The sun., 1919-09-04
WORLDS CUE TITLE
EVENTS SCHEDULED
Balkline Tourney Starts Here
Oct. 20--Three Cushion and
Pocket Billiards Elsewhere.

Worlds championship tournaments at
1872 balkline. three cushion carom and
pocket billiards were announced last
night by r. B. Benjamin. who is to man
age the affairs for the Brunswick alke-
Collender Company. The balkline COM
petition for the title now held by Willie
contestant. will be held in the ballroom
Of the Hotel Astor from Monday. o.
, tober 20. through the 25th.
The three cushion event has been
awarded to Cleveland and will be played
in the Moose Auditorium from Novem-
Der through the 18th. Philadelphia
will be the scene of the pocket billiard
! championship, which will be staged in
the auditorium of the Parkway Building
from December 1 through the 18th.
Benjamin said that these tournaments
would be held each year in a different
city. The winners of the titles and the
runners up will be taken by Benjamin
on tour Of the country which will last
about eighteen weeks and will guarantee
the players a sufficient return for their
| skill. The announcement of the tourna-
ments follows:
SIX I'm BallIine Event.
I'VE hereby announce the following
| tournaments to establish the champion
| ship at the respective games, to wit I:
1872 balkline game of billiards, each
game to consist of 400 points; three
cushion carom game of billiards, each
game to consist Of so points, and fifteen
ball continuous pocket billiards, each
game to consist of 1875 points.
These tournaments are to be held
under the auspices Of the Brunswick
Balke-Collender Company and under the
management of r. B. Benjamin, subject
to the following conditions:
The 1872 balklne tournament for the
national championship of the United
States will be limited to six players, sub
Ject to an entrance fee of $3.50 The
Following prizes to be awarded the win
ners according to their standing at the
close Of the tournament: First prize
$1,000; second. $3.50: third. $1.250,
and fourth. $3.50, for total of $3.50
This tournament will be held in the
ballroom of the Aston Hotel. New York
from October 20 to % inclusive. Entries
will close on September 90
The three cushion tournament for
the national championship of the
United States will be limited to ten
players. subject to. an entrance fee Of
$3.50. The following prizes will be
awarded the winners according to their
standing at the close of the tournament:
First prize. $1,000; second, $3.50 third
$1,000. and fourth. $3.50, for a total of
$4,000
This tournament will be held at the
Moose Auditorium. Cleveland, Ohio, No
vember TO 10 inclusive. Entries will
close on October 4.
THE pocket billiard tournament for
the national championship of the
United States will be limited to ten
players, subject to an entrance fee of
$3.50. The following prizes will be
awarded the winners according to their
standing at the close of the tournament {:
First prize. $1,000 second, 1880; third,
$1,000. and fourth, $3.50. for total of
$4,000.
This tournament will be held at the
Auditorium. Parkway Building. Phila-
delphia, December l to Is inclusive.
Entries will close on November /.
IAN games to be played on a table of
the Brunswick Bake Collender Com
pany's make, fitted with monarch cush-
ions.
To BE Annual Event.
at is intended that these tournaments
shall be staged annually. and the winner
Of each tournament will be awarded
trophy emblematic of the championship,
which will remain in his possession as
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