The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-25
BILLIARDS..
BIG CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH.
Louis Barutcl of France and Lloyd
Jeync Will Meet at Grand Academy.

Louis BarutcI of France and Lloyd
| Jeync Will Meet at Grand Academy.
Louis Barutel. champion billiard player {!
\ France, and Lloyd Jevue. three-cushion
| champion OF the world will play spec.a
| match of fifty points at - Grand Acat..
!; envy tonight.
| Barutel has Just arrived idn the country
| from Paris. and comes here with strir-
| of victories over French competitors. Barn.
| tel has met all the kings OK the cue il
| Europe. and among his victims axe mum
| hered Vignaux. Cure and FoUrnil. the BEST
| manipulators OF the worries in the French
! capital.
| and as Jeyne Acknowledges no master. not
| even Schaefer, lover of billiards have ~,
| treat in store for them.
| Barutel. in a tournament In New York
| year and half ago. finished second to Jaks
| Schaefer. In this tournament Barutel mad
| the remarkable average Of fo-ty-on. points
After. the game both players will give ar
exhibition in masse shots and other diffl-
| cult feats OF billiards.
] Barutel was witness at the tournament
for the worlds championship held at Par
| last winter. According to Barutei. Wig
nau1 was the righeful winner. and h
| claims that his countryman was justified
| says that the article OF agreement cover
| ing the conditions Of the match specifically
stated that the player with the best gram
as Vfgnaux averaged highest he won the
| money.
Jake schaerer. the Wizard. is back in
| Chicago. Schaefer has for some time been
| playing IN France as one OF the regular
iards. OF the group OF American bill!ardists
| that haunted the resorts of the French
| capital only two. Morningstar and Capron.
| are now there. Willie Hops Leonard Howe
son and Ben SAVIOR came back with The
| Wizard" Schaefer has been sick. and thos@
who have chetted with the famous billiard
. +Sr he r1nr look n Ga1F at al
How1eson. too. has been troubled with
rheumatism. and has been having an IN
| tend 10 remain in Chicago until October.
and then they Will return to Paris.
George Wheelock; a Chicago ho9kmaker;
| for the title OF worlds champion for a side
bet of $1,000. In speaking of the WORLDS
champion, which at the present time sem
certain players will only play on tables
| manufactured by a certain Company, Schae-
er said:
George wheelock the bookmaker. is
rarging from 5000 to $1,000 that can de.
feat any man in ,, the word at any kind 81 %
ready to carry out his wishes
I am the champion. Maybe the oflliaEd
manufacturers do not care to talk much
about me. for l have some trouble with
them. but that emblem that they are no"
exhibiting in their windows belongs to me,
for I have won II time and again. am an
American. and II any Frenchman or any
ore else wants to win the title will have
something to say about the battle ground
They have challenged me for the title, but
have named New York. and think that
is the proper place to play for the emblem
for the title He would not play me there
went over to Fnrts two years ago to play
Maurice Vignaux for the title He would
go to New York and meet me. 1t cost me
1000 to make the return trip; and I waited
two weeks for him. But he didn't come and
7 bad al haf h.
Ing. and in addition to that the manufactur-
ers said that I was entitled to only half of
fai air t tre attn sun, they think am pre-
Posterous when 1 say that The emblem be-
longs to me-"
schaefer has been away from America
for over two years. He went to Paris to
meet the best men in the world at billiards
He agreed to go into tournament that In
cluded the dreaded Vignaux. Cure Barutel.
Marva and a number Of other experts. They
the plans fell through. Then came the SUIT
ton tournament. in which Sutton and Wig
nauS became involved in the French courts
and Nignaux was awarded first money on
the technicality CT having had the best
grand average. vixen everybody knows that
games won and lest have been the system
Tor years in deciding such tournaments.
Amateur Baseball Notes.
The South Ends will play a doubl.-header to-
morrow at Carondelet Park. In the morning they
pay Inc cEaIlke ana the Wa overs In the
afternoon Boyer. Groves and vien will form the
battery for the South Ends. Fer games with the
South Ends address L. B. Pauletts. No. s31s Viz
etna avenue.
The rylsrs would like to hear from some rood
No. a1cs Henrietta street
Tho Ken.icks and the Marquettes will play this
afternoon on the Christian Brothers campus.
the battery fer N. Kenricks. Both teams are
members Of the knights OF Columbus. The for
mer team will play Kansas City August 8.
noon at Belt and st. Louis avenues.
some team in the Is and IS year old class. the
Hunts pr ferred Address John J. kineely. No.
800 O'Fallon street
The ST. AIMS win play doubie-headsr to-
morrow afternoon the college campus They
will play the Haupts and the Cotton Belts. FRS;
game at 1:20 o'clock
The Plants will play the victors and the Cen
trail. No. team Tomorrow afternoon at Pastims
The Ben Miller, would like to hear from all
teams in the ls-yea--old class. For particulars
address o. Ems, No. ISIS Harnrnett place.
The Sorrento Maroons defeated the Mount Oily.
team by the score Of to 4. The former team
also defeated the Greenyills team.
The Irv.ngs would like to hear from all teams
in the Is and is years old glass For paEtisulars
street.
The Reds defeated tn. R; & $. Athletics Sun
game was the pitching of Foley. The former
team would like to arrange out-of-town games
Address Z. II. o'Keefe No. 1907 Garrison avenue.