Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-02
SLOSSON LOSES
CHAMPIONS TITLE
Defeat by Sutton Leaves First
Place in Tournament to SUIT
ton and Morningstar.
Standing Of the Players.

George Slosson lost his title as cham
piop in the worlds championship tourna-
ment at 1872 balk line billiards In the
concert hall OF Madison Square Garden
last night, when, in the best and most
brilliant match Of the series, the old
champion George Sutton, beat him. the
result narrowing the fight for the cham
pionship to Sutton and Ora Morning
star.
In an afternoon match Morningstar
won his fifth game Of the series from III.
p. Cline. and with a straight record of
victories, has as his rival for the title
and the winners share Of the prize
money, Sutton, who has lost but one
match.
Last nights match decided which OF
the two. SloSson or Sutton, should be left
in with chance to take the lead from
Morningstar. and in Sutton's triumph
over his old rival he played about the
most brilliant and dashing game OF his
career
In Magnificent Form.
slosson played in magnificent FORM
the match seemed to hold the victory
safe Sutton came on in one Of the
best uphill finishes ever Witnessed in a
taking the lead in the fifteenth inning,
won in the seventeenth by a margin of
forty points. In the best part Of his
rally Sutton kept the big crowd OF spec
tators in an uproar OF applause by the
spectacular and difficult shots he made,
and through ten innings counted an
average Of only a fraction less than
fifty
Slosson made the break. and, gather
ing the balls on the upper-end rail for
his second shot. went on for run of
112. losing his turn on a short spread in
a careless shot for position. Sutton
counted four. and the score grew only
slowly into the seventh inning, though
the champion. in between. ran thirty
seven.
In his seventh inning he surpassed his
opening run. in a marvellous display Of
control and accuracy. and, missing in nn
effort to gather the balls, finished his run
of 113, with a total score then OF ESQ. to
Sutton's o. Sutton to that point played
SO far below his form that while Slos-
son still was shooting he followed his
custom when the game is hard, and
drank a single glass of stout, and return
ed for his first run of the game-78-turn-
ed off with splendid dash and absolutely
no hesitation on his choice of shots. His
control of the balls in this inning equaled
Slosson's best. and to his sixty-seventh
shot he kept the worries on the end rail.
Then he had to drive the white around
the tatle in a position play. regathered
the balls, and finished his run of Is by
missing a masse, failing to hit the first
object ball.
Comes on Strong.
Slosson encountered difficult shots for
five succeeding innings, and his score
grew slowly, while Sutton followed his
Is with 43. Al. 81. 81 and &C. practically
overcoming Slosson's lead in the six in
nings, the twelfth inning closing with
Slossor's score JAG and Sutton's 1913. Slos-
son drew away in the lead with I'll In
the next inning, but Sutton kept steadily
after Kim. and in a brilliant uphill fight
making good runs in every inning, cut
down the champions advantage, SlossOn
helping to this by scoring two blanks in
the ne:t three innings. and losing his spot
In what promised to be winning run in
the fifteenth inning by careless over
sight IN failing to drive out of balk.
Sutton called the referees attention to
the error. which the referee had failed to
notice. Slosson led then by only 8 points.
for tn. first time in the match showed
in the lead. after having overcome Slos-
sons advantage of 211 in the seventh in
ming. SlOsson made one more count OF
d in the match. and then Sutton ran out
with %. winning by 500 to $50.
The afternoon match was aggravatingly
slow end more than four hours were
Isauandared before Morningstar beat Cline.
the pla yers being the leader and the last
man in the tournament. Safety play was
the feature Of Cline's game and his tao
tics worried Morningstar more than the
leader had been worried IN the champion
ship s.ries, and for long time promised
to give the match to the PhfSdolphian
who vas In the lead for the game until
Morni,i gstar made the run that won for
him, finishing the contest.
The Scores.
Worries champion billiard tourhament 1T 1872
balk lima. 500 points to each game. Eighteenth
match. afternoon.
Ora Mornipsstar-1 0 a s 0 81 50 IS 8