Show F F. S 2 S. S Harper won the pocket billiard championship of ot tho the city last nl night hl when h he defeated S. S B. B Shurtleff in the final match of ot the toil tournament at i Qui Quinns uns un's Harper Harp r won by a score oro of to 68 68 i high honors going to Shurtleff with 23 Shurtleff started off ort like a winner and andIn andin In the tenth Inning had a a lead of ot 24 4 point points but ut Harper overtook him in Irs tho the next few fow Innings and anel was never headed after that Several Reveral times timeR during the contest content t the tho luck broke decidedly In favor of or Harper Harper Har Bar per leaving the cue cuo ball safe after atter a amiss amiss ml miss 8 on a break shot On the whole howe however r. r his victory Ictor was vas well de deserved Tho The match last hint night concludes a tournament which has han been running for or over two months there thero having been fort forty entries at al the start Harper finished tin fin first Shurtleff second and H. H Wolf third I The results of the tho matches att after r the tho contest had dwindled to four tour or five players brought about many surprises H H. Hole Wolf ole and ond D. D Herman Horman led a couple of ot weeks ago without a defeat feat and looked to b be b j sure winners Wolf olf managed managed man man- manI I aged ed to get Jet In on third money but I Herman was waa eliminated without re receiving reo rc- a I Shurtleff and anel Harper have played great billiards ds during tho closing games gaines neither having been beon defeated since tho the entry list has baa been as RI low as al si six play pla ers era Tho rho hl high h run of the entire tournament was wa 30 made matle b by D. D Herman Negotiations Nes are arc now no being made with a high class dass professional pocket billiard player to pia play a series of games at tho the same namo room meeting a a. different l local eal player each night This tournament tournament ment will open In about a n week |