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Show SPEARS ffl li ONE OF TRE LOCAL PARLORS Georgo E. Spears, -world's champion straight rail billiard player, gavo an exhibition last night at tho Baker billiard parlors. His playing was beyond a doubt tho most interesting ever scon here and it was witnessed by about 160 local billiard and pool players. In a 200-point match game, Srears dofoated M. Ridges, one of tho best of the Ogden players, making mak-ing the remarkable run of 142 points. Tho nursing game played by Spears was remarkable and It was evident that he worked himself Into Bevcral bad positions merely to exhibit his skill on the difficult shots. Tho champion and his manager went to Salt Lake City this morning, where Spears is to play tomorrow and Monday Mon-day nights. oo "Wasn't that butlor a sorious-look-ing man?" asked tho sweet young thing after the dinner. "Ho certainly was," replied the man; but perhaps ho' married." |