Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-26
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APPLICATION MADE
GREENLEAF CHAMP
Youthful Pocket Billiard King
First Handled Cue When
Eight Years Old
WILL BE % NEXT MONTH

Alert. slim. clcar-cycd and clean
skinncd--thcrc you have 'humb- man
description Of Ralph Gr"cnlcnf, world
pocket billiard champion
Grccnlcaf will he twcniy-ihrcc years
old next month. and he has hold IN"
,,ockct billiard title Tor three years.
record any ono might VOL! bc proud o.
Rolph is rather proud of his achieve
mpnt. but at that he is far from SHOW
ing any sypmtoms of c"nc"it or self
esteem.
BEGINNING tonight. tho youthful cue
king will begin tho defense, "f MS
crown for the twcnty-cighth time. IN
,O1o he acquired the title in tourney
hold in the Parkway Building. at
Eroad and Cherry streets. AT the pe'
ginning of that event the champion WIS
Benny Alien. Of Kansas city. bnt nc
lost the title when h" bowed I" the Su-
perior skill Of Gr""n'"a;.
Tonight GrcpnI"af again will stack up
against Allen. and th" former champion
will endpuvor I" rcgnin hi" lost 'h,ir''S'
! Next 70 t;recnlcnf. Allcu is conceded to
he the best pocket Billiard cXp'r! IN 'h'
world. and generally speaking. II 'S an
!
Stars will com" out on top.
t;rconlrar Is confident and A'lcn IL
| h,upfuI. When the present chhnillon
| Iofentcd ,hc Western wizard in E'i" "
was NOT the first tim" hc had accom-
nlishcd the feat. When only htt""n
ycnr. old Grcrnlraf entered his hrEf
tournament. " his opening contest no
drew Alien rs his opponent and b'at
the Kansas City player.
Tho coniidcnrr Of the champion Is
based on his previous victories over 'lN
! op,ouDnt in the match Which b".ina
| tonight. H. doesn't call it ,pSych"l"gy :
( he merely says II" mas th" c!s" "n
! Allcn. wh,rh after all is the same
thing.
! ,;reen,caf was practirinc last night
u, tho Hudson Billiard Academy. Broad
aud Cherry streets. across IN" S'rcc'
from the building u which he won his
title. Asked aS to what he nScribed
! his success with th" cue he replied
earnestly: :,
grew M with Il cu" in my hand. !
began to learn pocket billiards ut IN"
ng" Of eight years on table III my
pnrrn,S' homr. ! never took lesson
from any expert. but Increased in skill
BY keeping cvcrlnStingiy NJ Il.
Il think. however, my progress was
due principally to llr fact that ! was
not satisfied 10 meet only players in
nv own class. never lost an oppor
tlnitr ,o meet better players than my
self and by watching their game ] i'm.
proved my own 10. hr extent that J
eventually captured the championship.
''Thc worlds till" vas my anlhi-
tinn. Whcn | first took = cue in my
hami determined that il it was in th"
wood world win tho championship.
never lost sight "f that goal. Ny
ambition S,nlrred m" on to greater Of
forts. with the result that my carly
irenuls were realized much sooner than
! cxp"rt"d am rather proud Of the
fact that in ia" twenty H"Drm times
have defended my It'll" have not lost
II single block.
The lnat"h between Grecnloaf and
Allen will hc at $50 points in bloch>
of 40 points tonight. tomorrow and
Saturday nights. 10" Mayer and Tom
Dwyrr will hc in chnrgr uf tho con
tcst and Morris Fink will act rs ref :
! cree.