The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-18

BILLIARD SHARPS
GIVE EXHIBITION
Stofft and Masked Marvel
in Vermont Wheel
Club Rooms
PROCEEDS OF $3.50
FROM CLUB FOLLIES
Note of $500 to Be Cancelled and Rest
to Be Used for Club Purposes -
Pool, Billiard and Bowling Tourna-
ments to Be Started,

AN exceptionally fine evenings enter
tamment was enjoyed by about l25
members of the Vermont Wheel club
IN the club rooms last night, the
entertainers being two crack billiard
and pool players, Henry c. Stofft of New
York, who appeared some years ago in
exhibition matches with Clearwater in
the old Wheel club rooms, and Masked
Marvel y, sensational cue artist whose
name was not made public. Both play
ers were indeed marvels, ard their clever
work was generously applauded.
President Edward J. Fenton presented
Charles R. Crosby as the father of the
Wheel club and the man who was instru-
mental in getting the two players here,
and Mr.. Crosby then introduced the men,
stating that the Marvel usually wore a
mask but had consented to play without
one.
/ The billiard table had been moved into
the main room, and here the first part of
the program was given, beginning with
straight billiard game for 100 points.
After one or two ordinary shots the ex-
perts settled down to work and the Mar
vel easily took the match, making a run
of 94
Following this balk-line match was
played, which the Marvel also won by a
good lead.
/ Then came an intermission, at the be.
ginning of which President Edward J.
Fenton gave report of the recent Wheel
Nlfffa EnlI1ac cho ta+ ! L.
remaining bills had been paid and about
5000 had been paid to the government in
war taxes the net receipts would be about
$3.50. OF this $500 will be used in can
ceiling note and the rest will go for
club purposes. The announcement was
received with applause.
Mr. Fenton also announced that pool
and billiard tournaments will be started
soon and that the bowling alleys across
the street had been engaged for bowl
ing tournament by club members. Com
: mittees had been appointed, and they
circulated among the members to secure
signatures of those wishing to enroll
for the tournaments.
The Wheel club orchestra played se-
: lection, and Hugh II. Harwood and John
J L. Stewart sang the songs they gave at
, the Wheel Club Folies
: The third match was at three cushion
billiards for 80 points. The Marvel also
!, won this, but he was pushed hard by Mr.
!, Stofft, who executed some shots as clever
5 as any which were made during the ey-
ming.
This was followed by trick and fancy
E shots by the Marvel, who told in advance
what he would attempt to do. These
included the favorite shots of some OF
the worlds best known players.
During play the Marvel quoted various
worlds records, and he and Mr.. Stofft
J kept the audience in good humor by Their
many friendly jibes at each other.
A second intermission was for more
I music and luncheon. The music in.
cluded a Jew. sextet, being another repro
duction without costumes of one of the
tWheel Club Follies features, and Fol
lies song by Ralph Lucies. Sandwiches
e coffee, salted nuts, pickles and yariou:
f other eatables found a ready demand.
r Following the luncheon the expert:
e played game of 15-ball pool for Z.
/ points in the club pool room, the Marye
5, winning handily, and then followed ex
d hibition shots by both players, and th'
e spectators saw some amazing stunts per
,. formed. 1t was nearly II o'clock wher
f the program was concluded.