New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-28
De ORC FAIRLY RUNS
AWAY FROM HUEST0N
Retains Pocket Billiards Title
by Margin Close to Three
Hundred Balls.
PLAYS LISTLESSLY AT END
Challenger Takes Advantage of
Lapse and Picks Up Bit
in the Final Block
; of Match.

.llyado DE orc continued along ms
usual course as the world : pocket billiard
hampton after defeating Thomas Hues-
ton last night in the final block of their
match for the title i'm John DOyle's 42d
street academy. The final score was zoo
balls To SS6. which. incidentally. marked
the worst beating that has been placed
On record in many years.
The deciding sessions at the table found
he GRO a trihe listless He admitted II
after the competition was over as WITH
4 shrug Of the shoulders, he said that II
had been too one-sided to furnish an in
sp!ration. The result was that liueston
Kicked M a bit on the last night. 1t was
not much. but IT was better than those
which had preceded il. as De orc only
counted a total of 20 balls TO his chal-
lengers 81
During the tWenty-seven frames, which
was the longest single session of the
competition. the champion was the victim
of five scratches. while Hueston only
made four and these came toward the
close. De Oro's best run was - and
Huestons "a The most notable change
in the game was the fact that De ORC
allowed his challenger to do the major
Part Of the breaking. as Hueston mad
the leading shot i'm eighteen of the
frames.
De Oro's next challenger in line is Harry
Hart. Of Brooklyn rvo others are also
in as Edward Ra'ph. who defeated he
GRO and won the .t-ent Philadelphia
championship. is seeking 10 regain ins
lost laurels as is also William Lance.
Hueston made the opening break as the
PLAYERS came to the tnble for their maj
session. After the challenger counted
one and then bungled a long shot, giving
De orc an enticing and widely spread
leave. the champion seemed 10 have
new idea. As result. he purposely
missed the last ball. SO that Hueston
made the break in nine Il the hrst ten
frames.
The result was that DE ORC counted a
total Of % balls for this period. "hiie
Hueston Cut only a.. II was complete
change from the former sessions. IN whlcn
Hueston had always eXcelled when ne
cot the break.
II was between the tenth and the
twelfth frames that De ORC put together
his run Of IS balls. In bringing this on
ne was at his best. controlling the cue
hall in masterful style, while his long
direct shots and pretty cuts served To
keep the crowd interested.
After this the champion fell of on ms
combinations. while Hueston took des-
peratc chances and picked off number
Of sensational shots especially in the way
of masses from close to the bunch. where
DC orc attempte TO freeze the cue bai
and so tie up his opponent. At the be-
ginning of the nineteenth frame De cio
again played a sensational jump shot.
He counted, but soon failed on short
play into corner. 50 that Hueston hdu
the better OF the frame.
De ORC PLAYED strongly at the end. ana.
when he needed only one more ball.
muffed shot into a side pocket. 1t al
forded Hueston an opportunity TO show
his brilliancy as h cleared the table
twice running. Then he missed the break
after getting one, and De ORC counted.
and the championship title was safely MS
The score follows:
Alfredo De Oro-i3 I. 10. o, -. -. ~ 10.
4 49, IL IL, o. s, IL. o. %. 4, !, 10. H. II. IL.
10 o. O. ]. Total. POS balls scratches. .; net
total. zoo balls; high run. IS; grand total. 60
halls g.
~ a. l. Total 161 balls. scratches. 4 net
total. 157 balls, high run, "a. grand total 3s6
balls
-neforee-John Dankleman