8 THE SPORTING LIFE. Feb. 24.

CORBETT AND JACKSON.

Looking For a Ground For the Next Itig International Fight.

Speculation is now rife in the pugilistic world as to whether the Corbett-Jacksou fight will take place, and as to where it can be pulled off. As to the outcome of the fight there is less speculation, as Corbett has come to be regarded as in­ vincible, much as John L. Sullivan was once regarded.

FAITH IN CORBETT. Corbett's assertion that Peter Jackson

will be easy for him, anil that Peter knows it, does not surprise peopla who Baw how easily Corbett disposed of Char­ lie Mitchell. The Englishman was look­ ed upon as being one of the trickiest fighters of the age, besides being game and clever, yet in Corbott's hands he was little more than a child. When Cor­ bett fought Jackson to a draw in 61 round's the young Californian was not nearly so good a man as he is now, either in physique or experience, while Jackson was probably a better man then than he will be next June.

COKBETT'S GOOD QUALITIES.The general consensus of opinion now

Is that Corbett as u lighter is a rev­ elation. He has been accused of hav­ ing a "swelled head." As a matter of ^act, Corbett's hat gives no indication ^>f being unable to close over his well- rounded head. He is confident, to be sure, of his own ability to defeat any man living, but even in giving out that announcement his manner gives no indi­ cation of the blusterer. As a matter of fact, Corbett has studied the game from a purely scientilic standpoint. He knows the limitations, weaknesses and style of his proposed adversary, and formulates his own methods accordingly. He knows that no two men fight alike, and con­ sequently he fights no two men alike. He knows that the unexpected is apt to happen any moment, and is always on the alert for any emergency.

Shrewd betters always back the horse whom they really think will give them a run for their money, and the same men will always back Corbett. A faith­ ful trainer who knows more about condi­ tion than the rest of the fighters com­ bined, ho never underestimates an op­ ponent's strength. With him fighting is a serious business. He will never risk his own reputation or his backers' mon­ ey by assuming that his opponent is not what he is represented to be. That fact alone will keep him high up in the estimation of those who not only love a mill, but back their judgment with their cash.

AN AGENT OFF TOR ENGLAND.The probabilities are that the Corbett-

Jacksou fight will be decided in Eng­ land. Corbett thinks it will and expects to hold 'tlie uudisputed title of champion of the world when he returns home from the other side. Manager Brady is de­ termined to ascertain at once what the prospects are for holding the proposed encounter between Oorbett and Jackson across the water. Brady does not be­ lieve in cabling or correspondence, and accordingly he has made up his mind to send a representative to England to find out personally how matters stand.

He has assigned the task to Edward Theumer, one of his lieutenants, who sailed last Saturday afternoon on the Servla. Theumcr intends to call upon the officers of the National Boling- broke and Ormonde Sporting clubs, and have a talk with )l)pm T-To will also visit me prfncipuleities of England and Ireland and Scotland to arrange details for Corbett's proposed tour. Corbett will leave for England on April 18.

BIDDING FOR. TUB FIGHT.Offers for the fight have come from

Michigan and Canada. Frank Shaw, tho wealthy bookmaker, has offered to pay tho purse money of the Corbett- Jackson fight, should it occur in West Superior. It is said that a syndicate of Toronto and Orillia capitalists will offer $80,000 to have the Corbett-Jnckson fight take place at Strawberry Island, in Lake Simcoo. From New Bedford-, Mass., also comes the report that rich men who frequent the rock-bound little island of Guttyhunk have resolved to hare th« fight between Corbett and Jackson come off there, if money is an object to the principals. The authori­ ties of (lOsnold, the town which em­ braces the island, are said to be favora­ ble to the project. Parson Davies, Jack­ son's manager is investigating the avail- Ibilities of these offers. He says the club getting the fight must put up a $10,000 guarantee to pull off the fight.

JOEGOUDAIin AGAIN DEFEATED

The Barrier Champion Succumbs to Harry I/aing, of New Zealand.

Joe Goddard, tho Barrier champion, who returned to Australia after his de­ feat by Denver Smith, at New Orleans, was defeated January 1 at Melbourne, by Harry Laing, of New Zealand. The stake was £150, of which £125 went to the winner and £25 to the loser. God­ dard scaled 180 pounds. Laing, who is a half-caste Maori, weighed 172 pounds. He is a shorter, more compact man than the other, and it would scarce­ ly have been expected that tho scales would bring them so close together. The match was to last for twenty rounds if one or the other man was not beaten before that limit was reached.

It was nearly 9 o'clock before the men faced each other. Their styles were Very different. Goddard, who depends for his success on his long reach and the force of his terrific blows, was eager to come to close quarters, and he stood squarely on his legs and followed Laing round the ring. Laing, on the other hand, evidently placed his reliance on his condition and powers of endurance, and his policy was to evade Goddard's direct attack. He crouched like a panther and sprang in every now and then to give and receive punishment. Some heavy blows were delivered during the first two or three rounds, with little advantage or little damage, as the case may be to either side. Once Goddard fell on his knee and once he knocked Laing on the ropes. During the fourth and fifth rounds Laing appeared to be tiring, and he took one or two heavy blows on the face without aprmrently being able to put much power into his returns. He ducked repeatedly to avoid Gculdard's heavy left and usually suc­ ceeded, but received one or two heavy upper-cuts. But when he came up for the seventh round he was still smiling and confident, while Goddard's support­ ers were less noisy and demonstrative, and the tall man began to wear an anx­ ious look on his face as he found it more and more difficult to deliver the knock-out blow that was expected from him.

The seventh round was the turning point of the match, for at its conclusion Goddard was evidently more distressed than the New Zealander. He now com­ menced to alter his tactics, standing up to his man and giving quite as much punishment as he received. Several red welts stood out on Goddard's ribs and blood trickled from beneath his left eye. Tho swarthy skin of the half-caste con­ cealed the marks of his punishment. He now came up confidently at the be­ ginning of each round, and at the tenth it simply became a question, of how long

Goddard would last. He staggered from every miss-hit, while Laing, still strong and nimble on his feet, sprang out of the reach of Goddard's blows and jumped in again to force the fighting. God­ dard's wind was quite gone and perspi­ ration ran from him in streams. In the middle of the twelfth round he held out his hand in token that the fight was ove.r. Laing seized it with alacrity and then ran off to his corner with a jubi­ lant air, the winner of a well-fought conr test.

There was great cheering, and after it subsided Goddard came to the ropes and gasped out a few sentences. He said he gave in because the chances were a million to one against his win- niug. He must have been hopelessly beaten had he continued, for to his great surprise his condition was quiet gone. He never dreamt that it would have failed him as it had done.

Shoulder Hits.Champion Corbett is an expert hand ball

player.Aleck Greggains has started tor his home

lu San Francisco.Old Bendoff, a well-known veteran pugi­

list In England, died In London last week.Fitzslmmons' latest is tbat be will fight

Corbett for fun or money, In public or private.

At Philadelphia, Feb. 16, Jlra Corbett was given a r«cepf.ion and banquet by the A. C. S. N.

Tim McCarthy, the veteran boxer of Boston, has become the sparring partner of Johnny Grifflu.

Jake Kllraln is suffering from dropsy at his home in Baltimore, aud it Is ex­ pected that he will never recover.

The Bollngbroke Club, of London, has offered a purse of £3500 for a contest be­ tween Ted Prltchard and Dan Creedon.

Billy Smith has placed himself under the management or Alf Kennedy, the former backer aud manager of Billy Myer, of Streator.

At New Haven, Conn., Feb. 17 Billy Russell and Jack Dtllon, middle-weights, fought with skin-tight gloves. Dlllou was badly whipped in 14 rounds.

Charlie Mitchell has made up his mind to stay in this country indefinitely, and may become naturalized. He has a no­ tion of dabbling lu bookmaking.

Ed. Smith, the Denver heavyweight, has bought John L. Sullivan's old play, and he intends making a tour of the country with It, taking the star role, as Sullivan did.

At Elkhorn, Neb:, Feb. 18. Jim McCoy, of Omaha, and Charles Burke, of Chica­ go, fought four rounds for a $5*X> purse. McCoy knocked his man out very hot work.

Tim Burge, the "Iron Man," Is still In London. Ho is anxious to meet Stantou Abbott, aud ope'Jly declares that there is a standing offer of £500 that Abb,)tt can­ not Vuock him out In 10 rounds.

Jim Daly, Jim Corbett's former sparring partner, says that he will agree to best any heavy-weight In New York State lu six rounds at his boxing tournament, which takes place In Buffalo on Feb. 22.

Ned McConnpl! and Frank Mullin fought 15 rounds for $100 near \Vllmliigton, Del., Feb. 15. Mullln won on account of McCon- nell breaking his hand. Two hundred people saw the light, which, was held lu a barn.

Judge Andrews, of the Supreme Court, Feb. 16 refused to enjoin Billy Plimmer from appearing elsewhere than under Louis Waldron's management. TValdron claimed that he had a contract which Plimmer did not live up to.

At Paterson, N. J., Austin Gibbons has been convicted of assault and battery on Frank Craig some time ago. He was sen­ tenced to pay a fine of $200. He refused to pay the money, and was committed to the County Jail.

At Marshalltown, la., Feb. 17, J. H. Murphy, who claims to he the champion light-weight of Iowa, was knocked out In two rounds by Marshalltowu's negro pugilist, Jim Sellers, who bit when and where he pleased.

Ae St. Joseph, Mo., Feb. 16. Red Tinsloy and Charles Alleu, two well-known 118- pound pugilists, fought for a purse of *250 and the gate receipts before a crowd of 500 people. It was a bloody affair of nine rouLds. Alien won.

f'nrhott'a r\arv«il«**n 3* lrt TJlill«.lalpl,l». Inmarvelous. He was last week banqueted by the Schuylkill Navy, the Press Club, tho sporting writers, the turf and art clubs, and shook hands with probably 10,000 men from all walks In life.

In the District Court In Salem yester­ day George Dixon, the pugilist, was de­ faulted on a charge of assault and bat­ tery, which was committed in Law­ rence. Patrick J. Henncssy, whor met Dlton In a sparring exhibition In a the- atrieal performance lu that city, was also defaulted.

Jim McCoy, of St. Paul, and HI An­ drews, of Omaha, met on Cutoff Island, near Omoha, Feb. 15. McCoy clearly out­ classed Andrews, and the latter was se­ verely beaten. He saved ft knockout by quitting in the fourth round. Jimmy Llnd- say and Jack German had a three-round to, which was all In Goruian's favor.

During a friendly boxing bout between Arthur Foster and E. H. binder, two Har­ vard students, on the 14th inst.,Linder was made unconscious by a blow midway be­ tween the chin and ear. He became un­ conscious, aud remained so for four days, when he died. He was In his l!)th year. Death was due to concussion of the brain.

The Yale faculty announces that no more boxing will be allowed In any public contests given by Yale. Boxing bus long been opposed) by the faculty, and the knocking out of one man In last winter's games has intensified that opposition until It is believed the time is not far remote when It will be forbidden at Yale alto­ gether.

Efforts to bring Bob Fitzslmmons to Buffalo to spar six rounds with Jim Daly have failed, as Fitzslmmons was too ex­ orbitant In his demands. Ho wanted Daly to bear all the expenses and trouble of getting up the entertainment, the re­ ceipts of which, excepting 25 per cent., to go to the visitor. Half and half was Daly's idea, and the negotiations were then dropped.

Con Rlordan, Peter Jackson's former sparring partner, in speaking of Jackson's chances against Corbett, said: "I don't think Jackson as good a man to-day as he used to be a few years ago. I believe Corbett will beat him Inside of 20 rounds. Jackson has gone buck considerably, and cannot hit as hard as ho used to. His left- hand body blow might hurt Corbett some­ what, though, I think."

About 175 citizens of El Paso, rex., went on a special train Just across the New Mexico line this morning to witness the prize fight between Billy Smith, of Aus­ tralia, and Dave Flaherty, of Portland, for a purse of $500. Flaherty was the heav­ ier man, but Smith was the more scientific. Smith knocked Flaherty out in the thirty- second round with a right-hand punch on the Jaw. The battle was fought with skin gloves.

Corbett dined the sporting writers of the Philadelphia daily papers In the Qua­ ker City last week. In the course of an aft^r-dinner speech Corbett made a strong plea for pure sport, arguing, as had been demonstrated by his own conduct before and since becoming1 a boxer, that It Is possllle for a man to be expert with the gloves and yet retain his self-respect and reputation as a gentleman. Regarding Juckson, he said the colored man woulu be easy game, aud furthermore, that 1'eter knew It.

Nina Gorman, 105-pound champion,knock­ ed out Frank Uuffuey, of Newark, In three rounds at the Excelsior Boat Club stag in the Paterson Opera House Feb. 15. Aaron Whitelleet, of New York, was knocked out in two rounds by Sim noblu- son, of Jersey City. Thomas McGuIrc, of New York, got the decision lu a six-round special with Joe Cralg, of Jersey City. Tom Reilly, of Jersey City, aud Eddie Beham, of Newark, fought six rounds to a draw. Bob Fitzsimmous and Tom Dwyer boxed three rounds.

Before the Island City Athletic Club at Galveston, Tex., Feb. 18, Burly Sanford and Young Mitchell, of that city, bantam­ weights, met for a 15-rouud contest for the bantam-weight championship of the Southwest. It was a vicious flght from start until it was stopped by the police at the end of the fourth rouud, and the fight was awarded to Sanford, who had tho best of it from the go. being the ag­ gressor In every round. Mltchell's eyes were blackened, blood was flowing from his nose and he was a gruesome specta­ cle when carried from the ring in a weak and helpless condition. Sanford's left eye was slightly blackened and his neck and shoulders lacerated by the t««th of Mit- clielU

THE POOL, TOURNAMENT.

Mr. Cole's Enterprise and Good Man­ agement Errors Which Should be Avoided in the Future.The pool tournament for the cham­

pionship of Jhe State, which has at­ tracted very considerable attention here during the past few weeks, and which was given under the management of Mr. Edward Cole, sporting editor of that very bright, clean and independent journal, the "Evening Call, was brought to a close on the night of the 21st inst. The tournament, from a financial point of view, was prob­ ably all, if not more than Mr. Cole anticipated. We do not, of course, know what the receipts amounted to. But it is to be hoped, for Mr. Cole's sake, that his expectations were realized. Anyone, especially a man of Mr. Cole's character, who commands the confidence and re­ spect of all who know him, who han­ dles and manages a pool tournament, would be in hard luck indeed, were he to be financially out of pocket. Ordinari­ ly, or with billiard players this would be bad enough, but with pool players we shudder at the consequence.

That Mr. Cole made some errors in handling this tournament may be owing to the fact that he is human, just as it may be ungracious on our part to refer to them. As Mr. Cole is a journalist, however, with the proverbial thick hide, but keen desire to learn what mav be of future benefit to him, he is not likely to go into spasms at any reference to his mistakes, which are so common to men not identified with journalism. One of the mistakes, which was probably not Mr. Cole's fault, was in holding tho tournament where he did. The location is probably the worst in the city, while the hall, or apology for such, is long, narrow, dirty, stuffy and as unfit for even pool tournaments as it would be for grand opera.

The most serious mistake which Mr. Cole made was in admitting so many players eleven in all. Had all of these men been honored with a good reputa­ tion there might have been some excuse, but even then, eleven would have been too many. Not less than three or four of the men who were permitted to en­ ter never should have been accepted. This is all the more remarkable -when, as a matter of fact, Mr. Cole can give us very much instruction on the record of pool players, even if we know very considerable about their past history, while we should not hesitate now to predict what their future shall be. We refer, of course, to this objectionable element.

Instead of admitting eleven players, as was the case, it would have been vastly better to have had seven or eight men who were known to have a clean reputation. This number of clenn men would have mnjle Mr. Cole's work much easier, while the financial result would certainly have beeu as great. The fact that three or four objectionable men were admitted kept one of the best players in this city from entering, while throe of the men referred to did not enter at the last moment, owing to the fact, it has been stated, that "the ghost did not walk" in their financial household, or, in other words, their money was not put up at the specified time. And yet this tournament, with eight players, had to or did take place, white, as a matter of fact, one or two of that number should not have been permitted to play in such a series of contests.

The opera bouffe element in those con­ tests at pool between professional pool players can probably be no better illus­ trated than in the fart that on the after­ noon of February 12, in this very hall, a "match" was announced to take place for $500 a side, between young Keogh, of Scran ton, and Grant Kby, of Harris- burg. The game took place, but there is not one man in a thousand who be­ lieves that it was for any such money. It is such grotesque "contests" which bring pool into disrepute, while it is pool and its slipshod management during the past ten or twelve years that has practically made bankrupts of niue- teuths of the room keepers of this city. Now, mark the difference: between bil­ liards and pool, as played and handled by professional billiard men. During the past three weeks a billiard tournament between Dodds, of Pittsbtirg; McLaugh- liu and Burris, of this city, has been in progress. The posters could not be pub­ lished owing to the fact that it was not definitely known whether $300 could be given in prizes to three of the best known billiard players in this S*ate, while two of them have more than a national reputation. And yet these pool players at an hour's notice do not hes­ itate to inform the public that they are matched to play for $,~>00 a side!

There is no doubt, whatever, that pool has a wonderful hold on the public of this country, or that class of the public which plays this game. It is a wonderfully fascinating pastime, owing to the fact that it is practically the comedy of billiards. As a rule, it is played by a class of men in billiard rooms and clubs who cannot play bil­ liards, although there are, of course, ex­ ceptions, and many fine billiard players play pool, just as many fine pool players are really fine amateur billiard players. At the same time, pool is essentially an objectionable game in public rooms, not that the game itself as a game is ob­ jectionable; it is simply to its patrons in the public room what liquor is to men. St. Paul tells us that a little wine is good for the stomach; but it is a ques­ tion if St. Paul ever kept a public house or a billiard room with a pool table. It is not to be supposed that men who have devoted their lives to billiards as a call­ ing would object to the game of pool for the mere desire of finding fault at such a game if they had not good cause. If this rule holds good in pool, why not in billiards? Why is it that room- keepers who have devoted their life to billiards never object to billiards as a game or business, but turn green in the face the moment pool is referred to in connection with their calling? It is simply because it is no more possible to run a pool table and have pool players behave as billiard players do, than it is possible for the average man to drink a pint of whisky without dis­ playing the instincts of a beast. There are exceptions to this rule, it is true, in pool playing as in everything else, and the present tournament proves that in such men as Sherrnan, Stocker, Sum­ mer, Keogh, Tate and Costa, with others whom we might name, it would have been possible to get up a tour­ nament of a desirable character with the elimination of all objectionable pro­ fessional pool characters. Professional pool must either come to this in this country or perish. There can be no half way. There is no more reason why objectionable pool players should be ad­ mitted into pool tournaments than ob­ jectionable billiard players should be ad­ mitted into billiard tournaments. It may be argued that there are no crooked billiard, players in this country at present. This is true, but as a matter of fact the time was when crooked bil­ liard players were more numerous in this country than crooked pool players

are at the present day. What was the power which disposed of these objec­ tionable billiard players? It was simply that of public opinion, guided and in­ structed by th« leaders of the billiard profession. The same power which ex­ isted in the billiard world then exists there now, and as it was in the interest of billiards then that crooked billiard players should be driven out of the busi­ ness, so is it to the interest of billiards at the present day that the game of pool should be kept clean. If this cannot be accomplished, and it is onr opinion that it can, it is only a question of time until professional pool between professional pool players must perish. We do not wish to even insinuate that there has been anything wrong with tha present tournament, with the exception of the errors which we have referred to. As a matter of fact its management has been singularly clean, honest, honorable and circumspect for a pool tournament. The admission of unclean players, how­ ever, at the expense of reputable men, is an error, to put it mildly, which pool cannot afford, and which billiards will not tolerate.

JOHN CHEAHAN.

THE UNION LEAGUE TOURNEY.

What a League Expert Has to Say of League Players.

The Union League, of this city, is indebted to the untiring energy of Mr. L. A. Flanagan for an, inter-billiard and pool tournament, which commenced there on the 17th inst., and will probably close on the evening of March 7. The tournaments in question, as we under­ stand them, are rather unique, and are being played in the great banqueting hall of the club. Two tables have been fur­ nished expressly for these tournaments by the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co. Both games of the tournaments, that is, billiards and pool, are played simul­ taneously. Both are supposed to repre­ sent the leading clubs of this city in each game, or at least such clubs as could be engaged to enter. Naturally enough, Mr. Flaiiagan. has been no more successful in securing all of the clubs here, in such a tournament, than a pro­ fessional man would be successful in securing the aid or co-operation of all local room keepers or professionals in getting up a State tournament, or even a triangular tournament between Ives, Slosson aud Sehaefer. If professional billiard men fail in an enterprise of such a character, it is not to be expected that Mr. Flnnafan could do any better in these League exhibitions, contests, games or tournaments. It is certain, at all events, that the members of the Union League are indebted to Mr. Flan- ngun for giving one of the most ela­ borate tournaments in point of details that this city has ever witnessed. As a matter of fact, were Sehaefer, Ives and Slosson to play at HIP Academy of Music in this city for a \vcck or two, the details in every respect could not be more complete, if even handled by a professional, than tho care which has been displayed in tho tournaments in question. As lu thn pliiyiug, that is quite another tliiiiL', tin- result of which must be left to the amateurs in ques­ tion, or those who are to represent the different clubs which have entered.

What wo regret about the billiard tournament at the League is-, that but one player out of probably half a score of rrally great amateur players to bo fcrnd there is to play in the tourna­ ment in question, anj it is a question in our mind if the gentleman selected- Mr. F. S. Hovey is really the best am­ ateur billiard player at the League. That he i.s one of the best in this city we are quite willing to admit. We have not seen Mr. Hovey play for a year or two; but it is our opinion that J. H. Soule, as an amateur expert, is simply without an equal in this city at the pres­ ent day Mr. Sonic, it in true, no long­ er professes to be even an amateur bil-

"liard player. As a matter of fact he never made any such professions, which may account for the fact that there has probably been no time during the past twenty years when the public would not have greatly preferred seeing him play, rather than half the so called or alleged professional experts of this coun­ try. Soule seems to belong to a genera­ tion of experts which no longer exists in the billiard world of our day. Being considerably over six feet high, no one who did not know him would probably ever accuse him of being a billiard play­ er, with perhaps the single exception of his tell-tale appearance. To glance at the man, even in a multitude of men of his fine physique, is sufficient to con­ vince all that whatever he does must, of necessity, be done well. It is not necessary to hear him speak to discover the natural graces which have been so lavishly disposed on him by nature. His movements are the personification of grace. At a billiard table he would readily put to blush most of the pro­ fessionals of this country, by the ex­ quisite delicacy and beauty of his touch, although no one is so unconscious of these advantages as Soulo. His know­ ledge of angles, masse and draw, to­ gether with his ability to nurse the balls, into runs of from fifty to very many more, all conspire (?) to make most local amateurs easy victims to the power of his cue. It is a question how­ ever, if Mr. Soule' possesses the nerve which is so essential in public contests. In this respect Mr. Duhring has prob­ ably the advantage, an advantage, it is true, which may not be necessary on this occasion owing to the fact that Mr. Soule is not in this tournament. It is generally conceded, however, that Ilovey and Uuhring rank about even. It is cer­ tain that no one at present can name the bette" player of the two.

Before he developed into a pool play­ er Lew Flanugan was probably one of the best amateur billiard players in this city, if not in the country. It is prob­ able that the gods will punish Flanagan later on for taking to pool at the ex­ pense of billiards. Should such not be the case, it is certain that there will be a row with the gods! Among the other experts at the League who rank as first-class amateur experts may be named:

Stoer A painstaking and careful player, very steady. A good uurser and strong with the force shot. Table play very sure, ditto bnuk shots.Hovey A most free and exquisite' touch, and makes the most'difficult shots with little apparent effort, Nurses well and im- pioves rapidly.

Flanagan Particularly strong In open table play, but has given most of his at­ tention to pool for several years. At all times a dangerous antagonist.

Mitchell-Plays a free, brilliant table game, with grest strength in fine shots and long caroms.

Altemus A very deliberate and accurate player, whj is coming forward rapidly. Nurses well and is strong on the force shot.

Brown Strong in all departments 'of the game. Plays very Intelligent billiards, end Is especially dangerous when apparently beaten. His judgment of force is first class, and he always plays the correct shot, however difficult.

Woodman Improving rapidly, his prac­ tice abroad being valuable.

Evans Game about tho same as Wood­ man's, Is a good nurscr when In form.

The opening contest at billiards, in the League tournament, took place on the evening of the 17th inst., between F. M. Vernoeeken, who represented the Art Club, and J. K. Bongher, of the Columbia Club. The, game plaved was 2<)0 points, three ball, on a 5x10 table. The attendance was very large, number­ ing probably some four or five hundred spectators. Making all due allowance for stage fright, the playing was un­ usually bad, when we consider the ff.ct that the best runs were 14 aud 11. The experts in this tournament are now practically before the public, and must he criticized according to their work.

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As a matter of fact, out of the eight players who represent so many clubs of this city, we know nothing of the merits of four of them, but it looks as if Manager Flanagan made his first mis­ take in putting two of the weakest ex­ perts to the front on the opening night. It is wisdom in public contests to keep the strongest experts back, but it is also wise to have a strong game on the open­ ing night. It is possible, however, that Vernoeeken and Rougher may do much better later on. Dodds, of Pittsburg, and Burris, of this city, will play the opening game in the tournament at the Continental Hotel. They may not play great billiards, but it is certain that they are pretty equally matched, and such be­ ing tho case, the public is not likely to be disappointed in. seeing a very interest­ ing game. This is where our young friend Flanagnn made an error in not giving the patrons of his great club a better frame on the inauguration night.

On Monday afternoon, H. H. Miller, of the Pen and Pencil Club, and ,T. K. Bougher, of tho Columbia, played the second game of tho series. Mr. Miller's best run was 15, while his opponent made no better than 7.

Duhring and Dunlap played on Mon­ day night. It was a one-sided contest from the start, inasmuch as that Mr. Duhring can probably discount Mr. Dun- lap. Tho former's best run was 20, while his opponent's highest run was 8. Mr. Duhring's average was 2M>, or about a third of what he is capable of doing.

THE BILLIARD FLAT IRON.

It is Useful on Rainy Days and Makes the Table Fast.

Everybody who saw the billiard matches in this city between John Rob­ erts, the English champion, and Frank Ives, the American star, stared when the big Englishman came out with a huge hot Wat iron and ran it over tho cloth on the bed of tho table. It has just been made known that Roberts made a convert out of Maurice Daly on the efficacy of the billiard iron. Daly revealed this yesterday quite unexpect­ edly. A drizzling rain was falling out­ side his room, and the cushions, affected by the weather, were dull and slow.

"These tables ought to be ironed a day like this," he said:

"Ironed?" exclaimed a group of his patrons, gazing at him in astonishment.

"Yes, ironed," replied Daly. "It would take all the moisture out of the cloth ai<d make the cushions lively. I am going to try thf> experiment."

It was then discovered that Daly had offered to buy Roberts' big flat iron, but that the Englishman wouldn't part with it. He promised to send a dupli­ cate iron to Maurice, but it hasn't ar­ rived yet. Daly also advocates the use of the iron on the cushions, especially along the edge of the cushion, where the chalk clings when the ball strikes the rubber.

"This chalk clinging to the edge of the cushion," said Daly, "has an effect on the ball, and though it only slightly interferes with the truo angle of re­ bound on the part of tho bull, still it is worth while doing away with the in­ terference, and I believe that can be accomplished by ironing the cushions. Ironing tho bed cloth will, of course, make the balls run freer aud faster." New York Sun.

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Murray & Iiwin's Broadway, South Bos­ ton, commencing Feb. 2G, between the following: Mose Yatter, C. F. Campbell, of Lvnn; Fred Eames, champion of New England; William Oilman and George Car­ ter.

Schaeffer and Ives sailed for Ei rope on Wednesday on the Majestic. Sehaeffer is going to Paris to give exhibitions and Ives goes to London to play Itobcrts at the English game. After Ivos plays the Rob­ erts match he will probably go to India, but en route he may give exhibitions in the principal cities. The wives of both play­ ers accompany thorn on the trip.

When Jacob Sehaefer and Frank Ives are In Paris this summer pegging away at billlaids in the French academies, George SloEson will be taking it easy on the Continent. He Is going abroad for about three months, hut simply to enjoy a va­ cation. He expects to start In the latter part of June and remain until Septem­ ber, and have a good time of it all the while.

SKATING NOTES.The races of tho National Association,

which were to have been held at lied Bank, N. J., Feb. 22, had to be again postponed for lack of ice.

Skating races were held at Medford, Ont., Feb. 15. The first race, 220 yards, was won by JohLtou in 2'J seconds. The two- mile race was won by Darldson on the last lap by a yard. Time, 7 minutes. The three-mile race between Johnson and Da- vidsou was fast from start to finish. John­ son won. Time, 10.17. The first mile was made in 3.10.

At the skating races at Colllngwood, Out., Feb. 17, Hulse, of Toronto, won the half-mile race over Darldson, of St. Paul, by a quarter of a lap in 1.04. Johnson de­ feated Davidson in the one-mile race; time, ;i.07 2-5. The three-milo race brought out all the flyers. Davidson wont off with the lead, followed closely by Hulse and John­ son. At the mile and a half Johusou went to the front. Hulse followed close, and they soon gained a lap on Davidson, but in the last lap Johnson made a tremendous spurt, winning by 10 yards. Time, 10.07 1-5.

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N. J., has been matched to tight a broad­ sword conbat for $500 with au unknown, backed by Duncan C. Ross. Conditions are best 15 attacks to a finish. The place of the contest has not been decided upou.

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