The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-10-03
ALLEN LOOKS LIKE
SURE winner Of
y THE POOL CROWN
Alfred De Orc Far Behind in
6OO-Ball Match That
Ends Tonight.
SCORE NOW 400 TO 3i2.
The Kansas City Youth Has
Knocked at Door of Title
Several Times.
SCORE NOW 400 TO 3i2.

/ Bonnie Allen Of Kansas City promises
Vo dethrone Alfredo DE ORC as the
rrld's pool champion before midnight
ne rising young star from the West
,'as such a lead on the veteran In their
- six-hundred ball match that It seems
as though only the most miraculous
kind of rally can save the Cuban's
crown that he has worn so long.
In the two nights play that already
have been decided at Doyles Billiard
Academy. the youthful challenger has
outplayed the champion. In the nrst
nights play on Wednesday Allen. after
trailing De ORC for some time. finally
passed him by great burst OF clever
playing. and when the men put up their
cues for the night he had a comfortable
margin to his credit. Last night they
got going again and when they stopped
playing Allen had 400 balls to his op-
ponent's 3l2.
Allen, who was in swaddllng clothes
when DE ORC was winning his first title,
has been knocking at the door of the
worlds championship for many years,
but now It almost looks like q sure
.hing that he will leand II. Only the
worst kind OF slump can keep the
honors from him. After the openins
nights play the majority OF experts de-
clared that DE ORC was just kidding and
Y that he would show his real superiority
W the following night. Allen Is yet to
bA shown.
Allen made Ave scratches to De
Oro's four. The champion made a
high run Of Al. and his challenger
scored "a as his best effort.
The champion failed to get into his
stride until his tenth frame. which he
began with the string showing him lo-
balls TO the bad, with the challenger
total eS5 From here OIL for nine frames
he displayed phenomenal pool. the end
Of the eighteenth frame showing him
but 80 balls TO the bad. Allen, however.
gathered the layout three times straight,
which put him By the 80 mark.
One OF the biggest crowds which has
ever Witnessed pool match here saw
the game and found frequent occasion
for showing appreciation.
Allen began the second blocks series
with a safety play which left the
spheres unplayable as far as coun
was concerned. so De orc missed. The
Westerner then proceeded by method
ical work to account for ten balls. stop
ping on his failure to hole a dfiicul
cut shot into the lower corner. De Ore
came back and took the remainder
leaving the FREQ ball so that II was thu
one pocketed in the run.
ALLEN GOT HIS EYES ON TIL!
BALLS IN THIRD FRAME.
The challenger then went to the bat
but slipped up after dropping two
rather easy tries. The champion re
sponded with nine by dint OF cleve
pool" ending his attempted clearing
Of the layout when the object bal
Waved In a corner hole, leaving tw
bSlls for his opponent. with the fran
ecNre for the night "A all.
Allen got his eyes on the spheres
the third frameup and. after picking OF
the face ball. left the bunch In sue
shape as to warrant De Orc In tryin
for one OF his famous combination.
which no holed. but had the misfortur
10 scratch on. his cue ball finally md
ing the side pocket after a journey while
touched three cushions. Allen was ne
slow to improve the opportunity afford