New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-07
APPLEBY BOYS
SHOW RARE SKILL
WITH THE CUE
Two Young Sons of Skilful
Player Set New Records in
Class c Balkline.
MAURICE DAILY LECTURES
DR.. l.. l.. Mial and J. E. Cope Nor.
ton Matched for AriOn Club
Interstate Cup.

ton Matched for AriOn Club
Interstate Cup.
Beautiful cue work made the Appleby
family conspicuous In the Glass c anna
teur balkline tournament OF the National
Association OF Amateur Billiard Players
at the Mornngside rooms f. T. .Appleby,
aged nineteen, and his brother Francis,
year younger. marked the games with
runs and averages which established new
records for the class. Francis made
high run Of 81 and an average Of 1888,
while f.. r. scored a run of 60 and an
average OF 8. The two boys, sons OF
r. s. Appleby, are students at Columbia
College. Mr.. Appleby, who Is a skilful
amateur, has been coaching the younger
boy, while Maurice DAILY and Tom Gal
lagher have instructed the elder, and, In
asmuch as Francis stands better than
f. T. in the tournament, Mr.. Appleby
points with pride to my pupil and
laughs at the professional tutors.
T. T. came out of the tournament In
peculiar position. His performances were
not good enough TO win, but they disquali-
fed him from Class & and advanced him
into Glass -. He made grand average
Of more than ), which, under the rules
Of the national association. makes him
eligible TO Class y. and excludes him
from other classes. Both OF the boys are
members OF the Columbia track team
which Bernie" Wefers is training.
Tn H.#. hai az y
prominent among amateur performers on
local cinder paths.
During the last week Maurice DAILY re-
newed his lectures on billiards. He gets
along very well until some Of his auditors
ask questions Then he encounters some
propositions that are not easily dismissed.
one Of the hobbies OF nearly every anna
teur billiard player IL stroke" and since
DAILY believes every man must deliver a
stroke in the most natural way. he does
not satisfy the warnings OF those who
seek correct stroke. Wednesday he
used George II. Sutton. the handless ex-
pert as an object lesson, which Sutton
consented to be-
Here. gentlemen. is man without
hands" said DAILY "He is n good player,
the equal Of any excepting first class art
lists" sutton executed many difficult
shots. Including some remarkable masse
strokes. enthused spectators and i'm
pressed upon them that any prescribed
method OF handling a cue was n fallacy.
Or. l.. L. Mai. OF Morristown. y. j.,
and J. +. Cope Morton. champion of the
Union League. OF Philadelphia. will on
Thursday night. at the home Of the Arion
society. compete for the Arion BilliaId
clubs interstate challenge cup. Two eX-
ponents OF billiards. whose methods arc
radically different, they should provide
an entertaining n not an exciting con-
test. Dr. Mal affects correct billiards.
when in good stroke and favored with
satisfactory equipment he IS as artistic
and effective as any professional Morton
is a left-hander. who possesses wealth
OF execution and does not rely upon
close manipulation. one Of the most
popular members OF the Union League.
he is also n golf enthusiast. IL was he
who first said, Golf is outdoor billiards 70
Melbourne Inman. champion Of English
billiards. and II. w. Stevenson have been
matched To play Zoo points for $50
side. They will play at Holborn Hail.
London beginning March 90 The articles
Of agreement stipulate that the stakes
NAV be increased. The championship title
will not be at Issue Nevertheless. Lon
don Field" says the contest Will be a
championship one I'm everything but name.
At the same hail. from April % to May >
Stevenson and George Gray, the Aus
tralian phenomenon, will play 1900 points
with ivory balls for SEQ a side.
Only the necessary formaitics will de-
law the complete fusion OF the two billiard
declarations which for the last ten years
have existed I'm France As result or
conferences held by the delegates OF the
two declarations. they have agreed on all
questions. II was the sincere desire OF all
TO make whatever sacrifices necessary for
the good OF the sport. The new organiza-
ton will be called the French Federation
Of the Amateurs OF Billiards.
Amateurs will perform in Maurice Days
fall handicap cushion carrom tournament
this week There are nine entrants, -four
of whom will play 90 points, while the
ether five score As The scratch" men
are william Gershel. c.. Clark l. Peiser
and Ledyard Blake. Those who will re
celve odds are Charles Davis. F. Mitchell.
George Spears. L. T. Appleby and W.
Harris. Through this tournament Dalv
hopes to revive interest I'm cushion car
roms, which he and that other veteran.
George +. Slosson. assert Is valuable prac-
tice for both amateurs and professionals.
Slosson maintains that exercise at cush-
ion play IL what Koji Yamada needs TO
strengthen his game.