The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-27
LOCALLY AS WELL AS ELSEWHERE
THE GENTLEM1N's GAME IS
POPULAR.
TOURNAMENT IN PROSPECT
IN WHICH THE FASTEST LOCAL
CRACKS WILL BE THE CON-
TESTANTS.
TO BAR THE 'sPUsH" IN ENGLAND.
The Press Would Abolish 1t But
Its Masters Want 1t Retained
In the Game.

At Foley's this week there will be a
six nights match between Harrison
and Charles Capen, the former playing
800 points a night, the latter $50. The
game will be IA inch balk line.
Mr.. Foley has in contemplation a
tournament in which will be entered
such fast amateurs as Aldrich, Tor
renee, May, and Bartholomew, and in
special class Thayer, Capen and
Foley. 1t is likely that the tourna-
ment will be so arranged that the last
three named will have to play balk line
to straight rail for the others, and per-
haps concede them a handicap beside.
The details remain to be fixed.
The London press is advocating the
abolition Of the push shot. Roberts,
Diggles, Dawson and Green, however
still support 1t and say the Yankee OF
French game is not billiards at ALL
The sum and substance of the whole
business is that there is a, constantly
growing sentiment in London in favor
of the carom or France-American style
of billiards and the English profession
al players, with the stubbornness so
characteristic of the race hate to aban-
don their old style for a new one.
Eugene Carter has apparently drawn
far more attention to the carom game
in England than Frank Ives did.
Whether it is the difference in person
atty between the two men or the clever
exhibitions Of fancy shots with small
balls which Carter is able to give, bet
ter perhaps than any other billiard
player in the world, is hard to say The
fact remains, however, that there is
greater feeling today in favor of the
strictly carrom game in England than
ever before, and Carter has relied al
most entirely upon carroms IN all his
public exhibitions in her majesty's
dominions.
Billiards, in American society, seems
to be greatly on the increase, says the
Chicago Chronicle. Billiards twenty
five years ago were rarely enjoyed in
America except in public billiard halls.
OF late years, however, the tendency
has been to bring the amusement
more within the home and family cir
Gle, and in consequence, the tone and
general attributes Of the game is much
changed. Young Mems Christian as
sociations, church organizations and
educational and social societies every
where have introduced billiards into
their club houses as refined and ele-
NdtIA6 pdStllIlc, OCifC1lCldI 10 DOIn DOuY
and mind, and without injurious in
fiuences of any description At the
present time billiards and pool form a
favorite diversion for the leading So
ciety women of the country. Among
those of New York who are adopts
with the cue are Mrs. John Jacob
Aston, Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt and
her daughters, and the Sloane girls
and Miss Louise Nissan, who are
nieces Of Mrs. Vanderbilt; Mrs George
Gould, Miss Gerry, daughter of ex-
Commodore Elbridge T. Gerry; Mrs.
Fred Gerhard, Mrs. A. G. Spalding,
Miss Corbin, daughter of the late
Austin Corbin. The residences Of all
these women have separate apartments
all fitted up for billiard or pool tables
and they play entirely at their own
or the houses of friends whom they
may be visiting. There is no more en-
joyable sport in the homes of these
well-known women than the billiard
room.
In Chicago Mrs. Potter Palmer has
an exquisitely arranged billiard-room
at her charming house and the table is
one conceived by herself and made
from her own designs. Billiards are
also a feature of the home life Of the
families of P. D. Armour, Jr., j. V.
Clarke, L. Mandel, F. c. Partridge,