The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-09

an expert Is not leeiluR eAdCtif iieu'
| on the night set for a match, his work
| may be 20 per cent below normal and
necessarily very disappointing. could
| cite numerous instances of this, but it
| is so we'll known to billiard experts
| and patrons as to make it unnecessary.
1t seldom happens, though, that a player
will be off form three nights In sue"
cession, or for three separate nights III
week. and he therefore has a chance
to make up the next night for any
flaw of form in the opening session. l
feel confident that the players and
public alike will find the change to
three nights play for matches an ex-
cellent one, and that it will meet with
| general favor,
Demand for Match.
While many offers have been made
from cities throughout the country for
| the match between Morningstar and
myself, 1t begins to look as though the
patrons of the game in New York
would insist on having 1t. We have re-
ecived fine offer from the enthusiasts
and San Francisco have expressed a
desire to see it, but it begins to look
as though the metropolis would outbid
the others and get the contest. With
| two players, each of whom has held the
ls,2 title, engaged In a contest (the
| first under the new conditions), it ap"
pears to me the effect should be to
| increase the interest in the sport. While
| naturally, feel confident as to the out
come, it cannot be denied that Morn
ingstar is performer of the first rank.
and the match should be close and
interesting one Morningstar and
| have met twice in tournaments. and
each time L have been in the lead at
the close We were both in the tourna.
ment in New York in 1906, in which l
won fourth money, while Morningstar
came in sixth, Previously we had meas
ured skill in the Paris tournament Of
| 1904 / won that tournament, and
Morningstar was third At the same
time, it does not follow that because
have been successful in the past l will
still continue to vanquish hml. He
undoubtedly has improved largely since
those meetings. All ] can say is that
| ! will do my best to retain the titles
/ once won from all the best men. in
America and Europe. and which be-
lieve my skill will enable me to defend
with success.
Demarest Great Player.
Demarest showed in the recent tour.
nament that he is performer Of great
promise, and be should make matters
| quite interesting for all the experts.
| But, I cannot concede that Demarest,
| by winning the recent tournament, be-
came the undisputed champion at 1872.
| believe that the public will demand
| that before he is declared to be the
champion that he engage in games with
the winner of the match between Morn.
ingstar and myself. Again, it cannot be
| denied that Sutton, who is one of the
most dangerous players in the game,
was badly out Of form and did not do
himself justice in the deciding game. OF
course, it will do no special harm if
! Demarest does claim the title until such
time as he meets either Morningstar
or myself, for if he then is successful.
and in a three nights match, he will
receive no more earnest congra tulatlons
than l will offer. At the same time, if
Demarest were to Insist on posing as
the champion and was to be severely
worsted in an engagement with either
| Morningstar or myself, he would be
in rather uncomfortable position
| thereafter
NY suggestion is that the question
Of the championship title be waived till
such time as Demarest plays all the
best experts, or till a new tournament
has been arranged, in which all the
leading players shall take part.
Challenge to De Orc.
I was greatly amused recently by
the challenge issued by De Oro, the
three'cushlon champion. De Gro an
nounces that he will play match at
three cushions with any balk-lner In
the world for $4,000 side That is in
teresting but not convincing. I have
counter proposition TO make to De
Oro. / will play any three.cushion ex,
pert in the world a match at either
ISL or 1872 and bet him $4,000 on the
side. Now, IL De Orc is Of specula.
tive turn Of mind here is his oppor.
tunity. On second thought. will widen
the scope Of my challenge so that
any pool player, baseball player. bike
rider, Jockey, roller skater, automobile
racer, or in fact any man engaged in
any branch Of sport who desires a
game of ISL or 1872 with me for $4,000
a side will be accommodated, Will Mr.
| De OTo please write3