The Washington times., 1922-05-09
WANT BILLIARD.
TITLE MATCHES
PLAYED OFTEN
Leading Performers Favor
Championship Contests Out
side of Tournament.

Leading professional billiard play
ers OF this country have started an.
other agitation to revise the rules
governing championship competition
In balkline. three.cushion and pocket
billiards so that championship tour
naments will be held at the beginning
Of each season with the provision
that the players who finish second,
third and fourth in these events will
be permitted to challenge the win.
ners to matches for the titles during
the season.
The rules were revised early this
season. IL had been the custom Tor
several years past to prohibit chal-
lenge matches for the titles. In this
way champions were called upon TO
defend their laurels but once each
season-in the annual tournaments.
Last fall II was decided to change
the rules so that challenge matches
would be permissible, but no provi.
sion was made at that time for any
additional tournaments after the
events OF last October and Noveni'
Der.
Under present conditions tourna
ments would be necessary only
when some player had successfully
defended his title for the prescribed
time and the championship trophy
became his personal property as
result.
At first the players seemed
thoroughly satisfied with the new
arrangements but now that they
hn fryn
seasons might pass without tourna.
ments being held they evidently
have undergone a change OF mind
und are now exerting their powers
In an effort to have the rules re
vised once more.
Whether they will be successful
IL problematical at this time. All
that is known is that the matter
formally will be called to the at
tention OF the officials OF the Bruins.
wick Bake Coilender Company,
donors OF the championship trophies
at the three styles Of billiards.
While the change may not be made
TO take effect next season II is be.
lieved that some such change will
be made to go into effect the fol-
lowing season.
II tournaments are to be a yearly
feature 1t Is possible that Willie
Hoppe will come out from retire.
pent and enter the lists agair.
The fact that he would have to
wait at least two years before again
being in line to challenge for the
worlds 1872 ballSline championship
was one Of the reasons he decided
to retire after his defeat by Jake
Schaefer
worlds championship tourna.
ment at 1871 balkline Is being ser.
iously considered for next season.
There are some who claim that the
leading professional players have Sd
completely mastered the 1872 game
that the more difficult style OF play
should be revived. They point 10 the
high runs and big averages that have
become so common among the first
flight GUESTS as arguments in sup
port of their claim.
For this reason IL would not be at
all surprising II championship
tournament at 1871 balkline were
added to the program of events for
the season OF 1929. At the pres.
ent time the 1871 championship has
lapsed. Willie Hoppe held the title
against all challengers until the tro.
ply became his personal property.
and In order to crown a new cham
pion a tournament would be neces.
sary. Edouard Horemans, the Bel.
gian champion of Europe, Is one Of
the prime movers in this connection,
and II Is known that Jake Schaefer,
welker, Cochran, Roger Cont and
other leading players are not averse
to riviving the game.