New-York tribune., 1910-12-20
BILLIARDS TO THE FORE
Two Big Amateur Journeys To
Be Played in This City.
PITTsRURG GETS THE OTHER
Roomkeepers to Advance Prices
for Play-Daly and
De Orc Ready.

This city is to remain the stronghold of
amateur billiards It was learned yesterday
that both the international championship
and the Class championship tournaments
will be decided here The national Glass A
tournament will go to the Pittsburg Ath-
letic Club All are to be played under the
1872 balkline rules.
The arrangements that are now being
perfected by the committees of the Ma
tional Association of Amateur Billiard
Players contemplate holding the inter
national championship tournament at the
Liederkranz, in 58th street, near Park
avenue. An entry Of six competitors is
expected-the French and German cham
pions and four Americans This arrange
ment will necessitate about thirty match
games, Irrespective of possible ties. requir-
ing two weeks of play, probably the latter
part of March.
Practically all Of the details for the Class
tournament other than the definite dates
were brought to a focus yesterday at a
meeting Of several of the roomkeepers-
The meeting is to follow the lines of the
oldtime intercity matches. The schedule OF
games is to be divided among the
academies of George F. Slosson, Maurice
DAILY, John Doyle, John J. McGraw and
this method it is believed that the object
of attracting skilful amateurs who may
graduate to the Glass a ranking will be
attained.
The amateur association will have en-
tire control of the matches, the room
tkeepers furnishing only he accommoda-
ton of their academies and the tables.
There was some surprise at the fact that
the PittSburg Athletic Club had entered
the field for billiard honors. 1t was said
however, that their newly erected club
house splendidly equipped for the ma
tional tournament and that its officials
had been upon terms of cordial intimacy
with the governing body, of which Robert
c. Kammerer, of the New York Athletic
Club, is the president.
The Pittsburg club officials are reported
to be seeking number of national cham
pionship meetings in several other lines OF
sport, and the holding of the Class A
billiard championship marks the beginning
of a programme along this line.
Another phase of billiards which de-
veloped was that the prices which have
so long obtained in the leading rooms are
to be increased According to the state
ment of John Doyle, the leading room
keepers find it impossible to maintain the
exacting service required at the old price
of 60 cents an hour for billiards. He said
Put it down to the higher cost of living
or ANYTHING else you like. There has been
an agreement to raise the present prices.
Rents, the cost of maintaining the rooms,
ivory and even such small things cue
tips, have gone up. Maurice DAILY, George
Slosson John J. McGraw and others have
practically agreed. to a revision of prices
For two players at a table the price will
remain at so cents an hour Where a three
handed game is played the price will be "a
cents II will be 50 cents for four and 81
for five.
'.It is the opinion of the roomkeepers, who
are striving to give good service, that the
old way of charging the fiat price of &C
cents. when often four men took a hand, was
unfair to themselves. We have TO meet the
changed conditions That is all, and for
three gentlemen to have hours enter
tainment at a quarter each seems fair
enough. Anyway, the new schedule is to
go into effect the first of the year. and
think it will remain
Among the foremost players there is nc
disposition to question the increase in price
AS of them remarked: We want
first class tools and accommodations and
are willing to pay for them"
Thomas Hueston, the former pool and
three-cushion champion has challenged
the winner of this weeks match for the
three-cushion title between Alfred De ORC
holder, and John DAILY, challenger. Hues-
ton until three weeks ago. was the only
PLAYER who ever enjoyed the distinction OF
holding both titles simultaneously. De Orc
now is a double champion by virtue of his
victory over Jerome Keogh at pool last
month.
DAILY and De Orc will begin their match
for the title at Doyle's academy this even
ing They play the championship game OF
$50 points, divided into blocks of fifty
points The title, side bet, the Lambert
trophy and the gate receipts are at stake
Hueston also has a challenge in to meet
the winner of the De Oro-Clearwater pool
match next month. If De ORC successfully
defends both titles in the forthcoming con-
tests he probably will meet Hueston in q
weeks match, where two titles will be al
stake.
Two years ago Hueston won the pool
championship from De Orc. but less than a
month afterward was defeated by the
Cuban at three cushions. Daily is also a
former three-cushion king, having won the
title from Harry Cline in 1907. Hueston de-
feated Daily, and De Orc has since twice
wrested the three-cushion crown from
HueSton.
DAILY has attained rare form through
hard practice, and although De Orc is the
favorite, the sturdy Irishman has many
hackers. AT times he plays a game that
cannot be excelled and for this match he
has trained by taking much outdoor exer-
else and imbibing nothing stronger than
milk
De ORC has had only three weeks in
which to prepare for this contest. as pre-
vious to his clash with keogh he played
nothing but pool for several weeks 1t is
q question whether he can come back
to championship stride in short time.
Immediately after this match De Orc
will drop billiards and take up pool again,
as his match with Clearwater is scheduled
for the second week in January. Albert
Cutler will referee his match with DAILY.
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