The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-06
BILLIARD PLAYERS ORGANIZE.
AMATEURS APPROVE PLAN FOR
NATIONAL BODY.
Principles or tho Amateur Athletic Union
Applied TO the Sp0rt-All Players
and Followers Asked TO Contribute
Toward championship Expenses.


Applied TO the Sport-An Players
and Followers Asked TO Contribute
Toward championship EXPENSES.
After many seasons OF vlcLssltude tho anna
81, teur billiard players have agreed upon IA
7 scheme OF organization, national In its scope
which viii. II is thought. overcome the many
. aud varied failures and dlsAppointments Of
the past. The new organization IL only the
I Application OF the general principles OF the
Amateur Athletic Union to The billiard players
aud followers of the sport in this country
! 1T was developed by j. Ferdinand Poggeu-
burg Edward " Gardner and William
SNYDER at the recent meeting OF the Amateur
association held III the billiard room OF the
| liederkranH club. tlfty-eighth street and
I Purk avenue.
After the withdrawal Of the Amateur Attn
letic Union the sport passed into the hands
OF the then newly created National Associa-
ton OF Amateur Billiard Players. Several
championships were held at the Hanover
Cub BROOKLYN one at the Leidenkranz Club.
New York, and last month at the Chicago
Athletic Association. Chicago. An OF these
tournaments have cost the clubs holding them
IA excess OF g., 900: It Is reported that the
Chicago Athletic Association vas even out
OF pocket more than either OF the Eastern
clubs, and that It does rot care to hold the
meeting again at lose
Faced With such condition OF Affairs
several methods OF establishing a fund 10 pro-
vide Tor the ANNUAL amateur chamnionsnips
teur Athletic Union principles was broached
by Col, Louis NJ. Hamburger. the head Of the
billiard committee of the Chicago Athletic
Association. in letter to J. Ferdinand Pog-
genburg. the president OF the National Asso-
cation of Amateur Billiard Players. Col.
hamburger stated that tho Western billiard
players wanted some such action taken and
that they were willing to work heartily to
DIlnH about It's successful operation.
The support OF the Westerncrs led to the
recent decision at the meeting held at the
LeiderkranH Club All OF the amateur billiard
players OF the country are being requested
10 become members OF the assoc iatIoD agree
ing 10 pay an annual subscription OF two
dollars. This small fee becomes part OF
the fund with which the expenses Of the an
nual championship tournaments VIII be de-
competitors in tourna ments asked to become
members OF the association but also all who
are interested In the fostering Of amateur
billiards, Since this idea promulgated
II has met with cooperation on the part OF
those Interested I'm the sport w both this city
and the West.
SO far az players in tournaments are con-
cerned 1t acts ~ registration Zee and es-
tahhshes the amateur status or the player !
for competition In the cham pionship and /
other sectional tournaments over which !
the National Association OF amateur Billiard I
players Will have jurisdiction il was agreed /
at the IeiderliThnz Club meeting. however. ,
that no player was to be debarred from con- ,
testing In the national championship on the /
ground that he had not become subscriber, /
but IL is safe 10 predict that every competitor !
is IN the hands OF William II Snyder. 100 ,
Fulton street New York, who is the treasurer
OF the National Association OF Amateur .
Billiard PLAYERS