| Show BILLIARD LEAGUE 1 SEASON RACE IS SOON TO START I Promises to Be Harder and I More J Interestingly Fought I This Y Year car SIXTEEN FRANCHISES Circuit Streng Strengthened l ned When Franchise Holders Arc Are I Brought Closer Together I Interstate Three cushion B 1 l-j l T THE JL Hard lesi e a cc 10 to open opan Its Un i fourth championship season MatsOn last ve week k I IP 15 already In A swing It will end May t 1 or th thereabouts The Tho race this year promises to be harder and more Interestingly interestingly Inter Inter- rO 1 fought hl than nn any In the history history his his- hiS I tor tory of the organization At last writIng writ writ- lug InK tho the allotment of franchises es totaled sixteen but one more may be added to tho th list before the bl big bIgi 1 field of star tar players squares r away for tOJ tho start Thanks to a n special meeting metin at nt Chicago Chi hl- hl cago Monday onla at nt which the tho questions of rights among certain members of or orthe the tho league were wore out to a n final understanding th the various franchise holders have havo been brought closer to together together to- to gether Kether than ever before This to the c casual sual observer has lent sudden and renewed strength th to the already popular popular popular lar circuit which doubtless has haa its banner banner banner ban ban- ner year ear ahead The Tho entrance of or two vo new now members Fred Smith of or Cleveland and Milwaukee kee and C. C Herbert Lewis of Rockford IlL Int Into tho the tra fray will give the league a touch of ot class that It lacked as their presence due mainly to the trio of or class clas classy players the they have signed will Wm add zest to tho the competition and on paper paper paper pa pa- per th the winner of ot the next l league ague title appears difficult to pick Former world and league loague champion Charlie Ellis Ems will represent Smiths Smith's new room in Milwaukee while Pierre Maupome the clover clever Mexican will carry his colors In Cleveland L. L LA A A. Bensinger of Chicago transferred to Lewis Augle Augie former league champion which gives the Rockford magnate one of the circuits circuit's best at at- at tractions might have havo gone sono to Pittsburgh to represent Harry Dais Davis Da Da- Da- Da vis is but the little left hander did not want to move so 80 far tar from Lake Michigan Michi gan s-an and elected to cast his lot in thebus tho the bus busy Rock River city A As E Ed Helm of or Cleveland has hag signed former fermer champion Charlie McCourt the present league and former world champion champion champlon cham cham- pion plon the Fore Forest t city fans may well vell look forward to some Bomo great games when the bonnie Scot and Maupome clash The same Fame condition applies to Jo T nn nn l Tr A i have a merry rr time t of r it t deciding i c th the I honors in the Cream city all the tho games of or both beth men nien being played in Hascall's room until Smiths Smith's place in the Plankinton Plankinton Plank- Plank In inton ton House opens about December 1 Tho Those e who think Ellis will have havo cas easy palling with Hascall may reckon without without without with with- out their host as It Is claimed for Tod Ted that through earnest practice during the summer months he has Improved 20 per cent over his form of last year rear Hascall distinguished himself I last season season sea sea- son by being the only player In the tha league to twice beat Clarence Jackson tho the clever clover representative e of ot the Swee Swee- ney-Huston ney room in Detroit Failing Falling to secure either Ellis or for a n second representative In Pittsburgh Harry Davis for whom I McCourt and Ellis Ellla ran first and second second sec see ond In tn last years year's race the Steel eft city I will rely solely on OU Otto Reisel a n. young of whom groat things are expected Hugh Heal Hea the worlds world's champion will pIn play for himself In Toledo while William Cullen Cul- Cul le len at Buffalo Burtalo Jerome Keogh at Rochester Rochester Rochester Roch Roch- ester and Harry Cooler at nt Indianapolis will do likewise Bob Cannefax one of or the most electrifying electrifying elec elec- youngsters in the tho game will willdon willdon willdon don the spangles for Frank Benson at St. St Louis while Charlie Otis will do all aU allIn allin In his power to keep the name of Joe Thum Thuin In the ascendancy Frank Frnnk Jones will endeavor to keep Philadelphia t to the fore while Louis Bensinger of ot Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago Is willing to wager the family clock that tho one who beats Joe Capron at tho finish will win the big end of the prize money John Moore playing in tho the best form of ot his hie career will perform for William Flenner Flen- Flen ncr ner of ot Chicago Three cities Boston Brooklyn and Cincinnati that were In the league last year are Bre out of th the competition I |
