New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-04

which Keogh had overlooked Keogh
might see it also il his attention was not
/ forced in its concentration upon the shot
he attempting. So De Orc 1etsureiy
| walked to one side Of the table in the OPP
posite direction from which the possible
shot lay and within the radius Of Keogh's
vision. There, apparently paying no at
| tention to Keogh's shot, he ground the
chalk upon the leather tip. The strategy
served From Keogh's miss De Orc forged
ahead and won the tournament and cham
pionship.
/ All OF the characteristic mapoeuvrihs
which De ORC has learned in his many
| matches was in evidence throughout the
three nights OF play In his recent match
for the championship with Keogh. The
two players afforded marked contrast
| The uneasy, seemingly volatile tempera-
ment of the tall and portly Cuban found
its contrast in the almost restful peace
fitness of the dapper little Keogh. In
size, in action and department the two
were as far apart the poles. Every
untoward thing appeared to arouse De Orc.
His opponent seemed undisturbed to the
point of cold Indifference.
From the beginning of the match De Orc
exhibited q disposition TO question every
thing. AS he piled up an :nnumerabie
l.Inler * scratches by the cue ball
rolling into the lower corner pocket he
became convinced that the table had not
been properly levelled. On the second night
he insisted that the spirit gauge be brought
to test his contention His belief was
proved 10 be erroneous AT this the
spirits of the Cuban scared. In the sue
ceeding five frames his execution was moth
ing short o. marvellous. He tailed IN
sequence Il, Is. -, and Is balls-62 balls
in all. a total that threatened to overwhelm
KeoSh.
With this hurst of brilliancy. De orc
worked the crowd up to high pitch OF
excitemen Every action was calculated
to inspire the spectators and TO strike
terror IN MS opponents heart He lowered
over the balls like hawk over the fowls
in harm yard. Then with sweeping
movement he picked out his combinations
that sent the balls scrrrying into the
pockets Sometimes prolonged calculation
was necessary Then De orc would Ia;
his cue upon the ia BILE IS he mapped OFF
the angles. meanwhile talking to the balls.
grooming over them as If they possessed
the power Of responsiveness If the first
calculation, on careful survey. was found
to be impossible he waved his hands with
q gesture of disappointment and shook his
head. as if TO indicate that the lie Of the
spheres was most deplCra bic
Through all this Keogh remained Sc
dateIy ensconsed in his chair. His appear
ance was that of a young divinity student
vino thoughts Were far away from the
game at hand and who was not al all ois-
.Irbed al its outcome. Even when De ORC.
whom he had never beaten - previous
match threatened his lead. i<eogh re-
manned imperturbable. II was rare, indeed,
for keogh 10 leave his seat when his Ia
NOUS challenger for the championship was
AT the table. He was quiet that when he
was shooting he called the balls number
I'm such a low voice that De orc often
questioned whether not he had observed
the rui
Then r<"nfh's scoring was the steadief
of the two His playing possessed an even
ness that contributed TO It's charm. while
De Oro's either to flights OF wonder
full dexterity and management CT sank TO
DEPTHS of mediocrity. Somewhat slower in
discerning the possibilities of the combina-
lions, nevertheless keogh seemed equal TO