The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-07
A FINE BILLIARD HALL.
Marks Establishment Now Running
With u Fine business.

i. Marks Establishment Now Running
With n Fine Business.
Some months ngo MIR. |. Marks conceived
tile idea of giving Helena Il billiard hall
which should MT only BIO tho finest between
Chicago and San Francisco, but which
should not BIO excelled by any place of the
kind in either Of tho cities named. In this
Ee has succeeded. 1t has cost money TO do
it, but the results have justified the outlay,
and the hall thus far has proved n big sue
cess. He now has q billiard hnll over his
wholesale and retail and saloon department
which would do credit to Chicago or New
York. The hall ia 1913 feet long and twenty
two feet wide in the clear, fourteen feet
high, and runs the length Of the building,
from Main street to Jackson, with large
p ate glass on zach end. 1t Is he-
cessible either from Main street by means
OF Il stairway from the wholesale and retail
department, or directly from jackson
street. Tn walls of the room are covered
with light colored paper, giving the place Il
cheerful appearance, and what is most i'm
p ortant to 4 billiard or pool player, plenty
OF light. At night II combination Of gas
ind electric light fixtures makes the room
as attractive a place to play in ns it is by
day. The floor is painted and covered
around the tables and walks with heavy
~ bber mating. There are six billiard
and three pool tables in tho room,
each of the celebrated Brunswick-Balke-
Collender make, size four and one-half feet
by nine'feet, and made to order from latest
Gollender designs. There is five feet of
space between tables. They are of massive
mahogany, with the finest of fittings, the
Electric Monarch cushions, that maxi it
possible to execute the most difficult and
scientific shots. The cues are of ash md
bird's-eye maple, with either rosewood or
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are all trimmed to a nicely, and az they are
examined daily and constantly kept in
order, no one has to reject Il cue for any
other reason than that he wants one a little
heavier or a little lighter, or with a larger
or a smaller tip. And there are cues to fit
all tastes. The man who wishes to pass an
hour or 80 with the worries will find that
he can be accommodated at Marks
with any kind of n game he fan
cies. There can be played billiards plain
or fancy, pool plain, bottle pool or pin pool.
In fact the tables will fit any kind of game
the player likes. There il no bar in the
room, though guests can be served by means
chairs all around the room for spectators.
In thus making provision for the on
yenience and taste of the lovers of billiards,
Mr.. Marks has not overlooked the all i'm
p~ortant point of having in charge of tho
establishment a man who will be of assist
HnCo tO JuOSb pStTOIlbO Viz game VINO ueS1Fe
to improve-in short, a manager who will
be more than a mere collector of toll. He
has with commendable enterprise engaged
MIR. William A. Spinks, the Pacific coast
champion, to take charge of the establish
ment. Mr.. Spinks is an expert in all the
various styles of billiards. He showed this
on Wednesday night, when in an exhibition
Of straight rail playing he several times
made runs of nearly 300 points,
and this after being out of
practice for several weeks. Mr., Spinks
gives exhibitions of the various styles of
billiards once a week. and gives lessons to
thoae desiring to learn or improve their
playing. The manager has two capable
assistants to see that the place is always in
order. . .E.li tF.
For the accommodation of the players
there are wardrobes all over the room to
hang coats and hats in, where they can be
kept safely under lock and key. The entire
fittings throughout are of the very best
character and evidence good taste in the
selection. The hall is a credit to Helena
and a monument to the enterprise of Mr..
Marks.
II. A. Bell has removed his office from
room 10 Merchants National bank build