The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-23
'INTERCLUB LEAGUE
PLANS ITS MATCHES
Permanent Organization Will
Be Effected on Wednes-
day Night.
WILL USE HANDICAPS

Lawrence Ottinger. temporary chair
man Of the lnterclub Amateur billiard
League, which was organized last o
day, has drawn up a constitution and
bylaws to be submitted for vote AZ the
first regular meeting Of the league at
the Amateur Billiard Gu Wednesday
| night. Permanent organization will he
! effected at that time and officers for the
ensuing year elected. In addition. the
delegates OF the various clubs will vote
on various plans submitted for conduct
ing the first competition. which probably
will begin next September or October.
Following discussion OF several meth
DDS there seems to he a consensus In Ia
vor of having team matches decided by
total points instead OF by number OF indi-
vidual games won and lost. In this way
u IL believed the weaker side In n match
will have y better chance To make II
close. and interest will he maintained
throughout the evening OF play. since
the result OF tho last game may change
the entire complexion Of things.
All of the clubs have agreed that II
will 10 necessary to have the games on
n handicap basis. 4 new scale of rat
ings has been drawn up. with Glass A
men attempting to make 200 points. class
n men 1875. Glass e players 100 and those
below class g striving for 80 points.
The club teams probably will not be
Of any definite size. hut may consist of
from three to eight players. the number
of games in any match to depend on how
many men the visiting club has present.
This will ob,iate the chance for defaults
which. Il IL thought. m'fht cause i'll
feeling.
mos who will attend Wednesday
nigh, meeting In their official capacity
az, club representatives are Lawrence
Dttinrcr. chairman. Amateur WILLARD
Club OF New York Henry :. osborne,
\laonouin club ~ bridgeport Charles
~ Nahmmacher and william J. Jones.
crescent \. &. Henry Srhacfcr. Arion
|, Society \. y. Hymnu. ~Freundschaf
I club !. Ferdinand poggcnburg. Lieder-
:. kranz Arthur Townsend. Hanover club
+, Morris Il. Brown. Hamilton club Charlie
\. Sigmond. Frceport Elks 'lub and
: Robert Weld. New York Athletic club.
J. Ferdinand Poggcnburg and Francis
!, =. Applcby are playing now AZ n speed
that promises a good match when they
r come together AZ IN" I.icdcrkranz Fri
/, day night TO determine possession OF 'h'
v m~ctropolitan challenge Gun. Both clos'
uursers Of the most artistic sort, they
are likely to present a contest iull al
= long runs. Their game will is 900 point
at ls:2 halk line,
The metropolitan challenge Gun ha'
e been played for four times When II
was put UP In 1913 the National Asso-
| cation OF Amateur Billiard Players de
r cided that Morris II. Brown, then ma
,ional champion. and Pogcenhurg. IN
I international champion. should take par
Z in the rrst match for II. They PLAYED
at tho Ltedcrkranz and Poggenburr won
n j. T. Cope Morton of Philadelphia chal
lenged him and they met at the Ger
Y man,own Cricket club. Just outside M
o Quaker City. Core Morton was vicctori
\ Gus. but did not keep the trophy long
u poggenburg challenged In "A few months
and reGained II in "A match AT tho In!oi
y League OF Philadelphia. PoEgenbur,
= gained his thiri leg on the cup by beat
ing Brown again In a contest at IN
= i.lei.rEranz in 1914. That WAS the las
, match. and two years have elapsed sine,
then.
u PoVgenhurg. with his three legs %
tho trophy. needs only two more TO on
Il outright. II he beats Applehy he sti
!. must gain another triumph. SO much in
''rcSt has been ev!nced IN the revival q
the cup that the L.icdcrkranz expects
large attendance and 50 VAS arranged
have a brand new table ct M in its nj
ballroom for the gam.
W. Eminet Blsnkenship Of nc'roi'. IN
now worlds pocket billiard champion
. vii. defend his title against the chal
lcnge of John Layton In Detroit on Mt
I. = and 6. lie announced the dat" We,
RS terday. Layton. who halls from Scdali'
l. Mo. is said TO he playing In spectacula
;, form and capable Of giving the chanp!o
ID 4, hard fight for his laurels.
The rules Of the pocket game ara he,u
IL revised as a result ~ a few fallacj.s tina
d were exposed by incidents during the re
~ cent national amateur tournament II
~ planned 20 make the referee call "a
IS fouls instead Of having the striker
a opponent do so. ard also IN make ever
e. foul a scratch. This would ,llminat
the coruplexity 81 the rules In regard ,
tn fouls that have led 10 many misundcr
In standings in the Jast. Thc new cod
~ probably will he In force in the Rlanl
y enship-Lsyton contest.
nj Joseph Carney defeated John nal,
us former three cushion champion. last wee
no in q red bail match of lb0 points ,
nc Oakland. Cal. across the hay from 81
~ Fra nCisco. The score was l50 to 10
VI Carney ran II and IN Days he
cluster was 10.
as Thomas Foley. one OF tho oldest u.
% ures in billiards. has invented - ne
nc balkllne game to limit tho runs Of u
lts star players. There Is only ono lin
4" running midway between the sic
'ol cushions and the. length OF III" tlbl
NJ When the obiec, balls are on the san
en- side OF the line IT Is necessary Tor II
player to get one Of them across on h
rs second shot. The novelty has been tr!'
quite "A bit during the last few weeks
Chicago and has proved an intercstli
ST. diversion. OF course. with star playe
he pa rticlpatinG, II Is necessary 10 have
'se anchor space at each end OF tho loi
Pr line.
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