Show Cue Champ Beats Utahn to Assume Tournament Lead LeadS S PHILADELPHIA Dec 3 The P P The veterans of tho pocket billiard world got ot together to figure ways of keep keep- Ing ng where they think they rightfully belong belong belong-at at the top of the heap in the worlds world's pocket billiard championship play Yesterday three of the four veterans veterans veter veter- ans took it on the chin from youngsters young Just breaking Into championship champion champion- ship tourneys Erwin Rudolph of Cleveland defending champion was he the lone veteran to gain victory He staged a late rally to score a to 78 8 win oyer Spencer pencer Livsey of Salt Lako City in a inning 16 encounter Bennie Allen Kansas City fell before be- be fore bre Marcel Camp Johnny Layton Sedalla Mo lost a tedious in 29 ning encounter to Al Miller Racine WIL youth appearing in championship championship champion champion- ship play for the first time and Onorio Ono Ono- trio rio Lauri Laurl Brooklyn dropped a to 79 game to George Kelly Phila delphia a Allen and Layton both former fanner champions missed numerous easy shots while Laurl Lauri failed to hit his former former for for- mer stride which placed him in pos pos- session session- of the tourneys tourney's high run Rudolph led standings today with two victories while Ralph Greenleaf and Frank former champions chain cham had won one game and lost none The standings Won Lost Run Rudolph 2 0 59 Schenectady 1 0 41 New York 1 0 3 LaurI Brooklyn 1 1 Allen Kansas City 1 1 43 Layton Sedalia Mo 1 1 22 amp Detroit i t 33 Miller Racine 1 29 Kelly 1 1 35 Pons' Pons Philadelphia 0 1 23 Lindlom Seattle 0 1 6 Salt Lake City 0 1 28 S vs vs Millir ys t i |