The sun., 1916-12-10
MOORE And DE- ORO
IN CUE CONTEST
Three Cushion Billiard Title
Match Scheduled for. Local
Room December 10.

Because Of objections raised by AZ
f'cdo de ORC. challenger for the three
cushion billiard championship held by
George Moore % New York. the title
contest between these " probably will
he pls ycd n: the New York Theatre
building December 10. 90 and 81. Moore.
who as champion has the righ, to
name the date and place. subject to
approval OF the challenger. stated tina:
the match should he staged at DoyleS
.Ncadcmy. he Oro could not come ID
terms with Doyle and refused TO approve
Tie selection Of Moore. IT was neces-
sary then to NM a public hail ard since
the New York Theatre Building has n
place for Just such contests II Is prac.
tically certain the veteran cue experts
viii clash there.
Moore has not yet approved the reu-
;ral hall suggested by DE ORC. but Il;
is likely ne will accede Ia the sugges-
tons made by the Brunswir lex. Baike-Col-
lender company. which donates the
jcwei'ed trophy emble.nat!c Of the cham
piOnship There was a long conference
bctween DE GRO and Moore. but the
veteran lie ORC would not coRcede any
i'ihk dHu ttNostbbB .bopic "NNNo
much as II he were still champion and
! IMoore) was the challenger"
The match Will not on. decide the
title hut N for the trophy stakes OF $3.50
a s!de and SIS n 81 per cent. OF the
safe receipts I, Will be- 100 points,
divided into 90 points for each night.
The jewel!cd trophy. emblematic Of the
three cushion championship donated by
the Brunswick Balke-Callender Company.
must be defended continuously for twelve
playing months before 1t MAJ become the
personal properly Of u holder. June.
July ans Angus are playing or non
playing months. At the option Of n cham
plon, 1t was frs, competed for In a
tournament held at Chicago. March 9
10 81 inclusive. 1915. in which the par
tic. PANTS were George " Moore OF New
York. william X. IIuey of Chicago. John
DAILY and Alfredo de ORC Of New York,
August kicckhefer Of Milwaukee. Joseph
cap!o on of So. Paul Charles ELLIS Of
cleveland. charles NORM of Chicago. J.
lIahman OF Minneapolis. Fred Eames OF
Denver. Lloyd Jevne OF Los Angeles and
Horace o.. Lean Of Chicago. They fin
ished as named.
A triple tie developed in the tourna-
ment proper when Moore. Iiuey and
Daily each won h.ne games and lost two.
The Cuban. VINO was fourth. won six
and lost 1--WE. Since It's introduction the
trophy has been "a prize in mint challenge
matches and has changed holders six
lines The record Of matches for |, 10
as follows
New York Ma -, Is and 10. 1915!
George ". Moore. l5O: Alfredo de OD.'it<.
New september IS. 20 and 30;
william X Huev. $50. icnrg. W. Moore.
i3S. October Is; Huey forfeited to Al
fredO lie orc.
chicago Decembtr :. = and Alfredo
ic Dfn 80: Augus Eieckhefer. ~.
BOstos--JanuprV -. n and ~, 1915:
Alfredo lie ORC, $50. Lloyd LEVINE. 1873
Philadelphia February -, - and 80:
Charles Ellis, $50: Alfredo lie orc, l:t,
Pttshurg--April . 4 and ): Charles
El!s. 1850 Pierre Maupome. ia.
Pittsburg- II, Is ana 80; Charles
McCourt $50. Charles Ellis. les,
Plttsbure- 20, 10 and 81:
Hugh Heal. $50; Charles McCourt, 1879.
Tuledo-Norembei ., and ~ George
W. Moore, lj0: Hugh Heal. LIS.