The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-16
MOORE AND De ORC
CLASH TOMORROW
Champion and Challenger VIII
Play Three Cushion Duel
Under New Rules.
ONLY ONE SAFETY PLAY

George w. Moore and Alfredo de Orc
will compete at three cushion carom BILL
lizards tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednes-
dav nights at the concert hall Of the
New York Theatre. The jewelled trophy
emblemarc of the championship pre-
scented by the Brunswick Bake Collen-
der Company and a purse OF $500 Will
he at issue.
The contest will be Of $50 points In
three sessions. Monday night when n
player has scored so points play for that
night will terminate and. the positions
of the balls will be marked. Tuesday
night the player who occupied the table
NJ the close OF the preceding session
will resume play, with the balls as they
were located when the first third OF the
game was finished. When one player
has scored 100 points play will cease
again and the positions of tho balls will
he marked again for the resumption OF
the contest the deciding night.
Moore Is the present holder OF the
championship emblem. which he won in
the tournament held at Chicago March
s to 81 inclusive. Former Champion
lie orc, who finished fourth in that tour
nament. is the challenger. To acquire
ownership Of the emblem a player must
defend II against all challengers for
twelve playing months. A champion Is
not required to defend the emblem In
June. July or August. II Ia optional
with him whether or not to play trophy
matches In those months. a challenger
has no option. lie may he compelled 10
play in notices. han thirty or more than
forty DAYS from the date OF his chal-
lenge. In that respect n title holder is
an absolute dictator. william Huey OF
Chicago. who finished second in the re-
cent tournament. has issued a challenge
to the winner of the coming match.
Moore has practised at Thuin's. while
De ORC prepared at Tim F1ynn's.
The rules under which The Chicago
tournament was played will apply as
written to the game between Moore and
De ORC. Albert q. Cutler. who has been
chosen referee. will interpret and apply
them. Some features Of the new rules
are radically different from those which
governed contests for the Jordan Lam
bert trophy.
Playing safe a striker must make the
| cue ball drive an object ball. Two sue
cessive deliberate safety plays Will not
he allowed. After having played once
for safety. n striker must play TO count.
Failure 10 comply with this requirement
will incur a forfeiture ~ one point to
the opposing player.
A similar forfeiture will result In case
Of a deliberate miss for safety. When
ever a forfeiture will decide a game. II
will not he scored. II. on Wednesday
night. when A non-strtker has l4s
points to his credit the striker make a
miss or a second safety play. ono point
will be deducted from the strikers score.
There will he nc penalties for misses
providing they are made by strokes
which apparently are honest efforts to
count. The referee will a to discrim-
mate between honest efforts n STALL
ing. In such cases. he will be an auto
crat. His judgment and decisions rela-
tvs to them will he absolute.
A striker h shoots with h wrong
bail will be entitled to all points he
may make with that ball before detec-
ton. II detected after q successful
stroke, that stroke will not u This
IL an adoption Of an English rule. what
may happen under II is predetermined In
a recent match against Claude Faulkner.
In London. Melbourne Inman scored 900
points without detection. The error was
not discovered until Faulkner went to the
table to play.
The referee is empowered TO call all
fouls, and, IA a special duty. must warn
n striker who IL ahou to shoot with the
wrong ball. In tho game between ne
orc and Ellis. In he Chicago tourna-
ment. De ORC shot with the wrong ball.
Fred Conklin, the referee. overlooked Il
but Ellis did not and provoked a stormy
period by claiming a foul
The match this week will be the nrst
championship three cushion carom bill
lard contest ever held In a public hall In
New York. OF such event held here,
three took place NJ McGraw's and all OF
the others at Doyle's. The Concert Hall
of the New York Theatre. admirably
adapted for a billiard match. is located
In n section where more people assemble
every evening than can he seen in any
similar space In the JTnited States. Con.
~sequently the struggle between Moore
and De orc will be Il test of the popular
ity OF the three cushion game. II Il
proves a success as an attraction. al
future matches for three cushion cham,
' pionships will he held In public halls.