The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-04
BILLIARDS..
Experts at work on Revision OF the Com
plicated Rules.


billiards are undergoing tho most rigid revis-
ion. The most systematic effort Is being
made to arrive Mt n standard which Will be
recognized alike by all amateurs and pro-
fessonals md thus do away with the many
and frequent disputes that now arise There
has been no authoritative overhaullng of the
rules since 1879, Great Advancement has
been made since that time and the changes
In the style OF play have caused many OF the
old rules 20 become obsolete. Actually tho
work OF revision is being accomplished by the
foremost players OF this country and Europe.
including alike amateurs and professionals.
In order to accomplish this monumental
task. revised copies Of the old rules arc being
sent 10 the players and their opinions asked
on specific changes or notifications. Prac-
tically the editor in chief is Albert + Troe-
sCher.
While only a few Of the players have as yot
received their copies OF the rules. BENJAMIN
Garno, a veteran In billiard affairs. has been
at work on the revision for several weeks. IN
commenting upon the task OF preparing the
new rules he said
AS often happens In such matter in the
course of years, the billiard code hoe got
Itself into bad shape. owing to yielding 20 tho
individual crotchets OF men who think that
they ought 70 know everything appertainil,g
20 their calling, because IL Is Indispensable
that they should know fnuoh. Even carom
rules have been interpolated among those
OF hall pool, without knowing either fhHt some
Of the former were originally framed rather
as innovations for a special end than az
necessity. or that precisely tho same sitna-
ton cannot be- treated in the ordinary way
III French caroms pin-pool. and Blue Peter.
As these aud other games have each genius
OF their own. to apply 30 one some rule Dor
rowed from another ls apt TO create an inter-
ference with m elder rule OF unsuspected
import SO. 10 cite three-oushlon caroms
as an example. the striker. when frozen
to a hall which may be his fault, is rewarded
by being allowed to spot, which gives him
tho surest shot in that game and yet me
rule is so unclearly phrasei as 70 be doubuu1ii
II he can play from free ball or cushions OF
tho two, he should be denied the spot and
allowed the free ball.
I'm halk line. the fnvorite with the ANA
tours the freezer Il permitted to cushion
and come back irst on the ball TO which he
WIS fast but IN playing away hy masselnK
he can come back Arst upon the free ball
only This ia obviously penalizng the one
object ball in one case, and preniumlAnS ~
in the other. In tho amateur ohampionship
Club in 1850 for the Towpsend cup II Was
agreed to play away from frozen balls and
sent runs and averages up at least 20 per cent.
would have sent the figures sky high In the
old days Of straight rail-, with It's steadily
] % sSG habit F spsg "a rail one 6G
lizards Is u great. game much nisused
and misiudged Al over the world there
have been fewer than dozen straight railer
OF the FIRST second and third class. The game
may be revived, and IL Is 70 be hoped that
IL will he. but II cannot be II options rs 10
play are admitted Rules need TO be re
stored and new ones made. An unwlsc
condition OF things has driven, thousands
10 three-cuahlons against their VIII w
Nearly all of the amateurs VINO VIII com
pete in the coming national championship
tournament In Chicago VIII he asked 10 give
Heir c,ass In tile ely wilson r. Foss j
Ferdinand Poppenburg. Edward w Gardner
and several others win have a mana in me
revision Among the professionals. Maurice
Daly, George r Slos-on. Edward Mclaughlin.
Jacob Schaefer and others MI, assist in the
work of bringing. about q standard. while
Alfredo De ORC and Grant Eby viii probably
lend their aid in straight eniug out the rules
for pool While the work IL just begun II
viii be fastened TO completion az rapidly
Showing the result Of his training in the
billiard academies Of PRric. william Hoppe.
tho youthful professional last night out
PLAYED the veteran. Edward Mclaughlin. az
iS-frch bnlk line with two counts allowed
within tho chGked squares. The play was
the first block of points in 200 point con-
test, tho score being 500 for Hoppe 10 100 ior
MCLAUGHLIN. Hoppe average was ~ 81
and his best run 81. About the table In Nc
street .tIs,Sl near 4hrd avenue. W6ero the match
II in progress were gathered many o. me
leading amateurs including Florian Tobias
OF IN, Amateur Billiard Club Of New York.
Harry r. Hollns of the Metropolitan club
and eXPresdent F. c. Samuels OF the Progress
Both competitors were slow in starting.
Hoppe only counted on his first I've turns
at the table. He got tho balls together IN
the following inning and By close work he
counted 30, which he backed on his neNt turn
with so, managing to average fraction
above 10 for his first hundred with run Of
q This last run appeared % be good for
hi cher count but the balls lined IN badly
and Home missed the twcnty-dfth count by
trying difficult mnsse.
Mclaughlin fddlcd with his cue IN play
in y 40 thnt his execution vas poor. his angles
being all askcw In his thirteenth inning
he axed the balls together on the line and
worked ont Al caroms by true bnlk line
nurse.
Hoppe entered his last hundred with run
Of 20 caroms. the majority Of which were
counted on open table plays. Several prob
iems were presented to him. the most dim
rrt being one which he solved by a drive
around the table for six cushone. bringing
Ihe three balls together in one Of the corner
squares But best Of all the nights PLAY
was the run Of 81 with which the youthful
professional completed his string II con
aimed a brilliant bit of nursing IN the centre
PANEL where he counted unlimited caroms,
The summary
wmlarn p. Hoppe. o. o. .. 80, N, !. 0, "A. ?,
Is 10 q 4 o. is. g. g.. o. q. unfinished Total. 800
points. average. - ~ high runs, Of 81 and 90
EDWARD Mclaughlin o. 2. 0. 0. 5. 2 3. 3. o. II. .
49, $50 .2o7.s.s Total. i2o points average, g.
1lgh rins. Al. 10. II
Referee John HcndHch