The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-12
TRICK SHOT CUE ARTIST HERE FOR
 TWO EXHIBITIONS
Peterson at Genlot Parlors Tomorrow -- Has 800 Fancy Shots in Rep- etOire

Punch and personality is the winning combination in any sport. Jack Dempsey made the' heavy weight boxing < championship a million dollar proposition by in- jecting into the sport more punch and personality than ever before. Babe Ruth stands for those quali- ties in baseball. And all the world knows the Bambino.
 The big punch and personality man of billiards, Charles c. Pet- erson, of St Louis, will be here to- morrow afternoon and night for renditions of his famous fancy shot exhibition at the Genlot's Re- creation billiard room, from to 8 o'clock.
 The thrills that Dempsey gave to ring customers and that Ruth still supplies to the baseball fan, Pet- erson gives abundantly to devotees of billiards.
 Because he can smack a billiard ball harder than any other man in the game. Peterson has been dubbed "the Babe Ruth of Bill liards." In fact, it is doubtful if Peterson does not get more force into the impact of his cue against the ball when making 6ne of his famous force masse shots than the Babe puts behind the horsehide in connecting for one of his over-the- fence wallOps.
 There are greater billiard play CTS, when it comes to piling up an average at balkline, than Peter- son. But whereas the casual cus- toner may well fall asleep to the monotonous click of the worries as a Hoppe or a Schaefer makes a long run, there is no chance to take a nap when the fancy shot champion is walloping the balls.
 Peterson's collection of fancy shots numbers more than 500. For. more than a score of years he has been adding to his repertoire, which originally consisted of an enlargement of the featured shots made by the old masters.
 Many of Peterson's collection were gathered as result of his practice while on tour, or at his home room, of permitting any spectator to submit shot which he believes to be impossible of ex- ecution.
 In this connection it is interest ing to know that Peterson's slogan is "Show me a billiard shot can't make" This legend is inscribed in an electric sign over his rooms in St Louis and constitutes a chal- lenge to the world. Thus far no- body has been able to show him a shot he has failed to make, though hundreds have tried. e
 In some instances spectators have not only accepted his chal- lenge but have offered to wager as high as 100 to that he could not execute a certain shot. This has occurred quite frequently in the south and west, where the boys like to back their judgment with coin of the realm. However, Peterson never has accepted wager of this nature and thus has prevented many a man from parting company with his bank roll.
 It will be the privilege of those watching his exhibition here to place before him any shot, group ing the balls in any conceivable manner. If the fancy shot king cannot make the shot it will smean that he must tear down his huge Show me a billiard shot can't make" sign.
 One of the most spectacular shots in Peterson's repertoire and beyond doubt the most difficult. is what is called the silver dollar" shot, in which he uses a silver dol- lar instead of billiard balls. As this is really not a billiard shot it does not come under the same category as the others.
 For this remarkable shot Peter son places a silver dollar erect be- tween two pieces of chalk, shoots the coin down the table without disturbing the chalk and-if he is fortunate-makes the dollar re- bound off the rail. come back up the table and pass between the two pieces of chalk. This shot IS virtually impossible if the table is not perfectly true,
 It might seem that anyone play ing fancy shots continually. as does Peterson. would find hfs stroke so affected that he would be unable to do very well as balkline, in; which a gentle. even stroke is the prime necessity. Yet it is a mat. ter of record that Reterso1,, on hiH tours with Willie Hoppe while that master of the cue was cham pion: more than once defented him.
 Tn addition to being the undis- puted fancy shot King, Peterson holds the title at red ball and at .1s.s short stop billiards.