St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-14


game, which, by the way, is becoming
immensely popular in the Northwest.
Plenty of opportunities are afforded for
playing the game. which, only during
exceptionally severe winters is afforded
players in the home of this most eXhila-
rating of games. There have not been
many games played the past week ow-
ing to the absence of the best
players in Winnipeg, as well as the
extra efforts made by members the
preceding week at the bOnspiel. This
the play be fast and furious to the end
of the season.
There is nothing like keeping up the
interest in match. The press club
billiard tourney, at the present rate of
games, will be finished in A. u. 1902.
The club table needs overhauling badly.
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Three times week, regularly, the
question is sent in: Can one side count
out on points and cinch when the other
side gets the pedrOs and goes out far
her? 1t depends upon the rules agreed
upon. If the rule is that the winner is
the side which goes out first, then
points may count out; but if the rule is
that the side which goes out farthest is
the winner, then points do not count
out.
The Foley amateur championship
billiard emblem differences have been
amicably settled. Walter Wllmot was
the first to challenge for it, but he had
not asserted his determination to strug-
gle3fOr the badge of late, and this led,
it seems, both Foley and Thayer to the
belief that Wilmot had withdrawn.
Then Al Sibley challenged last week,
and following on the heels of this came
Barry's challenge. 1t is agreed that a
contest between Thayer and Sibley
would be sufficiently uncertain to clothe
it with an element OF doubt. 1t must
be hard battle, and fraught with
lively interest.
AT times Sibley plays with wonderful
speed, but he is scarcely as steady as
Thayer. The cOncenSus of opinion
among all billiardists is that Barry could
not stand ghost of a chance with Thay-
er'srapid play. This was, in fact, the
common comment, and yesterday Barry
withdrew, so that Wilmot can claim that
his challenge is still bona fide. And
there is no doubt that he is in earnest.
Said he to me yesterday: 81 do not want
to leave st. Paul before l have had an
other trial for the amateur champion
ship. | expect to be called to some base
ball club as soon as 1t is definitely set
tied where am to be placed. and |
want to get this game off as soon as the
preliminaries can be arranged"
The game between Thayer and Sibley
will likely occur during the week.
Foley wants it to be played on some
night when the candidates for the
1T hnxIrlinn dn al OF
his place. That is, he wan is to sand
witch the billiards in. 1t IS difficult to
say when the Thayer-Wilmot game will
be played. Thayer has said from the
night the badge was pinned on his breast
by ICY" Wellington that he stands
ready to defend tine title against all am
ateurs, and he told Wilmot that he
would be given an opportunity to re-
trieve himself.
In arranging the preliminaries for the
GLOBE trophy contest, some little feel
ing was developed between Bergh, of
the Kegels, and Tavennier. of the Uni
verslties, and it is proposed to hang up
badge and have these two bowl for it.
J. c. Wall, who is an all-around ath-
lete as well as all-around gentleman and
men in the coming Dispatch GLOBE
curling match, and thinks in time he
will teach them the mysteries of the in
and out turns, the draw and the back
shot.
Foreman Koch, of the GLOBE, is be-
coming so expert curler that he is mis-
taken for Caledonian, and may yet
change his name to MacKoch.
Dudley Finch is an all-round athlete.
He has few superiorS on the bowling
alley, especially when American ten
pins is the game-giving credits for
strikes and spares. He has made a
perfect score of 800 at Foley's,
and it is nothing uncommon
for him to knock out $50
Then he plays natty game of billiards,
is good at pool and far from slow on the
curling rink. 1t does one good to wit
engages Harry Ash. Harry is the
speediest, it is said, with the worries,
but when it comes to toying with the
hinge wooden spheres-there is where
''Dud" is supreme. w. w. Erwin is
member OF the same club, and he is no
mean bowler either, for he often reaches
well up towards the possible 800 points.
There is possibility Of getting on
wrestling match in st. Paul before
spring succombs to summer between
Tom McMahon,of Detroit, the champion
at catch-as-catch can style, and Charley
Moth, the champion Greco-Roman
wrestler. Mcmahon recently defeated
Hugh Leonard. the New York cham.
pion, in Detroit before an immense