The sun., 1890-03-22
THE BILLIARD EXPERTS KICKING.
They Don't Like the HandionppIne for the
Chicago Tournament


Everything has been plain sailing up to
the present time in regard to the arrange
ments for the big professional billiard tourna-
mont to be held in Chicago b. ginning on April
b. But ominous clouds are beginning to
gather which threaten to make trouble. They
consist OF rumors OF disaiIection among tho
players concerning the manner in which the
hahdicaps are to be arranged. The odds for
both tournaments were settled before the one
in New York was held, and 1t was agreed that
at Chicago all should play the 14-inch balk
lne Schaefer and Slosson playing 500 points
DAILY 800. Ives 275, Cation and Heiser $50 1t
now appears that there is a big misunder-
standing between the Brunswick Bake Col
lender Company and the players.
The latter apparently thought that they
would only lie obliged to play the same num-
ber Of points In any game. Whereas the COM
pany says that the handicap men. when play
ing together. must play 500 points minus the
handicap on their opponent Thus DAILY must
play 6OO to lvess 475 or Cations and Helser's
45O, and Ives 500 to Cations and Heiser's 47a
AIS.
Maurice DAILY says: understand that the
company want US to play all the games on
5OO-point basis. the men receiving odds to be
handicapped in proportion. For instance, il l
played 500 points with Ives he would play 459,
L
this Is right We all expected to play only the
number Of points allotted u.s. On a 500. point
hasis the games would be long and uninterest-
ihg. SupnostnR we al played at once, wouldn't
ths man that ran out his points VIM The
other MODE Y contrary to oil rules OF handi-
caRpng Ia other sports, and ! am sure there
way"
siosson was at the Columbia Billiard Room.
Wnere ne was meditatively manipulating
he e. iy9rles on the fourteen inch balk line.
are giving q big allowance, and II We are salts
nea led think the rest ought to bo. The COM
think that the games will be- more Interesting ting
70 the Chicago public II all play ON q 50O-point
basis, think they are right in arranging them
50. III all depends upon the people out there,
An entire y different class OF men attend billiard
matches In that city. Here we have many club
the theatre to pee the games; there they have
ope oor 81 ee,tlng d element and it may be that
It WoSd be- Sad poeT To sh9 nose
that way"
- Randolph Heissr was found at his room at
81 At the 4;;ineh, He spoke teelngly on the sub;
wrong TO make US play on q 500. point basis
They toll me that I, shall have to play 45O to
naIy'e 59o II the handicap Is fixed in that
pr99nortonate odds, but don't think even that
Bake CO whore MIR. II. 7. humphreys. @ SStSn one
81 the handicappers, was soen.. He said:
ISIS to deal with. They are always
they oa tE9S p9 n bsRgyo sny FS6tsst to
Leo SCHMIDT and Mr.. Bensinger our represen-
ttatiyes t there; l should suppose they would
point basis, as that Is the way all handicap
billiard tournaments are arranged. When the
men receiving odds play together. DAILY plays
5Op to Ives rs and Cation and Heiser's and
Ives plays the two latter In the same way. At
any rate they are held by their forfeit money OF
5000 which they deposited before the New
York tournament. The Prize money for the
latter has not yet been paid and will not 10
until after the ChieaRo event.