New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-23
French Billiard EY,...
Runs l22 with Cue
Ball in Centre,
PRECISE METHOD A
DRAWBACK, HOWEyrp
Appleby Brothers VIII D.
Rivals in Class B Tournam.r
In Brooklyn Next Week

Firmin Cassignol did m. 49,,
steadily AZ Maurice Days a., .''s
Playing 300 points lao nr,'t
against $50 by Weiker Cocb,s
nninetoen-year-old boy from Ns,u -
Iowa ne won by three point, q, W.
day night, and was beaten ever o; n','
100, on Wednesday. '"a
On Thursday night, how.v.,
French expert q splayed the o,.s ~
Of skill that has made him ss~v
lie scored game IN five innin.,
eraging so. The score By mini, 90
3. ia. 40, 2, 1926. ="
Experts who witnessed the ns,,,
snce pronounced the run OF Ial :.
most remarkable they had ever 49,.
He mado l22 points in the nlds, !,
the table, nursing and driving "a =.
side rails and cOnfning the IN. ~
within radius OF about eigh, in.,.'
After the game Cochran sad :,
Cassignol: in that second ming "a
played 1871" The remark brouy,.
response from Fred Lowen,h,l ~.
said: ut was more than Isl :.
worked out in the table on an sy.r..
ten inches away from the bslsT,,.
and his drives we're simply perfect
George 7. b. Clark, VINO ia, ia
the Class 3 amateur championship =.
CCrsed what LoWentnal SAID. ,-s
added: "Csssignol certainly play, a.
most scientific billiards have ever
seen
Robert Kennedy. who has wsr,s
nearly all OF the French champ,e,,
exhibitions at Days, says: ~h,r
Cassignol is m good stroke his pay |,
poetic. II is like Paderewssi's exec.
ton on a piano. nave been billiard
enthusiast for thirty years, and ate,
having observed the playing Of all Il.
great masters who have exhibited her
skill in the United States, hsy. 70
hesitation about declaring Csss!zno,
exposition ofrhe beauties Of the gs-.
the most charming.
81 do not maintain that be can u.
Hoppe, whose method Is quite d-s,.
ent. The Frencnman makes many sips
oy affecting too mucn precision. As /,
rule, pnen he counts, the second ot,s.
ball does not move more than half a.
inch; frequently the action Of the egs
ball upon the second object ball . -
delicate as 10 BE- barely perceptib,
"Cassignols chief fault sppesn B,
be that he occasionally fails 70 sppIy
requisite force. There is one par.
ricular in which Hoppe has ar sisi..
:sge over him. Hoppe does no, o..
ways play for an exact position. Hs
system in general is % count and deep
the spheres under control, but he If.
ten plays as If he does no, care vts:
position will develop. To count ,,t
keep counting seems 10 be his schsr.
Of play.
an all the big runs have seer bin
make he has at times played counting
strokes with apparently 10 regard .c'
retaining control Of the balls. depend.
ing on his general execution 10 recover
control Of them. His maryelonsly a.
curate opeu-tabie play has coniribg.t!
largely toward making and kespir.
him a champion l. has been the b..
sis Of the unlimited confidence vhti
has made him comparatively, II r@
actually, invincible."
Edgar and Francis s. Appleby, y,
Columbia College students, will compe,
in the Class 3 tournament, which D.
gins tomorrow night at the brooAl'
Billiard Academy. They are keen rlsi'
at billiards. Edgar would not IA"
entered the Class B competition 90
not become an entrant. In fact, Ecssi
DELAYED sending in his name uriA
assured his brother would be pH
tlcipant.
Having been introduced to Frank A.
pleby. ST., Firmin Cassignol ss.s
"Your sons play well, very me" i'
answer was. 81 hope they don't th.,'
they play we'll. for II they DO they ~
not try TO improve
Asked which Of his sons he eons.
cred the better billisrdist Mr.. Ape,
replied: Il believe Edgar is. DE sho..;
be, for he il playing IN me pny'1'
condition, while Francis Is not, sha
playing on his nerve" Wnen "a
Smythe expressed an opinion thN y
gar was the better OF the Two, v.
stander remarked: zone night you y.
Edgar play, and become conylneea -. -.
he is the superior OF his brother. !"
next night you see Francis play arc y
wise your opinion mats s''"
right rejoined Smythe. -
On or about February 90 Alifeoe .
ORC will again have 20 defend hl' u,
of three-cushion carrom Champion o.
opponent will be Charles Ellls, 49,.
won the Interstate lnTee-OesI.--
League championship year ago, W. ~.
he represented Cleveland. lnis ~
ter Ellis is representing Pl,',ogIni s..
lie is backed by John Love. OF , 40. "a
apolis. who hopes 10 lrduet de Wv
play in that city, p.,s,l.
Although Ellis was born m fe1ns,
vania. ne calls indianapolis h III! nV-i
II the pending match between h,S Eso.
de ORC can be brought of IN the ",
sier capital IL will probably ptng.,',,
great attraction AUGUST AieS''N
Las challenged the winner. LII.
The next challenger vii prooaU,
Pierre Naupome. the Mexican, W.
representing -. Louis N me me-, 's I,
League. lie says he does not W." ~.
play for the worlds championsny
I'll after the league game: are 49,,
II he wins the league ehsupp,.'. lie
he will challenge for the "0 oHs, 4,
and If he wins that he Will az
emblem 70 Mexico and make eaa''s''