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Show CURE fS COMING TOJtAY HERE Prospects Hripht for GriM Billiard Bil-liard Tonrnament in New York City. AMERICAN EXPERTS MAY GIVE RETURN MATCH Paris Academies Are Likely to Bo Closed by tho Authorities. Author-ities. Tribune Special Sporting Service. NEW YORK. Nov. IS -Louis Cure, one of thej best Millard players In Europe, anil head of a Paris academy where public pub-lic betting i allowed on gnmes. several noted players being now employed there. snvH in a letter received here by George I Bloaaon that as the Paris academics are quite, likely to be closed by the authority authori-ty s shortly, ho and several of the best players will soon visit Aim rica for tour- ; iiiii. lent ami match play The letter la regarded na very Important bv players 1 nnd other interested In billiard, us be-InK be-InK the fir(1 giving whut inav be conald- ercd an authorttatlra statement wn the several points discussed. Tournament Planned. Cure Is coming In the expectation of 1 enj,'arlng In a tournnment here in which he believes that Sutton, ftlso now In Pnrls, will b u competitor Other entries en-tries would be Schaefer, Slnsson and lloppe. A tournament in Paris would probably follow, the American players re-turning re-turning with the Frenchmen, riire will also engnge in match plaj here with Slos-eon. Slos-eon. Th Prench expert will's that these ii, niters have been taken up by the Paris representative of the BfUOS wbk-Balke-' t'ollender company, which firm will prob- ably assist In financing the two big International In-ternational events If held Interesting' Letter. Tn connection with the letter from Cure another of equal interest has also been received from Ora ICornlngltar, an Amer- lean player now in a Paris academy, who gives some verv Interesting Information ns to the showing made by players In academy ganutt which was asked by Bloaaon, who has been considering the mutter of going to Purls for mutch or bourn amant games According to this let- I ler Cure and Vignaux at IS.i balk lino have been showing a gonernl average oT about 28; Sutton Mnrvn. tho tipanlsh champion; Gibelln, Herutel and Morning-star Morning-star and Adorjan abtmt 23. Slosson, ; In comparison, In 7000 points tills session, baf R nntraJ average of 41, playing l-'oea. 1 Poggenburg, Harris. Dr. Mlal and Jewell. Slosson's high runs hnve been and l!i3, with a score of runs above IfO, All aiitlclin l9 the COntrarv, SloHson Is now ' playing the ganio of his life. Will Take Bi$ Sum. Mornlngstnr also expresses doubt o to the length of time tho Paris academies ma continue to run and In regard to the possibilities of the plaveis coming to ; Amerlcn says that, considered on the ba- i sis of salaries p.ild In Pnrls. It would re-.iilr- n guarantee ..f nliout $l0,nft to bring . . . . i i ' ii . HuMon, Mi, r a md hlmeelf for I a tournament. The closing of hookmak-Inif hookmak-Inif at the Pjrls tracks has given larger play In the billiard academies, but the i usual reaction tuny be expected tn closing clos-ing the latter. Match Is Refused. In t'ne matter of challenging Vignaux for the IK. balk line emblem. Slosson says ! that Hoppe has taken the proper course to secure recognition as a player, as Vlg-naUX Vlg-naUX mugl now play or forfeit the trophy As lo his refusal to play Hoppn a inntcit ganie. BlOMOn I'ow- refers to th von ignlflcgnt fact that Vignaux has Just refused a similar match with Morn-i.igstar Morn-i.igstar on the ground that nothing wns to be gained financially or in prestige, lloppe challenged Ylgntux before palling from New York for Paris nnd also deposited de-posited Ci'O forfeit, which forfeit nod challenge chal-lenge were cabled over. Ap lloppe Is to play In ihe ggrtiq ncud.'mv with Vignaux, a warm reception In Parla for the young American way he expected Slosson envs that the 18.1 bulk line In Ylgnmix's strongest strong-est garat . |
