The sun., 1919-03-09
RIVAL BILLIARD
BODIES WRANGLE
New Association Issues Three
Cushion Challenge to Pa
rent Organization.
SHOEMAKER SHOWS SKILL
His SO at Smoker Declared a
Record by English
Experts.
SHOEMAKER SHOWS SKILL
BY vHE VETERAN.

st,on of Amateur Billiard Players, the
lea. and its young rival, The American
Amateur Billiard Association. rapidly is
coaching the acute stage. The parent as
ISOLATION has forbidden its members to
participate in any matches with adher-
ents OF the new organization, and the
latter has instructed rooml,eepers not to
house any events OF the old body.
The y. A. A. b. y. has nearly all the
large rooms in Brooklyn In its ranks and
the \. 4. n. A. has al the big rooms in
Manhattan.
As the dispute progressed the A. A. b.
\. arranged for three cushion tourna-
mont for the national amateur cham
p!orship, the first event OF the kind in
America. The games are being played
in the leading rooms in Manhattan. In
stantly the officials of the y. A. A. B. p
arranged a three cushion tournament for
tho state championship and 1t IL In prog
ress at Rational Recreation in BROOKLYN.
Spirited Rivalry.
So spirited has become the rivalry be-
tween the associations that Hal Coleman
secretary OF the A. A. b. n. has issued a
challenge for an interassocia ton match
Mr.. Coleman declared that his organiza-
ton would be glad to match the winner
~ the three cushion tournament against
the winner OF the ". a. A. b. J.. tourney
and concede 30 points In 100 TO the "
\. A. Il. p. victor.
II such a match were arranged It
would doubtless bring Frank Scoville,
the best angle player in the younger as
>ociation. to the table with J. Howard
Shoemaker, who, being unable to find
any one to play him for the pocket bill
liard tltle has entered the three cushion
tourney. II these two men played a
three cushion match the betting would
DO apt to favor Scoville.
AS the officials of the y. a. A. Is. p.
are now in Chicago and deeply en-
crossed in their Glass A tournament
there. II is unlikely that any reply to
the challenge will be considered for at
least two weeks.
Shoemaker "snooker King"
In addition to having beaten all the
amateur pocket billiard players in the
country and some Of the professionals
J. Howard Shoemaker has become SO
proficient in smoker pool that he is now
referred to as the 'snooker king" In
a recent game at Jack Doyle's room
Shoemaker ran So. which Is declared by
English experts to be the record for
ord run Is said to be 76.
The details OF the victory BIZ Shoe
maker over George Gray. rated one of
the best English players of smoker,
are not deficient In humorous phases
Gray one day accepted challenge to
play 800 point match with Shoe
maker, and when Jack Doyle heard OF
II he warned Gray not to hold Shoe
maker cheaply. as he was 4 dangerous
player at that game.
"Oh," said Gray, he may be able to
POD the balls, but he doesn't know the
eoime."
The game was set for the night in
which Shoemaker played the final game
OF the N. A. A. B. p. pocket billiard
tourney at the New York A. c. Shoe
maker won that game and clincaed the
title. He then went over to Doyle $.
A. several persons who knew OF Shoe
hakers skill wero quite willing to wager
on him Gray and his English friends
put un . snug sum to back their IA
ycrfts. Shoemaker jumped into the lead
: - the start. outplayed Gray In all de-
Nartmsnts OF the game and won by 900
~ Isz.
Gray IL Stunned.
Gray was stunned. II cawn't believe
my hsyes.- he said. II would jolly wei,
IKE to take Shoemaker to England. We
would make q million dollars. The
English players Of smoker just would
nst oonosds him q chance and he would
Seat them all"
Ralph Gresnleaf, chief challenger OF
frank Tabersd<i, the champion at pocket
htlliArds. win this week start on a ma
tionwide tour. He may possibly play a
match in this city with Cowboy Weston
before starting.
David McAndless, who was the run.
nsrup to Corwin Huston in last years
Class A tournament Of the National As.
ISOLATION Of Amateur Billiard Players
looks like a winner in the present com.
petition. He has an advantage over
huston because OF the champion drop
ping a game early in the tourney.
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