New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-28
AWARD BILLIARD PLUMS
Arrange Five Tournaments for
Amateur Championships.
ACCEPT METROPOLITAN CUP
Amateur Association Fixes
Rules Governing Play for
New Trophy.

Awards of the national amateur hill.
lard championship tournaments were
made at meeting of the executive COM
mlttee OF the National Association OF
Amateur Billiard Players at the Lieder.
EranZ, 5Sth street and Park avenue. yes
terday. The programme begins within
two weeks with the playing OF the Class
9 championship at 1872 balkline at Ian.
rice Days academy. 10th street and
Broadway. and finishes in April at John
Doyle's West i2d street academy, where
the cushion carrom tournament will be
decided. 1t is the most elaborate series
Of national tournaments ever attempted
by the national organization.
The Class y tournaments will be de-
cided in Paul's academy. l25th street and
seventh avenue. beginning on February
-. The preliminary meetings for the
pocket billiard championship will be con-
tested early in March in three divisions
the first in the Morningside Academy,
120th street and LenoX avenue; the sec
ond in John Doyle's AID street academy
and the third in Frank Keeney's Knlck-
erbocker Room, In Brooklyn. The finals
will be played in the Amateur Billiard
Club Of New York the week beginning
March Il.
The three-cushion carrom champion
ship, newly added to the list this year,
will be played in Keeneys room. In
Brooklyn, beginning on March p. Tho
cushion carrom tournament, also new
this year will be decided in Doyle's
academy, West 42d street, beginning on
March 81. The decision as TO date and
place Of holding the Class A champion
ship was reserved until further meet
ing of the committee. J. r. Poggenburg.
Morris ID Brown and J. p. Allen form
the committee engaged in making the ar
rangement for the premier OF all OF tao
national championships
All entries for the tournaments will
close a week in advance of the date OF tho
beginning. Each competitor must be a
member OF the national association or a.
candidate for admission. It is required
that grand average Of five and less
than seven be necessary for the Class *
tournament. ard that an entrant for
Class G may not be eligible If he has
made a grand average of FIVE or more in
tournament play.
The executive committee formally ac-
copied and offered the Metropolitan Chsl-
lenge Cup for competition as follows:
Moved that 1t be the sense OF the exec
utive committee that the Metropolitan
Challenge Cup be considered as for the
stimulation OF amateur billiards in the
metropolitan district. Said district, for
tho purpose of competition for this cup,
shall include all territory within q radius
Of 80 miles of New York City.
THAT permanent possession Of this tro-
ply shall follow the fourth victory OF any
player.
THAT a winner shall not be subject 70
challenge for a contest 10 take piIc"
sooner than thirty days from the prcced-
ing contest.
That the executive committee pass
upon the qualifications OF challenger.
That In case temporary holder be-
comes a professional or lose membership
for any reason in the National Assocd-
ton of Amateur Billiard Players the cup
shall revert to the association.
THAT contests for this cup shall not
take place between May Is and october 10
OF any year.
"AIl other conditions pertaining 10 TINS
Gun shall he established by the executive
committee"
Upon the application Of Frank keen'y
the executive committee formally indorsed
the handicap 49, palk line tournament
which began at his Brooklyn academy
last night.