Deseret Evening News | 1899-05-06 | Page 13 | Evening Edition, Two Famous Champions of the Cue

TWO FAMOUS CUA1 billiard rommtllrt of the A A Udecll < td after Iht close of Hit national handi call tournament played at the Knicker bocker Athletic club In May III la divide di-vide the amaleura Intel clamors A and II and last relay 1 each claps 1 separately for national 1 championship honors without handicaps Thin 1 subdivision seemed perilltl al the line becauit flies players In America had attained ouch pnnclenry In the settle aa practically 10 lon In a claaa by Ihemielven Un i Dec S 1111 the feet A A U national na-tional championship tourney claps 1 III solas held In the Shooter sit the Khlkor booker Athlottle club even players 1 Ik part The winner knee it J II illark I list won gill Ills elm 1 games and mI a grand average of 7 71 This per rnrann put him practically Into clan A hll averagt being almott If not quilt A lit w llh thai of C I Klllton made III ISo The rllor Who now tohpI oriable A In fillialcur hllllarda art Martin Mullen Mul-len ol Cleveland William la Fusa ol laveritraw N T and WaymanC Me Clever of HI latest They alt known hy all bllllarJIil throughout the country coun-try for little I remarkable skill wllh the rUn and art close up In retreat wllh the 10 called aliortatop professional at 1 Hit II or II Inch balk lint game Loot February a elm 1 A tournament was held In the Knlckerliocker Alhlello club theater In which McCreery Slums and Mullen took part till latter below the winner Then lournanienIM among the Amateurs all help to Increase the Interest Inter-est in Hit gnat game 1vrr I Ihro the Completion or Aonl menu for tin corning 1 rontiili I leave been practicing dilly sr at lo tin I In good inapt I halt had a table tpnlil ly I nlle up and havt been laying I against steel men In Hit mtln > llt I have also 1 tiecn careful ai Scenario my diet but In other waia I do not train for a Switch In the commonly accrpled meaning of Hit term I do not imok much Dd am not a drinking man rea do not need to chanit my habits In those reipnti 1 a ormairds my raining Snatches fill rVruefrr I ran only lay that I holto wt hall In In the nnril condition iwsslblr and may the best man win lleoj J 1cr New York