New-York tribune., 1911-01-17
De ORC LEADS AT POOL
Clearwater Fights Hard, How
ever, in First Block of Match.
WORLDS TITLE AT STAKE
Cuban Draws Knife and Cuts
Out Pockets When Ball
Jumps Back.

Showing his usual mastery IN position
and combination work. Alfredo De ORC last
night led William H. Clearwater. chsl-
lenger for the worlds pool championship.
/ by eos balls 10 is9 in the first block ~ treir
three-night match for the title. The con-
test was held In John Doyle's Academy IN
| West s2d street
IL was all that he ORC could do 10 over
come the safety play of his opponent and
| this drew the match ont 10 an unusual
length. Twenty-seven frames wee necs.-
| sary, De orc breaking thirteen times and
Clearwater fourteen. BY good work ~.
ORC got in run OF 3s balls. while the
| challenger's best was p. Dc Orc cleared
the table i've times 10 Clearvater's twice.
Interest in the match centred IN tho fact
that II was declared TO be the last cham
pionship contest Of the two veterans at the
game. a big crowd was In attendance. In.
| hall being packed.
Clearwater won the bank and on IN.
break left one ball wide OF the pyramid
DE Gro tried the long shot but failed, and
the challenger picked on two OF the
spheres before missing a hard shot 10 a
side pocket That was the sort OF thing
that happened throughout the frame. Clear
water getting eight balls and the champion
seven. One thing was plain at the start
Clearwater lie even slower than Jerom.
Keogh He fused over every shot like a
hen over q lone chick
In the second frame De ORC picked out
a four-ball combination from which h.
managed TO run eight. Upon Clesrwater's
miss De ORC cleared the table. The cham
pion. however, was away OF on hts long
shots In the next frame. so that he did not
get q ball. He did little better In the next
two frames. although in each he made a
skyrocket shot that s~oke the crowd to
applause
The real sensation came IN the sixth
frame. Clearwater had spread the spheres
IN an attempt at combination on which
he scratched. De ORC pocketed two ball,
and actually sent IN the third. The shot
vas played with a powerful stroke 10 gain
position. As consequence the ball re-
bounded from the pocket rolling out upon
the table II afforded Clearwater the op-
portunity 70 clear the table. While he wa,
about II De ORC whipped out big knife
q spectator called Il a Spanish s,illetto-
with which he cut the pocket feathers.
meanwhile explaining 20 the challenger
that the little Job was merely don, 30 that
the ball would not jump back again.
The champion made his first break on
the eighth frame. with the tally al so balls
20 ~ against him. For the next three
frames De ORC broke and drew Up 10 within
eight Jalls Of his challenger. During these
frames the champion worked pretty
double kiss shot and several combinations
But he was Hdgety. and once "a Clearwater
shot and the ball hung in the jaws, De ORC
asked Cline. the referee. 10 watch him.
alleging that Clearwater shook the table 10
jogge the ball I'm.
BY clever play De Oro forged into tho
lead by clearing the table IN the twelfth
frame. The score then stood 81 balls 20 Sc
From that point 20 the end the struggle
was fairly even.
The second block OF points will oe played
this evening, and an early start Is to be
made
The summary follows:
De oro-7. r. ., s. . >. Is . : r. : Is
2 3. IS !, Z IS. Is. I. II, H. IL. 4, Z. y -
Total. 2l2 balls; scratches: Z; net total COS
balls. High runs 80 and -
Clearwater--s. 3, II. 10 l3 u o., =
o. IL. IL, o, IL. S, o. q. II Z, :. 1. II. II, Is,
Total, 1a3 balls scratches, 4 net tota, lse
balls High runs. 25. % and ~
Referee-Harry ?. Cline.