New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-17
AFTER BILLIARD TITLE.
DEMAREST GOING ABROAD
Will Play in Paris for the Inferno
tional Cham iOnship.

Calvin De,larest the new amateur billiard
champion. will represent this country in the in
ternational amateur championship billiard tour
nament in Paris the latter part Of next month.
This action was decided on at the dinner to the
six contestants in the national tournament at the
Liederkranz Club on Friday night.
The plan 10 enter an American for the APP
preaching Paris tournament came the climax
90 an interesting discussion as to the advance
rnent Of amateur billiards in this country. Maui
rice Daily suggested the idea, and it caught the
approval Of the gathering. So spontaneous was
the response that during the coming week the
National Association OF Amateur Billiard Play
ers will take favorable and official action. The
assemblage even went so far that as in all inter
national sporting contests. the necessary funds
were then and there pledged TO defray the eX-
penses Of the American billiardists abroad, and
Maurice Daily was appointed 10 take charge Of
the subscriptions and 30 send the challenge and
entrance fee from This country.
Demarest signihed his Willingness and eager
ness 10 test his skill in Paris. When the plans
are perfected he may be accompanied by J Fer
dinand Poggenburg. who now holds the worlds
amateur record average Of 40 6-7. and Edward
w. Gardner, the title holder last year. France
Germany and Belgium have already entered
players II the tournament. the first named coun-
has entered an amateur Of Brussels, Van Neuten
and # was said that Holland was also likely to
send competitor. It was the French billiardsi
Rerolle who defeated Wilson P. Foss in inter
national match three years ago in Paris az the
time that the American held the championship Of
this country
As four Of the players in the tournament Just
ended beat Foss's record and all previous figures
made in this country. it was believed that at this
time the American stood in better position 10
carry of the honors than ever before This de-
spite the fact that Daily had received advic"s
from Paris that Rerolle was playing 142 balk-
line with averages running as high as 80 and
fraction while Morgier had been consistently
keeping TO averages as high as %
The fact that the United States was for the
second time, 10 be represented in international
contests created considerable enthusiasm. It de-
veloped the declaration that the amateurs in
Ehis country had surpassed professionals in the
manner of achieving new records. 1t also cleared
away the fog Of Tumor that Demarest was about
10 Join the professional ranks. Several times
this was touched upon while the discussion was
at fits height. Finally Demarest made an en-
phatic and clean cut statement, though some
what testify that he had thought of being
anything but an amateur and that he would do
nothing TO injure his status in that respect. He
declared that he would certainly compete for
the national championship cup until he had won
q outright.
Both Demarest and his clubmate Of the Chi
cago Athletic Association, Charles r. Conklin,
came out strongly for the next national cham
pionship that OF 1905. being held in Chicago.
They made no secret Of the fact that they had
been instructed by the Chicago Athletic Asso-
citation 10 file such application for the tour
nament before leaving this city. Their attitude
half revealed the project that the New York
Athletic Club may seek 10 hold the tournament
next year. No decision will be made however,
1n this direction until the annual meeting Of
the National Association OF Amateur Billiard
Players next January.
The details OF the international championship
entry VIII probably be settled on Tuesday night
a 70 be
held at the Liederkranz Club. Demarest is going
back to Chicago, but said that he would be