Show BILLIARD G ME IS WITHOUT KINGS fd AT PRES NT Ji N these kIngless da days dats s y It t Is not surprising sury surprising sur sur- IN that the billiard game tam s should follow the general general- trend of the without a king fi The recent announcement of the Collender Brunswick-Balke-Collender company that tho game gamo Is to be standardized through the holding of a regular championship In each division brings the facts to light The first championship will be beheld beheld beheld held at the Astor hotel in New York City October 20 the three-cushion three tournament tournament tournament tour tour- to be held at Cleveland November November Novem Novem- ber 6 and the pocket billiard championship champion champion- ship to be held at t Philadelphia December 1 Regular championship tournaments will be held annually t The Tho titles of Willie Hoppe for several years champion at all styles of banlIne and Frank k pocket billiard kha iea bi champion m ha have been vacant vacant for some time Willie has never had any cause for defending his title since he defeated Koji Yamada challenging ng for the 14 1 championship In 1915 has held the pocket billiard emblem for fora a very long time time time-It it being In his permanent permanent permanent per per- manent possession Both may now enter competition on the same footing as any other players And should they win their respective titles must defend them again next year I f The crown of at the three-cushion three king Robert L. L Cannefax of St. St Louis has been surrendered There Is therefore no champion at the game now As in other classes there will be no king until after the coming tournament establishes a champion Up until the time the standardization standardization standardization stand stand- of ot the games was announced the holder of the three-cushion three emblem was comp compelled to defend his title every forty days Three championship champ games games billiards billiards three-cushions three and pocket billiards are I therefore kingless but there will be three kings after the tournaments are held and I the three titles m must st bo ho defended annually an an- |