Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-13
SHILLING RIDES THREE WINNERS
AND SUSPENDED FOR LOSING ONE
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of these oily-tongued orators of mis-

of these oily tongued orators of mis-
fortune.
Cool weather has served to bring out
the billiard players and start the pot
of enthusiasm to boiling. A three-cor-
nered match series at three cushions
and a three-cushion tournament are
among the events that will open the
winter season in Los Angeles, while
the Los Angeles Athletic club MEM
bers are beginning to plan for the an
nual club championship three-cush1on
tourney, which will be started in
short time. These doings indicate that
interest in the game is being awakened
and a busy winter season may be eX-
pected, both in billiards and pool.
The match series starts next Monday
night and will extend over four nights.
1t will be a series of four games OF
thirty points each, with Hen. Berry
playing Jack Ripper and the writer for
a side purse. Berry agrees to under
take the impossible task of beating
Kip and myself for the championship
of something or somewhere. The first
game will be played at Jeffries & Kip
per's place and the second will be
played at Berry's place, the third and
fourth games alternating between the
two places. This series was arranged
yesterday after Berry had attempted
to bluff Kip and myself and when
called and beaten in a 15-poipt game,
he made the proposition of the match
series, which was accepted.
The three-cushion tournament that is
being arranged will be played at Nor
ley's Casino parlors, and will start the
day after Thanksgiving. Several en-
tries already have been received by
Bob Lacey, manager of the place, and
already 1t is assured that good, classy
players will participate. 1t will be an
amateur affair, with prizes for the
first, second and third men and prize
for the high run and possibly one for
high average.
Cy Myrick has returned from Frisco
and saws that there is nothing new to
report regarding the probability that
he will keep his Vernon pool room
going during the racing season. He
has not been negotiating with the rae
ing association for the field book privi-
lege at Santa Anita and declares he
will not do so, while he intends to
operate his room throughout the sea-
son unless he decides to cut in at the
track. There will be a settlement in
peace and harmony, undoubtedly, with
in few days.
Cy says that there seems to be an
abundance of money at Emeryville, but
declares that the bookmakers are not
handling much of 1t because they are
afraid to take big bets. He says that
he found it extremely difficult to get
on as much as 500 on a race. Frank
Chance was with him and had the
same difficulty in getting his money
placed. The bookies seem to be afraid
Somebody will win a bet with them
and hesitate in handling any big
money. Any man who should be so
nervy as to offer to bet one of them
$1,000 to a race, as they do every day
at Santa Anita, might be in danger OF
indictment for murder, as the Frisco
odds-layer probably would be fright
ened to death and expire on the block.
Gene Wayland says that old Ebony
is coming around nicely and will be
ready for the races Thanksgiving day.
If this speedy racer ever should get
hack into the form that enabled him
to do a mile in 1881 at Ascot he
would be something of bear at Santa
Anita. That is just what Gene thinks
will happen.