New-York tribune., 1909-04-22
ONE MORE FOR WRIGHT
PLAYS GOOD BILLIARDS.
Jackson Loses His Second Game IN
Cham DiOnshiD Tourney.

Playing with the neatness and dfspatc
that characterized his performance in the opening
game on Monday, H A. Wright, of San Francisco
defeated Clarence Jackson of Chicago by score of
400 70 800 in the Glass A amateur billiard cham
pionship tournament at the Lederkranz Club. in
58th street last night. Save for few innings In
the early stages. Wright always held the lead
The man from the Pacific Coast also had the
satisfaction of breaking the high run record OF the
tournament. His 50 in the sixteenth inning bet
tered by two points the previous mark held by
himself Wright averaged Il 1927. Jackson played
with increased confidence. and averaged IL S-27.
good enough TO win ordinary game
The match which did not get under way unti
late. began with Jackson winning the bank. He
scored seven times before missing on long single
cushion shot Wright drew blank for starter
and when Jackson missed ran of seven points
and followed with pretty run of "a His twenty
first shot forced the ball TO take three cushions
and return to position. He failed on long single
cushion attempt That made the count Al to Is IN
Wright's favor.
The end of the sixth inning found the pair on
almost even terms, Wright having the adVantdse'
As to a. In the next the San Francisco man maze
. number of easy, carrons and then counted clev-
erI, on 4 difficult bank shot. He made 70 anu
then failed on a masse. the cue ball being JaInHed
against the upper rail
In the eleventh inning Jackson electrihed the
crowd by gathering a collection of spectacular
open table shots His twenty-ninth effort, a long
masse along the side rail. drew forth applause
A spread draw Immediately followed. 1t was not
until his fftieth count clever spread draw, fol
lowed with A drive around the table, that the
Chicago man succeeded in getting the globes To-
gether- ,,
With the balls clustered in the lower right-lahd
corner. Jackson kept going until the referee
counted sixty-three, when he failed on single
cushion shot That gave Jackson total Of 40,
and as Wright drew his second consecutive blank
1t meant a lead of even fifty points
Vyrfoht's tventv-second shot in the sixteenth in
ming drew forth hearty applause. 1t was ara"
in the lower left-han1 corner and the red ball was
forced to travel to the upper rail ard PACK lot
rosition A little later he got the globes under
Terrect control and Clicked off the points rapidly
the count mounting TO high figures OF s. He
missed on a difficult free hand masse- That run
gave him 2 substantial lead. tie score reading
257 to 1856
jackson had to be content with modest cluster
of in the next inning while Wright proceeded
n improve his position by clicking off 50 more, fail
ing on A nlasse close To the side rail- In the nine
teenth inning Jackson got the balls on the line and
held them there long enough to run %. when
rnasse shot that missed by narrow margin sent
him to his chair From that point Wright held the
game safely In his twenty-sixth inning ne falied
10 get the balls out of balk when within points
OF the REQUIRED total, but he ran out on the next
Jackson will play Joseph Mayer Of Philadelpnia'
this afternoon while in the evening c. +. ConAlih'
Of Chicago. will try conclusions with Dr. L. L.
AIiaI. Of this city.
The score of last nights game follows;
So 80 l. ~ IL. o -. %. |. 81. : Total 400 Aver
age "a 22-2T. High run. - o.,
% : ; 20 ~ O. o. o a. i g. I. Total. 300 Average,
II 3-21. High run. G3-