The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-26
CUE FOLLOWERS
HAD GOOD SEASON
End Of Pool and Billiard Tour
neys Nearing End With Four
of the Local Players.

The busiest year locally in pool and BIZ
lards IS drawing to close with two pool
and two billiard tournaments in full swing.
At Frank Benson's Broadway parlors
the best amateur pool players are striving
for championship honors at the fifteen
ball game and at Hauser's a French pool
tournament fs in progress. The centers
OF interest in the billiard world are ths
Missouri Athletic Club and the Grand Bil-
Hard Hail. where thrcs-cushion touring
nents are enliveainE the holidays.
Messrs. RaI-es. Culver. Lambert, Dav-
.EpDrt ana Campbell are the beSt-known
players competing ut the Missouri Ath-
!etic Club, and on form the final contest
should be between Raires and Campbell.
Last spring T2ineS won the championship
OF st Louis from NolGrd. and while he
will hold 1t until the honor is won from
him under the same conditions that op-
Grated when he was successful, q defeat
in this tournament would mean that the
player ranQuishins him would receive Just
as much credit for winning as he would
il the tournament had been announced as
q championship contest
Campbell has come close 20 champion
ship hOnCrS at several stages OF his ca
reer. and il : well known among deyoteeS
Of the three cushion game that the doc
TOR IS still hoping that fortune will light
on his banner before old age removes him
from the ranks Of the cUnt-nders.
Raines and Campbell will not clash un-
til the close Of the tournament. and as
both players seem to hold all their oppo-
nents safe il is more than probable that
they will play the decisive game
Although defeated BY RaiEes in the
spring NDlaad is still considered by many
to be the king pin among three-cushion
players. and he doubtless VIII be ready
fo- Raines when the time for the annual
match rolls around When Noland lost
30 Raincs it was said tha; he was not in
good form. However that may be, No
land gave to his victorious opponent full
credit for winning. but ever SINCE he has
been practicing. and his friends declare
that he IS now playing 4 greatly improved
game.
At the Grand interesting games are be-
ing played by Ford. Page. Becker. Hoy.
Hook and others Page. the winner OF
last years tournament is playing bril-
again this year.
The. professionals are having a busy
time in the Grand Academy. where Cal
lagter. Horg1n. De Orc. Leon. La Mortns
gan and Laoh are carded "a Specialists at
the corner game. and they are doing
much tow: I'd making this game popular
in the academy.
De orc and Grant Eby will again try de-
cisicns At the =; UadW@y. where the
worlds pool championship will be de-
cided- De ORC recently regaiced the title.
which. b. the wa. he maintains he lever
lost. in a Tournament n the Broadway. IN
which E5y. he ign. Clearwater. Sherman.
Weston and HnIst m competed His match
with Eby will re the most important pool
event OF the year. Each man respects the
others pTaw-ss. and both are now en-
gagged in conditioning themselves for the
coming contest De Orc IS likely to be a
Slight favpFlte in the betting. but the con-
test promises to he so even that little
money is likely tn he wagered
M CT inc nd