The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-30
The DECISIVE GAME.
"a C. Pool Tournament to
End This Evening.
4 GREAT CONTEST EXPECTED,
Am~ndmsnts to the Baseball Rulea-A
Ssormy Day 1t the Traps-Fowiss
Sextet In Town.

Ames and JngersoIl will play the decid-
4s< eame In the q. A. g. pool tournament
,hls evening. Each player Is a scratch
mar, and judging from the games each
has played recently the contest WIFI be
ecs Of the most scientific ever seen at the
eIub. Ames has a record of unbroken vie
,ories. Farrell and W. II. Morris being
amocg his victims. When Ames and Nor
n played, the former found that he was
called upon to work harder than In a ma
tority OF the games where his opponents
troks the balls and gave him . chance
% dear the table. Morris II a hard man
20 beat, for he takes no chances on Ieay-
,ng his opponent set up" and viii not
break the bunch unless he IL dead sure
Of . combination. IngersoIl beat Morris
iss, week, and If he IL In as good condition
tonight a. when he went against Norris
hs viii surely make Ames think he has
struck hard sob. Ames Is the favorite
His wonderful work has given him the
reputation at the club OF being able to
beat any Of the other scratch men. yhere
b no question that he exeeis Ingersoii, or
for that matter. any one else In the city on
combination shots. but as for cuts and
position shots he ts not superior to In
gersoll or some others. He is better than
fnSersoll on long table plays. In all the
ezres that Ames has played no one has
ever been able TO say that his nerve was
Affected in the least. The same could not
BE- said about players he defeated II
Ames beats fngersoll IL WIFI not be because
his nerve fails him. Ingersoll may play
poor pool, he has done so frequently. but
not because he Is afraid OF his opponent
or because OF excitement. One who has
known him for six years .s positive he Is
the coolest Individual he ever met
The final handicap pool tournament will
commence Monday. April 20 The prizes
viii be a gold medal TO the winner OF first
place and a silver to the winner Of second.
Ea,ries close April Is No player can en-
ter unless he has been In at least three OF
the monthly tournaments. Following are
those who are eligible: Aliain, Ames. p.
Baxter. Farrell. Fox. Gaffney. Harwood,
Wizard. Holcomb. frgersoll, Tnverarity,
NcfTnnis. W. II. Morris. Pascha;l. Rior-
dan W. X. Russell. u. Schoerseld, Short
ridge. Solner. Squire. Tanner. Taylor.
Treneman, E. Fl. Warner.
Tho last handicap billiard tournament
will commerce April H. The prizes will
consist OF gold medal for the winner
and silver medal for second man. En-
tries close April s. Those who are eligible
sre as follows Allan. Ames. p. Baxter.
Beuinghausen. d. Davis. butcher. Far
reil, Gottstein. Hardwick. Hubbard. Jucher,
Meyer. W II. Morris. Paschaii. Pope. s.
I Rof,eson. r. r. Russell. w. Y Russell.
D. T. Sapp p. schoonfeid. Soiner. Squire.
z. II. Warner. DIR. Wotherspoon-
championship billiar6 tournament will
commence at tho r. A. g. rooms April q.
All entries Will be placed NJ scratch. Each
game will be 100 points and each player
win play with each other player. The
player having the highest percentage OF
Victories Will be the winner Of the gold
medal Second highest average will take
the silver medal. In case there are less
than ten entries. the billiard committee
reserves the right TO call the tournament
OFF Entries can BE made up 10 April %.
May a championship pool touD lament
will be inaugurated. the. conditions OF
which are similar TO those OF the billiard
tournament.