The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-24
EIGHT TO PLAY FOR
THREE CUSHION TITLE
Five Former Champions to Meet
Winners of Three Sectional
Journeys in Final.
PLAN STILL Is TENTATIVE

Progress toward the arrangement Of
the three cushion carom tournament is
beng made. Numerous suggestions OF
how to arrange It have been offered. and
a tentative plan of action now is to hold
three preliminary tournaments-one in
Chicago. one in San Francisco and one in
New York-and the final championship
tournament in either Chicago or New
York
The scheme is to have eiEh' players in
the championship event, five who have
held the Lambert trophy and each Of the
winners of the sectional tournaments. For
the sectional tournaments there will be
entrance fees Of s25 each. Entrants In
the championship tournament will be
charged an entrance fee of $3.50 each an
aggregate of $1,000. To this the Bruins
wick Bake Collcnder company will add
a valuable trophy and also a liberal
amount of cash
II is probable that the sectional tourna-
ments will he held in rooms the pro-
prictors of which will OFFER reasonable
cash prizes The main tournament VIII
be held in either New York or Chicago,
the location to he determined by which
city will add the greater amount to the
prizes
Maurice DAILY says ne is willing to start
a subscription to have thc tournament
held here with $50. To have the local
qualifying tournament held in his acad-
envy, John Doyle expresses Willingness
tn add 5000 or $500 in cash. When the
championship tournament is held IL viii
take place in a public hall and Will be
managed by the Brunswick Balkc-Collcn-
der company.
Asked about the prospect for an 1874
balk line tournament, Charles p. Miller
said IF Hoppe Is In class 10y himself,
what is the use of holding any balk line
tournaments? The II Il tournament was
! held last spring. Hoppe won IT and there
! has not been a single challenge for the
emblem. There is no use In arranging
tournaments If they Will not promote
matches"
Thomas Reece has issued q challenge
to play any man in the world $4,000
points English billiards under Billiard
Control club rules for from $500 TO
$3.50 He also proposes, in view OF the
fact that there would be no national
championship in England this year, a
sweepstakes Of $500 each for the lead
ing English players. Some OF the other
English professionals regard the sweep
stakes amount as excessive under exist
ing conditions.
Thomas Newman and william Smith
responded to Recess challenge by oHef-
ing to play him $1,000 or $4,000 points
for from $3.50 10 $500 a side. Reece
replied by insisting that If he made a
match with either Newman or Smith he
must have 80 per cent of the gate re-
ceipts Smith. who is now under the
management of Juhn Roberts. declined
to Compete on those terms, but Newman
says he will concedc all Reece asks.
one Of the closest billiard contests ever
witnessed n, Boston was an amateur
event of 1000 points lS:2 bal% lin" Just
concluded at the Imperial room between
Joseph Mayer of Philadelphia and Nathan
HAIL Of Boston. II was played IN fve
nights in blocks Of 900 points. The iinnl
score was 1000 to 1891 in favor Of the
home player. Ry brilliant run Of 81
Hall won the game. During the match
his high runs were 1903 and 3d. yet his
grand average was 10 lI1-ii3. Mayer
featured the contest with runs Of ISL
i'm the fourth block aud ll7 in the hral
nights play. His grand average was
10 lO2-l43.
on his way back from BostoI. 10 Phila-
dclphia Mayer stopped over In New
York lie was enthusiasts about IN"
ability Of the Boston amateur and de
cared that Hall could beat any other
amateur in tho country. Mayer started
the last nights play 1876 points behind
and scored 5S7 points while Hall was
making 400, which indicates that he will
be- a strong competitor in the amateur
championship tournament. which will begin
NJ the Union League, Philadelphia. on
March /. II is doubtful II Han will he
able to take part In the tournament owing
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