New-York tribune., 1910-01-15
SPORTS OF THE DAY
POOL Stars TO MEET.
Match for Worlds Cham pion-
ship To BE PIayed Here.

For the first time in several years
pool match for the worlds championship
will be played in this city on January 81
and February and 2. Thomas Hueston,
the present champion, who has the choice
of place. advised Jerome Keogh, the chal-
lenger, yesterday that he had picked out
New York. and that the match would be
played in the New York Theatre concert
hail. It will be at 800 points, IN blocks of
zoo points each night.
Hueston and Keogh will meet for
purse Of $1,000 and a side bet OF $3.50.
Jack Doyle, chairman of the executive
committee OF the Roomkeepers' Associa-
tion, was largely responsible for arrang-
ing the match. The association will guar
antee the purse
Hueston is now in the city practising for
the match, and when it Is finished he will
go to Denver to play Fred Eames for the
three-cushion billiard title. Keogh will
arrive in about week. and both men will
play exhibition matches AT different rooms.
Alfredo De ORC, who lost the three
cushion billiard title on Wednesday when
he was defeated by Fred Games issued z
challenge yesterday to the winner Of the
Eames- HuestOn match for the Lambert
trophy. and deposited s100 according to
the rules. with the Brunswick Bslke-Col-
lender Company.
Charles H Ebbets. owner Of the Super
has, said yesterday that the report that
Nap Rucker. the star pitcher Of the Brook
lyn team. had jumped the club was with
out foundation.
Wallace Clement, who purchased
from the Philadelphia club last year and
played in the outfield for Brooklyn. was
farmed out yesterday to the Jersey City
club Of the Eastern League, as Boston re-
fused 10 waive claim.
Following the second half of the inter
city racquet match between New York and
Philadelphia at the Racquet Club to-day
George Standing. the professional cham
pion, will meet Foutter, the Philadelphia
pro in a special match. conceding three
aces.
The national racquet championship tour
nament in doubles will begin on Monday
and be continued until January -.
William Cary. who has arrived In this
country from Ireland with quite reputa
ttCn as a shot-putter. viii make his first
appearance at the games of the Pasti1ne
Athletic Club in Madison Square Garden
on January IS. He has entered for the 2S
pound shot-put. and is likely 70 meet such
good weight men as Coe. Flanagan. Martin
Sheridan and Mcdonald.
The annual fencing competition for the
ManriQue trophy, which was won by West
Point last season, will be held on February
in the gymnasium OF the central branch
of the Young Mems Christian Association,
in Brooklyn.
All plans are perfected for the athletic
and gynnastic carnival of the Brooklyn
postoffice clerks in the 18th Regiment Ar
mory tonight. An interesting programme
of twenty-five events has been arranged
and many Of the leading athletes in the
East have entered.
The United German Singing Societies will
give vocal concert during intermission.
According 20 a cable message from Lon
DON Fred Welch. the lightweight cham
pion of England, and Ian Hague heavy
weight pugilist who formerly held the
cided TO undertake a combined boxing tour
Of the United States. They will start for
this country In February.
"Packey'' Mcfarland. who sailed for
England this week with the avowed pur-
plans stumbling block and have his jour
ney for nothing.
Jack Gleason, who, with Tex" Rickard,
was the successful bidder FOR the Jeffries-
Johnson fight, says that if permit 10 hold
a forty-five round contest in San Francisco
is denied, the men will meet at Ocean View,
in Alameda County, seven miles across the
bay from San Francisco.