New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
DALP-DE ORC ISSUE.
NO Decision Reached-Former
Wants to Plan .4gain

20 decision as to the protested three
SNsl'en esrrom billiard cbann;onsh,,
MAS reached yesterday. BY the unha,nx
ending OF the match between Alfredo Ds
Dfo. the defending champion. and .Iohn
W DAILY al McGraw's Academy last Fri
oay night several thousand dollars in bs-s
the Jordan Lambert trophy. the title the
purse Of sLoss and gate receipts remain
tied ".
Aipert Iroescher and Charles Miller. %
Sne brunswick -Balke-Collender Conapanv
reviewed the protests OF DAILY and slfted
Sut mass OF evidence as TO De orc S
io'io"lng Dalys undetected foul OF using
tae wrong cue bali in the twenty-fourtb
al ing oI The opening night by playing
WIN MS own, the spot ball az the he
ginning OF The twenty-hfth inning. De ORC
INSISTED that lac was within his rights in
continuing with the sPot baI and that
DAYS mistake did not compel him either
ID change halls or change their places bv
substituting The white in the place Of the
spot BAH. or vice versa.
DAYS protest as TO his not hearing Ton,
Saiiagher call his carrom in the thirty
third inning or the same block OF points
was ignored, as II IS the recognized rule
OF professional BILLIARDS that each com
peutor must look after his own Interests
the referee declaring only when appealed
10. Therefore Days loss OF his Mace al
the table was due 10 his own carelessness
IL was agreed by those who gave evil
oeace upon the disputed point that the rule
covering the playing with the wrong bar
was ambiguous. The rule follows:
IL The striker plays with the wrong bali:
1872 that should the foul be not claimed
untli ne has made a second stroke both
strokes are valid. aud he NAV continre
Win ihe wrong ball, or have the positions
- ene two whites reversed. as he may
tllVVoes. Ihe incoming STRIKER. I'm case the
naiis nave not been reversed, shall have
~ a. ZANE option, but until the balls are
ponent's BAH: should he piav Win his
own bail, without changing its position.
~ -, y touL = PLAYER VINO has just used
tne wrong ball without detection is de-
ha1red from claiming foul II his opponent
Sl,.Ld sttLd ~ MS turn play with the other
e,,ir.i'e nsIi: should both white balls be
tv.csd on the table aud :hc wrong ball is
Gsea ln The next stroke. il is fair
Deah miss while using the wrong balI in
naii Us used.
Maurice DAILY. Ora Morninssiar. Albert
cutler. the TWO competitors ana the referee
Tom Gallagher, varied in interpreting ,bc
rule That the championship viii probably
remain with De orc was partly revealed by
Charles Miller's reading that The words in
his turn play with The other white balr'
mean, IN intent. with either white ball
Gallagher sustained his ruling that De Oro
PLAYED fairly. declaring that il would he
manifestiy unfair 20 penalize De Oro fol
Days error, and thereby place a premium
uI'on trickery.
John DAILY, the protesting player. declared
he was ready 10 meet De Gro Immediately
ior S.~e or more; also that nc would bring
suit against the company Or De oro if his
protest Was not allowed. as his contention
that De Cro fouled by playing with his own
ball was correct. Several leading players
amo1g them Maurice Da1y, sustsined this
opinion.
Billiard players regret the unfortunate
ending OF the match. Many Of them assert.
however, that C3e rules are badly sorded
aEd filled with errors. ana that the book
should be speedily revised.