| Show Billiard Billiard News Mews and Gossip l 1 II t. t HB most novel ol and what promises THE I I to be tho the most interesting intercity inter Intel city billiard tournament ever held will open tomorrow night at Mussey's famous halls in hi Chicago when t tn teams of ot star balk liners representing Chicago and Detroit will line Une UP UD in a n. great groat home and homo home battle at 18 18 Each team has fife fito players ers carefully selected as follows Detroit Detroit Clarence Clarence Jackson Arthur Seymour Charles CharIeR Heddon Corwin Huston Huston Hus ilus- ton and Irvin lIu Huston ton Chicago Cochran Fred Conklin Dr Harley Parker R. R I I. I Mc- Mc and Wilson Henderson Tho teams will pla play a series of ot ten games points In lit all total points to count Cochran and Jackson ac acknowledged acknowledged oc- oc ledged mo of better class tItan than tho thorest thorest thorest rest of the experts will play pIa points In each contest content and anu the others The Tho schedule for tor the tho opening half halt of ot tho match at nt Mussey's follows Monday Monlay Mon lon loncIa cIa lay day Jackson vs S Cochran Tuesday Conklin vs VB C. C Huston Wednesday Seymour Soy Sey mour vs is 13 McGinnis l Thursday Heddon Heddon's vs ss Henderson Friday Parker vs s I I. I Huston Tho The games at Detroit will be played at the Sweeney Sweeney-Huston rooms opening opening- December 4 4 No 10 o admission will bo be charged l for any UI of ot the tho tournament contests contests con coil tests and all expenses will bo be borne lorne Jointly b by tho the Mussey lussey and Sweeney- Sweeney Huston establishments The Tho Idea Is to instill interest in the tho gentler stylo sto of ot billiards the delicate artistic beautiful beautiful beautiful ful and fascinating rr genie game me of or balk baHt line lino and though tho the Intercity games galilee would doubtless draw big houses the promoters ers era havo have decided that admission shall bo ho free so that they may reserve seats scats not only for their own patrons but for scores of other enthusiasts who will be admitted b by invitation On paper the teams appear very en even evenly matched making It extremely hard to forecast the thc winner After three Interstate three cushion leaguers of ot the modern school chool of oC angle le billiards had monopolized the Brunswick Bruns wick title emblematic of ot the worlds world's championship for the best part of ot a year oa J It has haH a again nl n fallen Into t the he hands of ot the old school George Georgc Moore of ot Now ew York having captured the coveted jewelry jewelry jew jew- elry dry from Hugh Neal recently at nt Toledo Toledo To To- ledo Moore will have havo to defend l It against another of or the old guard guara In Inthe Inthe inthe the near future when whon he lie faces Alfred Alfreddo do tIe Oro the tho ho challenger who has held heM it man many nany times more than tItan nn any other p player Do De Ores Ore's name n usually str strikes kes terror to the heart of ot a prospective opponent but probably not no so o with Moore as lit lit- tb George Georgo not only beat Alfred In the championship tournament at nt Chicago eighteen months since sinco which Moore won but ho later lator trounced the Cuban In defense of ot his title only to lose loso It to Bill um Huey of ot Chicago o. o So iSo if It thoro there is anything In the the- dope Moore should master roaster tho the old master when they ci clash ash h. h Official dates for tor tho the match will be announced in a n fortnight ht It doubtless will bo played in hl New C York though Chicago Detroit Boston Cleveland Pittsburgh and o other otier ler cities would like to draw the plum Moro More downright in interest In- In terest centers In this match than nn any for months wherein ln a championship haw has been involved Involve 4 I. Balk lino IIno s fa-s fans were er In hopes that George e Sutton would make malte a n better belter showing against Hoppe than ho Ito did No 0 longer will thc they string with one of ot the veterans to upset the champion and are aro about resigned to the fact that if It anyone anone beats Sir William It will have to b bOo be a youngster Of these there are arc at present only two that have a chance chanco to develop so that It would be e possible to turn the tho trick One Is Welker Cochran and anti the tho other Jake Schaefer both bothof or Chicago Cochran Cochran Cockran Coch Cock ran Is a u wonderful player capable of ot big runs and high bight averages which he puts up lp regularly in his exhibitions Inthe Inthe in inthe the Windy City but Schaefer's prospects prospects prospects pros pros- really seem better botter This Thin is explained b by the fact that Jake Jako Is now doing Just what Hoppo did to make him tho tim great player heIs ho lie lieIs Is Is When a a. mere mero boy Willie toured tho the country and also went to France as ns a a playing plaIn partner or of the elder e Jacob Schaefer when the latter was wag champion cham eliam- pion lilon and what he lie learned learne from the late Inte wizard eventually put him at the head of ot his hla profession Now ow young Jake Jako who has Ims inherited all his Ills fa fathers father's fa- fa a- a ther's tiler's wondrous skill with the cue cuo and who is really a better botter player at nt 22 2 than hI his daddy was at the tho same age is traveling tra with Hopp and grasping everything ho can from Willies Willie's game came It goes without saying that Jake will beat Hoppe In some of or their exhibitions exhibitions which should hould give the tho youngster youngster young young- I ster confidence lence and aid him greatly I should hould the they hook up in championship I play within the next two ov or three years ears J Cochran lUllS has iia but one ono fault fault and and that a n. bad ball one Ills His temper gets tho the better better better bet bet- ter of or him when tho the balls break unkindly unkindly un un- un- un kindly and like 1110 nn any other man that ever hit an hor Ivory ball he cannot play good billiards and fight himself But Welker elker has learned that to succeed ho lie must practice self control and his friends say sa that he Is gaining coolness which ma may account for his fine work worle of ot late As for style lo stroke execution and a A. keen knowledge of ot tho the game Cochran Is a wonder for his ago O and probably destined to wear a n. champions champion's crown some flome da day Kojl KoJI the Japanese balk balle liner and Ora Morningstar a n. former champion are arc playing fast billiards before big houses In their exhibition tour through the far west Yamada averaged 60 GO and had a n high run of ot in ono game while he averaged nearly nearly near near- ly 10 to In two others Morningstar has lias averaged nearly fort forty In several games and has made many substantial runs of ot three figures Otto of ot Pittsburgh h and Charlie Charlie Charlie Char Char- lie Otis of ot New ew York are a l pair of dark darl horses that have upset the tho dope to date and are making a good showIng showing show show- Ing in Interstate league pia play Chief of or Otis Otis' tents teats wore victories over ovir Charlie Ellis Ems at nt Milwaukee and Joe Capron at Chicago on consecutive nights After that It was to be bo expected ho Ito would beat Harry Cooler at Indianapolis which he did but Clarence Jackson finally took tool his measure at Detroit |
