The Washington herald., 1914-08-09
IT'D ENLARGE.B big
BILLIARD CIRCUIT
Mayor Of Edmonton City, Al
berta, Canada, Applies for
. Franchise in League.
HE OFFERS CASH PURSE
Canadian Suggest, to Manager Mank
a Toar of Northwestern States
on St. Paul Trip.
HE OFFERS CASH PURSE

Those who had any doubts as to the
success Of the recently organized Cham
pion Billiard Players League, may be in
terested TO know that their fears are
groundless. The new league has already
developed into something far more pre-
tentious than its organizers had hoped
for
The once in New York Of Burton Mank.
president and manager OF the league. is
literally swamped with applications for
franchises from all over the country. In
fact 1t now seems necessary to increase
the number OF cities originally intended
to be visited by the members Of the
league during the coming season. The
original plans will hardly accommodate
all those who desire to have the cue ex-
perts play championship contests. One of
the most enthusiastic letters which has
been received by Manager Mank II from
Edmonton. Alberta In this little Can
adam city the mayor has agreed to give
q prize Of 800 to the member OF the
league making the highest run during the
contest season. provided Edmonton Is
granted q franchise
suggests Tour.
The Canadian also suggests that the
tour be SO arranged as to include a num-
Der Of towns In Alberta. and the other
Northwest provinces and Mr.. Mank has
taken the matter under advisement and
may arrange TO grant franchises to sever
al of the Canadian towns. continuing the
tour north from St. Paul
That the interest In the movement Is
general IL indicated by the wide range
which is included in the requests for
franchises Even before the formal appli-
cation blanks have been mailed several
hundred requests have been received
from all parts of the country. The din
cult part OF the work at present Is to
map out a route which will include all
those who desire to be included in the
league and at the same time will not
make the tour too long nor the jumps too
uncertain
Equal Number of Games.
The booking department of the league
Is laying out the tour along geographical
lines that might well be termed a -four
leaf clover" There are 70 be four cir
cults of fifty towns each. over which the
various teams of the league are to follow
each other at intervals Of about six
weeks. 1t will be so arranged that each
member Of the league will play an equal
number OF games with every other menu
Der. This Will add greatly to the sporting
interest In the. tournament as an exact
record will be kept of the percentage OF
games lost and won by all those who
1t win also be arranged that the same
teams will not play twice In the same |
town. This will Civ the patronsof each !
franchise holder an opportunity Of Sec
Ing every member Of theleague in ]
one of the championship match !
es. The league management has offered |
three handsome prizes. The player who |
wins the most games during the season |
viii be presented with one thousand dol |
lars in gold. .ar
Big Cash Prize.
There will also be cash prizes of five |
hundred dollars each for the player max |
Ing the highest run. On account or its |
and spectacular possibility the |
new style game Of AL halk-line, has
been decided upon. This game proved |
very popular at the recent championship |
matches held at the Hotel Aston. New |
York 1t is considered much more DIM |
cult than the other styles Of play. The |
players are continually driving and much
Of the close play Is eliminated,
The tour Is to begin October /. at some |
central place In the Middle West. yet to |
be determined, or possibly in the Ohio |
Valley at Cincinnati This town will form
The center Of the -four leaf clover"
One Of these leaves" win extend to
The Northeast through Southern Ohio,
West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New
Jersey, and the New England States.
returning through New York. Northern
and Ohio to the central
point. Another leaf VIII 60 to the east
and southeast. taking In Southern West
Virginia. Virginia, the carolinas. touch
ng at Florida and returning by way of /
Georgia. Alabama, Tennessee. and Ken
lucky.
To Wait Southwest.
A third aleaf' viii extend to the south
vest through Southern Indiana and Iii
iois. crossing Missouri into Oklahoma,
.aking IN Arkansas and the principle I
owns IN Louisiana and Mississippi. and