The New York herald., 1922-07-30
NEW BILLIARD BODY
HAS BIG AMBITIONS
Scope Of Three Cushion Organ
ization for Next Winter
Is Outlined.
nv THOMAS J. GALLAGHER.

Reletive to the coming campaign at
three cushion carom billiards, which this
recently organized league Will promote
and control. James II. Seaman. secretary
OF the organization. writes from Mil
wausee explaining the scope and pros
pective activities OF angle billiard events
next winter He says:
"The National Championship Inter
state Three Cushion Billiard League is
the name Of our new league. Sixteen
players will represent as many different
rooms in the following cities: Detroit,
Cleveland t2). Toledo, Buffalo. Pitts
burgh, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Chicago
G franchises), Milwaukee,. Kansas City,
New York. Brooklyn, Minneapolis and
Baltimore. This may be changed
slightly.
"The following players will probably
participate in league games: Johnny
Layton, Robert Cannefax, 'Augie kieck-
hefer Clarence Jackson, Hugh Heal.
John Hahman. Byron Gillette. Charlie
McCourt, Otto Reiselt, Harry Wakefield,
Tiff Denton. Ray Palmer, Thomas
Hueston. Pierre Maupome, Gus Copulos,
,, Frank Lopez and George Moore.
Each player will play sixty games,
thirty at home and thirty abroad. Fifty
points will constitute game. There will
be afternoon and evening contests.
To Give sixteen Prizes.
"At the conclusion of the regular sched-
ule sixteen prizes will he distributed to
the players according to the order In
which they finish. The prizes will be
divided as follows: s2.500. $4,000. $500.
81, 200, $3.50. 5000. $3.50, $500. $3.50. $500.
$3.50. 5000, $3.50, 5000. $50 and 800:
| Special prizes for the highest run and
best average game will be awarded.
| Bach will be $500.
"a national championship will he
established by post-season series
among the players who stand first, Sec
eHd, third and fourth in the league
games. Those four will play against
each other in the respective cities they
represent. The winner will receive a
salary OF $4,000 year from the Bruins
wick Bake Collender Company. There
viii be no other form of three cushion
| championship play.
II would like very much to see Alfredo
de ORC in our league. l understand he
does not care to travel"
Old Jake's Cherished Cup.
OF all the trophies the late Jacob
Schaefer, the ,''Wizard" of billiards,
and father of the. present 1872 balkllns
| champion, won In his spectacular
career. the one he most cherished was
the cup emblematic of his first cham
pionship. which he acquired in a tour
nament held in Cooper Union, January
23 to February s. 1879. The games were
800 points, straight rail-" the standard
OF billiard excellence at that period. On
the final night. when George +. Slosson
and Schaefer competed, the hall was
packed and thousands stood in the
streets surrounding Cooper Institute
eagerly absorbing reports Of the prog
ress of the game. The playing was
sensational and the finish thrilling.
Spectators experienced varying emo
tional conditions, suspense, despair and
elation influenced by partisanship.
AT the end of the sixth inning Slos-
son ran 464 and left the table with the
score $50 to 10 In his favor He got
only IL more. In the sixth and seventh
innings Schaefer ran 2s3 and 29s and
won. The full scores were:
schaefer IL. 0. l. 1. 6. 2s3. 2ss. Total eoo.
Slosson, Is, .. 0. n. 0. 46l. H. Total All.
Slosson challenged for the trophy. On
May Is. at Mccormick Hall. Chicago.
Schaefer successfully defended the en-
blen. In game OF 1000 points he won
in three innings his runs being $3.50 and
S05. Slosson made total of "A, with a
high run OF q. That eliminated
straight rail" as a medium Of cham
pionship competition and the cup was
awarded to Schaefer as personal prop
erty.
The Wizard made gifts of other
trophies but would not part with that
cup. Twenty years ago for safety II
was placed In the care of the Bruins
wick ck-Balke-Collenser Company In Chi.
cago. Recently his widow, mother OF
the young man who now Is foremost
In the billiard profession. asked to be
given possession OF the cup. Her re-
quest was complied with.
Fight Pictures in Newark.