New-York tribune., 1911-01-18
Draws Further Away in Play for
Worlds Championship.

Fagle-eyed at discerning the possible
combinations and showing perfect judg-
ment as TO position and speed, Alfredo De
ORC, the defending pool champion, further
increased his lead last night over William
II. Clearwater. his challenger. The total
score for the two nights of the match in
john Doyle's academy, in West t2d street
was 4OS balls 70 321. In the second block
Of points Dc ORC tailed 200 balls, while
,learwate, fell 81 balls behind his open
ing nights play by getting only i&2.
The trouble with Clearwater seemed TO
he that he was timid az 10 speed and
force When he put some punch into his
stroke near the end Of the nights play
he worked up with II run Of i2. Through
out Clearwater had the worst Of the luck.
Even when hc did good bit OF work il
availed him little. The challenger broke
twelve times in the twenty-three frames
Each had six scratches, and De Oro's best
run was IS balls
Jerome kcogh. the former champion. was
spectator, and has challenged again for
the title. The order Of the challenges now
IS Thomas A. TIueston, jerome Eeogh and
William =. Stofft.
Clearwater broke the first pyramid and
scratched. Then De 0ro did the same as
he made a combination. But lie had opened
up the bunch SO that the challenger began
dropping the balls into the pockets, cleyerly
holding position. Finally Clearwater hung
MP "A bah iu The jaws ~ the corner pocket
ON his ninth shot and De orc easily rolled
the remaining six from the table
The real effectiveness Of the Pttsburg
players position wori, was revealed in the
next frame DE ORC elected tp break. and
did so safely. In turn Clearwater played
safely he Oro's keen c'c disc"ru"d a pos
sibillty I'm the WAY of combination. II
was scrcamer that kicked % ball of one
corner % the bunch into the corner after
n chain Of four kisses. ON the following
shot. however. the length Of tho table, De
Oro missed and Clearwater gathered in all
OF the others.
m the ninth and eleventh frames Clear
water opened up with shots that surpassed
ANYTHING De ORC had made. He made Il
single cushion bank the length Of the table
,n begin the eleventh frame. II sent the
ball from the apex of the pyramid to the
corner pocket. The shot was easily the
best OF the night. Again II brought no re-
ward. FOR he eventually missed an easy
one. and Do orc got tho better Of the
frame.
The defending champion turned into his
third hundred OF the match on the twelfth
frame. His work was rapid and sure. So
gayly was he going along that he rolled
them into the pocket two at time, much
to the amusement OF the crowd.
Clearwater seemed driven almost 20 de-
SPAR as he saw lead Of = balls pile up
against him. Inspired by the advice OF
friends. Clearwater began To put more
power into his stroke Thereby he cleared
the table on the eighteenth frame as he
scattered the globes and then shot them
home IN rapid fashion. II was the same
thing iu the succeeding frame a clearing
OF the table filled with the prcttiest sort
Of control OF the cue ball ;or position
manruyring.
II was too late. however as De Oro ran
out the necessary % balls IN the twenty
third frame.
The score follows:
De Oro-G. ]. ~. II. ~. l.. n. .. 10. 10. n.
~ -. H. I. -. =. o. q. II, -, ~. u. Nights
total. 2od balls scratches q. net total. 2nJ balls;
grand total. COS balls High run. ~
CIearwater-0 "a. q. 4. -. 3. o. ~. =. 5. 4. o.
o. 4. u. I. Z. 10. 10. = q. 3. / Nights total
grand total, 32i balls. High run, ~
ReftTes-Alb6Tt g. Cutler.