The Washington times., 1910-12-01
BilliardiSt AnnexeS Pool
Championship In Record
Breaking Game.
MAKES TWO RECORDS
DURING THE MATCH
Former Holder Completely Out
played By Brilliant Work
of Cuban

NEW YORK, Dec 1.-COmpletely over
whelmins the champion, Alfredo De orc
Won the worlds pool championship for
the twelfth time by defeating Jerome
r Keogh. of Rochester, by go balls 10
40 in the deciding block of their three
nights match In John DoyIe's academy
But the famous Cuban did more than
win In his WhirIWiEd finish he eStdt-
lished two new records that promise 10
survive lOnE for championship pool. He
made a run Of eiEhty-One balls. the
best performance ever made in a cham
piOnship match Likewise he ran OF a
total Of 122- balls without a miss The
reason that the latter figure does not
count as continuous run record is due
10 the fact that II was checked al the
beginning Of the twelfth frame by safety
tactics
Keogh Outplayed-
How completely Keogh. who gained his
tue year ago from Thomas A Hues-
ton, was oUtplayed may be judged from
the fact that on the final nights play
De ORC counted total Of Is balls. with
six scratches. The losing champion
sent only sixty-four balls into the
pockets, his total being reduced by FIVE
scratches De ORC backed his high run
with two others Of forty-one each, while
the best rJIfa that Keoeh turned out was
paltry twenty balls
The ending of the match demonstrated
that a champion may come back de
spite his half a century Of years. Not
only that, but likewise that lie may
hold worlds honOrs as two stinctIy
different styles OF game-pOoI and three
cushion bIliards-5oth which are now
in De Oro's keeping
Keogh's Waterloo.
EeoEh broke the first frame OF what
vas 20 prove his Waterloo. De ORC
was alert and at once picked of a
pretty kiss shot, but badly bunEled the
next That was the sort Of thing ne
had been doing The ouioOkers expect
ed him TO keep II up, but he fooled
them keogh got ten Of the balls in
this frame and right there wagers were
made among the spectators that packed
every inch Of space about the table
that Keogh would win by 100 balls
IN the next frame KeOEh got three
pretty ones, and then Jripped by calling
the s ball instead Of the I3 in a kiss
shot to the side pocket That error
made De OrO present Of the frame
From the second frame 20 the fourth.
inclusive De ORC exhibited wonderful
control Of the cue ball The result was
& run Of Il that sent him into the lead.
the score standing ~ to -
IhlS advantage was ShOrt-lived, as
keOsh returned by clearing the table
s6teT De Orc had failed TO negotiate q
fOur-bau combination But De ORC was
dangerously near, and the crowd was
silently attentive as il realized that he
was playing with freer action than on
the other nights Of the match.
A Great Shot.
For a few frames KeOgh had the best
Of it once in the seventh frame ne
brought of bank shot the length OF
the table that kicked back from the
cushion and sent the ball at the aDex
OF the pyramid, rolling into the pocket
at the foot Of the table It was a start
ler-the shot Of the night-but relatively
IL availed nothing. Carefully working
up his game, always playing with spec
and certainty, De ORC forged into the
lead, never again to be headed, in trs
tenth frame 1t was in the frame befors
this that his run Of 122 began
From that point on. II was al De Oro
His eagle eye saw the combinations as
Ct old His execution was faultIesS. Tho
balls were sent sCUttliuE into the pOCk-
holes No longer was there a jawinE
of the balls They drour,ad as s71raIv
into the pockets as Il the openings had
been as Tvide as barrel head From
the tenth TO the sixteenth frame. iuciu-
sive. De ORC -ieared the table each tirue
keogh did nCJ get a ball He had 1eW
ODDOTrunirieS- and these he fumbled-