The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-28
holland TO PLAY
CHAMPION JEVNE.
Prospects for Billiard Matches
After the Holidays Pool
at the Broadway.

o THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Billiard-room keepers. who complained of
the light play during the months of Oc-
tober and November. have no cause for
complaint after the busy month of De
cembe-. The season was late in starting,
ow .r The mild weather which continued
u, .ksgiving. Since that time the
l. have been crowded every after
No night and billiards and pool are
booming Just as they did last winter, though
the pool game is not as good as it was a
year ago.
During the holidays the tournaments at
the different rooms have been temporarily
suspended. but the rank and file, the veter-
ans and the beginners. are keeping the tables
busy. But few of the regulars We're cut
Christmas Day. but they couldn't stay
away longer than twenty-four hours.
Several good matches are III prospect; 10Th
in tIree-cushiOn billiards and III pool. Lloyd
Jevne is spending the holidays at MS chi
caso home, but promised to return aitsr
New Years. According TO the engage
papers he is booked to perform ar a New
Orleans academy IN January. but II George
Schaeier opens an academy at 'he Nrahu
Charles +. Noiand has agreed to play
Jevne and "A match probably VII. De ar
ranged TO take place early in January NO.
land is believed TO have a chance 10 bede
the champion, but in Jcvue he VIII meet
n man who is more clever at the ai1SIe
game than any player he has yet met. me
champion has the reputation Ct being cool
in a tight game. 1t is alleged that ne -hsld
back" in his game with Frank Day IN order
to make the match appear even ana Incl.
dentally TO place some bets on hinseh at
good oCGs. Much money Will De WaSereu II
he plays holland. and there WEI pe ple1ty
o. NCIand cash on hand, especially IL odos
The balk-line game in St. Louis has al
most reached a stage where II IS necessary
=. ral - 10 fNDrAngr Htf lew OF lEs
younger generation are playing at that style
of game. as three cushions mas the can.
More bIlk-liEe games are piAEei AT Johnny
Lacari's place than any room, IN Town, LOT
1t is there that J. DeMun smith taxes most
Of his practice. since FRANK DtS took up
the angle game Smith is about me Only
good balk-linc expert in town. VINO Sill
Clin-S to the game. Ed Mack IS a clever
hali;-lire player and he may inquire III a
Of the floating cIaes-the journeyman
playc-s-FranCCis MaSgioli of New orleans
pion. are stars at the balk-line game. A
match is being arrange between peterson
and MaEGioii. and it probably Will be pulled
off at S.Snor Lacaris room IN Il week or
FRENCH POOL TOURNAMENT.
Frank Benson's Broadway room is the
rendezvous of a great many poor experts
and the fftcen-ball game fourishes there.
Benson introduced Il novelty in the tourna-
ment line last winter, when he put on a
French pool tournament. This style of pool
Is iIlLt.l ICl.JN 81 DE alHditu!Si DOt NLc
played by scientific performers has just as
many possibilities as continuous pool. Tie
player who can drive his cue ball into posi-
tons where he can pick out the bal he
must first touch is the one who generally
wirE; and, the experts who are artists in
position playing make this game a spec
tacular one.
That tournament made French POOL the
rage in St. Louis last winter. and it has lost
none of the popularity il gained then.
Kid Huestcn, who later wen the State
Championship by defeating Dan Lonev. who
died here last winter, and Johnny Killing at