Show IS STAR IP IN REf REf-GUSHION TOURNEY A avis for First Place Sets New High- High i Run Mark f a proved the star performer ick ck In In the ch championship three three- tournament at the Orpheum Inning two matches and tie G. G A. A Davis Davia for f first place placer pr r r. wins and no defeats King Kinga a new high run mark for the Ith th seven this mark also be bet highest run registered In a ant ant nt this se season continued tho the stride he hew w week elc and added two victories ring rim practically cinching him n th the playoff between tho top at th the thu ond of or the tournament eight Is who led lell the tournament first two weeks dropped one Tj J King and Is now in fourth fed d with Henry Bozung of or the tournament so 0 Liddle heen tho the showing of leeson and Rinehart These per ers eN were picked by tho the dope dope- in the first five fl J E but have gh sledding with some of or the theand rs 5 and are n near r the tho bottom In Rinehart h has s already alread and the tho others have Cn e nHI lInAr and Lid Lid- h held beld fd the championship Ju once once lie e cup matches held last fall fail of the players at the theIs theis its Is week are arc as follows tollo Won Lost 4 0 0 4 4 0 i. i 4 1 o 3 1 i. i 3 1 I 2 1 r O i i l' l i i 1 1 1 I S. S 1 I 1 2 J 1 2 21 1 I 2 on f 1 3 tl t 0 3 l 0 3 I Ic c 0 0 3 1 I atad II I billiards lards per Inning averages BET g passed Fred Griffith for the tho K playing two games sames over GO 50 Die e week cek bringing his hla cra a average e eThere There was a general In- In along the line Une and the players Ing a a. big Improvement In their the th tournament progresses BUlard percentages run as fol- fol 45 45 I 44 44 i 37 34 34 3 33 3 33 22 33 33 f 30 30 10 I. I 30 30 t 30 30 II 27 7 2 26 25 25 24 tt still holds holds the tho mark for tor I same game with 36 35 points in 6 62 in- in AVerage of or 56 4 Ishlon followers and sport fans Maru are interested In the refusal ftp o 0 accept the tho prize money Ha d. d place In the tho worlds world's cham cham- recently completed o. o Huoy Huey who is the national Champion finished second to tont tont tont nt champion George Moore 3 of or several champions cx De De' and sand but refused reused to to ac- ac money mone on the tho ground that it ko Ice him a professional While ot like to appear mercenary like to have someone offer orter t for tor our our perfectly good billiard j hion blon billiards as a a. game has lug r rapidly In popularity t durst dur- dur I ast st few years ears particularly In l where it almost has haft a n mothe mothe mo- mo 1 the players' players Interest thi style of or game are on recY rec- rec Y as 1878 but it wa was not unit un- un at st ten years that it grew to rUona There aro are several ange parse both from the standpoint and the spectator aVera average e player straight rail mil Iino billiards are arc entirely too hours of or studious an and t l careful cl development of or Ic c of ot billiard players stroke this hi hi stylo style of or game gamo seems to be layers ta lH I some me acquiring great greaty y In a n. comparatively short Ulc no others pia play a n. lifetime and lye Ive nt at more than thai a fair game faculties are arc overcome In the phlon hion game as there is no- no noC C lU of or touch or any stroke an n a an ability to hit the halls balls any L any player can acquire a fair lof of the game In Sn a few months he spectators spectators' point it Is hard r fl degree of proficiency at nt rill rail billiards which will suit Int resting t to watch a game e players miss re repeatedly same la is true with high class clans ho make runs of several hunh hun hun- h runs ar are arc made made- only through tlc tic nursing of the balls r re- re u erous repetitions of ot close clos ere ro re the balls baUs roll less than one i f noon as the novelty n of the theof theof of the expert wears otto oft spec spec- Ill e leave this gamo to watch a IS cushion three cushion contest where more action the balls bitting cushions on every shot There Thore close ln this to the football as played un under er the ow ew rules rule The pr present sent open nd ad pa passing style of game ap- ap Ich eb more to the fan than the f formation formation yard a like action and their theira a long Ion way was toward directing the developments of a. a a game and from from all Indications three-cushion three billiards seems to b be the game Jame of or the future The event of the tho week ek among the pocket Docket billiard players was tho the defeat of or Blondy Butler Northwest c champion b by F. F S. S Harper Harper- tho the local champion Harper Harper Har liar per took the measure of the visitor In a H. match at Quinn Quinns by a score of 1 0 to 83 and ond the tho feat fat speaks well wen not only for Harpers Harper ability but for fOT the class clan of pocket billiards billiard In this city ns as there are several players who can cnn give ulve Harper a n. close rub In the rocket pocket billiard tournament at Quinns Quinn's F. F F F. 8 Harper H. H Holmes A. A E. E Anderson and F F. T J. Rowan Row are tied for the l lead ad Rowans Rowan's work has been the tho feature of the past week and from his showing should finish easily within the tho prize mone money The standing danding of ot the contestants tants at atthe tho the end of ot the third week W Won n. n Lost Harper 2 0 Holmes s A 2 0 Anderson 2 0 Rowan 2 0 Shurtleff i. i 1 t 0 nines Hines 1 I 0 Bon Bonk k 1 0 Timmons 1 1 Kennelly 1 i 1 i ian Van nn Meter 1 t 1 t Pe Peterson terson v 1 t 1 I Batley t 1 1 Estes 1 I 1 Woodmansee 0 1 Hobbs 0 1 Herman 0 0 1 l 1 McCarthy I 0 2 Powell 0 n 2 Ferris 0 o 2 Murray l 0 2 Tho high vt run of thirty one made ade by H. H Bonk during tho second week still stands tams a as the record |