The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-02-05
THREE CUSHION CUE
MATCH POSTPONED
Illness of De Orc Prevents Play
With Layton for Cham
pionship.

The match for the three cushion
carom championship between John Lay
ton. champion. and Alfredo dc ORC.
challenger, scheduled to be rlayed at
Milwaukee, February 1G, Il and is. has
been postponed for one week. Accord
ing to Charles z. Miller, vice president
Of the Brunswick Balke-Collende- Com
pany, De Orc agreed to play in Mil
waukee. providing that he in case he
loses he will be allowed $500 Cor ex-
penses. Although the conditic NJ gov
erning the matches for the thr.s cushion
title stipulate that the winner shall be
awarded the stakes OF $3.50 a side and
all the gate receipts. Layton acceded to
the cuban's proposition.
An effort to communicate with De orc
elected infoImation that both he and his
wife were in in bed When Layton was
apprised of that fact he offered 20 post
ponc the contest to February IS, "a and
25. In behalf of his company Miller
consented to the extension and has
mailed De ORC a notice to that effect.
IL the Cuban RECEIVERS so as to be able
TO play on the rearranged dates the
have to forfeit. He will have until a
week from tomorrow to make his final
deposit of $50 or declare forfeit. Fred
@. Smith of Milwaukee has guare nteed
$1,000 for the match.
Edouard Roudil. the French champion,
who will endeavor TO win the interna-
tonal championship of the world at 1872
balkline at the Manufacturers Club,
Philadelphia, was born March 7. 1900.
and in another month will have COM
pleted his twenty-second year. During
the great war he served five years in
the French army. He does not speak
or understand English.
Through J. Moos, who acted as an in
terpreter, for him, he said: II expect
TO be able to return on a steamship
leaving here about March Is. There will
be another tournament for the champion
ship of Europe this spring. 1t will be
held in Paris and I hope to play in it.
I won the tournament two years ago.
Bos was in It. He finished second. He
won last year. l did not play.
II have a record of 444 for a run. 1t
would not be record here, because 1t
was not made in match or tournament.
In France, as well as here, professional
records must be made in matches or
tournaments. The French Federation of
Billiards accepts as records surprising
performances by amateurs IL made in
public and referee presides. My run
was made under the required conditions
in a game of 600 points. played in
Montpelier, my home, February G, 1921.
The previously recognized record run by
an amateur was 321, made by Faroux
of Paris. have made three other runs
of 400.
In reply to questions by Maurice
DAILY he said; Alfred Mortier. the
great French amateur, now about 60
years of age. plays occasionally, but
not often. He holds the tournament
record run. 17S, made in Paris in 1912
in the international tournament in
which Poggenburg represented the
United States Cure. tho veteran pro-
fessional is on farm in the south of
France. He retired when the academies
were closed Corty the amateur, who
is reported to be making great progress.
is at his home i'm Marseiles. He played
in the last tournament and may play
in the next He Is 30 years old.
LAS heretofore. games in the Paris
tournament this year will be 800 points
In tho tournament 1 won averaged
24.5 for $500 points. My high run was
ia. Against Darantiere / averaged
25.7i. That was my best game. against
Baudart | averaged 3i16."