The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-17
SUTTON VICTOR; so
IS YOUNG COCHRAN
Former Defeats SlossOn by 400
70 500: Latter Downs
Mayer. 800 to 1914.
yO HIGH AVERAGES MADE

r.,rea sutton OF Chicago defeated
cso-re + Slossou OF New York last
mi In a long draw out match In the
pra,c,p lSs balkline tournament In
no concert hail OF the New York Thea
go ppli.rr, 400 to 500 on points made,
,r with their handicaps 500 to AIS. The
,vo veterans of the balkline some were
Moor s,roNc and each evidently soine-
r,s. fearful of what the other might do.
"A that safety play was u In evil
s,,c and long runs perforce few and
ar between.
III, winner In his hest sessions ut the
,oAe collected s6. - and "a, for an aver
,ss of 10 1929. Slosson's most fruitful
,,,nss ne,toa him IS, 81 and 81 twice
~, his average was only 10 2O-2s. Prior
g., the match II was arranged that the
,ose- would De selected as the opponent
FOR william +. Hoppe, the champion. In
,o.plsht's game, and It looked as II
40 men were anxious for the honor. SO
,corly did they play in the early innings.
During the first twenty rounds SUIT
on reached the twenty mark only three
Two while Slosson succeeded In maxi
ne .wenty only twice IN the same period.
From the twentieth inning on. however.
Sutton played good II rather featureless
lizards and made 267 TALES in ten
canes. while Slosson did not improve
nv and made only loo In the same
lmb.r. Both Of the men resorted to
pen tab. Play frequently.
Tn afternoon match to-day brings
,re.her Kojl Yamada, the Japanese.
N Joseph Mayer OF Philadelphia. for
49, amateur champion. Yamada will
-y SIS to 325 for Mayer. In the
.a,,rr Hoppe will play 500 against 375
Or S.ossou. The score by innings:
sutton. 400. d. :, IS, o. "a. 9. o,
.s. .. l.. /. :, I. >, 81. -. &C. rs, l..
u ..., Hish runs. es. - and %. :,
o. Total. 500 Average, 10 :0-?s.
f.sh -aas, -. 81 and 81. Referee. George
Nlr5.
TIE youngest and the newest profess
.o,.l billiard players met , the after
noon contest, and the younssst Welker
',,-4n %. Iowa, defeated the newest
b scN" MAYER, 'l NlIth'iIiA'' ''ih'
ra,.a-t. amateur champion. 300 TO l?i
" actual count. To the TALES made
n tn match. cochran had an added
ia tardicap and MAYER. l1'. THIS
brought the totals up to 500 for Cochran
"a 20 sst cor Mayer. Cochran aver
gel o 3-53 with high runs OF -. ~ ana
,.al Nt,cr averaged . 2-32 with high
.rs - g. - and IS.
-e game vas far from being an in
.s-cs'.,r match. The younss.er got OF
70 a.. earl, .,ad and in al EFFORT to keep
-.ay,l Mayer safe as much as pos
.b, TIE CORNER amateur a to re-
l-r the compliment for sclf-preserva-
N AMI the game dragged ON for almost
re- hours. J. was not until the very
=. .rr.,- That Cochran made his best
e,.- ~ "a. which finished the match
.or him.
There was no startling billiards at
" Tin, during the afternoon n the
IN crowd that watched the play had
.tc 90 So, uy rs enthusiasm. The only
ou' Of the ordinary during the
s' b Was tho very first play of the
.are. Cochran in making the break
are'y ',a ei ats cue bail, a thing prob
BIZ never -an before in Il tournament
a,,h 4.d 'e.f Mayer almost the reg
a. break shot. TIE score by innings
cochran -oo--o, 0. "a, 0. 0. q. ~. Q. 3,
o ~. : Co. -. ! :. /. - Total. 400,
hve-.s. $3.50 lnsh runs. -, - and ~
NAY, '---o. g. :. q. o. . B. o. o. l.
J. Il : Z? II rot T., o. 10. A ~
~. high runs. -. 81 ana Is Reg
t'-G.I|-. Moore.