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Show j Amateur Tourney I for Cue Experts Big Meet of Billiardlsts Will Take Place at Chicago in January Amateur billiard experts from evr-part evr-part of the country will compete In the Chicago Athletic association tournament next month This has been assured to the committee which has tho coming eent in charge in addition to the prom-bed prom-bed appearance of outside experts four h ' 'I . in;i ites for cue honors l ave been added to the list by the committee. Col. Eouls M. Hamburger, chairman ot the committee, recently said; "If we don't have the most successful tourney . r h.-id for the national amateur championship cham-pionship I will be greatly surprised and disappointed! We have Issued Invitations to twenty-two players, and, while the official of-ficial entries have not begun to come In. wc have assurances that a large number of the country's best players will take I part. Invitations are Eona Fide. "We are not Issuing any Invitations through courtesy, and everyone who accepts ac-cepts our Invitations to participate In the tourney will have a chance to play While, of course. It will bo Impossible for us and tho players themselves to continue the schedule over any great length of time, as would be necessary If all accepted, yet If the number of acceptances exceed our expectations some arrangement will be madS to decide which of the entrants will actually play In the games. ' Tor Instance, If live or six New York players ure entered and, say, four Chl-cagu Chl-cagu lin n, preliminary contests could be held to h clde which should pla In tin-tournament. tin-tournament. If twele ni.-n played In the tourney It would take sixty-six games to settle the championship. Most of the play.rs hacn't that much time to give tO the tourney But all who enter will have a chance to pluy." List of Those Invited Following Is a complete list of the play-eis play-eis Invited tO participate In the gain- llson P. FOSS J. K Poggenbetg, Eddie Gardner, Dr. L, D JMIal, A. li. Millar, 'h r! i S Xorrls, New Vork, J. F5vrn stark, Wllkosbai re. ij;( ; v. ii. Blgourni H. A Wright. Charles Mitchell, Sun Francisco; Martin Mullen Cleveland; Arthur Ar-thur Townsend, Brooklyn; 3 Ds Mun Smith. St. Louis; Churles S Schmltt. Ra- I. In.-. Wis, Mortimer S. Rolls Philadelphia: Philadel-phia: M R.-roiie, Bails. Franca; R. J. ,J. Cluiils. Dr. HarlHv Barker. Ed It-In Harry Pagln. C v. Conkiin chlcugo; Charles Threshle, Boston. The committee has decided to award the winners with prir.es that will be worthy of the contests' best efforts. What '.hey will be has not yet been determined. |