St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-20

The next billiard tournament in ST.
Paul Will be given by the management
Of the metropolitan hotel. Mr.. Barker
will hang up goodiy-siZed purse for
five Of the speediest amateurs in the
Twin Cities 10 compete for. 1t Will be a
sweepstakes affair, and each entry will
deposit 80 with the management. Then
the purse will be decided between the
three first PLAYERS. so that the third man
will save his entrance money. The
fourth man will be presented with
horseshoe scarfpin to cost SO by Dun
can Council, the expert horseshoer,
while the fifth man will be given $40
box of cigars. presented by Powers 81
Sexton, the popular West Third street
dealers. So it will be seen Ga IN of the
entry OF five Will at least viii back what
it costs him to enter. jules Mayer, who
Is in charge of the Metropolitan billiard
ball, wlI have charge of the details,
and he announces that the entry can
name tie handicappiug Committee
themselves, There will be nothing ar
bitrary in the affair.
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Such Il tournament will surely create
no little excitement, for it will bring out
the very best talent. Jules Mayer is TO
pass upon all candidates for entry If.
in his Judgment, they are not speedy
enough TO make the series attractive,
they VIII DE politely rejected. Bat there
will be no unpleaSailtneSS on this score.
1t is already understood VINO will par
ticipatc in the series, ami, with one eX-
cepllOn, all Will play at even points, and
this exception Will have to carry pen
atty OF Il certain number uf points to be
designated by the handicapping COM
mIttee.
IT
The promise that the Twin Cities
would be counted in the National league
next season has been entirely diSsipated.
Blu, this does rot Slut tile cities out of
the possibility OF having ball Every
day new things occur that Increase the
likelihood OF Western league. Kansas
City, st. Paul, Minneapolis. Omaha.
Milwaukee, Sioux City and several other
Western cities are anxious to make the
experiment. Salaries are sure 10 be less
than they have been in the past, and il
has been the salary list that has SWamped
the Western club managers and pro-
prietorS. John 5. Barnes, OF the Phoenix
Athletic club, Is busy every day answer
ing correspondence relatingato the pro-
posed new organization, and he is ready
to so ahead with it.
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DUN ttlS COutilClu anu / ie California
Uaae ball leagues have Succumued to the
high salary incubus. They let their
players all 20 some time since. and il is
a comparatively easy matter to sigp
good bail players now at moderate CON-
penSalons. Abner Dalrymplp, who
played with 'Oid Man. Anson's colts
so long, is in the city. He has been
playing in the now defunct Southern
league. and he says that in his opinion
better and more prosperous league
lhan ever before can be organized in
the West.
The principal event OF today will be
the base ball games that Viii be PLAYED
at the Athletic park on the West side.
III the aid Of the Minneapolis ii suffer
erS. Two games are scheduled for the
programme. One will be between the
newspapr boys and the billiard PLAYERS.
The billiard players are mostly odd base
0albsXperts. but the Faber pushprs are
not al all discouraged because of this.
They know thing or TWO about the
game. and they are confident that they
will keep the billiard players guessing
all the time. They have PLAYED bali.
every one of them.aud they all have the
courage Of their convictions, 90 speak.