The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-14
HANDSOME PRIZES
TO BILLIARDISTS
CHAMPION BILLIARD PLAYERS
LEAGUE WILL SEE GREAT
CONTESTS.
This City VIII See the Best This
"inter-Msyor Of Edmonton. A.
berta, Offers Special Prize.

Those who had any doubt a. 70 the
success Of the recently Organized
Champion Billiard Players League.
may be interested TO know that their
FEARS are groundless. The new league
has already developed into something
Tar more pretentious than It's organ
lzers had hoped for
The onice In New York Of Burton
Mank. president and manager OF the
league is literally swamDed with al.
piicati0ns Tor franchises from all over
the country. In fact. 10 now seems
necessary 20 Increase the number %
cities originally Intended 20 be Wis.
tied by the members OF the league
during the coming season The origi-
nal plans will hardly accommodate
al those who desire 10 have the cue
experts play championship contests.
one ~ the most enthusiastic letters
which has been received by Manager
Mank d. from Edmonton. Alberta IN
this little Canadian city the mayor
has agreed 10 give q prize Of $500 20
the member % the league making the
highest run during the contest season.
provided Edmonton IL granted fran
chise
The Canadian also suggests that the
tour be 90 arranged ~ 10 include p
number OF towns On Alberta and the
other Northwest provinces and Mr.
Nank has taken the matter under ad
visemeuf and may arrange TO grant
franchises 10 several ~ the Canadian
towns. continuing the tour north from
s. Paul
Many Want IN.
That the interest in the movement
is general is indicated by the wide
range which ls included in the rc-
quests f1r franchises Even before the
formal application blanks have been
mailed several hundred requests have
been received from en- parts % the
country The d.mcult part % the
work GO present Ia % map out a route
sire f0 DO included in tho league and
rf fra same time will not make tho
tour too long nor the jumps too uncer
tain
The booking department % the
LEAGUE ia LAYING oct the tour along geo
graphical lines tfat might veil be-
r-mrd -Four Leaf" lover There
pro fo De- ioHr circuits Of tf'y towns
each over which Che various teams OF
tho league ere to follow each other
rf inter- 4Ia % about six weeks 70 viii
rr eo arranged that each member Of
fha Iesrus uIu play an equal number
20 -Hmfa with every other member
Th|a VIII aff greatly fo The eporfIn g
interest in the tournament as an eE.
..' record WII| Do HNUf or fnN percent.
age OF rsmes iost and won by an those
v Do compete
Hardsor-s Prizes
tn VIII also hn arranged thai fhr
-rrrr teams w'l not rirF twice Ir fhr
.ru. town This WIN give fhe patrons
.f .ar. franchise holder ar opporfur.
uf seeing every member % Tho
HEua I1 ono OF mo championship
matches. The league MANAGEMENT has
offered three handsome r-Irea The
player who wins fhr mssf games dur
.r- tho season uIiI Do presented with
one thousand dollars '1 gold There
u.. aIan DO cash r-i7ar % Eve hun
lrH1 dollars each Tor The player rak.
inc frr highest run on account % .fa
novelty and .rrrfarular possibility the
new sfvIr rame OF ft1. haIk limo faa
beer decided uror THE game proved
very popular nf the recent champion
ship wafrhre held af The Hotel Actor
.H Nru York if is considered much
more t'T -lf ffar tho other stvIre al
play The PLAYERS are continually
driving ard much Of the close pIs- is
eliminated
The tour Eel to begin October 1.
az some central place in The middle
west yet TO be determined. or pos