Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-12
THE. RULES ADOPTED.

Conditions That Aspirants for the Billiard
Emblem Must Comply With
Following are the rules that will govern
contests for the Stroup State billiard cham.
pionship emblem to be contested for in this
city next week:
]. Contests for the emblem shall, in addition
TO the emblem, involve a money stake amount.
ing to $3.50 side. This amount is necessary in
order that the holder of the emblem may not
be challenged by unskillful players, whose only
object IN challenging would be to gain motor
Iety.
2 The sum of s1e5 must accompany all chal-
lenges to give them validity.
8. The holder of the emblem must cover his
challenger's money within ten days after being
notified that he has been challenged Failure
to do SO. without sufficient cause therefor, will
entitle the challenger to the emblem and
money. The holder of the emblem shall not,
however, be required to cover the money of
m6re than one challenger at a time.
4. When Sl25 have been put up on each side,
the $50 as well as the emblem becomes subject
to forfeiture. The remaining S125 a side must
be put up at least ten days prior to the date of
contest, and after such final deposit the match
shall be 'play or pay" ii. e.. death alone reliev.
ing the players from their contract).
s. The holder of the emblem may be required
TO play at the expiration of 80 days from the
time of being challenged, but not before.
Should either party refuse to play within the
emblem and stakes. Should both parties con-
spire defeat this or any other rule relative to
the balk line emblem. the match shall be de-
clared off and the stake money returned. The
emblem will revert to the original donor.
g. To define the above rule q challenge
issued while match for the emblem is pend
ing and being next in order, shall go into effect
on the next day after that match has been dis
posed of, either through play or forfeiture. A
challenge issued while there is no match pend
ing shall take effect upon the day of its date.
provided it is not in any way subject to the rule
next below.
Z. rhe challenge of a player who has
been defeated while contending fog the emblem
shall not go into effect until Is days after the
contest in which he was defeated.
g. There shall be no umpires,, and no one
one " ill be allowed on the platform after the
game is called, except the contendng players,
the referee and the marker. Should there be
no platform erected in the hall to set the
billiard table on, and for the players to walk on,
then no person except the above mentioned
shall be allowed within ten feet of the table.
g. The referee and marker to be mutually
agreed upon by the players. In case of failure
ON their part To agree before 7:30 o'clock of the
evening of the match, then the donor of the
emblem shall name Inc referee and the
10. All games to be 400 points sp.
II. The holder of tine EN- blem will be required
tn defend it for two years against all comers.
During this probation he must deposit with its
donor John Z. StrOup, sufficient security to in
sure its preservation in good order, and its de-
the date named for any contest in which it may
devolve upon him to defend il. Failure to do
so (witbout good and sufficient cause) will enti-
tie the challenger to the emblem and the stake
money. and the donor of the emblem to the
amount deposited as guarantee for its safe
keeping and delivery, as hereinbefore pro-
vided for.
u. The emblem becomes the property OF any
player who wins il from the champion and sue
cess uily defends it against all contestants tor
a period of two years.
i3 In all matches for the emblem the stake
holder shall be the donor of the emblem. and
all challenges to the champion must be ad-
each challenge NAV be officially recorded, and
the champion officially notified.
a. All matches for the emblem shall be
PLAYED with 2sS-inch balls. upon 5xI0 table,
manu- facEured by the Brunswick Collen-
der Company, and furnished with their "Mon-
arch" cushions.
Is. The holder Of the emblem shall have the
right to name the city in which match
games shall be played.