Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-15
POOL AT OXFORD.
Pastipe Club Arrange For Com
ing Tourney.
Rules Which viii Govern Contest Which
None Bat Favored Few Can
Witness.

oxford, Feb, 14.-Eight members Of
the Oxford Pastime Club are to have q
pool tournament at their rooms, the
first series to be played off Wednesday
evening at o'clock. The members to
play are the champion pool players OF
the club, and lively time is in antici-
patton. Irving C, Wallis, son Of Samuel
c. Willis, Of the firm of John D. Wash
burn Wills Greene & Bates, fire in
surance company of Worcester, will be
the referee. Mr., Willis, although not
much Of pool crank, is up in the points
of the game and is a very accurate
Judge Of pool. George f. Barker, an
architect and builder with an Office
with c. A. Stone, Worcester, and a menu
ber of the club, arranged the game.
There will be two prizes, consisting of
black silk umbrella for the first and
smoking set for the second, No one
but members will be allowed in the
rooms during the series, especially
townspeople. Those who will participate
met Saturday evening and drew up the
following rules, which will govern the
games:
First-The referee shall decide the
CHOICE OF DTedk Dy the loss OF com or
the pills, or small balls.
Second--Should the player, in break
ing, miss the triangle of balls, ne shall
not be permitted to play again, as the
failure to hit the balls is considered a
scratch, the penalty not to be by spot
ting ball. but win be counted one off
the number of balls the player will get
in that string.
Third-Should the player hit another
ball other than the object before the
cue ball comes in contact with the OBJ
ject ball, or should a player displace or
touch another bail with mis- hands or
otherwise, 1t will be considered a foul,
for which the player shall forfeit his
turn to the next player the player to
which the turn is forfeited to begin at
the scratch
Fourth-The object bail shall be
named by the player for the pocket
played for distinctly, and in all cases
If the player has safety shot, he shall
drive one or more bais TO the bank; in
case Of failure, it shall not be consi-
dered a scratch but a foul, and the
next player will continue until he
misses.
Fifth-Players snail not sit on the
table, but will use the bridge, and in
all cases shall keep one foot on the
| floor
| SiXth-The players shall continue after
| the break until the 10 balls are pocket
ed; If at any time the player should
scratch, the bali viii be kept and one
counted off the string; the player pock-
eting the last ball will continue playing
in the next string, starting with the cue
ball in the same position where it stops
after the last ball has been pocketed.
| Seventh-The referee shall enforce
above rules. and in all cases the
referees decision shall be final.
The game which these rules will gov,
ern is known as 50-point continuous
game. Those who viii participate are
George F. Barber, J. n. Fortin, T. F
Rawson, j. ST. Germain, Louis E
Wolfer, Hugh Small Fl. S. Congdon ant
| William Potts.
| DEATH OFF .ALPHEUS FOSTER.
Alpheus Foster died at his late resi-
dence on South Main street, Monday
at p. m, aged 50 Years L month q
days. The funeral will take place at
p. m. Thursday. Rev Frank A. Ever
EFT of the NJ. E. Church will officate