Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-07
DEORO WANTS TROPHY
Dispute Over the Championship

Special Dispatch to The Star.
J. NEW YORK. January 6.--Alfred De Orc,
the pool expert and the Brunswick Balke-
Collender Company are at loggerfeads over
the pool championship and emblem, the
matter being explained in a statement made
by the billiard concern, which Is in part as
follows:
alfred De Orc, one time pool champion.
has made a claim of personal ownership OF
an emblem representing the worlds cham
pionship which has excited some attention
because of its novelty. In claiming final
ownership of the emblem De Orc calculates
the twelve months time required for him
to successfully defend 1t from the date of
his winning the tournament without TAX
ing into consideration the lapse caused by,
the emblem passing into possession of
James Keogh through forfeiture by DE
Oro
Emblem Won by De Orc.
cat the request of many players the
Brunswick Balke-Collender Company last
winter donated for a tournament held IN
St. Louis an emblem representing the
worlds championship at continuous pool.
The emblem was won by De Orc. Last
spring when challenged by Jerome Keogh.
De Orc forfeit ed the emblem and champion
ship title to Keogh, who announced his
readiness to defend them against ali
corners. Some time later De Orc challenged
Keogh, and In a game In Buffalo the former
won. when he again received the emblem.
"A few weeks ago William Hueston OF
st. Louis challenged De Orc, having posted
his forfeit. De Orc ignored the challenge.
and Hueston claimed the championship and
emblem However, De ORC commended that
the emblem was his personal property I'M
der the provisions of rule II, governing
championship contests.
Hueston Entitled to Trophy.
"Hueston appealed to the donors of the
emblem, and they decided that he was en-
titled to the championship title and pos
session of the emblem, subject to chal-
lenge, as he had complied with all of the
conditions. De Orc, in refusing to give up
the emblem. says that it is his personal
property, in that he has held it for one
year, dating such twelve months from the
time of the tournament in st. Louis and
without regard to the forfeiture to keoSh
to the time that the latter had the en-
blem in his possession. The donors, how
ever in deciding the matter. interpret rule
II in accordance with the generally accept
ed rule governing all sports, namely that
the forfeiture by De Orc to Keogh acts the
same a defeat. and that he can only
claim ownership of the emblem after hay
ing successfully defended il for twelve
months from the time of it's having come
into his possession when he regained it
from Keogh after his forfeiture"
IN letter TO lie GRO the uOnorS OF lne
emblem say:
Legally we would have the right to en-
force the return by you of the emblem to
us, but in the interests of the game profess
sionally we wish to avoid any such noto-
riety. Your refusal to give up the emblem
does not by any means establish your own
ership to it nor your title to the champion
ship.
Your refusal to give up the emblem
merely forces upon US the necessity of hav-
ing it duplicated in order to perpetuate the
championship which it represents. Mr..
Hueston having complied with the require
ments under the rules is now the recognized
champion at continuous pool