The evening world., 1917-11-12

tn the pool and billiard world Alfred
DE orc stands up like the Pyra-
mids. Many champions have come
and gone. but the Cuban, now nearly
ffty five. remains the same marvel
he was twenty-five years ago. Within
the last few days DE orc has won
several important matches and he
confidently expects this TO be one of
his most successful seasons.
In his long career De orc had TWO
ambitions - supremacy in pool and
three cushion caroms. and the ad-
vancement OF his native country
I Cuba A string OF worlds champion
ships crowned his cue conquests.
Now the Cuban Government has
given the wizard a pension for life,
reward for furtherng the interests Of
the Island people.
There's been many a story OF DE
Oro's triumphs in pool and three
/ cushion billiards. Yet one OF the most
interesting yarns is an account OF the
man himself. The cue marvel, as he
is to-day. IL far from being what
might be called a robust man. lie has
been operated on several times, and
now, in the words or Jack Doyle the
billiard expert, is a bundle OF nerves
Perhaps De Oros most striking quail
ity is an infallible memory The
Cuban can remember events f'fteeen
and twenty years back as II they
were of yesterday.
DE Orc was competing In match
at Doyle's recently. A visitor strolled
in, and, observing the champion In
action. remarked to the proprietor
that he had played DE ORC match
nearly thirty years ago In Buftalo
and apparently had the Cuban beaten
when the wizard made a sensational
! kiss shot off the nine ball and ran ou'
the frame for a victory.
The visitor was mb-founded. Ht
} pool cracks, had played DE orc anc
! the match was an epoch IN ms lIe
, 1t meant nothing for the cuban.
Several hours later Jack Doyle In
I troduced the visitor to the champion
; The champion recognized him in
stantly.
81 played you a match about TWEEN
ty-five years ago In Buffalo' re-
marked De orc, "and won when
made a combination Off the thirteeI
ball"
The visitor was dumbfounded. Ill
had always remembered that the sho
: was made off the nine ball, bu
quickly admitted 1t was the thirteeI
bah when De orc related incidents o
, the match.
De Oro's parents were wealthy. A
e n boy he played great deal of poo
e and billiards because he liked tn
/, game. He had natural ability an
soon gave promise OF developing int
a topnotcher. About thirty years ag
= the future worlds champion came I
c this country and competed in man
r amateur competitions.
The Spanish American war great
= deprecated the holdings of the ID
c orc family in Cuba. Aired wa
forced to use his cue as a wage
), Garner. and he's been playing pro
y fessional pool and billiards eve
T. since. Hoppe, DAILY, Hueston, go righ
o down the line OF all the great Gu
n champions, and every one has bee
10 up against the veteran cuban. ID
/ orc has been defeated. Benny ALE
n OF Kansas City beat him in 1913 10
the worlds pool title, 600 points
e SIS, but De ORC always came bac
" and all the way.
. Even with his wonderful comman
70 of shots the Cuban rarely let's da
IS go by that he doesn't put in seVer'
hours OF practice, That is one, rea
son for his long success-the hour
OF practice even when match ism
in sight. De ORC Is keen studer
= Of combination play, and he's bee
u known to rehearse one shot seVeri
re- hundred times before being satsfle
r. To any one desiring TO play a goc
20 game OF pool or billiards DE o.
i gives six rules, They are
in Excellent eyesight. The game
,s demands accurate vision.
The cultivation 81 . firm. long