New-York tribune., 1910-12-01
DE- GRO WINS POOL TITLE.
Sets New High Run Record in
Defeating jerome Keogh.
BRILLIANT PLAY THE RULE
Cuban Makes 122 Balls Without
a Miss in Match for the
Championship.

Alfredo De Orc won tne WlFlu pppi
championship last night by defeating the
holder. Jerome T. Keogh. o. Rochesfer'
y. Y. by Con balls, to 40 before an en-
thusiastic crowd that packed every inch
Of space in John Doy1e's Academy, in West
42nd street The victory marked the
twelfth time that the portly Cuban has
held the title.
De orc did more than win. he created
TWO new records at the game to which he
has devoted the best years OF his life
He established a new record run OF 81
Rails for a championship match, breaking
his old record OF ~, which has stood for
several years. He also contributed to pool
history by counting a total of ~ balls
without miss De ORC made two other
runs of Il balls each.
From the seventh to the twentieth frame,
which marked the end, Keogh was over
whelmed. He did not display his usuai
skill. and from the tenth 70 the sixteenth
frame inclusive. he did not get a ball
Meanwhile De ORC was picking off the
spheres as a child might pick cherries
fIcm a Iow-hanging bough.
One more thing that the famous old
master of the cue decided was that it is
possible for player to be champion at
two distinctly different styles OF game
pool and three-cushion billiards He now
holds both worlds titles This pool match
marked the return of the Cuban to the
game al which he first achieved distinc-
ton. He had retired in 1905, after he had
been defeated by Thomas A. Houston. from
whom Keogh won the title a year ago
William H. Clearwater. Of Pittshurg, now
has a challenge posted, as has Hueston.
and it is certain that De Orc will be kept
busy defending his title as of old.
The breaking of the pyramid at the start
fell to KeOgh. It was poorly done. De Orc
at once picked off ball by a pretty kiss
shot Then he bungled a side shot. It
seemed as il keOgh was destined to get all
of the remaining balls on the table, but
the dapper little player made his eighth
shot too gently, sc that the object ball
hung on the edge OF the pocket Three
balls was the best De Orc could get He
iawed the fourth so that keogh cleared
the table and had the hest Of the frame.
An incident marked the playing Of the
next frame, It resulted in De Oro piling
Up a run of Il balls. as the reward Of his
work in the second, third and fourth frame.
His respective tallies were: u. - and IA
Keogh had sent three balls to the pockets
in the second frame when kiss shot TO
the Size pocket vas presented The eighth
tall was 10 kiss the thirteenth ball into
limbo. In calling KeOgh reversed the nun
bers. which practically made the remaining
dozen q present TO his challenger who
easily rolled them off When De ORC had
completed his high run. begun from Keogh's
mistake, his total was 427 TO the Iatter's
425.
The advantage was short lived however
-jTc he
fifth pyramid De Orc scattered the col
ored spheres in an attempt at a combina-
ton. 1t was a failure. Steadily playing
position keogh accumulated all Of the balls.
which again placed him in the lead. Count
ing the four balls that KeOgh got out of the
next frame, he had managed 10 get a run
Of 20
De Oro's fortunes began TO mend after
this. His general execution and position
was manifestIy superior 10 that of Keogh.
The latter seemed TO be losing his skill
and only once did he outshine the big Gu
Ian. That was when he brought of
combination, played as bank shot the full
length OF the table. The impact sent the
bali from the point Of the bunch into the
lower corner pocket. The crowd became
enthusiastic over the shot as De Oro had
twice refused IL and had PLAYED safety
instead.
Then keogh's light went out From the
eighth TO the fourteenth frame II was d
triumphal procession for De Orc He
played such battling safety that Keogh
could do nothing The challenger over
wheImed him and he never had a chance.
Once ahead Of the defending champion
De ORC played with rapidity that fasci-
mated the crowd so that il sat speIlbound
His method demonstrated most conclusive
ly that the old champion. had come hack
Neatly and with despatch, he broke up
the pyramids. Then he sent the balls roll
Ing into the pockets as If they were as
wide as barn doors. Keogh was made 10
look like amateur The crowd sympa-
thized with Keogh but as De ORC cleared
the table time after tine-a sequence of
seven entire frames without Keogh getting
a ball-they cheered and laughed at the
phenomenal performance.
De Oro-s wonderful burst Of speed came
to an end in the seventeenth frame. Then
side. But his work had been accomplished
De ORC had broken the record for cham
pionship match run by tallying 81 balls, two
more than the best previous figure, which
he held Likewise he had counted d grand
total of 10 balls without miss and inter-
rupted only by safety play. which consti-
tuted another record performance.
The ending was tame keogh was hope
lessly in the rear and could do nothing
De ORC was fatigued by his effort. He was
able. however. TO get the better Of the last
frames bv pretty, if slower. position play
ing. being 13O balls ahead OF the defeated
champion at the close
Tho ecora follows
no Orc II Is. u o. IL 3 10 Il. 10 -. 10
= u Il IS q -. IA. > total. I25 halls minus
& scratches I19 balls; grand total 600 balls, high
Teorh-I0, s. O. I -. I. l.. =, s. q, o, o, a q
q o p O. l. total 6+ balls: minus > scratches
n halls. grand total. 4To balls. high run. 70.
Feferee-AIhert g. cutler.
81 OSSON READY FOR HOPPE