The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-30
EAMES PLAYS FAST
SENSATIONAL GAME
De Orc Played His Game the
Last Night, but Handicap
Was Too Great.
BALKLINE PLAYERS CAN
MAKE 3-CUSHI0N MEN GO
Sutton and MOrningstar Will
Meet Hoppe in Series Of
Matches.
BY WILLIE HOPPE.

Billiard luck never had better ex-
emplifcauon than IL did in the three
cushion match between Fred Eanes OF
Boston and Alfredo de Orc of New York.
Could De Orc have won that match the
trophy would have been his permanently,
as twice previously he had carved the
word victory on the prize There Is no
denying that Eames played a brilliant
game and deserved his victory. 1t was
one of the best games that Eames ever
played, or any one else for that matter.
Eames has always been very proficient
at cushions. and ne has certainly per-
fected his game in a mastery manner.
On the other hand, De ORC, with the eX-
ception OF the final nights play, never
showed a more disappointing game, He
was out OF form, and In addition to that
wasted many opportunities In the first
two. nights by his safety play. He got
PACK pack into his stride III the last nights
II was TOO late. and he was utterly un-
able to overcome the big lead of his op-
ponent. There is no question that De
there Will be the greatest interest In the
second contest OF these players
In view OF the present popularity OF
~ o9e game OF three cushions. the views
terestinS. In commenting on the game,
the veteran, Maurice DAILY. says:
Ill III aappeals to the players, and as a
II: or course. from scientific stand
point 1t is not to be compared with
balkline, but If three cushions continues
the country, the possibilities are great,
you see the number of balkline experts
Is comparatively small. because Of the
difficulties of mastering the game. and
the, championship contests are neces-
sarlly few and far between
But II three cushions became the
pIlIcipal game. there would be six cham
Plons where there is now but one at
balkline, and there would be twenty
championships and tournaments at three
Ghnshtons GUS Where there Is now but one at
Is, from an artistic standpoint no com
pArison between three cushions and baik
hne, put II The public makes up Its mind
that three cushions Is the game thew
want, then the room keepers will main,
rally cater TO that idea
There Is not the slightest doubt that
were to devote themselves to three cusho
ions they would easily vanquIsh The hest
OF the three-cushioners now in the van
OF that style OF play.
Il believe that George Slosson po,,ld
make great record at three cushions
as ne Is very good at the angles. Sioason
rs sun good at balk. but as mans eye
grows weak there are many features of
DalH that he cannot master, while in
three cushions he would be at his best
nave great deal Of three-cushioning
HS" IOOIll, FOTly-nlnIn street nd
broadway, New York City and many OF
my patrons are playing tournaments
"hieh Ial they arrange themselves"
Jack Doyle, at whose parlors. Broad
way and Thirty-second street, New York
many great three-cushion battles have
peen played, Is also convinced that tIfefe
IS an era OF three cushions at present
and that It will have great run. Mr.
Doyle Is also Of the opinion that the
baikline experts could become so pro-
hclent ih, at the game of triple cushions,
trouble In retaining their laurels, Mr.
Doyle also says;
Look at the case Of Poggenburg. for
merly amateur balkline Champion who
has taken to three cushions and is max
Ing II interesting for all the best ones
in the game.
AZ the same time, there Is no question
that pool players like De Orc and Heus
ton should make good three-cushion men.
They are so accustomed to making fine
shots in cutting balls into the pockets
them
Take one Of the shots De oro made
In The match with Eames. With the red
Sand 10 s9s sna rail- all on the upper e
about eight inches distant and on
straight line. and the cue ball near the
cushion on the opposite rail-, he had a
how finely he could cut a bali. IF he
hit the first object ball too hard It would
take the side rail-, come back and kiss
the red ball away. But he cut that bail
SO finely that IT rolled only as far az the
side rail and stayed there. The cue bail
took three cushions like q bird and
counted on the red"
II IS singular how preoccupied players
become in match game. Take the case
OF Broadway Alex Smith in his nooI
match with Goldman n short time ago
Smith needed four balls In one hundred
and Goldman fourteen. Goldman missed
and scattered the balls all over the
table. There was considerable betting
OH the match and Smiths hackers had