New Britain herald., 1921-10-20
SEVEN BILLIARDISTS IN W0RLD'S TOURNEY
Two Foreign Stars, Horemans
 and Cont Are Entered

The entries for the worlds cnaln- rionship l1ulkline billiard tourna- ment to be held in Chicago, Nov. IA to 19 inclusive were yesterday an nounced by the BrunsWlck-oalke- Collender Company. Instead of limit ing the entrants to six, as was or iginally planned, it was decided 10 permit seven players to compete, and in this way include all of sthe out standing players in the quest for the crown that Willie Hoppe has worn for sixteen years. The names of the players intered in the tourney follow: Willie Hoppe of New York, worlds
 champion; Jake Schaefer. Chicago;
 Welker Cochran, San Francisco; Ed ouard Horemans of Belgium, cham pion of Europe; Roger Cont of Paris, champion of France; Ora Morningstar, San Diego, Cal, and
 George Suttons of Chicago, former champion.
 Of all the players who have been lowering within the championship spotlight in recent years Koji Yamada of Japan alone is not found among | the entries He has had several tries at the national title in tournaments l I be rated in the same class with those | who this year. will contest Hopes right to continue as custodian of 1he crown.
 1 Play will be at 1S.2 balkline, and i the ultimate winner of the tourna-
 ment will hereafter be subject to 1 challenge. Preference in the matter 1 of challenges will be given according | to the position in which the various players finish in the tournament 1T l other words, the player who finishes
 second will be given first chance in l ] match, with the title as the stake providing, of course, he challenges for the title. All challenge matches l will involve a money stake of S1,000 At the time the challenge is filed i must be accompanied by $500 and the remaining $500 must be posted not later than twenty days prior tt the match. The rules further pro vide that the champion will not bt
 required to defend his title prior t March 15, and he may name an. I date between March 1 and April l
 this leeway of fifteen days bein,
 allowed to insure the securing of
 suitable hall for the match.
 Subject to Challenge.
 The winner of the first chaIleng match, in case of any challeng i then pending, will be required |
 play the next match not later tha, .thirt, days after the first match, bu
 has the option of selecting any dat
 between twenty and thirty days fol lowing the first match. The holde of the emblem cannot be called upo
 to defend his title in any mate games from May 1 to Nov. l. The entries for the tournamen 5 closed on last Saturday, but it re , quired considerable time and though , to limit the number of starters t l seven. In making the selection it evident that those in charge of tn I affair made the best selection pos l sible, and there is exery reason t t believe that the tournament in Chi
 cago will be productive of some (
 the best balkline billiards that ha
 been witnessed in this country for
 long time.
 n In the first p,cce, it is the fir.
 time in many palid moons that it hs
 been worlds championship affa e instead of simply a national chan e| p1onship test. For years Yamad : has been the only foreigner to con y pete in these tournaments. but tn Il year Horemans and Cont are anon II the entrants, lending a decided 's welcome international flavor sa Il a battle for leading cue hoors