Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-01
SL0SSON WONW|TH
SENSATIONAL RUN
Title Holder Scored 1877 Points
in Winning Inning of Bill.
lizard Tourney.
Standing of the Players.

In a winning game for his fourth match
of the worlds championship tournament
at 49, balk line billiards in the concert
hall, Madison Square Garden, last night,
the American champion. George Slosson,
played about the prettiest game of his
career, and with count of 16I in his ff-
teenth inning ran out for the match amid
great enthusiasm among the spectators
Slossons opponent was Calvin Demarest.
the former am teur champion, but though
Demarest showed brilliant skill at Pc
RODS he was completely smothered by
the veteran, who won by 800 to 2O1. the
most one-sided score Of the tournament.
In the afternoon George Sutton beat
Louis Cure of France for the French
champion last match of the tournament.
The biggest and most enthusiastic crowd
of the two weeks play witnessed the
night game between Slosson and Dem
Arrest Demarest made the break. and
for four innings, held the lead from an
opening run of Is Slosson played care
fully and counted steadily through that
part of the match, but he did not settle
down to his best play until the seventh
inning. when, with run of 20. he passed
the first 100 count
From that time Siosson was In perfect
form, and with a stroke that was as ac-
curate as it was delicate he rolled up
score that led Demarest by from to )
to ] for the remainder of the match.
Slosson's most telling play, however, was
in his last inning. when. with score Of
333:', he started in with the balls close to-
gether near the end rail. He held them
together for all of the run. moving in and
out of balk, and at intervals driving one
1all or tn other to the cushions, but
bringing it back in perfect play for posi-
ton. and for good part of the winning
inning scored points faster than the ref
e.rna
The run of 167 that carried him out was
Tot the best run of the tournament. as
Slosson earlier made the leading run of
the series with 22S: but the performance
last night told more on the spectators
than any other of the competition, and
the referee repea teddy had to caution the
crowd against clamor that might have
spoiled the rum The result of the match
put SloSson on even terms with George
sutton for second place in the tourna-
ment. each having Won three and lost one
match
Cures defeat by Sutton in the afternoon
game ended the French champions COM
petition, he having won two matches and
lost four. He beat two of the best play
ers in the tourna ment and lost to the last
man in the tournament. finishing the Sc
ries of six games with grand average of
II 81. Cures play in his final match was
erratic and brilliant al periods. but SUIT
ton early took the lead and held it
through the game. winning in twenty in
nings by 800 to 3ss. The scores:
Worlds championship tournament at
49, balk line 500 points to each game.
SIXTEENTH MATCH, AFTERNOON
George Sutton-0 115 % % o 2 20
81 2 "a 2 IL 81 81. Tota--5G0. High runs
115. ~. 81. Avcrage-23 11-21.
Louis Cure-94 81 IS o o IL 2S 80
!. - 81 9. Total-3ss High runs-34, -,
80. Average-19 $50.
SEVENTEENTH MATCH EVENING
George SlOsson--:; "a I 10 20 1 50 q IS II
o ~ - to-. T0tal-5p0. High runs-167 IS Il.
Avera ge-33 5-15.
Calvin Demarest-1s l. II 2 . IL 3 10
!: 81 81 Total-2oI High runs-5l 36 10.
Avcrage--i3 1915.
Today'S games are arranged for
match between Morningstar, the leader in
the tournament and II. z. Cline, the last
man, in the afternoon. and a match be-
tween George Slosson and George Sutton,
the champion and ex-champion. in the
evening.