The New York herald., 1922-07-16
THREE CUSHION MEN
PLAN BIG SEASON
The National Championship
League Now Has 4 Divisions
DE Orc May Not Play.
By THOMAS J. GALLAGHER.


only three sections-the Eastern. Mid
die Western and western--it will have
four divisions, all east Of the Rocky
Mountains The Western division. which
would have included Spokane. Seattle.
San Francisco and Los Angeles. has
been eliminated. Room keepers and
players In that territory would not en-
tertain 1t. They agreed that the jumps"
were too long. Hence the change.
7 The lines of the new arrangement have
not been drawn. There will. however.
be four sectional competitions, after
which the winners will engage in tour
nament OF six games to decide the cham
pionship of the league. Each room
keeper who will have a representative IN
the league will have to subscribe $500
and will also have to pay the travelling
expenses Of his representative. Some
cities, notably New York and Chicago.
will have two representatives. 1t Is
probable that George w. Moore will rep
resent Thum's and Ray Palmer will p.ey
for the Rational Recreation. Brooklyn.
John E. Scanlon, secretary and treasurer
| Of the league, will be In the East in
the interest of the organization in few
days.
Alfred de Oro may not figure In the
| games Of the league. His attitude is: Il
will not say Twill not play in the league.
am averse to traveling-very much so
but whether I will represent some
room will depend on propositions that
may be made to me. While I am averse
to travelling ] will not go against my
own interest. have not considered the
league games. What I have been think
Ing about Is another tournament for
national championship, subject to chal,
lenge, just as Layton's now Is. Layton
won the championship from Kieckhefer
at Chicago last December-the 18th. II
he holds 1t for year We should have
another tournament, providing for chal-
lenge matches. I don't know whether
the league will take the place of the
regular championship, and must learn.
The league championship Is to be held
for one year and not subject to chal-
lenge. Layton's next game in defense
OF his title will be against Maupome.
They will not play until October. II
Layton wins he will probably retain the
title. Then what?'
When informed about the Cuban's
views with respect to the national three
cushion championship Charles p Miller.
vice-president Of the Brunswick Balke-
| Collender Company remarked: Il think
he is right. To my mind there is no
reason why the league championship.
which Is room affair. should supplant
the usual national title. subject to chaI-
lenge and providing defensive matches
every sixty-five days ! believe that, re-
eardless OF what the league contemplates
or may do, there will be a national pro-
fessional three cushion tournament next
winter
Erich Hagenlacher. the champion
balkline player of Germany. who was
here from January to May 25 and
who expects TO return in September, has
written to Charles P. Miller. The letter
Is dated. Berlin, June 81. HagenIacher
says hc had a pleasant voyage home,
spent two weeks with his parents in
Stuttgart. and is now back In Berlin,
practicing and preparing for his we'd
ding to the daughter Of the owner OF
the billiard room in which he developed.
Referring to John Bruno. the Austrian
champion. who has announced his in
tention OF visiting the United States.
he says:
Bruno. who was my teacher. wishes
TO play me match. ! do not believe
win be able to accommodate him. My
wedding arrangements and engage
ments nave in Switzerland. will occupy
most OF my time until ! start back to
New York Bruno Is now playing a
/ match OF 1000 points with young Ador-
jan. son Of the famous Jules Adorjan.
who died in Spain about a year and
half ago. The first night Bruno
averaged 100. He plays with the ease
and abandon Of Gypsy 'violinist.
! I have met here several persons with
whom ! got acquainted in New York.
All complained OF the cost Of living,
which Is still soaring. They expressed
surprise"
Charlie Tennes. who managed Jacob
Schaefer, 1872 balkline champion, last
winter, has been in New York since
Wednesday. He came from Atlantic
City. where he was one Of Chicago's
delegates to the Elks' convention. He
says Schaefer is at Port Angelus. sum-
rner resort in the State OF Washington,
and Cochran Ii In San Francisco. play
ing at Graney's. his regular opponents
being Marc Cation and Tadao suga-
numa, the latter being a Japanese ex-
pert. Although Tennes says. II am out
| OF billiards." he exults over the fact
that when Schaefer and Hoppe played in
Chicago. March 81. % and 90, he won
$500 from Hopes manager, and adds,
II thought Jake to win was good thing.
He won all right. but 1t was not so
much Of a good thing as thought it,
According to John T. Doyle: Among
the ball players Joe Woods Of the Cleve-
land team Is the best three cushion
billiard player. He played In my room
a few nights ago. and good judges who
watched him agreed he could put more
running English on ball than any
Of the stars at the angle game. They
said with that particular stroke he could
do more than even the spectacular Mex
lean, Maupome."
Joseph Mayer a former national
amateur billiard champion is about to
! open In Philadelphia a billiard room
equipped with seventy-five tables, all on
one floor. The resort will be completed
early In September.
Henry Solomon Of Spokane, nationally
known as a three cushion enthusiast
who at the angle game has few
superiors, Is in New York. His skill 10
reflected by the fact that recently he
scored nfty.one points, three cushions
in twenty-eight innings He Is not,
however. here In connection with BILL
liards. A wealthy business man. he is
In the local market as a buyer OF
autumn and winter goods.
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