1905
J. Ferd. Poggenburg vs. Wm. H. Duhy. Rooms of the Cherokee Club, N. Y. City, February 26th.—Contest for the Victor Dowling Championship Cup at “straight-rail,” 4½ × 9 table. P., 150—9.44—run not stated; D., 146—run, 60 (highest of game). At the Lexington Avenue Opera House, N. Y. City, April 30th, for same emblem: Ed. McLaughlin, 300—21.43—158; Wm. Duhy, 153—50. Table, 4½ × 9.
BEST PERFORMANCES,
Omitting Tables Larger or Smaller than the Standard 5 × 10 for this Game, as Officially Decreed in 1873.
Averages in Championship Matches
333.33 in 1000—J. Schaefer, 1879.
28.57 in 600—Wm. Sexton, 1878.
Runs in Championship Matches
690 in 1000—J. Schaefer, 1879.
247 in 600—Wm. Sexton, 1877.
Averages in Championship Tournaments
85.71 in 600 points—J. Schaefer, 1879.
25.00 in 300—J. Dion, 1874 (championship of America).
37.60 (gen. av. in 3947 points)—G. F. Slosson, 1879.
Runs in Championship Tournaments
464 in 600—G. F. Slosson, 1879.
159 in 300—M. Vignaux, 1874 (championship of America).
Averages in Non-Championship Matches
416.67 in 5000—H. McKenna, 1887 (nominally a match, but actually a purse game. Schaefer averaged 751 in 1890, running 3000, but the table was a 4½ × 9).
80.00 in 4000—M. Vignaux, Paris, 1880.
48.39 in 3000—W. H. Catton, 1884.
24.32 in 1800—W. Sexton, 1877.
71.57 in 1000—Ed. McLaughlin, 1883.
Runs in Non-Championship Matches
1355 in 6000—H. Kerkau, purse game, 1887.
2572 in 5000—H. McKenna, 1887 (see paragraph above).
1531 in 4000—M. Vignaux, Paris, 1880.
942 in 3000—Ed. McLaughlin, 1884.
417 in 1800—Wm. Sexton, 1877.
805 in 1000—Ed. McLaughlin, 1883.
212 in 600—M. Daly, 1874.
Averages in Non-Championship Tournaments
66.67 in 600—J. Schaefer, 1878.
60.00 in 300—Wm. Sexton, 1876.
Runs in Non-Championship Tournaments
287 in 300—Wm. Sexton, 1876.
327 in 600—J. Schaefer, 1878. (S. ran 429 in tie-game, but it was outside of tournament.)