New-York tribune., 1909-03-25
"Student" Runs 500 Points in Eight
Innings in WonderfuL Display
of Billiard Skill.
STANDING OF THE PLAYERS.
.Fractious are omitted in best average figures.

evening game OF the 1872 balklne billiard tourna-
ment for the worlds championship in the concert
nall of Madison Square Garden. He ran out In
eight innings and established an average Of s2L
and high Of 225, both OF which are likely to
stand as records for the tournament In the after
noon game Calvin Demarest. the young Chicago
player who recently Joined the professional ranks
and fell q victim TO Louis Cure in the opening on
Monday, defeated Harry P. Cline, OF Philadelphia,
By e score Of 800 TO 26T.
slosson never played in better form than in his
xane with Cutler. II looked for a time as If he
might equal surpass George Sutton's worlds
record average OF 100 and he closely approached
the worlds record Of 2S4 for tournament play
made BY Sutton IN 1905 with his brilliant Of 20
He seemed TO be complete master Of every stroke
and for the time combined ell the qualities which
have mate the various champions famous His
oeIicacy Of touch keen judgment OF speed. clever
resourcefulness when in difficulties re1narka bic
oeftness in holding the balls together for close
baIkline nurse. made his performance stand out
one OF the best in the history Of billiards IN this
any other country Slosson is than fifty years
oid but is playing to-day better than ever before
IN his life, Il last nights game be accepted
& criterion Sutton has been slight favortte with
tie critics. but those who disposed TO wager
were quick change their opinion after seeing the
student IN action last night
Cutler. who defeated Cline Tuesday afternoon
with q clever show Of skill, never had chance to
do himself justice last evening. He did score
miss in his innings. but the balls broke
badly. and he failed to get thoroughly warmed up
at any time He took his defeat good naturedly,
and in congratulating Sosson after the game was
over remarked. with a smile - suppose you have
been saving this up for me for months
good sized crowd was in attendance, as Slosson
Is popular with billiard lovers. but there were
number Of vacant seats. and it seemed a pity, as
rarely, II ever, has such treat been provided for
those interested in the game.
sIosson Won the bank, and, selecting the white
bal, made q good beginning by clicking off IS
points mostly by close billiards at the lower end
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enth shot. and while he counted on a well executed
follow shot ne got a spread and missed long
single cushion draw. Cutler made one. missed
wide open draw and gave way TO Sosson, who
added i before he failed on difficult masse with
the balls in line corner Cutler scored
2 and sat down when the cue ball managed 10 slip
through small hole behind the red object ball on
e rvo-cushion shot Before he had another chance
q the table the read: Slosson. "a: Cutler.
and the Boston man faced a hard. uphill. hopeless
fight.
This condition was the result Of slossors brilliant
run Of 225 in his third inning He found the balls
ii good position, and had them under control in
two shots He ratified OF p points at ths lower
end Of the table, carried them down TO the other
end and picked off . more by clever nursing and
remarkable position play. The points kept coming
with speed and precision that made the crowd
look with wonder His judgment OF speed was
50 good and his touch delicate that the balls
rolled about as If under the control Of some mas
come. but he made the hard shots as he did the
easy Ones with degree OF confidence that soon be-
came infectious with the onlookers- The crowd
laughed as he rooted or twice on shots that
looked doubtful, and appauded uprOariously as
he reached and passed Cures high run Of 49, as he
turned the 9o-mark and as the run came to an end
after the referee had drawled of in husky tones
% Al the end the applause was mixed with
cheers as every present appreciated the brill
fancy Of the performance
Thz nm 7-5-ae rF0a ar+o
st the ends Of the table and time and time again
Il was necessary for him 10 send the first object
ball around the table for position. He had lots OF
easy shots as easy shots go. but many difficult
ones also. He made several bank shots with a
position Of an easy carrorn. and the few nasse shots
he was called upon TO negotiate were made with
skill. He had & hard root on his lo4th
shot. long single cushion across the table ana
back. which went TO the second cushion before It
counted. He saved himself by a long and brilliant
bank shot when the balls got away from him on
the 1s5th shot. and he was called on TO do little
syrockety work before he got the balls under con-
trol again. After counting 225 the balls lined up
and he tried q fve-cushion shot around the table
The first object ball kissed him of, however. and
the run came TO an end
Cutler got and then slosson came back for
r-n OF 81 missing his thirty-second shot. a long
spread draw by z hair. The Boston man then
showed fash by picking of IS points. but a round
the-tabI e shot failed and Slosson came back this
time 10 6ashing run $50, characterized by clever
balkiine nursing. which has never been equaned
nv sutton who is a at this style OF play.
Twice he got the balls in the centre space and
clicked of 20 10 % points in space not bigger
than teacup and the crowd smiled and applauded
ir Turn When il began TO look as If he might
eoaI Sutton's average record Of 100 the balls lined
up along the upper rail and the first object ball
kissed the second object ball of just before the cue
ball reached IL.
Cutler began his fifth inning with pretty masse,
but missed kiss shot off the upper rail. and left
the balls wide apart 50 that Slosson missed round
the-taole shot by the narrowest margin, and hurt
MS average with his only goose egg. He fol-
lowed with 1s in the seventh inning, and then ran
out IN the eighth with unfinished run OF g In
TINS last inning he found the balls frozen in the
t"eifth shot and called upon the referee 10 spot
them. Everybody laughed, and none more heart
ly 'han sosson. as the first object ball kissed the
cue baI On just enough 10 make the count 1t was
scratch and e lucky one for the Student" as
Ae quickly ran out and saved himself another in
nlng- The score follows:
H. s va g. sEe9rss 55 8 go % sossoq n Of Neg ; Tok s a g
80 and IS Average 81 As.
,ALoeZt { Cutler. Boston, O. O. 2e l. 4 Z. Total.
" hisa runs 8. Z. Z. Average IL
Calvin Demarest satisfied the critics that he will
be dangerous before the tournament is by
playing In brilliant form and defeating Harry Cline
IN lie afternoon He the bank and started off
with run OF q, made up largely Of clever baIk-
line nursing, IN which he played with such speed
as 70 average as high eight shots minute. He
followed with 1e. and then struck bad streak.
scoring only . points IN eight innings which IN
Guided two misses He only had one other miss
during the game. Cline did little better during the
same time so that his game looked hopeless when
Demarest clicked OF ss points IN the eleventh IN
ming
Five innings later the young Chicago player made
the second highest Of the tournament up 10
that time by counting fie points His draw shots
were IN better working order than Monday