, 1865-06-19
BILLIARDS..
Wbst Is Claimed for the Game-The Reality
Who Play al Bililards-The "Sel-
euee'' Investigated.

The world Of billiards Is just now In fesmeat,
AID Chicsyo is the leavering center. a Safe
tournament ie IN proerets, nue in which plsyer1
from the city and from all other cities which
ousish the cue and Its knights errant ire taking
psrt. A golden mounted cue Is The prize which
T. hc'rg contested for. and several Ranes have
been a'recdy played, with several more in pros
D; Ct ere The championship be decided. The tour-
pament was fnaugurat.d on Wednesday evening
BY the delivery Of an address which eulo2tzed
the eanc and it, votasies, and descantcd on the
uerlts OF the art as in did TO the de Eslopneut
Of The human being.
Thus much Is history, AID Is chsonte'ed, not
Oh account Of ls specific interest to the p1blle,
tut simply ASA matter Of record.
The high sounding claims put forth by the ad-
vtcs.ts It the billiard ta.le; their ADVOCACY Of
TIE g.ne on high ground, 81 m aid TO tho phJni.
cal md moral esnative advancement Of our race,
may well excl curfnstty IN the breasts ol the un
aetrcy really Il. Thoee few of its devotees who
aie sufficiently intel igant to iuti7te rnatntain
BIZ argument IN it, f.vor, speak Of II as e1ndn ing
ng1eenale fpdlreIpeEEve acausement, ono dcyoid
1f the excitement Of the g.nng tse'e, .nd woith
alike calls the musclcs into play. BY the variety
YtssDptpc fscrtes ty its demands thereon for
quis1nese Of Perespton aeentaey of saleul5ftga: e.
the search for that Knowledge OF Atgea and Of the
laws Of mo1son which are Indispensable to tbs
good billiard pl,yer. They Claim tuat 1t At ooea
e,ppluy1ntnt 70 the musc.e. Of the itmhs and to
The lhlIking faculnes; tn word, alike develops
The phytiea constitution = snd he Tsnrs.y.'oass M
tien of force, ~ ytE'ue Of which every ttme the
ne 1t be Rises himeef nearer to heaven; tllat a.
o7en a. he pushes bill farwlrd. ha pushes
hsmeelr rapidly tow.tds pe1ieetton sad tn ttnd!-
runs "a bis own 1sxreularItte. Of thought tud ae-
bop. Truly most ssp,tnt and comfortable phi
AID u ibey e1ahora' a beautiful theory, 20 they
Fn * fspsurun:ly OF It's pr1ct5ca, woiklnx. They
iii now ,ho bIiii,rd ta,lc has within few ~ ars
sHfr Of lie lard, hat IN oar sr1sroratic znslons
The billiard table Is m 1ndespensab'e ardele Of
iu1n1inIe, and TINT in the rrtitement OF the tauy
IL cie The lsdtes and entleraen a.lke enosias the
noble ttlsxauon. the latter are enueeu 70 stay II
hcme; finding II The to.6m cf theit own lsmiites
nore solid pleasure than can ba oo'slued outside
nub.ic billiard tables nte toe resort Of the wise
apo the rood, places where -oTdsf tnd dscofuu
re.gn pr.~em,nent, aud yulgarity and vice are
sei9s1 veiy n p:ess,ne picture truly. But any one
tnstesd q these q The billiard eSsoe,,s, woald
cert1tn amount Of physical exe1ctec, certain
kird Of mental enluvat,on, certain species or
refinement PettannR 10 tne Int an9 n1aaalt May W
| tente pi the wore) Is feen IN ths billiard room,
Feeplc WIG can saosd t. psy G t%e5ty ass =,
liquor OF money. can generally. aGord to drres
vel. Hence the honest ron OF toll fs very sell
dom eetn tbc1e; hit hard earned money has other
| cbaD1cs of rscfuueRa, and his spled clothes are
| hence not oite1 obtfudeo fhere For th's reason.
sna this alone. r1aydry, as they 1eane 1t, Is as-
| a ioot into one Of the numerous a,loons which
~ orr civ il epouch 10 dispet thr itrs,on, NO.
fese fnoeed The visitor be green glitter cet-
tInly. the Nell-rosde t9h}ee, and the fRe dtcsate
paysss 9ake sn Se1s q e6ep % @ 1iH@ ,se n..
ling. But the cose observer Will e. &c that N Re
pr very few gentle men psese1t Ioe na9n IN eesI, &c
tae see sny ,hs.
b'nge In chiefly cotnposed Of is.t men, Ms'R;nees,
professional gamblers, bounty Jumpers, y. aes1 i,
n1tke,a eond9ebee :n pinps sna aGmo1s o.
| Win here srd there a detee i've u watsh u II
muycments. The few honeet men wno 60 taete.
ted1 H. e. e.In me s,b 'Ss bsbaes
The piece, to complement their glmee Masa aot
tc5a,es mud brandy tn1skhes, and when. ont o! e.
70 the as%snas ,S 81 pebc p@b1 theg so9n
iearu to adjourn TO the more private Gambling
hell. or the scarcely moro vie dshs o. psnsutn u;
fiop 1t is notorious that the pllatd ao!s ~ ~
kpowipe this, fu.l well. even ihose men o. DEL !.
1tss who pasrnnife hose pl4ees neEef. &c care -. 70
kee1 clerk who is frnd ot ruunnG IN tne sauJ
IL s,l p,rt,ee. though among the nsslvcs aId D. :.
the onter world the5 tnsy attempt to coae y: NO. NJ
tbas here le necessarily anything wtfken N me
Sic ,bc blscklfg Fraternity have stsinea T. 7Dy.
thing Ike proficiency ~ ne cane, :. ~.
tore,t rntu can tpsse the tine IescssaF3 10 tns ms
fsw c1ct pilots. runcd by the association ere a.
billiard ecucation is completed. We hog pazdot
u lie maternity; there Ii grain Of allo~aae