1901
Championship Tournament in Boston. Hub Billiard Palace, February and March.—Announced as for the championship of the world. Frank Sherman won by 6—0, Stofft and De Oro 4—2 each, Eby 3—3, Clearwater 2—4, and Wm. Stubbs and Irving Long 1—5 each. De Oro beat Stofft in play-off, and then De Oro and Sherman entered into the only match ever played for the emblem. See under 1889, “Championship Matches.”
De Oro vs. Eby. Boston, Mass., March.—$250 a side. De O., 600; E., 463.