The Washington herald., 1916-11-12
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Billiards


An effort Is to be made to have the
worlds championship pocket billiard
match between Frank Tabersky. the
title holder. and the next challenger
In line. Edward l. Ralph, Of Nights
town. NJ j.. staged in the National
Capital.
According to the rules under which
the championship emblem is played
for, II Is necessary that the winner
shall defend his title within forty days
after winning II, and as Tabersky, the
Silent Pole" disposed Of Ralph Green
leaf. in New York City. on October 21,
he must again meet an opponent not
later than December ].
p. b. Fletcher. local manager of the
Brunswick Balke-collender Company,
was yesterday instructed by Frank
Sherman and Morris Cafritz. managers
Of the Royal and Grand Central par
lors, to notify the Brunswick Bake
Collender Company, under whose aus
pices the championships are played, that
they were TO be considered as bidders for
the holding OF the Tabersky- Ralph match.
A. C. B. AS classics.
Sherman, when seen last night, said:
"Cafritz and myself have entered into
a mutual agreement to bring the Ia
bersky-Ralph match here. and we are
going to leave no stone unturned in
OuT enucdNOT DTlDB lnlS pocket Dill
Hard classic to Washington. With the
cooperation OF other proprietors of
billiard and pocket billiard parlors, l
have very reason to believe that we
will be able to have the match played
in this city"
Washington, in all probability, will send
at least two teams, IL not more to the
tournament to be held next spring in
Syracuse under the auspices OF the At
lantic Coast Bowling Association.
George c. Shaffer, the well known local
florist and member of the Acme quint,
of the Washington Tenpin League. states
that IL 1t Is possible to form a team he
will be one OF those who will make the
trip from this city. Harry Krauss is
another who has expressed himself as
being desirous OF participating in the big
pin events, and with George Hammer.
already on record as being ready to send
in his entry, there is no question but
what quint of big stick spillers will
represent the National Capital in the
A. B. c. AS classics.
The other five that are contemplating
making the trip is the Royal duckpin
team. Capt Earl Lewis states that his
team has practically decided to take in
the little pin events and have started to
make arrangements to stop in Baltimore.
Philadelphia and New York and play ex-
hibitions on their way to Syracuse.
With the positive announcement that
these two teams are going TO make the
trip there Is every reason to believe that
other quints will fall in line and by the
time it comes to close the entry list It
would not be surprising to see at least
nine or ten teams entered from Wash
ington.
Willie Hoppe. king of the Billiard
World" says he doesn't expect to be
called upon to defend any Of his three
titles for at least two years. In playing
G. Butler Sutton, the veteran Chica goar,
in St Louis last week, Hoppe simply ac-
Icommodated the Windy City cueist, as he
has beaten Sutton so often that 1t was
simply formality to run the 1,5oO points
and again trim the challenger.
who do you regard as your most
dangerous rival?" Hoppe was asked while
receiving congratulations after the match.