Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-15
FRENCH BILL|ARDIST CONT
DEFEATSW, COCHRAN OF j. s..
BRILLIANT MATCH TUESDAY

champion Of France. defeated welker
Cochran. oh the United States. 500 to
37e, this afternoon in the second
match Of the international 1872 balk-
line billiard tournament at the Hotel
Pennsylvania.
The first Of the matinee matches
OF the international 1872 balkline
billiard championship tournament in
the grand ball room Of the Hotel
Pennsylvania today brought together
Welker Cochran. the Iowa player and
his French rival, Roger Cont Both
failed to count in the opening inning.
Cushion shots went astray until the
fourth inning, when Cochran collect
ed eight. Cont in the fifth inning
collected "a and had the worries nice
ly punched at the foot of the table
when he missed a short carom off the
rail.
AS a result of the slow beginning
the tally stood Cont q and Cochran
10 at the end of the seventh inning
Cont was the first to really get
into action. He ran IS on his eighth
turn at the table. a performance that
for right and left handed cue exc
cution and clever position manlpu-
lation was a masterpiece. Cont at
completion of this run led Cochran
by a total tally Of 112 to IS.
Cont increased his lead over
Cochran as the match progressed,
Judging the cushion and table with
better results. The Frenchman rare
ly employed the masse but when he
did so was uniformly successful.
brilliant run of 103 on his 18th turn
at the table, all counted near the foot.
sent Coral to the lead at 26o to 81.
Cochran began to adjust his stroke to
the table conditions in the fourteenth
inning. BY close ball to ball billiards,
much of the counting being done by
line nursing and in the center panel,
the American tailed 100 for the in
ming.
Cont got only one in his part of
the inning. Cochran then came back
for a great double figure run that
closed the gap separating him from
the Frcnchman.
Tho American registered 102 for
his run and went into the lead. %,
to 2S6 for the first time in the con
test.
Cont, by a mastcrful display Of
close caroms. tailed Ill after CoCii-
ran had moved into the lead. 1t was
a remarkable piece of careful mani
pulation by the F'renchman. He led,
43l TO 297, at the end of the 10th
inning.
Conti's average was 30 I'll, an.
his best runs were al. 1913 and s..
Corhran finished with an average Of
% 2-17 and high runs of 1O9. 102
and TO-
The lay by innings follpows:
Conti--O 0 q 3 s. Is A. 0 s
1o3 4 141 $500 points.
Cochran 0 s 0 0 s 81 100
102 5 1876 points.
Referec-Albcrt J. Cutler.
While not entirely free and fluent
Of stroke. for there was a propensity
to fiddle on occasions and especially
when attempting masse. Hopes
employment of English, angles and
speed so completely mastered Here
mans as to leave him hopelessly
trailing after the early innings
Hopes average was 50 SO. the best
of the tournament so far and his
high runs 134. 80 and 81.
Horemans did not employ his IA
nous masse with the usual success.
His average was 16 DIG and his best
runs 70, g. and %.
New York. Nov. 14.-Ir.sh Johnny
Curtin, bantamweight. OF Jersey
City, won from Danny Edwards. OF
San Francisco. on foul in the 10th
round of scheduled 15-round ,cut
tonight