The Washington herald., 1916-12-19
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Billiards


The Palace Two-Man League got under
way last Monday with six teams entered
While the scores were nothing out of the
ordinary. the class OF bowling neverthe-
less was just little better than the gen.
eral average. Several of the games were
lecided by one pin and in one instance
tie resulted. the winners dnally coming
through by only one pin.
The schedule for the coming week Is
A. follows: Monday. Dugan-Collins vs
Shepherd-Henderson, Dietz-George vs.
Watt-Armiger; Tuesday. Thomas Curtis
vs.. Hunt-Brosnan: Wednesday, Watt
Armiger vs.. Dugan-Collins; Thursday,
Shepherd-Henderson vs.. Thomas-Curtis;
Friday, Hunt-Brosnan VS.. Dietz-George.
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JIM Mature, the italian expert, win
be Frank Taberskfs next opponent for
the pocket championship, held by Tab
erski. They will meet. probably, at
Schenectady, Tabersld's home city, about
January 10. the official dates to be an
nounced later. Mature twice played
Benny Allen when Allen was champion,
teen points. He is showing great work
III practice at Harvey's room in Kansas
G:S and hopes to upset the silent Pole"
when they meet.
Maurice Cafritz, OF the Grand Central
Palace. comes out with the. statement
that while he will make no effort to
secure the games of the Washington
Duckpin Associations tournament, he
nevertheless will gladly allow the as
sociation to use his alleys provided there
s a pubic demand that the tourney be
bowled at the Grand Central
There is no getting away from the fact
that the Grand Central drives are the
best adapted in every way for the staging
Of one Of these tournaments, and while
they may have nothing on others as far
as getting the wood Is concerned. the
accommodations are so much better that
it would be foolish to think of holding
the tournament any other place.
Cafritz also stated that in the event Of
the games being bowled at the Grand
Central he would erect a grand stand
Immediately in back OF the alleys that
would accommodate at least 1000 people
Chicago organized a ten-room, three
cushion city league of its own last week,
which in point OF class rivals the Inter-
state. Among the players signed are
such well-known stars as Joe Capron,
Charlie NORM, John Moore Benny
Hatcher. Walter Lauben and Jim Shea.
Chicago fans are hoping that the New
York roomkeepers will follow suit so that
the two big towns may play winner
against winner In the spring.
That pocket billiard tournament being
run on at the Palace promises to spring
quite number Of surprises before It
reaches the final stages. Moffett Brad
ley pulled the first one when he lam
basted Johnnie Murphy, who was sup
posed to carry an edge on him. to the
tune Of 100 to S. Bradley, while not dis
playing the game he did several years
ago, showed that he still retained his
knowledge Of safety play, style that
returned him winner.
The wRshington Billiard Association
held another meeting in the club rooms
Of the Palace, Friday afternoon. at
which time the constitution and bylaws
Of the newly-forrned organization were
adopted.
Several new members were enrolled and
the total membership now nears the twen-
ty-hve mark. President scanlon is in
hopes Of having practically every room
keeper In the city a member by the
time OF the next meeting which b sched-
uled for January 4
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Two favorite sons Of New York City,
-ieorge Moore. champion and Alfred De
)ro. the challenger, will cross cues In
leadly combat tomorrow night at Doyls's
dght match for the Brunswick diamond
rophy, emblematio Of the worlds three
ushion billiard championship. The men
viii play one hundred and nifty points
blocks Of nifty, total points to count.
me winner win meet Charles McCourt,
OF Cleveland. the next challenger In
line and former holder Of the tide,
forty days later.
Followers Of the destfnies Of the angle
players In America are more down right
interested In the Moore-De Orc engage
ment than any similar event that has
been STAGED in years. Both men are
Of the old school. school that monopo-
lied the championship for many years
or untn Bill Huey, Of Chicago, invaded
New York and won 1t from Moore. Since
Snat time II has passed through the
q ss'ssAl sxponents Of the modern