New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-29
BILLIARDS.
DR.. RANNEY THINKS A NATIONAL ASsOClA-
TION SHOULD CONDUCT BILLIARDS
HIS REASONS

HIS REASONS.
mr. T. Rannev. Of the Knickerhockcr Athletic
Club. tho secretary Of the Billiard Committee oN
tho Amateur Athletic Union when seen yesterday
said he dcplored that there should be any differ
enccs between the poolroom keepers ana the or
sanization. He objected 10 the putHcanon Oh GER
tain statements and added that the control OF all
amateur sports must to be successful be vested
In n National association. In discussing yesterday
the troubles in the billiard world Dr. kanney sald'
The control Of any amateur sport by National
organization tends TO preserve us putlY' N'lnlr-
ral interest IN the nastime protects the status Of
the amateur ana legalizes championship contests.
Any National body must have an lhcotl, IL .'r'
10 meet each year enormous running expenses. Gu
tailed by rent OF offices I'm various cities printing
raphcrS typowrters. etr. In case 81 me amateur
Athletic Mon no oiteer 9iboi n 1nfon drcctly
or Indirectly. Even the delegates TO the annutl
meeting assemble from all citi.S OF tne mo" -
vices 10 the National body purely from their deNo-
ior I'm me lcyelopment OF amateur sport; yet enor
nous annual expenses exist. These have 10 be met
u. ELL III tSyf,, etc void hv admissions the
running expenses Of the Amateur Athletic Union
,,M no 70 l ~ Worthy of rho game? II seems
ff.tt everybody to-day recognizes that amateur
billiards cannot exist without one. Yet the total
need r, gstrnton las participants In public tourna.
mentsl would not exceed one hundred Is II not
or ,y.n on. thousand players prt tehulIB 10 N'd
recognized National Billiard Association? Does
this embryonic body propose 10 inSst on Tesl',ia-
ton of members, ms was lhcH Sl'tl 'ts
against tho Amateur Athletic Mon II not now
can the National organization nope 20 grow ana
IKE gam, Of billiards gets today the suppoerrt
ont exueuSe save the insignificant registration
f.. of = cents per anuum. Their organization IS
the most extensive IN America and Is recognized
throughout every civilized portion or the globe.
WHY should il not be supported
Under Amateur Athletic Union rules, only those
players have 20 register VINO desire 70 compete IN
public contests In scheduled contests between
clubs Whii, each public room and club Of large
cities may have three or four amateur billiard eN-
registration would boz required under Amateur
Afhlctl' Union rules -.,
tiou can become Informed of any billiard contest
a. soon as pro1osed. 10 is the only way 20 prOte't
reuufuhle rOOmkccUe-s ana amateurs from dSrepl-
table ones II is the only war 20 enable an amateur
,ar in "a -fr,ne. city IL is tine only 20 get all
the records OF Journeys played ln every section oi
billiards. when no National body controlling that
game existed. II s simply a new method, developed
with tlD general progress or pure amateur Sport.
and intended TO give manifest advantages ID the
rOOmktrpcr who lives hy thr game OF tDe amateur
who contributes toward his support
n rs time that an nonsense De tllilNhied rom
this subject hv those ignorant 0f the spirit OF this
rule The necessity Tor its strict tltorccnrni IT
billiards is 10 have "A National body. II National
Oh tfupiorslfr- are Doe played each year, II the
interest in billiards is 10 Doe strengthened instead
~ being smoth"rfd II me i'"'nh11 "Is , 10
spare their patrons annoy nc, ana hihhr, every
thing harm0nlous. they should stop hghtlug m"
greatest National amateur n9sociaiion ON carth
fl.l glad that billiards has 500 creaiinhic a sponsor
swing into line without further wranglins or dis
cord and play billiard. in way lh'l WI" 10
credit tO The game and the contestants