New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-15
LIVELY BILLIARD
SEASON IS ASSURED
Three-CuShion Title Will
Be One of the Most I'm
pOrtant Features.

The coming winter promises to be
an unusually busy one for both anna
teur and professional billiard experts.
To the operations of the National
Billiard League, in which many of the
stars are exploiting l4.1 balk line, and
the Inter-City Three-Cushion League,
in which thirteen different cities are
represented, are TO be added four
tournaments by the National Associa-
ton of Amateur Billiard Players, tour
naments of the Inter-Elks Billiard
League and a professional tournament
TO establish a worlds championship at
three-cushion caroms.
Among the probabilities are a pro-
fessional championship pocket billiard
tournament and matches for balk line
trophies between Cassignol and Hoppe.
The Elks tournament will begin
Tuesday night, at the New York Elks
Club, and will continue until April 80,
1915. There are two circuits IN the
league-New York and Philadelphia.
The New York circuit is comprised
of lodges of New York, Brooklyn, Long
Island City, Freeport, Yonkers, Mont
clair and Newark.
The Philadelphia circuit member
ship represents Philadelphia, Chester,
Wilmington, Atlantic City, Camden
and Morristown. All contestants will
be Elks.
Rules of the National Association of
Amateur Billiard Players will govern
competitions, which will be at $50
points 1872 balk line and 100 balls at
the pocket game. AT the conclusion
Of the regular series there will be
post-season series between the win
ners in the two circuits.
The principal prize is the Heather
ton Cup, valued at $500, donated a
year ago by James NJ. Heatherton, of
Brooklyn Lodge, which will become the
property of the club winning il three
times.
Last winter this cup was won By
New York Lodge No. /. The league
was promoted and organized by Rudy
P. Domschke, Of No. l Lodge, who
hopes to extend its scope until il be-
comes national in character. The
opening game will be between William
Gershel, of New York, and Charles
Namacher, of Brooklyn.
In ten days or two weeks the Bruins
wick Bake Collender Company will
announce a three-cushion carrom tour
been found a perplexing proposition.
John T. DOYLE wished TO hold il in his
academy. Sol Allinger came over from
Philadelphia to make bid for 1t, and
a Chicago roomkeeper made similar
overtures. Each was informed that
the tournament will be held in a pub
lie hall.
The present design is to limit the
number of entrants TO eight or ten.
How to do so equtably is the rub.
Elimination tournaments in different
cities will undoubtedly be held, so
that each section may be represented
by it's best.
John T. Doyle suggests that il would
be improper to ask players who have
held or competed for the Jordan w.
Lambert trophy to enter elimination
tournaments. Maurice DAILY maintains
that young blood is needed, and while
il NAV be considered hardship to ask
erstwhile champions and those who
made efforts to become champions TO
participate in qualifying competitions,
he does not see how any other policy
can be pursued. Alfredo De Orc sub
mits that the best way to get first
class material in the tournament will
be TO make the entrance fee not less
than $3.50
Charles P. Miller, vice-president OF
the Brunswick Bake Collender Com
pany, says: "Here are the facts which
confront us with relation TO holders
of and competitors for the champion
shin which lapsed when De Orc became
the owner of the Lambert trophy.
"That emblem was a medium of com
petition for nearly seven years. Dur
ing that period it was at different
times held by Cline, DAILY, Hueston, De
ORC. Eames, Carney and Horgan. while
Lean. Moore. Jevne, NORM and Wheeler
nlaved for il. And in the tournament
which introduced it Day and Capron
competed.
"Here is a list of fourteen men who
have figured in Lambert trophy events.
Are they. one and all, entitled TO prece-
dence as against all three-cushlon
nlavers who were not ldentlhed with
that trophy? We wish answers to this
question from all interested parties.
We will also welcome suggestions as
10 the fairest and best way to arrange
a tournament"
At Kansas City on wednesday,
Thursday and Friday Of this week
BENJAMIN Allen will be required to de-
fend his pocket billiard championship
AGAINST James Mature, OF Denver. II
successful he will become the owner OF
the championship trophy and a pocket
billiard tournament will be scheduled
for an early date