The sun., 1916-01-12


presidency Of the National Association
Of Amateur Billiard Players at the
annual meeting held In the Amateur
Billiard Club on Monday night presases
movcmen. for expansion that is CAL
culated to make the organization truly
national in fact, as well as In name
Mr. Reuscnc has declared himself for
such n policy. made 1t his platform In
running for office. His exhaustive study
%: the subject had resulted In such
definite ideas as to ways and means and
the cause he represented Is such a
popular one that Edward b. kurtz. who
had been nominated too. refused TO
run against him.
William A. Morschauser. who had been
named as a candidate for vice-president.
also withdrew In favor OF George L.
Moon. Jr.. who had collaborated with
Mr.. Reusche in formulating his scheme
for expansion The other officers chosen
are in accord with the new vigorous
policy. They are: Secretary. DIR. w, O..
Douglas treasurer. q. q. Rudolphy. and
members of the executive committee.
e. p. Matthews, J. +. Poggenburg. F..
T. Raynolds, Robert Weld and j. p.
Allen.
The new plan includes the issuing of
state charters. to subdvide the member
ship accordingly and thereby form an or
ganization that will he the more able
20 create interest. enroll new members
and exercise direct jurisdiction over
those already enrolled. State cham
3ionships. interstate championships and
other competitions held under such au.
spices would prove a great boon to
amateur billiards. Mr.. Reusche realizes
the fact tina the organization at pres
ent Is nothing more than name in a
large majority OF the States, and in
some places II has not even been heard
or II IL this he wants to correct most
OF all. but at the same time there Is
another string 10 his bow.
A campaign for new members locally
where the organization is strong will
command large part OF the attention
of the new administration. Mr.
Reusche contemplates an increase In the
number and kind OF competitions and
the fur,hering OF the social phases OF
the organization by means OF dances,
dinners and other functions.
The wishes OF the leading Glass A
balk line players that the annual ma
tional tournament he held In this city
were granted when the event was
awarded to the Arion Billiard Club, a
subsidiary of the Arion Society. The
award of this was considered at a meet
ing OF the executive committee yester-
day afternoon. with the giving of the
sanction dates were set FOR the COM
petition. which will begin on Monday,
February IS. and continue to March 2
inclusive. with play daily excepting ON
Sunday.
Another topic disposed OF was the
eligibility of competitors In the national
Glass b championship. which will begin
at the Brooklyn Billiard Academy on
Monday, January "a. The entry list of
those passed as eligible includes +. c.
Rurnham. OF Hartford. Conn. r. Low
enthal. e. T.. White. T.. T. Appleby. F.
s. Appleby and G. p. B. Clarke.
Joe stone OF New York was beaten
in championship game OF the Inter-
state Three Cushion Billiard League
last night a, Thum's. Thrty-frst street
and Broadway. by X. Cannefax, 81.
Louis representative. The score was
80 to 81. CannefaX making a high run
Of and stone 8, and 1t took seventy
one innings for the winner TO complete
his string Of so points. Cannefax
started strongly. making Is points In as
many innings. Then he seemed 10
slump, hut after the ffty-ninth inning
he gave a pretty exhibition. counting
Is points In his last twelve trips to the
table.
Lloyd Jevne OF Denver and Chicago
will begin to-day his effort to wrest the
worlds championship AT three cushion
carroms away from Alfredo De ORC.
Their match in Convention Hall. Bos-
ton, will consist of $50 points. with 90
points OF play tonight, the same num-
her tomorrow night and the remainder
Friday. Two successive deliberate
safety plays are barred under the new
rules. which Jevne's friends insist will
work in his favor. De orc. "A master
of safety. thinks the ruie will help him.
since he has developed to fine point
the gaining OF safe positions while going
after a point. Deliberate safety play
has been almost entirely discarded by
him during the last six months because
Of the new regulation.
Play in the amateur Class G cham
pionship balk line tournament at the
Mornings!de Billiard Academy resulted
in two victories yesterday for Clyde r.
Terry. G. J. St.inbugler was his vic
tim by score OF zoo to 40 In the
afternoon. when Terry averaged 24-A.
with high runs OF 80. 81 and II. as
against an average OF 3s-4+ and runs
OF IS. l6 and I3 for his opponent. Terry
averaged ++-+9. with nigh runs OF 3O
Is and l3 in the night game. which
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