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Show THREE PLAYERS LEFT. They Will Fight Out Final (James in Billiard Tourney. CHICAGO, Feb. 7. W. H. Slgournoy of San Francisco. Chnrles F. Conklln of Chicago and Edward Gardner of Now York aro tho playorn left In tho nmnteur billiard tournament who will fight out the fnnl games for flrat honors. All tho othor entries In the- tournament havo finished their unnies and tho three players who head tho wlnnlnc column will, It In expected, ex-pected, ilnlsh up tho schedulo by Thursday nlcht. Gardner nnd Conklln aro now tlod for first place, each having won four games, with nono lost. Slgournoy won threo games and lost one Gardner lost his first gamo In tho tournament, but hln opponent In that gamo wan Edward C Roln, ono of tho local players who. on account of his failure to np-jwur np-jwur loat night for his enmo ocheduled with Stark, whs declared out of tho tournament today to-day by tho committee In charsG of tho games, lloln's elimination from tho tournament affected af-fected the standing of Conklln, Slgournoy nnd Schmltt ns well aa Gardner But In tho caso of tho latter threo It worked as a handicap handi-cap Instead of a benefit, as thoy had won their matches against Rein. W. II. Slgournoy, tho Pacific champion, lost his first gamo ro fnr In tho tournament this evening. Ills opponent was Charles Thrcahlo of Boston, Tho final scoro was 200 to 207. In favor of tho Bopton playor Thrcshlo's play was tho best ho has shown bo far In tho tournament, nnd ho otcadlly drow ahead of Slgournoy from the atari Slgournoy fell down on ooveral easy ohoto and played a rather weak gruno all through tho match. Throshlo'B high run wns 43 und his average 7 31-3S. Tho best, run Slgournoy secured W03 32 and hlo averago was C 22-37. The other games today resulted: Conklln defeated Charles S. Schmltt of Ra-clno, Ra-clno, 3C0 to 173. Chorles NorrlB of Now York dofcated Schmltt, 200 to 1&0. Conklln and Slgournoy will meet In tho first gamo tomorrow, nnd In tho evening gonio Gardner will meet tho winner of this match. |