The Washington herald., 1916-10-16

Typewriter Company, who is the national
president, has practically assured the
other national officers that the Syracuse
chapter will enroll over 5000 members,
This enrolment alone would insure the
success Of the tourney. While only ten
tauVe plans have been drawn as to the
number of alleys, etc, that will be re-
quired to run the different events of, the
New Workers have decided that they will
install not less than sixteen alleys, and
should the entry list come up to expecta-
tons they will place an additional eight
into service.
As predicted in the columns of this
paper last week that the high set and
team game made by the Royals in the
their initial appearance of the season
would hardly survive the season, 1t Is
only necessary to point out that the Con-
tinentals, of the same league, rung up
game Of 613 last Thursday night
topping the Royals former mark of COS
by seven pins. Had the Continentals
shot any kind of a game at all in their
last they would have easily passed the
Royals high mark of 100 As it was
they only managed to get within five
pins Of the record, a game of 4g7 in the
last spelling all chance they had gained
in the first two games of making a new
reord.
That Grand Central bunch, headed by
Johnny Vaeth, has very little respect
for records or record makers. The
Royals fresh from their LOO set and COS
game, stacked up against the Avenue
punch and not only were beaten, but
actually failed to win a game. Then
to show that they were consistent they
turn right around and in their set against
sentatyes, drop two more. But it is a
long road that has no turn. With such
crack lineup as the Royals present, 1t
cannot be expected that they are going to
be the door mat for many other quints
in the District circuit, from this out
Those five defeats in six starts may be
just what they need to make them
realize that they are in a circuit where
you have TO shoot the wood at all times
II you expect to win.
Within the next few days, Frank sher-
man expects to receive an acceptance
of his challenge, issued throught John
Cline, to Baltimore billiard and pocket
billiard enthusiasts for an intercity
match to be held between representatives
Of the National Capital and the OrioIe
City. Mr.. Sherman, some time ago made
special trip to the Monumental City
for the express purpose of laying be-
fore Mr.. Cline the proposition of staging
tournament to determine the intercity
champions, and the suggestion met with
instant approval. 1t is planned to bring
the best players of the two cities in balk-
line, three-cushion and pocket billiards
together in a home and home series
Should the match be staged there is no
doubt but that it would create a con-
siderable amount of interest and at the
same time result in some of the best
cue games witnessed in this city in a
long time.
Never grumble II your opponent should
leave you bad several times in a row.
Just glance through this which appeared
in the National Billiard weekly's last
issue: Pop Lissberger has been playing
billiards with Alex DeLeeuw for twenty
six years. During that stretch they have
clashed three times a week, for 300 points
each time. Neither specializes in close
nursing or position play, with the ex-
ception OF position for the opponent
Aleck was having a particular hard time
Of 1t one day last week, when nearly
every turn at the table he was confronted
by an unsolvable problem. Finally he
could restrain himself no longer. Pop,
in the twenty-six years." he said, we've
played 5000 points a year, or a total of
1,14o,OoO and I have yet to see the day
when you leave me shot"