Show IS CHAMPION Chicago Man Won the Deciding Bil Billiard hard liard Game With Sigourney of ofSan San Francisco i Chicago Feb F Conk un Jin ot of tonight became amateur billiard champion of the United States by defeating W Yo H Sigourney of San Francisco to 21 in an extra match to decide the tie result of the national amateur tournament Conn gets the Brooklyn jagles agles cup emblem of the national amateur championship In addition to the which Conklin will have to win times at different to be Permanent poss possessor sor jewelry valued at goes to the winner of the present tournament Conklin also won th the prize for tor the highest run made during the His high mark was 78 Conklin and Gardner are tied for forthe forthe the Individual average of the tourney each having a score of 11 Z 7 They rhey will meet In an extra game tomorrow nIght to decide who shall hail receIve the prize that goes with this honor The second prize won by S is a diamond ring valued Gard Gardner Gardner ner had the hl highest hest grand average dur durIng durIng Ing the contests and will receive a handsome jewel Gardner also won the third prize Fourth a and d fifth prizes wont went to Norris of New York ork and Thre slate of Boston respectively Uvel The game tonight between Conklin and which h decided the championship lasted ov r three hours houI Both players were so deliberate and careful In their that the game grew tiresome at times Conklin took the lead Tead at the start star and kept it through the contest Sigourney pla played ed good in spots only and seemed I to weaken at critical moments On occasions luck Juck seem seemed a ade de decidedly against him when he had bad the balls bails lii in position for a good run lun and he tailed failed or of ev r l easy shots Conk Conklin fin lin played the more game gaIne of the two and kept well In the leac throughout the contest Following Is the score of the game mo high hiSh run 31 1 av average 21 high run 40 average 5 |