viii play Dema-
rest. while the evening game viii have
Cline and sutton the principals
kNnrurn pin Ton nrn rrnur