New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-30
French Billiard Expert a
Wizard in Control OF
the Spheres.
COCHRAN GOOD, BUT
NOT GOOD ENOUGH
Three-Cushi0n Record Changes
Twice in Last Two Weeks
Now so in SO Innings.

Firmin Cassignol and Welker Coch-
ran played remarkable and fascinating
1872 balkline billiards at Maurice
Daly's last week. Cochran surprised
the spectators. lie averaged So on
Wednesday night and ran $50 the next
night. but did not win IN either in
stance. The French expert appears
TO have him under general control
Admirable performances by cochran
do not realize victories. Apparently
their chief value consists Of furnishing
inspiration 20 Cassignol. The better
the boy plays the better the French
man plays.
On Wednesday night Cochran had
two innings which yielded runs Of
1875 and 49, lie did not get third
Cassignol scored %. 81 and 22O ana
averaged 100. on Thursday night IN
eight innings Cochran obtained total
Of 50. opposite which Casslgnol placed
2O8. In the next inning the Iowa boy
playing in championship style, gath
cred $50 points, within IS OF winning
performance.
with 92 to 90 Cassignol began his
ninth inning in deliberate manner
When he got control of the spheres
his execution became rapid and su-
perbly artistic causing Cochran TO re-
marx: II wonder If he IS going 10
run it out on me again"
What the Doy wondered about was
exactly what happened. A more beau
tiful finish than CassIgnol made was
never witnessed on billiard table.
Supplementing Cochran's spectacular
run. of which observers manifested
due appreciation, it naturally deyel-
oped extraordinary enthusiasm.
John Smythe and David Gideon sat
together during the game on Wednes-
day night After its conclusion they
We'd in expressing admiration Of Cas-
signoPs skill. Smythe, a warm friend
Of both Wizard Schaefer and Napoleon
Ives. and a firm believer that Ives
never had and never would have az
equal. declared he had never before
seen such billiards.
THAT run OF 220,' said Smythe. "was
a masterpiece. Il was the most skilful,
artistic and perfect execution | ever
saw. The ease with which that fellow
got out Of bad holes and varied his
stroke from extreme force 70 the liIni;
of delicacy was nothing short Of mar
yellous."
Gideon, who has played billiards for
nearly half a century and has been
strong cushion carom player, said:
During my experience I have seen al
the great players Of the world pc
form. / must say that | saw tonight
the best billiards ever saw. Cassig-
uoPs execution IS incomparably beau
tiful."
Gerald S. Curtis, a member Of the
Racquet and Tennis Club. who. prior 20
the war, was for several years an an
nual European tourist, tells a remark
able story about the experience Of Cal
vim Demarest when that player went 70
Paris IN 1911. Il saw" said he, "Cas-
signol and Demarest as opponents IN
games Of $50 points in one Of the Pa
risian academies and on five successive
nights Demarest did not get a shot.
Eacht night Cassgnol won the bank and
ran the game out from the spot. Many
American. who were IN Paris went to
the academy to see Demarest play. Dur
ing the five nights all they saw him do
was make five losing banks
August Kieckhefer held the Inter
State Three Cushion League average
for brief period. on January l3. at
Chicago. he defeated James Nature and
made the required % points In forty
Two innings, thus beating the record Of
forty-sX innings made by Pierre Maui
pome. A week later, at st. Louis, play
ing against Marcus Cotton. Robert Can
nafax scored 30 points IN thlrty-eIght
innings