The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-13

York some time in December. at either
balk line or cushion caroms. as the
players choose. the $4,000 to be divided
in four prizes.
We will also give $1,000 for a tourna-
ment to be held in Chicago some time
in January on exactly the same terms;
81 900 for tournament to be held in
Boston in February. and $1,000 for a
tourney TO be held in Cincinnati. st.
Louis. st. Paul or some western city
some time in March or April.
All these tournaments. as / have be-
fore stated will be conducted upon the
handicap principle. at balk line 500
points UP. at cushion caroms 300. AT
balk line no contestant shall be allow
ed more than 400 points handicap, nor
more than 20 points at cushion caroms.
The players themselves will determine
the handicaps and in the event of
their being unable to agree. a commit
tee of room keepers will be appointed
TO settle the question. All entries
close on November 9. and Immediately
after that Daily and myself will de-
post the prize money with any news
paper of repute or with any honorable
man the players may decide upon.
All the indications point to the
browning success of our tournahent.
1t will probably be the greatest ever
held in this country. From every por-
ton of this broad domain we are re-
ceiving words of cheer and encourage
ment. Our list of entries is already
quite formidable. Besides your hum
BILE servant there is William Sexton.
ex-champion of the world: George SUIT
ton Of Toronto. champion of Canada;
William Harrison of st. Paul. Thomas
Gallagher of Cleveland and William
HALEY of Duluth. We also expect to
hear from Ernest Kerkow Of Berlin,
champion OF Germany: and also from
a renowned French player, whose
name l do not care to divulge a. the
present moment.
Indeed I am confident we will have
pretty nearly all the best players IN
America. besides a number of s,nbi-
tious young aspirants for bi'-;acdist!c
fame whose skill may surprise SINE Of
Jake Shaefer. the renowned wizard
OF the West" but we will have pretty
nearly all the rest, simply because we
offer the best inducements. We give
$1,000 in prizes in our tournaments;
the manufacturers $4,000 IN theirs. Our
entrance fee is 800: theirs $50; ours
Is inviting; theirs prohi1i.ory.
Jacob Shaefer says that he will not
go into a handicap game because lie
different player may beat him cot.
That is nonsense. lie has as mLrh of
a chance rs / or anyone else IL
don't fear the ban Hap 7 dtn't see
why he should. lie saws that he Will
play me after the tournament. All
right. like Ra.1iic. I'm "wllin'." J will
play him rlgh. after the tourney two
games. Il and ,S-inch bslk line (ai-
though | have never prlcticei at Is
fuaA 1a1l Inc A. n he N
New York. the other in Chicago. he
to choose the table in Chicago, / the
one in New York 1 will make the
stake bet only $1,000 a side. for each
game. IL he can't raise $4,000. as /
originally proposed. / will not bother
with cushion caroms as he suggests,
but will in turn suggest that my part
ner. Maurice DAILY. will take him on
that game for as much as he likes.
/ will give the Wizard" or any 9TH
er great billiardist a chance TO win
gold and glory After the coming
tournaments. which DAILY and myself
are arranging. l Will give any man in
the world 1000 points out of 5000 at
14-inch balk line and play him upon
these terms for $4,000 side. Jacob
Shaefer of Chicago or Maurice Wig
neaux OF France would be especially
welcome. To George Slosson l will
the same terms IL the Wizard" or
any of the other gentlemen think l am
bluhing let any Of them post $500 or
81. 900 forfeit and see how quickly
will cover IT. l say this in no vain
glorious spirit. but simply make a
sportsmanlike proposition and l assure
the public as we'll as the players
mean every word I say. spirited
challenge in any branch Of sport does
no harm. On the contrary. 1t is pro-
ductive OF much good. 1t brings out
the spirit of other men and then ensut
trials of skill, strength, speed, nerve
or endurance. which gives zest tc
sport / am sure always accept q
challenge in the spirit II is given. and
so does every true-blooded sportsman
II is for this reason that the English
speaking people the world over exec
where head and heart come into play
Frank 5. Ives.