| Show SPORTING GOSSIP AVhat jim Going on in the Arena > Manly Amusement Special Correspondence NEW YORK Feb 2 The result of the fifteen ball pool tournament tourna-ment held in this city during last week leaves Albert M Frey still the champion of the United States this having been his third victory over his whilom conqueror J M Malone The tournament was said to have been gotten up for the purpose of introducing the new rules which by the way are not I new at all but are simply old clothes fixed over Balbo did excellent work and I think would defeat either Frey or Malone if he linda lind-a trifle more confidence in himself Other persons are also of this opinion and I understand under-stand that an effort is being made to arrange a series of games between Balbo and Frey for a large amount twentyone games to be played on each of five consecutive nights the man winning three out of the five sets to be declared the champion of the United States and the winner of the money 5 5 I Speaking of pool naturally causes ones thoughts to revert t billiards Maurice Vign aux the French billiard expert I am told some time ago took in hand a young fellow whom he considered quite a promising performer per-former with the cue I report be true Mam ices ability to select an embryo billiard champion should never again b questioned for it is said that the novice now wins with apparent ease three and some times four out of five of the practice games they play everyday every-day Of course reports of this kind are apt to be somewhat exaggerated but many a man who has developed into a full fledged champion has made just as romantic debut as Vignauxs protege I notice that there is a disposition on the I part of inn r newsnaper wnrs to cast a uuuiu L > on iJ genuineness of the puiciiase of the release of Kelly by Boston from Chicago Chi-cago for 10000 But any one who looks at the matter from an unprejudiced standpoint will readily see that Kelly would have been cheap to Boston at almost any price as the enthusiasm of the bean eaters over the national na-tional game was beginning to wane very Ito j I rapidly and a heroic remedy was necessary to check the trouble The Boston directors appreciated that fact applied the remedy add I will get their money back tenfold during the besides slight show coming season bdes having a slght r for the pennant I have heard many persons contend that Buck Ewing of thovNew Yorks i a better n round player than Kelly This it is needless say is sheer nonsense Kelly surpasses Ewing in batting and base running and is his equal at fielding In short he is the best ball player alive today to-day OCTY COHEN 1 |
