St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-19

| evening.
SHORTSTOP TOURNAMENT.
The great ShortStop tournament for
| the championship of that class COM
| menced at the Auditorium hall, Chi
cago, last night, and will last about ten
days. There are six entries, and it will
require fifteen games exclusive of ties,
TO finish. The aim is to play two
games day; one each in the afternoon
and evening. Through the week Nc
Laughlin, Of Philadelphia, showed no
the best in his practice work, having
gone to an average Of 20 on two
occasions, with high run of 1872. Gal
lagher comes next with two averages
of Is and 49, but had no run as high as
100. Hatley is close after him with two
games averaging 1872 and 1917, without
any 100 runs to his credit. Maggioli is
next with 10 and IL, and one run of 1922
Capron, the Canadian is in poor form,
but may round too. AS yet he has done
nothing worth writing about and Suit
ton, the other Canadian representative,
is the dark horse. Nothing has been
heard of his practice, therefore no line
can be fairly put on his playing
strength. A few days, however, will
show him up.
The Philadelphia Sporting Life in it's
rison, of our city:
For an expert who has been on the
sick list, young Harrison, Of ST. Paul.
is at present doing we'll at billiards.
very much better indeed than many of
the experts who have the good fortune
of being physically we'll. In recent
series of three games at Foley's room
with Walt Wilmot, one of the best anna
tours Of that city, Harrison, in 1,2O0
nir,fc 81 11J H.
made grand average of nearly II,
with runs Of 40, Sc. IS and 81. Wilmot's
grand average in 800 points was nearly
6, which must rank him very high as
an amateur. If Tom Foley continues
to handle Harrison, he will not only
make him discontinue cigarette smok-
ing, but make him one of the foremost
experts of this country. Down with
the boss expert of salary list player!
There is a strong agitation now in
progress for the elimination of the
push shot from English billiards Rob
erts favors leaving things as they are
until the British Billiard association
makes general overhauling of all the
rules governing English billiards. which
will be done within very short time.
CARTER MATCH OFF.
The failure of the effort to arrange
match between Eugene Carter and
Roberts at London seems to have been
caused by q, difficulty which arose re-
garding the rules to be observed dur
ing the match and a question of pre-
cedence. Carter's- proposition was to
play the English champion at his own
style Of game, but under the rules of
the National Billiard association. Rob-
erts replied, accepting Carriers propo-
sition, but specifying that the rules in
force at Egyptian hall, where the
English expert rules supreme, must
prevail
Carter refused to agree to this, and
announced that he would meet any
man in the world at English billiards,
bar Roberts, on even terms. The next
thing on the programme was an offer
from Roberts to play Carter and give
him $4,000 in $4,000 for 1000 a side.
Carter responded that he was willing
to make the match, but Peall had &C
cepted his proposal to- play any one
in the world, even up, bar Roberts,
and that match must be decided first
After he had met Peall, the American
assured Mr.. Roberts he would be hap
py to arrange contest with him at
his own terms.
This did not suit Roberts, who de-
clared that Carter must play him be-
fore he played Peall, arguing that as
the American had first challenged him
he was certainly entitled to preced-
ence. In this, his last public declara-
ton, the Englishman rather sharply
remarked: eff Carter does not accept
these conditions John Roberts must
come to the conclusion that he does
not really wish to meet him and de-
clines any further controversy" Car
ter will play Peall as he had arranged.
CAROMS IN FAVOR.
There is a marked increase of pub
lie interest In England in the French
or American carom game It Is report
ed in London that Vignaux and sew
eral well-known French experts are
about to visit that city and give exhi-
billions of the carom game.