New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
KEOGH HOLDS POOL LEAD
Fails to Gain, However, IN HIS
Title Match with De Orc.
GAME DRAGS FIVE HOURS
Much Safety Play Marks Second
Block of Points for World
Championship.

Jerome R Keogh. of Rochester, main
tained his lead Of thirty balls in the Worio
pool championship match at Doyle's Acao-
emy last night He did this despite great
rally on the part Of his challenger, Anreno
De Orc. who in the last few frames cut
down a lead of fifty-six balls in manner
that thrilled the big crowd that sat ABOUT
the table. It was the second block OF 9'V
points in the match for the worlds cnana-
pionship. In the later frames De ORC was
at his best and he balanced matters on tne
nights score as each tailed Al pahs-
Keogh's grand total now reads Al balls TO
De Oro's 3S.
on the whole, the playing of the chal-
leneer was irregular, as 1t had been on the
first night His scratches. eleven in num-
her. were costly In the ending especially
SO, as he threw away many chances
Keogh's scratches were seven Twenty
eight frames were necessary, in which De
Oro broke fifteen times The Cubans best
run was 29, to e7 for keogh- only the
wonderful pull-up of De ORC held the
crowd at the end, for the match, despite
an early start. dragged along for nVe
hours and ten minutes. due largely to
much safety play.
Keogh made a pretty and safe break on
opening the second block of points De
Oro followed with a safety shot that
hacked the cue ball behind the pyramid
keogh also played safely, following which
the Cuban made a side pocket shot for
pretty break and quickly picked of eleven
balls He scratched on the next, and
Keogh took what was left.
Alert TO intricate combinations, De Oro
spied one on Keogh's break in the next
frame and ran off fifteen balls IN brilliant
fashion, like the De Oro of old When
the champion scattered the pyramid in
the following frame in an attempt to get
free De ORC was ready. His work was
quick His position sure. Still, it seemed
as Il he played too rapidly. On the elghth
ball-an easy direct shot-he missed Inc
seven balls, however, brought him level
with the defending champion, at 213 balls
for each. In the next frame De Orc rapid
ly ratified of all the balls and took the
lead The four frames had netted De ORC
As balls to Il for keogh. 1t marked De
Oro's only lead OF the night.
The tide turned in the next frame The
dapper little champion, sedate and quiet
as a divinity student, rehabiitated his
game in hurry. During the few frames
following De Orc accomplished little
the bridge continuously. Position and per-
feet control of the cue ball was his forte
AS for the challenger, he confined himself
to Ieft-handsd execution and used the brtdge
spartnsly, Also De Orc displayed spasms
Of nerves because Of his misses OF COM
paratively straight easy shots. Keogh ex-
celled and outclassed him at side cutting
of the object ball into the pocket This
only RI S+fr ba Jv (NJIha q
Once in the sixth frame as Keogh shot
with the cue ball tight in the bunch De
Orc claimed a foul, but 1t was not allowed.
Steadily pocketins the balls. Keogh reached
300 as he cleared all the balls Off the table
in the eleventh frame leaving De Orc at
253
keogh made d promising beginning of
the next frame. His safe break had
proved an eni gma for De Orc. The cham
pion. however, selected a four-ball combi-
nation and from II picked off six balls
Then a long shot kissed off. and De Orc
added the remaining nine to his string.
At this stage of the match Keogh ex-
hibited great daring He had no hesitancy
about splitting up the pyramid and taking
all kinds Of chances.
He played as If he held De Orc cheaply
In all Of his speculative endeavors ne was
not always successful Still, his Judgment
on the whole proved good, for even with
opportunities De Orc fell behind His po-
sttion work was not nearly so good as that
Of the champion He continually made a
mess of his advantage and did not live up
TO the promise of the early frames. What
luck there was was all Keoghs. This
only added to De Oros discontinue
How far De Orc was below his oldtime
form was revealed in the fourteenth frame.
Three chances to clear the table were pre-
sented 10 him by keogh's misses of cut
shots at trying angles Yet the best the
challenger could get was u balls. In this
run his seeming anxiety to pIay rapidly
was checked by a spectator remarking TO
him: Take your time. There is no hurry" >"
This frame was the best De Orc had had
since his clearing OF the table in the fourth
frame. AT its end keogh led by 40 balls.
The totals We're: keogh go balls. and De
Orc 276
Worrying over imaginary difficulties De
Gro insisted that the spirit-leyel be brought
feet As If encouraged by the dispelling OF
his doubts De ORC followed keoghs break
by clearing the table In the sixteenth
frame He accomplished il by excellent
maneuvring. and it appeared to lend en-
couragement as he more than held his
own to the end.
The summary follows:
Keogh-s, 0. 8. o. Is. II, s. is. IL. 4. I5 8.
1s. 8: Is. o, 10. Il. I. o, is. !. o. O. 10. O. 10
II. Total (ulinus scratches). 20I balls: Erand
total All balls scratches, Z: high runs. 81
n nro a =, n n