New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-27
MORGAN DEF|ES De ORC
CIings to Billiard Title and
Three-CuShion Trophy.
CUBAN NOW THE CHAMPION
Legal Action Will Be Taken to
Recover Emblem from
the Present Holder.

Alfredo De Orc is again national cham
pion at three-cushion carrom billiards.
and without a struggle. John w. Hor-
gan. who won the title and the Jordan
w. Lambert trophy from James Carney.
at Denver. on March II. 1912, refused to
accept a challenge issued by De orc on
March TO- this year. and refuses to sur
render the emblem.
Legal action will be taken 10 compel
transfer of the trophy TO De orc. The
situation is clarified by the following
statement made by Charles =. Miller,
vce-president OF the Brunswick Bake
Collender Company:
THE Lambert trophy was donated to
bring about national three-cushion
championship II was introduced by a
tournament held at st. Louis in November
and December. 1907. The rules governing
the trophy were framed by the donor and
the players Horgan subscribed TO those
rules. In March. 1909. Mr.. Lambert trans
ferred control OF the emblem 10 our COM
pany. To enable us TO act al his repre-
sentative there were notifications OF the
original rules. Those notifications were
approved by signature by Jordan W.
Lambert. Alfredo De ORC. ii. b. Lean.
Thomas ii. Hueston. John c. Horgan
Frank p Day and Joseph w. Capron.
Rule IL provides: All points of dispute
shall be decided by the donor of the EN-
blem or his representatives. and such
decision shall at all points be final.
Rule IA reads The Brunswick Bake
Collender Company is hereby appointed
the representative OF the donor of the
championship trophy and is hereby given
full power In the premises
Having affixed his signature to those
conditions. it is reasonable to assume that
Morgan fully comprehended their mean
ing and was morally and legally bound
to respect them.
when the championship was Instituted
there was an understanding that holder
OF the emblem could not be compelled to
play in June, July or August That. how
ever. was not incorporated in the gov
erning conditions. Correspondence with
the donor and other interested parties has
established that to play or not in the
months mentioned was simply optional
II NaS tiSo iiNtiolOpu Dul llol tNpitsScu
in. documentary form. that the emblem
must be held subject 10 challenge for one
year, but that, il champion exercised
an option to not play during the summer
months. those months should not be COM
puted as part of the championship period.
With respect to a challenge by Carney.
which became effective April 2S. 1912.
Horgan exercised such option and did not
play Carney until September. Accord
ingly. under no circumstances. could he
have a valid claim to the trophy as his
personal property until three months after
March II.
'Hiorgan's refusal To recognize De Oro's
challenge and determination TO retain
possession OF the emblem is short sighted
and unprofessional. lie has forfeited the
championship. In future professional
events he will be barred. De ORC is the
three-cushion champion We propose, II
possible. to get for him the emblem to
which he Is entitled. and have advised
our san Francisco branch to begin legal
proceedings against Horgan."