The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-02
Young Ellis Of Pittsburg to
Defend His Championship
for First Time.
LAYTON CHALLENGES FOR
DOCKET BILLIARD CROWN

,iorshlp against Pierre Maupomc or st.
- match at Harry Davis's room.
i"" - ru.,dav and
fHttshurg' 'o-'' No.,
wednesday ..,e a.,,a. T., wh,c,,
coh,eSs n,s 81 the principals is not a
,e.cr,n In championship play FINS nas
nl,y,d for the title only once 'he time
~ non ii from Alfredo dc gro az fn'ia-
da,,hia in the last week OF repruery.
This will be his hrst oWcla' appe"lan,o
IN the role OF cha'npion. Maupo..e
has been "A contestant ior '"e
cause ~ TINS anu o'",, ."- ~. 80,
,ncludiug the fact that Pittsnure nas ~.
hsd any sort OF worlds championship
,na,cb IN wears. unusual interest IL pcinB
manifested III " a."'u, ,,,,a lin
lust how Maupomc VIII s'an" NY
under the stress OF such important cu,"-
re,i,ion IL the mig III OF 'he a.'~..
Mexican is snow as me MOS. nn.
player that ever atternptcu ."e "
game. He can Apply a.. ana,,sh
ties Of masse' or,W' 80 ..aro. reg
as well AS sheer speeo' >" .,a,ar
ularly on shots 'ha. w hh;';,r
would attempt eNc.p' -" nnwovcr
II Maupome Is III i"rm, "he NAV
bllaru e wv ,ho match. IL he liz not.
w. ,, him" 1, seems to be taken for
granted that Ellis Will put "P " S"'e
game.
,u. r-,...ue..
May s""" ""'"
:, three night contest-5O points
s,rh nirht-it Is not improbable ina
W,upomc will exhibit himself at ootn
eytrrncs. with one bad and two goou
n.yr,s or vice versa. II either OF THESE
,bIrrs occurs the match is hhe'! 10
$50 an, of IN, most stirring ever
pVN' lui. ;s a nervous, high strung
w'a,' m,r himself. also a left handler
n.,,u. al h,s excitabi,i,y. though. he Is
-. as , consistent scorer and clever
-. nr.ycr
"n,.or rh.ilenges have been issued Tor
.t,i, he CHARLES McCouyt of Pitts
,nr iu,S,h JI.,l of Toledo. George W.
So ~ New York and Alfredo d. Orc
Fl" ,,oo denosit. Horace b. Lean OF
W. hal -, In a challenge that came
ne.'p.' . uoore,s In pr,ority. but he
Jus ., los, week. The winner OF
"t'ha'ew a'iii no called upon "a
TINS Week oo'''s' W."
lace McIo'I1 DC wars old. whereas
Fans ~ az
Naupo'he 'es
~
Layton 10 Nees
~ Emmett B~lankenshlp. who won tie
rau,.r, a, chicago. has been challenged
Nv Jnhn Layton, the red haired. broad
.bouldered youth who halls from Sc
AL. Mo Frank Tabersk OF Schcrsc-
,ad,, Edward I. Ralph OF HiHhtstown'
\ l.. Ralph Greenleaf of
M. and Louis Kreuter of New 10TH
LAYTON gets first crack at ianEen
hin who as champion has the riSh'
IA name The place OF the match. HH IL
.xncc,ad 10 select Detroit n SET a
ds.e somewhere around Ma! !. Taber'
,hi will meet the winner but IL u
octional with the champion whether 'o
until the fall. for a champion IS mo-
op,seu -,
July anu "us"''
,.r~ . p%bi,adelphia ANA
rranH e., so.called Class
'eur' P,"y,"e n,,an, M Go, Allin
YOKE. pi''aiu - a high run Of g,
ger idSu "'.N' ,h. national anna
YALE =" 20 TIA io,rt,y nv j
'enr recoiu VI rn.ard I, nav
hoWaro ShoeniaNI. -, -, Tho b,phe.
"""S' w" 20 ,s,, ,.,r,,l,s cham
run maze III ,he A. ~,,,aao pa,ter
NonshiH tournaIhe", :" 80 a, ,oO :,
toh won 'hc saIhe p,,..non
So from a player ha'heo
.,-- uoo, .
MISS CARA naun.,. ps, ad.Inni,
hi"'"h' - Just nuh,i,,o of ne
n.S "sreeu W wv a. p,minrd Clut .,
pa al ."e nnu 20 -.hs c,,h ,
I,N,...s 800. -, tho u.,r, i'm A;
us"l, y. 1910, ,,a,ch hot wee,
'n,,, ard ,ho Ijejerkran
w. 49," :, ,or Tho Sam, night bu
ra,ard ~ Gardiner and pogvenhurg
,H,""..',.o ,o,dors ~ ,hc roo teams. ar
co;,c 20 .rr,nge , n-os,nonsnent so the,
w., ,I,nosS Viss play.
>u.. u..oa failed