The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-14
DE ORC HAS CHANCE
TO SECURE EMBLEM
If He Beats Moore in Coming
Three Cushion Match He Will
Own Lambert Trophy.
PECULIAR RULES GOVERN

Should Alfredo De orc defeat George
w. Moore In the match for the three
cushion Championship at Doyles academy,
october rs, 80 and 80. the Lambert trophy
will become his personal property The
| trophy, which IL said to have an intrinsic
value of s1.i00, was given by Jordan w.
Lambert of st. Louis, an amateur billiard
enthusiast. TO establish professional
championship at three cushions
1t was competed for first In tourna-
ment held In st. Louis In November and
December, 1907 The contestants were
Harry r Cline. John DAILY, John W. Hor-
gan. Lloyd Jevne, Alfredo De orc. Thomas
Hueston. Frank r. Day. Horace H. Lean
and Joseph Capron- Cline and Daily tied
for first and second honors In the playoff
Cline won and became the first holder OF
the Championship emblem. The games
were so points. a feature OF the tourna-
ment was the performance OF Day. who.
In his game against De orc scored so
uniformly that, withou, making = run OF
more than &. he averaged 1872 The
trophy has been In the possession OF Cline.
DAILY Hueston De orc. Fred Eamos, Joe
| Carney and Horgan.
-Four years ago last February De ORC.
after having held II for nearly the re-
quired period, was deprived OF final con-
troll by being defeated by Eames. on
May 81. 2s and 90. 1913 in match
played in San Francisco against Iiorgan,
he recovered possession OF H. Since then
he has successfully defended II against
Carney, NORM and Eames. BY the con-
di;ions governing the emblem Il must be
Aa1h 10 t.Nsg 4. -
compelled to play IT, June. July or August
II must, however. be subject 10 competi-
tlon for twelve playing months, hence. IL n
champion exercise his option with respect
to June. July or August. those months
mus, not be computed as playing months
! These conditions have brought about n
peculiar situation. tho result OF De orc
I having elected 20 not play IN the summer
OF 1913 and 1914
on March 10, 1909. having become an
noyed by chickering's over the construction
or the somewhat vague rules regulating
challenges and contests For the trophy
Mr. Lsnber; transferred control OF IL To-
the brunswick Bake o!lender Counany.
whose decisions upon all points relating
TO II have since been fnal The latest
ruling favo-s DE ORC and IL against John
DAILY. The latter, vino recently returned
from the Pacific coast and announced
himself ready To meet all corners At three
blem and submitted a question whether
such challenge would be effective
against both DE orc and Moore lie was
/ Informed that he could challenge the
winner or the pending match. but a chal-
lenge so Issued would be void provided
De ORC were returned the winner II was
contended that inasmuch as De orc had
not defended the emblem in June, JULY
or August OF the last two years the
twelve playing months for which he was
required to hold It would not expire until
November 20 Modre's challenge was
issued June 30. The brunswick Bake
Collender Company ruled that not having
been challenged prior to the last day o,
June that month must be credited To De
/ orc as playing month and the Cuban
| need defeat Moore only To acquire owner
ship OF the jewelled trophy.
After his arrival from Berlin Kohl
/ Namada said: when war Is over no
| moro billiard players In France, Ger
many or Austria. All In war Recent
advices from Paris indicate that he may
| have erred regarding some OF the French
| professionals. Maurice VignauX, CT years
old. In in Paris, giving exhibitions for
! the benefit Of the Red Cross FlrmIn
Cassignol and Louis Cure. each OF whom
Is -. are Ia the south Of France. The
amateurs Faroux and Roudi Of France
Sells OF Belgium and Poonsgen OF Ger
| ilhlls hIf Ifl'IAFu IN llt S'TNlce OF lntlf
respective countries. Poonsgen and Rou-
| Ill visited New York % compete in In
ternat!onal amateur tournaments held a,
the LiederkranZ. Sells won. the Inter.
national amateur championship at Paris
| In May.
Maurice Dalv IL irving 10 bring abou
n match Mt 1871 between j. Ferdinand
Poggenhurg and DIR. Eric Beck Tn,
! latter plays the game for exercise and
nrefers II to lS:2 because II is more ex
acting A few days ago mt Days n
game with Tom Gallagher he CAV,
the professional decisive beating. ter
minating with run Of so Gallagher
expressed the belief that at 1871 DR.. Becl
can beat any Of the amateurs. Pog
cenburg reioined lie can't beat me,
II DR.. Reck will consent TO meet tn.
holder OF the American emblem of In
ternatinnal honors at l. . Rame vii
be arranged.