The sun., 1916-11-26
SCHENECTADY TO SEE
FIRST CUE MATCH
Taberski Gives Home Folks
Initial Chance to Witness
Title Contest.
RALPH VETERAN A

For the FIRST time in its history eche-
nectady 10 to witness q contest TOR .
billiard championship. On Thursday.
Friday and Saturday Of this week Frank
Taberski. champion OF continuous pocket
billiards, who resides In Schenectady. VIII
defend his title there against Edward 1.
Ralph Of Hightstown. N. j.. whose ehsl-
lenge became effective october 81. A
champion may. without any limitation.
name a public hall in a place where he
has . legal residence. but cannot with
out the consent Of his opponent and the
Brunswick = Bake Collendsr Company,
name another city or other than . pub
lie hall. Exercising his right to % 90
Taberski named ODD Fellows Hall. echs-
nectady. as the place where the pending
match will be decided.
The championship trophy which Tab
erski now holds was hrst won by w. EN-
nett B%lankenship Of Detroit. who gained
Il in a tournament held In Chicago Feb
rusry 20 to March 10 this year. AZ De-
troit, May 3. I and 8. John Layton Of
sedaiia, Mo-. sained possession Of II. In
a match played In Sedaiia October 8. 7
and 3. Taberski became champion. His
FIRST challenger was Ralph Gresnieaf Of
Monmouth. ILL.,. whom he defeated at
Doyle's Academy. New York. octob'r
IS. 10 and 20.
II no retains the trophy IN the coming
contest he will have to defend II again
In not less than thirty nor more than
forty days from December .. FOUR chal-
Ienges. each supported by . deposit OF
seventy-fve dollars. are now directed
against the championship. They were 10.
sued by James Nature Of Kansas City.
Louis Kreuter Of Now York city. Ben
jamin Allen OF Kansas City and L. II.
Stoutenberg Of Buffalo. and rank a.
named.
Ralph II Veteran.
Ralph finished first In the tournament
which introduced continuous pocket bill
lizards held In Philadelphia In the spring
OF 1912. In his nrst challenge compe-
tition he was beaten by Alfredo dc ORC.
who held the cha mpionship until Oc-
tober 5, 1918. when. in q contest al
Doyle's Academy. Benjamin Allen OBJ
tained the title. Allen held the cham
pionshlp until tho emblem became his
personal property. As u consequences,
another emblem val offered by the
Brunswick : Baik Collender Company
and q tournament 10 introduce II wal
held at Chicago by the Billiard and
Bowling Protective Association of tina,
city.
In tha tournament Ralph tied with
Greenleaf and Clark for third. fourth
and nth place. His mai game Wal
with Taborski. whom he beat, 100 e
Is.
The match this week will be A5t
balls. $50 each night. When Tabersk
and Greenlsaf competed they did moi
abide by the rules Of continuous poke
billiards. Instead they played three
blocks OF $50 balls. II II understood
that tho donors OF the championship
emblem will insist that Taberski ant
Ralph shall in their contest strictly
conform to the rules governing con
tinuous pocket billiards.
The organisation Of a New England
amateur association to be an auxilisr,
of the National Association Of ANA
teur Billiard Players IL exercising m
tours throughout the country. and tn,
possibility that the next Class A anna
teur championship may be held In Bos
ton Ia often suggested n discussed
The enrolment OF B%oston's noted ANA
teur, Nathan Hall. In the New Englan,
association Is welcomed A. an indi
cation that he will participate in i'm
portant amateur events this winter
While he IN regarded As the best playe
In Now England. perhaps the best nma
teur In the United States. Frederick G
Burnham Of Hartford 10 mentione'
along with him as an element o
strength In Eastern amateur ranks.
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