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The Billiard Records
froml859 to 1925
L i s t o f champions at all styles o f play, noteworthy performances,
rules covering present day games
B y
T o m
Foley
Published by The New Y o r k State Billiard Association 1925
Converted to electronic f o r m by Bob Jewett, 2012
INDEX
Page
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Conditions governing balkline championship games
D e f e a t of H o p p e i n 1925
First Billiard Record
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F i r s t e x t e n s i v e v o l u m e on b i l l i a r d s
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F i r s t games in west
«•••
F i r s t great billiard match
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F i r s t tournament in Illinois
F i r s t t o u r n a m e n t a t 18.2 b a l k l i n e
F i r s t tragedy in professional billiards
H i s t o r y of 18.2 b a l k l i n e b i l l i a r d s . . . ,
....t
H i s t o r y of b i l l i a r d s
*j£
h i s t o r y of p o c k e t b i l l i a r d s
m .......
Hoppe's victory over V i g n a u x for world's title at b a l k l i n e . .
Hoppe's wonderful record
.
J u n i o r challenge games in balkline
J u n i o r p r o f e s s i o n a l 18.2 b a l k l i n e t o u r n a m e n t
L i s t of c h a m p i o n s 1&59 to 1 9 2 5 . . . . . .
L i s t of I n t e r n a t i o n a l b a l k l i n e b i l l i a r d t o u r n a m e n t s 1902 to
1925
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Miscellaneous balkline record
\
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Michael P h e l a n first champion billiardist
National Championship Pocket Billiard League
National Championship Pocket Billiard League standing in
1924-25 t o u r n a m e n t
National Championship Interstate Three Cushion L e a g u e . . .
National Championship Three Cushion Billiard L e a g u e . . ; . .
National
Championship
Three Cushion Billiard
League
s t a n d i n g i n 1924-25 t o u r n a m e n t . .
Noteworthy billiard performances
Noteworthy pocket billiard records
Noteworthy three cushion billiard records
P a s s i n g o? first J a c o b S c h a e f e r
Pocket Billiard World'* R e c o r d . .
Prizes in balkline game
R u d o l p h - D e e r y m a t c h a c c o m p a n i e d by s e n s a t i o n a l i n c i d e n t .
Rules for Pocket B i l l i a r d s
Rules
governing
contestants
in National
Championship
Pocket Billiard League
R u l e s g o v e r n i n g 18.2 b a l k l i n e b i l l i a r d s
R u l e s of T h r e e C u s h i o n c a r o m b i l l i a r d s
S c h a e f e r ' s 1925 r e c o r d
S e e r e i t e r - P h e l a n , first g r e a t m a t c h
.,.
S k e t c h e s of g r e a t b a l k l i n e p l a y e r s
.
fttart of b i l l i a r d s i n A m e r i c a . .
The 1922 I n t e r n a t i o n a l b a l k l i n e t o u r n a m e n t .
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Three Cushion World's Championship r e c o r d s . . . . .
Veteran J a k e Schaefer's last game
W h e n Y o u n g J a c o b S c h a e f e r defeated H o p p e
W o r l d ' s 1925 b a l k l i n e t o u r n a m e n t
World's Championship B a l k l i n e record
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Y o u n g Jacob Schaefer's greatest performance
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1 0
:
3
70
8
68
67
52
25
27
17
16
4
18
35
3
46
47
36
38
89
66
58
44
26
51
15
69
69
65
24
44
10
3
12
3
81
„48
26
28
8
85
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By T O M F O L E Y
T h e r e a l s t a r t of b i l l i a r d s i n A m e r i c a m i g h t be d a t e d f r o m
1859 a n d I a m one of t h e f e w a l i v e t o d a y w h o w a s p l a y i n g t h e
game then and who have followed and kept in touch w i t h i t
u p ' t o t h i s 1925 y e a r .
So f r o m a l o n g personal experience and a c t u a l contact w i t h
every carve a n d t a n g e n t of t h e progress of the gentleman's
game I a m able t o present these a c t u a l figures a n d t h i s l i t t l e
book. I a m i n hopes i t w i l l g r o w as the years r o l l by, w i t h a n
addenda each year, so t h a t i t may a t last become a n actual
B i l l i a r d Guide, one t h a t w i l l keep a close record of t h e w o r k
of the g r e a t players o f both t h e past a n d t h e present, records
t h a t should prove a real incentive t o a l l hands who come f r o m
t h i s f o r w a r d t o excel i n a game t h a t promises better rewards
t o those who f o l l o w i t honestly and conscientiously t h a n any
other I k n o w of.
A t different periods, books g i v i n g a h i s t o r y and record of the
game have been published a n d I have t h e m i n m y l i b r a r y . F r o m
t h e m a n d figures w h i c h I have saved i n m y l o n g career as a
b i l l i a r d r o o m keeper I have culled a l l the d a t a w h i c h appears
i n t h i s l i t t l e book.
One o f the books t h a t has been of g r e a t value t o me i n this
labor of love is " T h e B i l l i a r d Record," a record of i m p o r t a n t
b i l l i a r d matches played between 1854 a n d 1870 and w r i t t e n by
M i c h a e l Phelan of N e w Y o r k .
I n 1909 The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company published
the most extensive volume ever gotten o u t i n the interest of
b i l l i a r d s . I t was called " M o d e r n B i l l i a r d s , " was compiled by
H . F . D a v e n p o r t , now the vice-president of t h a t company, and
contained a record of the game, f r o m 1854 t o 1898.
" T h e B i l l i a r d s R e c o r d " a n d " M o d e r n B i l l i a r d s " have been a n
a i d t o me i n g e t t i n g out these figures a n d f o r recent data extendi n g f r o m 1909 to this 1925 year I a m also g r e a t l y indebted to
M r . Davenport.
I took p a r t i n the f i r s t i m p o r t a n t t o u r n a m e n t f o r the c h a m pionship of I l l i n o i s , the game being played i n S m i t h & N i x o n ' s
H a l l , Chicago, June 14 t o 2 1 , 1865, s i x t y years ago, b u t I had
been p l a y i n g the game as a boy, l o n g before t h a t .
The first games of r e a l importance played i n the West did
n o t t a k e place u n t i l 1859.
There were m a n y matches a t
b i l l i a r d s , b o t h E a s t and West, f o r money stakes of a considerable size f r o m 1854 t o 1859 b u t no r e a l championship m a t c h
t o o k place u n t i l A p r i l 12, 1859, when J o h n Seereiter of D e t r o i t
a n d M i c h a e l P h e l a n o f N e w Y o r k played a m a t c h game i n F i r e m a n ' s H a l l i n t h e f o r m e r c i t y f o r a g r a n d stake of $15,000 and
t h e A m e r i c a n Championship.
The game consisted of 2,000 p o i n t s , caroms, w i t h f o u r balls
a n d a 6x12, 6 pocket t a b l e , p u s h i n g a n d c r o t c h i n g allowed.
Phelan w o n , 2,000 t o 1,904 f o r Seereiter. The w i n n e r ' s best r u n
was 129, his average 12-32-164. The loser's best r u n was 157 a n d
his average 11-111-163.
A n d so M i c h a e l Phelan was the f i r s t champion b i l l i a r d i s t of
A m e r i c a a n d the records t h a t appear i n this l i t t l e book date
f r o m t h a t 1859 year w h e n he proved the best player of the
l i t t l e a r m y t h e n i n the field.
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1859—BILLIARD RECORDS—1925
These are the complete billiard records covering a l l the championships from 1859 up to and including May 1, 1925.
T H E FIRST CHAMPIONS
Played on a 6x12 four pocket table w i t h four balls, pushing
and crotching allowed, 2,000 points caroms:
1859-1860-1861-1862—Michael Phelan.
1863-1864—Dudley Kavanaugh.
1865— Dudley Kavanaugh, Louis Fox, John Deery.
1866—John Deery and Joe Dion.
1867—Joe Dion and John McDevitt.
1868—John McDevitt.
CHAMPIONS A T FOUR B A L L CAROM GAME
Played on a 5 % x l l pocket table, w i t h four balls, pushing
and crotching barred, single caroms counting 3 and double
caroms 6, 1,200 points, caroms:
1869—John Deery.
1670—John Deery, A . P. Rudolphe.
1871—Frank Parker, Cyrille Dion.
1872—Cyrille Dion.
1873—Cyrille Dion, Maurice Daly, Albert Gamier.
1874—Maurice Vignaux, Joe Dion.
1 8 7 5 —C y r i l l e Dion.
Played on a 5x10 carom table, w i t h three balls, known as
straight r a i l :
1876— 1877-1878—William Sexton.
1879-1880-1881—Jacob S c h a e f e r .
1 8 8 2 —Joe Dion.
Played on a 5x10 carom table w i t h 8-inch balkline introduced
as a preventive of r a i l n u r s i n g :
1883- 1884—Jacob Schaefer.
Same conditions as i n 1884, except that balkline was widened
from 8 to 14 inches:
1885—George F. Slosson, Jacob Schaefer.
1886- 1887-1888-1889—Jacob Schaefer.
1890—Jacob Schaefer.
1891- 1892-1893-1894-1895-1896—No championship played for.
' 18.1 B A L K L I N E C H A M P I O N S
1897—George Slosson.
1898—Jacob Schaefer, Frank Ives.
1899— 1900—No championship played for.
1906—W. F. Hoppe.
1907—George B. Sutton, W. F . Hoppe, Jacob Schaefer.
1908—George F. Slosson, George B. Sutton.
1910—W. F . Hoppe.
18.2 B A L K L I N E C H A M P I O N S
1901-1902-1903-1904-1905—Jacob Schaefer.
1906—George F. Slosson, George Sutton.
1907—George B. Sutton, W. F. Hoppe, Jacob Schaefer.
1908—George F. Slosson, George B. Sutton.
1909—Ora Morningst a r , Calvin Demarest.
1910—W. F . Hoppe, won the professional championship twice
in 1910, first at 18.1 and then a t 18.2.
1911—W. F . Hoppe.
1912—W . F . Hoppe.
1913—W. F . Hoppe
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1914—W. F. Hoppe.
1915—W. F. Hoppe.
1916—W. F. Hoppe.
1917—W. F. Hoppe.
1918—W. F . Hoppe.
1919—W. F. Hoppe.
1920—W. F. Hoppe.
1921—Young Jake Schaefer.
1922—W. F. Hoppe.
1923—W. F. Hoppe.
1924—W. F. Hoppe.
1925—Young Jake Schaefer.
T H R E E CUSHION CHAMPIONS
1912—John Horgan.
1913—Alfredo DeOro.
1916—George Moore.
1918—A. Kieekhefer.
1919—John Layton.
1920—R. L . Cannefax.
1921—John Layton.
1922—John Layton.
1923—Tiff Denton.
POCKET B I L L I A R D CHAMPIONS
1913—Benjamin Allen.
1916—Frank Taberski.
1919—Ralph Greenleaf.
1922— Ralph Greenleaf.
1923— Ralph Greenleaf.
N A T I O N A L , I N T E R N A T I O N A L A N D WESTERN
B A L K L I N E CHAMPIONS
14.2 Champions
•1899—Martin Mullen.
*1900—Wilson P. F«ss.
•1901—C. Fred Conklin.
1901—A r t h u r R. Townsend.
• 1902—Chas. Norris.
•1902—Wilson P. Foss.
1902— Edward W . Gardner.
1902—Wilson P. Foss.
1904—J. Ferdinand Poggenburg.
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1 9 0 5 —C. F r e d C o n k l i n .
1906—E d w a r d W . Gardner.
1907—C a l v i n Demarest.
1 9 0 8 —C a l v i n Demarest.
18.2 Champions
1908—I n t e r n a t i o n a l — C a l v i n Demarest.
1909—Chick W r i g h t .
1910—International—C. Fred Conklin.
1912—Morris D . B r o w n .
1912—I n t e r n a t i o n a l — J . F e r d i n a n d Poggenburg.
1913— Joseph Mayer.
1915—Joseph M a y e r .
1916—Edward W . Gardner.
1917—N a t h a n H a l l .
1918— Cor w i n H u s t o n .
1919— David McAndless.
1920—Percy N . Collins.
1921—Charles H . Heddon.
1922—E d g a r T . Appleby.
1 9 2 2 —E d g a r T . Appleby was also I n t e r n a t i o n a l
a t 18.2.
1 9 2 3 —Percy N . C o l l i n s .
1924— E. T . Appleby.
1 9 2 4 — R. W . C a m p b e l l ( W e s t e r n ) .
1925-—Francis Appleby.
1925—P. N . Colling. ( W e s t e r n ) .
champion
18.1 Champions
1923—Francis S. Appleby.
NATIONAL AMATEUR T H R E E CUSHION CHAMPIONS
1919——Arthur N e w m a n .
1920—W m . B . Huey.
1 9 2 1 — E a r l Lookabaugh.
1 9 2 2 —F r a n k I . F l e m i n g .
1 9 2 3 —Robert M . L o r d .
1 9 2 4 —F r a n k I . F l e m i n g .
1 9 2 5 —D r . A n d r e w J . H a r r i s .
•Held under auspices of A m e r i c a n A t h l e t i c U n i o n a n d N a t i o n a l
Association o f A m a t e u r B i l l i a r d Players.
H I S T O R Y O F T H E 18.2 B A L K - L I N E G A M E O F B I L L I A R D S
Complete Record of a l l Games Played i n Championship T o u r n a ments and Championship Matches P r i o r to a n d
I n c l u d i n g M a r c h 24, 1925
One m i g h t say t h a t the 18.2 b a l k l i n e b i l l i a r d game now
followed by the great players l i k e Schaefer, Hoppe, Cochran,
Horemans, Hagenlacher a n d others was invented by M . Bensinger, f a t h e r of B. E . Bensinger, now president o f the
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company, who is s t i l l the m a i n
champion a n d staunch -adherent o f t h a t s t y l e of b i l l i a r d play.
The first Jacob Schaefer remained champion a t t h e threeb a l l game f r o m 1879 to 1882, and was so great a t the game
t h a t he was p r a c t i c a l l y i m m u n e f r o m challenge.
T o get away f r o m a s i t u a t i o n t h a t had become woefully
one-sided, M . Bensinger, i n 1883 a n d t h e n a t the head of the
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company, set about t o devise a
system o f lines t h a t w o u l d handicap Schaefer a n d make several
o f t h e t h e n famous players his equal.
I n consultation w i t h Charles E . Mussey, T . Z. Cowles a n d
Thomas Foley, t h e e i g h t - i n c h b a l k l i n e game was evolved a n d
a t o u r n a m e n t a t i t was held under the auspices of t h e B r u n s wick-Balke-Collender Company a t C e n t r a l Music H a l l , C h i cago, M a r c h 26 to A p r i l 6, 1883.,
L a t e r the lines were changed f r o m eight t o 14 inches, and
then to 18.2, t h e style t h a t rules today.
F i r s t T o u r n a m e n t a t 18.2
The first t o u r n a m e n t a t 18.2 was held a t Madison Square
Garden Concert H a l l , N e w Y o r k , M a r c h 31 t o A p r i l 15, 1896,
under t h e auspices o f Ives a n d D a l y . T h e games were 600
points, a l l three contestants p l a y i n g t w i c e a r o u n d . T h e contestants were Schaefer, Ives and Garnier.
Schaefer a n d Ives
t i e d f o r first place, w i n n i n g 2 a n d losing 1 game each. G a r n i e r f a i l e d t o w i n a game. Best average: Schaefer, 3 0 ; best
r u n , 176; Ives, 6 0 ; best r u n , 200.
The W o r l d ' s 18.2 B a l k l i n e T o u r n a m e n t o f 1925
T h e names of the w i n n e r s o f these b a l k l i n e championships
since t h a t • g a m e first c a m e i n t o b e i n g a p p e a r elsewhere, t h e
l a s t of these i n t e r n a t i o n a l c h a m p i o n s h i p s t a k i n g place i n t h e
G o l d R o o m of t h e Congress H o t e l i n C h i c a g o f r o m F e b r u a r y 23
t o M a r c h 4, 1926, t h e i n d i v i d u a l games of t h i s t o u r n a m e n t r e s u l t i n g as f o l l o w s :
Monday N i g h t , F e b r u a r y 23
Hoppe, 400; Suzuki, 8 1 6 ; fifteen i n n i n g s .
H i g h Runs—Hoppe, 121 (unfinished) ; Suzuki, 78.
Averages—Hoppe, 20 10-15; Suzuki, 21 1-15.
Tuesday A f t e r n o o n , February 24
Hagenlacher—2, 0, 1, 0, 1, 7, 45, 66, 46, 1, 6, 0, 9, 2 1 , 128,
1, 29, 2, 29 400.
' Cochran—2, 4, 22, 6 1 , 2, 36, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 3 1 , 43, 17, 9 1 ,
1, 0, 43—347.
H i g h r u n , 9 1 ; average, 19 5-8.
Tuesday N i g h t , February 24
Schaefer—0, 80, 0, 20, 79, 0, 130, 2, 60, 29—400.
H i g h r u n , 130; average, 40.
* H o r e m a n s — 1 , 67, 28, 2, 2^0, 0, 4, 57—161.
B i g h r u n , 6 7 ; average, rr 8-9.
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Wednesday A f t e r n o o n , F e b r u a r y 25
Horemans—15, 0, 8, 240, 128—400.
H i g h run—249 ; average, 8j0.
Suzuki—0, 0, 1 , 11—12.
H i g h r u n — 1 1 ; average, 3.
Wednesday N i g h t , F e b r u a r y 25
Hoppe—0, 0, 52, 109, I i 7 , 12, 2, 4, 24—400.
H i g h r u n — 2 4 9 ; average, 80.
Cochran—57, 0, 8, 3, 0, 19, 27, 29, 0—143.
H i g h r u n — 5 7 ; average, 15 8-8.
Thursday N i g h t , F e b r u a r y 26
Jake Schaefer, 400; E r i c h Hagenlacher, 0.
H i g h run—Schaefer, 400 (unfinished) ; Hagenlacher, 0.
Thursday A f t e r n o o n , F e b r u a r y 26
W e l k e r Cochran—40, 308, 4 1 , 11—400.
K a m a k i c h i S u z u k i — 8 1 , 1, 31—112.
H i g h r u n — C o c h r a n , 308 ; Suzuki, 81.
Average—Cochran, 100; Suzuki, 37 2-3.
F r i d a y A f t e r n o o n , F e b r u a r y 27
Edouard Horemans—0, 109, 69, 34, 5, 2 1 , 13, 40, 29, 80—
400.
W e l k e r Cochran—0, 3 1 , 42, 4, 0, 110, 0, 2 1 , 56, 2—266.
H i g h r u n s — C o c h r a n , 110; Horemans, 109.
Averages—Horemans, 40 ; Cochran, 25.6.
F r i d a y E v e n i n g , F e b r u a r y 27
Hagenlacher—0, 0, 1, 28, 1 , 18, 228, 2, 4, 7, 1 , 115—400
H o p p e — 1 , 157, 10, 15, 2, 2 1 , 1, 1, 2, 4, 85—299.
H i g h runs—Hagenlacher, 228 ; Hoppe, 157.
Averages—Hagenlacher, 22 4-12; Hoppe, 27 2-11.
Saturday A f t e r n o o n , F e b r u a r y 28
Hagenlacher—34, 3, 0, 8, 1, 33, 85, 26, 0, 0, 4, 5, 0, 3, S3
3, 2, 4 1 , 1, 0, 55, 4, 0, 2, 26, 12, 19—400.
• Suzuki—37, 0, 7, 25, 0, 80, 0, 6, 1, 0, 20, 36, 95, 0, 0, 0
1, 1, 1, 36, 11, 0, 0, 0, 9, 1—367.
H i g h runs—Hagenlacher, 8 5 ; Suzuki, 95.
Averages—Hagenlacher, 14 22-27; S u z u k i , 14 3-26.
Saturday N i g h t , F e b r u a r y 28
Jake Schaefer—112, 288—400.
W e l k e r Cochran—10, 40—50.
H i g h runs—Schaefer, 288 ; Cochran, 40.
Averages—Schaefer, 200; Cochran,, 25.
Monday A f t e r n o o n , M a r c h 2
Schaefer—3, 8, 49, 2, 5, 1 , 122, 0, 14, 0, 4, 10, 130, 52—400.
Suzuki—10, 1, 0, 7, 48, 6, 2, 53, 0, 0, 40, 1 , 1 , 7—175.
H i g h runs—Schaefer, 130; Suzuki, 53.
Averages—Schaefer, 28 8-14 ; Suzuki, 17 7-14.
Monday N i g h t , M a r c h 2
Edouard H o r e m a n s — 6 1 , 4, 0, 121, 1, 1, 212—400.
W i l l i e Hoppe—0, 3, 0, 2, 4, 2 1 , 6—86.
Averages—Horemans. 55.55; Hoppe, 5.14.
H i g h r u n s — H o r e m a n s , 2 1 2 ; Hoppe, 2 1 .
Tuesday A f t e r n o o n , M a r c h 3
Edouard Horemans ( B e l g i u m ) — 1 4 4 , 122, 18, 35, 59, 0, 18, 9
—400.
E r i c h Hagenlacher ( G e r m a n y ) — 1 2 3 , 4 1 , 0, 40,
—254.
H i g h r u n s — H o r e m a n s , 1 4 4 ; Hagenlacher. 123.
A v e r a g e — H o r e m a n s , 50 ; H a g e n l a c h e r , 31.7.
3,
0, 46, 1
Tuesday N i g h t , M a r c h 3
Jake Schaefer—0, 0, 56, 0, 5, 24, 19, 296—400.
W i l l i e H o p p e — 2 , 82, 0, 5, 28, 36, 20—173.
Averages—Schaefer, 5 0 ; H o p p e , 24.7.
H i g h runs—Schaefer, 2 9 6 ; Hoppe, 82.
These w e r e t h e positions o f t h e p l a y e r s a t t h e close o f
t h e 1925 t o u r n a m e n t , w h i c h was refereed s p l e n d i d l y b y J .
H e r b e r t L e v i s of Chicago.
Won Lost
Pet.
Jake Schaefer,
Chicago
0
1.000
Edouard Horemans, B e l g i u m . . . .
4
1
.800
E r i c h Hagenlacher,
4
.600
3
W i l l i e Hoppe, N e w Y o r k
...
2
3
.400
W e l k e r Cochran, H o l l y w o o d . . . .
1
4
.200
Kamekichi Suzuki, Japan.
5
.. ..
0
.000
High
High
I n - Grand
Total
Run
Avg.
Points nings
Avg.
Schaefer
400
400
2.000
85
57.14
247
80
1,761
45.2
89
Hagenlacher
228
31.7
1,454
22.06
66
197
44.4
1,408
28.75
49
308
100
1,206
44
27.41
95
37.3
982
62
15.84
T h i s 1925 t o u r n a m e n t w h i c h m a r k e d t h e r e t i r e m e n t o f W i l l i e
Hoppe as c h a m p i o n a n d t h e c r o w n i n g o f Y o u n g J a k e Schaefer
proved t h e greatest ever played, t h e greatest f r o m a r e c o r d b r e a k i n g s t a n d p o i n t as w e l l as i n t h e w o n d e r f u l performances
of t h e players.
I n t h e seventh game o f t h e t o u r n a m e n t Schaefer defeated
Hagenlacher by 400 t o 0, r u n n i n g o u t a f t e r w i n n i n g t h e b a n k "
f r o m his opponent, a r e c o r d i n w o r l d t o u r n a m e n t p l a y .
B u t i t was i n t h e c l o s i n g game o f t h e t o u r n a m e n t , f a c i n g
the t h e n c h a m p i o n Hoppe, t h a t Schaefer played t h e most m a g n i f i c e n t b i l l i a r d s o f his e n t i r e career. O n t h i s occasion i t t o o k
e i g h t i n n i n g s f o r Schaefer t o g i v e H o p p e one o f t h e w o r s t
defeats he had ever experienced.
A s Y o u n g J a k e entered his e i g h t h i n n i n g t w o h u n d r e d a n d
n i n e t y - s i x p o i n t s separated h i m f r o m t h e coveted 400.
Hoppe,
p l a y i n g better t h a n he h a d a t a n y t i m e i n t h i s t o u r n e y , was
o u t i n f r o n t , 173 t o 104.
A n d then Jake started. For the
first t i m e i n t h e n i g h t t h e elusive ivories responded t o t h e t a p
of his cue, a n d as f a s t as Referee L e v i s could c a l l off t h e
p o i n t s " Y o u n g " J a k e progressed t o v i c t o r y .
I t seems a f a r - f e t c h e d s t a t e m e n t t o say t h a t a n y cueist
s t a r t i n g off a f t e r 296 p o i n t s could s a t i s f y a n y audience t h a t
he could do j u s t t h a t .
B u t Schaefer d i d t h a t t h a t n i g h t .
F r o m t h e m o m e n t he scored t e n p o i n t s his audience sensed
t h a t n o t h i n g else w o u l d stop h i m t h a t n i g h t .
And nothing
did.
Those 296 p o i n t s b r o u g h t Jake's average f o r t h e n i g h t t o
50, b r o u g h t h i s g r a n d average t o 57.14, a new w o r l d ' s r e c o r d ,
t o add t o t h e h i g h r u n a n d h i g h s i n g l e average records, each
o f 400, t h a t he h a d p r e v i o u s l y gained i n t h i s t o u r n e y .
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A record b r e a k e r of r e c o r d b r e a k e r s — t h a t w a s Schaefer in
this competition.
Performances
of a l l o t h e r s — H o p p e ,
the
p e r e n n i a l c h a m p i o n ; H o r e m a n s , t h e m a s s e m a r v e l of the old
w o r l d , a l l paled into insignificance beside t h i s youthful a r t i s t
from Chicago.
I t is c u s t o m a r y to greet each n e w c h a m p i o n i n a n y sport
w i t h t h e h u r r a h " g r e a t e s t e v e r . " I n S c h a e f e r ' s case i t h a p pens to be t r u e . F o r f u r t h e r evidence, see the figures.
S c h a e f e r received $3,000 i n c a s h a n d the diamond medal e m blematic of the championship^
Horemans
collected $1,500;
H a g e n l a c h e r , $ 1 , 0 0 0 ; Hoppe, $750, a n d C o c h r a n , $250.
Kamek i c h i S u z u k i , w h o lost a l l h i s g a m e s , didn't m a k e a n y money,
but he h a d a lot of f u n , a n d s a w some good b i l l i a r d s without
paying his w a y in.
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SKETCHES
1925
O F T H EP L A Y E R S
WHO TOOK
W O R L D ' S C H A M P I O N S H I P 18.2
BILLIARD
PART
I NT H E
BALKLINE
TOURNAMENT
T h e s e a r e a f e w lines about t h e s i x g r e a t p l a y e r s w h o took
p a r t i n t h e r e c e n t 1925 W o r l d ' s C h a m p i o n s h i p 18.2 b a l k l i n e
billiard
tournament:
Y o u n g Jacob Schaefer, who w o n the championship
when
h e d e f e a t e d W i l l i e H o p p e i n t h e g r e a t 1925 W o r l d ' s C h a m p i o n ship T o u r n a m e n t , is t h e only s o n of t h e first J a c o b Schaefer,
f o r m a n y y e a r s t h e g r e a t e s t p l a y e r e v e r k n o w n to t h e g a m e .
Y o u n g J a c o b S c h a e f e r w a s b o r n i n C h i c a g o , O c t o b e r 18, 1894.
J u s t a t t h i s t i m e a l l t h a t is needed t o p r o v e " Y o u n g J a k e ' s "
g r e a t n e s s a s a p l a y e r is a b r i e f r e f e r e n c e t o s o m e o f t h e w o n derful things he h a s accomplished a t billiards without refer-
JACOB SCHAEFER
r i n g to h i s wonderful performances i n t h e recent w o r l d ' s t o u r n a ment already mentioned.
M a y 16, 1921, a t S a n F r a n c i s c o ,
S c h a e f e r s e t a w o r l d ' s r e c o r d o f 51 1-7 a v e r a g e i n a 4,000
point game against E d o u a r d H o r e m a n s , m a k i n g h i g h r u n s o f
394-278-230 a n d 2 1 4 . I n a w e e k ' s p l a y a t N e w Y o r k w i t h t h e
s a m e p l a y e r h e a v e r a g e d 47 54-100, g e t t i n g a h i g h r u n o f
436.
O c t o b e r 19, 1921, S c h a e f e r , i n a m a t c h w i t h D a v e M c A n d l e s s a t C h i c a g o a t 18.2 b i l l i a r d s , m a d e a r u n o f 4 8 0 . H e
h a d a n u n f i n i s h e d r u n o f 359 t h e n i g h t b e f o r e a n d c o m p l e t e d
121 m o r e p o i n t s .
O n J a n u a r y 2 2 , 1922, S c h a e f e r , p l a y i n g
against Welker C o c h r a n at Mussey's bill'ard parlor in Chicago,
r a n 480 a t 18.2 b a l k l i n e b i l l i a r d s , t h e h i g h e s t r u n e v e r m a a e
by a p l a y e r i n t h i s c o u n t r y i n a m a t c h , a l t h o u g h t h i s w a s
only a n exhibit'on.
S c h a e f e r ' s r u n of 394 a g a i n s t C o c h r a n i s
exceeded o n l y b y t h e r u n o f 701 m a d e b y E d o u a r d H o r e m a n s
o n J a n u a r y 15, 1922, a t T h u m ' s r o o m . N e w Y o r k .
O f course,
S c h a e f e r ' s greatest p e r f o r m a n c e w a s h i s defeat o f H o p p e in.
t h e i r w o r l d ' s c h a m p i o n s h i p m a t c h played i n C h i c a g o i n 1921.
t n that t h r e e - n i g h t m a t c h , S c h a e f e r not only defeated H o p p e
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b y a s c o r e o f 500 t o 346, b u t h e r a n u p a h i g h r e c o r d s i n g l e
a v e r a g e of 200 a n d a g r a n d a v e r a g e of 51 10-43
and gave
the spectators a view of the most brilliant billiards they had
ever witnessed.
E d o u a r d H o r e m a n s , w h o finished s e c o n d i n t h e 1925 t o u r n a m e n t , w a s b o r n a t A n t w e r p , B e l g i u m . A p r i L 25. 1889, s o t h a t
he i s a t t h e b e g i n n i n g of a c a r e e r t h a t t h i s e a r l y h a s p r o v e n
r e m a r k a b l e i n the w o r l d of b i l l i a r d s .
W h a t makes him int e r e s t i n g a n d different f r o m other p l a y e r s is t h e f a c t t h a t h e
is left h a n d e d a n d no other p l a y e r h a s ever been able
to
approach him at masse playing.
S o m e of his m a s s e
shots
have brought out generous applause from billiard f a n s .
Hore*
m a n s , w h o h a s r e p r e s e n t e d B e l g i u m i n t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l 18.2
b a l k l i n e t o u r n a m e n t s i n A m e r i c a on two different
occasions,
i s n o w t h e a c k n o w l e d g e d c h a m p i o n of E u r o p e .
H e won that
t i t l e f a i r l y a n d s q u a r e l y by d e f e a t i n g L o u i s C u r e i n a m a t c h
played at Paris, A n t w e r p , Belgium and Amsterdam, Holland.
T h a t w a s a m a t c h o f 1,800
p o i n t s p l a y e d i n b l o c k s o f 600,
H o r e m a n s w i n n i n g b y t h e o v e r w h e l m i n g s c o r e o f 1,800 to 706.
I n t h a t m a t c h H o r e m a n s m a d e a n a v e r a g e of 60, w h i c h h e
c l a i m s is t h e best e v e r m a d e i n a c h a m p i o n s h i p m a t c h .
E r i c h Hagenlacher, who
finished
t h i r d i n t h e 1925 t o u r n a m e n t , w a s b o r n a t S t u t t g a r t , G e r m a n y , J u l y 2 5 , 1895.
He
h a s s p e n t t h e l a s t t h r e e y e a r s i n N e w Y o r k p l a y i n g t h e best
balkl iners that happened in there and holding his own with
m a n y of t h e m .
He
has also played exhibitions w i t h
the
leaders i n Chicago a n d other cities.
Willie Hoppe. who
finished
f o u r t h i n t h e 1925
tournament,
was born at Cornwall, N e w
Y o r k , O c t . 11, 1887,
and although
a comparatively young m a n has already earned
a
fortune at b i l l i a r d s . W i t h the exception of a single i n t e r v a l ,
1921, H o p p e h a s b e e n w o r l d ' s c h a m p i o n a t 18.2 b a l k l i n e b i l l i a r d s s i n c e 1906, 18 y e a r s i n a l l , a r e c o r d n e v e r b e a t e n by
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any other b i l l i a r d i s t f o r continuous h o l d i n g of a c h a m p i o n ship. Hoppe has defended h i s championship every year f r o m
1906 t o 1921, when he was defeated by Schaefer.
While the
first Jacob Schaefer was champion on a n d off f o r 26 years, -or
f r o m 1879 t o 1905, he lost t h e c r o w n repeatedly a n d f r o m
1891 t o 1896 did not defend i t a t a l l . So Hoppe's record f o r
l o n g h o l d i n g of t h e t i t l e is t h e best.
W e l k e r Cochran, w h o finished fifth i n the 1925 tournament^
was b o r n a t Manson, I o w a , Oct. 7, 1896, a n d has been k n o w n
f o r several years as one of t h e most capable a n d b r i l l i a n t
of a l l t h a t g a l a x y of r o y a l b i l l i a r d players who have contested f o r w o r l d honors i n t h e last f e w years. Cochran has
often made marvelous records i n l o n g m a t c h games i n w h i c h
such masters of the cue as Schaefer, Horemans a n d M o r n i n g -
star have faced h i m . I n D e t r o i t , Cochran took a 3,600-point
game f r o m Horemans by a lead of n i n e t y - f i v e . Horemans took
the second game of 4,800 p o i n t s by 184.
I n Detroit, tod,
Cochran led Schaefer over 500 points i n a 3,600-point m a t c h .
I n N e w Y o r k , he led Schaefer over 500 points o u t of 2,400
and i n B r o o k l y n he led t h e champion 100 i n a 1,200-point
game.
I n t w o games w i t h M o r n i n g s t a r , i n San Diego, Cal.,
Cochran w o n the first by 24 out of 1,200 and the second t w o
to one, i n 188 points. Cochran is a dashing, b r i l l i a n t player*
liable to w i n i n any k i n d o f company a n d a t a n y t i m e o r
place, b u t he has played i n bad l u c k i n t h e last t w o w o r l d
tournaments.
K a m e k i c h i Suzuki, w h o finished l a s t i n t h e 1925 t o u r n a m e n t , w o n his r i g h t t o compete i n t h i s year's i n t e r n a t i o n a l
by w i n n i n g t h e final challenge m a t c h i n t h e j u n i o r professional
b a l k l i n e championship f r o m Tadeo Suganuma, another Japanese
player. B o r n i n J a p a n about t h i r t y years ago, Suzuki learned
the r u d i m e n t s of b a l k l i n e b i l l i a r d s f r o m K o d j i Y a m a d a , t h e
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first of the great players t o come f r o m the flowery k i n g d o m t o
take p a r t i n a world's t o u r n a m e n t i n this c o u n t r y .
Suzuki
a r r i v e d i n N e w Y o r k w i t h letters f r o m Yamada and soon
proved himself a w o n d e r f u l player.
H i s w i n n i n g of t h e
j u n i o r professional championship soon a f t e r his a r r i v a l i n
N e w Y o r k proved his great s k i l l and w o n h i m the r i g h t t o
a place i n the r e g u l a r world's t o u r n a m e n t of the professionals
w h i c h followed i n Chicago.
CONDITIONS UNDER W H I C H T H E WORLD'S CHAMPIONS H I P G A M E S A T 18.2 B A L K L I N E B I L L I A R D S
W E R E P L A Y E D I N 1925
The t e r m s a n d rules under w h i c h this l a s t of the w o r l d ' s
tournaments a t 18.2 b a l k l i n e b i l l i a r d s was conducted w e r e :
W o r l d ' s championship t o u r n a m e n t a t the 18.2 b a l k l i n e game
o f b i l l i a r d s t o be held i n the " G o l d R o o m " of the Congress
H o t e l , a t Chicago, I l l i n o i s , b e g i n n i n g F e b r u a r y 23 a n d endi n k M a r c h 4, 1925, under t h e auspices of T h e B r u n s w i c k Balke-Collender Company^ who w i l l c o n t r i b u t e a purse o f
$5,000 w h i c h , together w i t h the entrance fees p a i d by the
players, w i l l be d i s t r i b u t e d among the contestants according
t o t h e i r s t a n d i n g a t t h e close of the T o u r n a m e n t , as f o l l o w s :
F i r s t Prize
Second Prize
T h i r d Prize
Fourth Prize
F i f t h Prize
$3,000
1,500
1,000
750
:
250
,
T h e t o u r n a m e n t t o be l i m i t e d t o seven players, subject to
a n entrance fee of $250 f r o m each player.
The games t o consist of 400 p o i n t s e a c h ; and i n case of a
t i e f o r first place, the deciding game t o consist o f 500 points.
A l l games t o be played o n a table of The B r u n s w i c k - B a l k e Collender Company make, fitted w i t h the Celebrated " M o n a r c h "
Cushions.
Contestants f r o m out of t o w n w i l l be allowed t h e i r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n charges t o Chicago a n d r e t u r n .
T h e n e t gate receipts, a f t e r deducting a l l expenses incident
to the t o u r n a m e n t , i n c l u d i n g t r a n s p o r t a t i o n charges allowed
t h e players, w i l l be divided among the contestants i n p r o p o r t i o n t o the a m o u n t o f the p r i z e w o n by each, t o - w i t :
Winner
Winner
Winner
Winner
Winner
of
of
of
of
of
first prize
second prize
t h i r d prize
f o u r t h prize
fifth prize
J
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23
15
12
4
per
per
per
per
per
cent
cent
cent
cent
cent
The w i n n e r of first prize w i l l be awarded a t r o p h y emblematic of the W o r l d ' s Championship, w h i c h s h a l l be subject t o challenge under the f o l l o w i n g c o n d i t i o n s :
L Players p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n the t o u r n a m e n t shall have the
first r i g h t to challenge i n the order of t h e i r s t a n d i n g a t the
t e r m i n a t i o n of t h e t o u r n a m e n t , provided they a v a i l t h e m selves of t h a t p r i v i l e g e n o t l a t e r t h a n t e n days a f t e r the
closing date o f the t o u r n a m e n t . Should there be more t h a n
"One challenge w i t h i n the t i m e specified, the holder of the
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t r o p h y must recognize the challenge of the player r a n k i n g
highest i n the t o u r n a m e n t .
The rules heretofore g o v e r n i n g the w o r l d ' s championship of.
the 18.2 b a l k l i n e game of b i l l i a r d s shall p r e v a i l , w i t h the f o l l o w i n g exceptions, t o - w i t :
1. Contests s h a l l involve a money stake of §500.
2. The sum of $250 must accompany a l l challenges.
3. The remainder of the stake money m u s t be deposited
fifteen
(15) days p r i o r to date of m a t c h .
4. The w i n n e r of the -championship emblem w i l l - n o t be r e quired to defend his t i t l e p r i o r to October 1, 1925, a n d he
can name a n y date between October 1 a n d October 15
f o r the m a t c h , t h i s leeway of fifteen (15) days being
allowed t o insure the securing of a suitable h a l l f o r t h e ,
match.
5. The w i n n e r of the first m a t c h , i n case o f any challenge
then pending, w i l l be required to play t h e next m a t c h
not later t h a n t h i r t y (30) days a f t e r the first m a t cc h
h ,, Lk
but can select any date between t w e n t y (20) days amdt
nd
t h i r t y (30) days f o l l o w i n g the first match.
The holder of the emblem shall n o t be required t o
play any m a t c h games f o r the championship d a r i n g tthe
l
period of A p r i l 1 to October 1.
E n t r i e s f o r the t o u r n a m e n t elose J a n u a r y 24, 1925.
A f t e r the closing of the entries, there s h a l l be no match
ch
games or exhibitions between players who have entered the
he
t o u r n a m e n t either before or w h i l e the t o u r n a m e n t is i n p r o«g-ress.
I n the event of a t i e f o r first place, t h e t i e m u s t be play ed
off.
Should there be a t i e f o r second a n d t h i r d , t h i r d a n d f o u r t u
h,
or any succeeding places i n the t o u r n a m e n t , t h e n t h e w i n n e r
of the t i e is to be decided by the highest g r a n d average made
i n t h e t o u r n a m e n t by the t w o interested players.
Should
there be a t i e of those t w o i n the g r a n d average, t h e n the
he L_
highest i n d i v i d u a l score is to decide the position of the playe?rs
involved.
The donor o f the emblem has the privilege of selecting t he
h
contestants f o r the first game to be played i n t h e t o u r n a m emt
nt L
and a l l succeeding games.
A l l entries m u s t be addressed to the Brunswick-Balke-Col
lender Company, 623 South Wabash Avenue,. Chicago,- I l l i n o i s
J U N I O R P R O F E S S I O N A L 18.2 B A L K L I N E B I L L I A R D
T O U R N A M E N T — T H E 1923 R E C O R D
e A n o t h e r e n t i r e l y new feature i n the conduct of the game
i n 1923 was the introduction of w h a t was termed the J u n i o r
18.2 professional 18.2 b a l k l i n e b i l l i a r d t o u r n a m e n t .
I t was
arranged to give a l l the professional players outside of t h e
regular I n t e r n a t i o n a l Tournament a chance to show t h e i r r e a l
caliber and to give them an o p p o r t u n i t y to graduate i n t o the
higher r a n k .
This J u n i o r t o u r n a m e n t gave -the w o r l d a n i n s i g h t i n t o the
r i c h field t h e r e is i n b i l l i a r d s for anyone who w o u l d master
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t h a t game thoroughly, for the w i n n e r t u r n e d up i n Tadeo
S u g a n u m a , a little J a p a n e s e boy, who took up b i l l i a r d s i n h i s
home i n J a p a n s i x y e a r s ago a n d t h e n set out for this count r y i n s e a r c h .of f a m e i n the b i l l i a r d w o r l d .
E n t e r i n g t h i s J u n i o r professional t o u r n a m e n t a t
Detroit,
S u g a n u m a , a c o m p a r a t i v e s t r a n g e r , won the title a n d for his
p a i n s received m o r e t h a n $1,200 i n c a s h a n d a diamond medal
w o r t h $1,000.
S u g a n u m a w a s b o r n a t N a g a n o K e n , J a p a n , D e c . 12, 1901,
so t h a t he is j u s t i n h i s t w e n t y - f o u r t h y e a r a n d w i t h a long
a n d p e r h a p s b r i l l i a n t c a r e e r ahead of h i m .
I n order to r e t a i n p e r m a n e n t possession of t h e trophy, he
m u s t defend i t successfully i n challenge matches for one y e a r .
T h e p l a y e r w h o is c h a m p i o n i n these J u n i o r c h a m p i o n s h i p c o n tests a t t h e t i m e n a m e d for the closing of entries to the r e g u l a r professional 18.2 b a l k l i n e world's c h a m p i o n s h i p w i l l also
h a v e a good c h a n c e to get i n it, a chance w o r t h over $20,000
a y e a r to t h e m a n w h o c a n excel i n i t a n d a lot, too, to the
p l a y e r s i n i t w h o c a n m a k e a good s h o w i n g .
T h e s t a n d i n g of
the p l a y e r s a t the conclusion of t h i s J u n i o r t o u r n a m e n t w a s :
High
High
Gen.
W.
L.
Run
Aver.
Aver.
Suganuma
5
1
153
42.85
19.91
Bruno
4
2
185
21.42
15.96
Matsuyama
3
3
118
42.85
21.05
Taylor
V
3
3
111
27.27
15.37
Cutler
2
4
85
17.64
16.40
Bos
2
4
167
21.42
16.16
McAndless
2
4
77
20.00
14.57
T h e class of p l a y i n g displayed w a s of a higher order t h a n
t h a t of the first J u n i o r t o u r n a m e n t of t w e n t y years ago t h a t ,
introduced Hoppe, the h i g h r u n s a n d general average a l l the
w a y t h r o u g h being considerably better.
Bos s t a r t e d off as though he w a s going to clean up the
field a n d w a l k a w a y w i t h the J u n i o r title. H e defeated T a y l o r
in the opening g a m e of the t o u r n a m e n t 300 to 128 i n seventeen i n n i n g s , a n d i n the n e x t game beat C u t l e r 300 to 255 i n
fourteen i n n i n g s .
B u t S u g a n u m a , the u l t i m a t e w i n n e r , then
gave B o s h i s first setback i n h i s t h i r d game, beating the H o l lander 300 to 167 i n t w e n t y i n n i n g s , after w h i c h Bos also lost
h i s r e m a i n i n g three games a n d finished in a t r i p l e tie for
last place.
O n the s a m e day, November 23, the two l i t t l e J a p a n e s e
entries gave the most b r i l l i a n t display of b i l l i a r d s s h o w n d u r i n g the s e r i e s . I n the first game d u r i n g the afternoon of t h a t
day, S u g a n u m a beat T a y l o r 300 to 100 a n d r a n out i n seven
i n n i n g s , a n d in the second g a m e M a t s u y a m a , i n w i n n i n g his
first v i c t o r y of the series, tied S u g a n u m a ' s record by beating
C u t l e r 300 to 130 i n seven i n n i n g s .
Previous to the opening of t h e t o u r n a m e n t , M a t s u y a m a , w h o
had been p l a y i n g a w o n d e r f u l g a m e i n exhibitions, w a s looked
upon as the probable w i n n e r , but he got a w a y w i t h a poor
s t a r t a n d did not accomplish his first victory u n t i l the fifth
day of the t o u r n a m e n t .
*
F o l l o w i n g this first J u n i o r Professional t o u r n a m e n t , several
challenge games were played, w h i c h resulted as f o l l o w s :
J a n u a r y 23, 1924:
S u g a n u m a . .*
1,200
Bruno
'.
649
17
January
31, 1924:
Suganuxna
•
, ? ?2
Matsuyama
1
1,146
T a y l o r did not challenge.
-fe^p
A p r i l 2, 1924:
Suganuma
1,09a
Cutler
"1.200
October 24, 1924:
Cutler
1,20©
Bos
1,115
December 4, 1924:
Cutler
1,150
McAndless
1,200
McAndless surrenders cue title to S u g a n u m a , December 31, 1924.
J a n u a r y 18, 1925:
Suganuma
1,078
Suzuki
1,209
M a r c h 27, 1925:
Suzuki
,
1,200
Matsuyama
645
I t was due to the w i n n i n g of his championship m a t c h w i t h
Suganuma t h a t K a m e k i c h i S u z u k i w a s given his opportunity
to enter the regular professional I n t e r n a t i o n a l 18.2 balkline
billiard tournament in Chicago i n 1925 in w h i c h , although
finishing i n last place, he made a n excellent showing, especially
in the opening game of the tournament, i n w h i c h h e c a m e face
to face w i t h the then Champion Hoppe.
L I S T O F I N T E R N A T I O N A L 18.2 B A L K L I N E
BILLIARD
TOURNAMENTS SINCE T H E FIRST TOURNAMENT
O F T H A T S O R T I N F E B R U A R Y , 1902
T h e first International 18.2 balkline billiard tournament took
place in F e b r u a r y , 1902 a n d the records since then r e a d :
1902-03
1st
18.2 Tournament of F r a n c e — F e b . , 1902, P a r i s
Game
Single
Grand
Results
High
Points
Average
Average
Run
Played
Won
Lost
500
...
Players
•Cure
•Fournil
•Vignaux
Gibelin . . . .
First
World's
Championship 18.2 Tournament*
Feb. 3, 1903, P a r i s
1
20.83
Cure
19.76
2
,500
1
tVignaux
..
2
29.48
22.29
1
20.08
Sutton . . . .
2
31.25
8.49
Slosson . . . .
0
11.83
3
*3 players tied. No decision. fDecided by F r e n c h
in favor V i g n a u x on grand average.
18
118
138
200
71 .
courts
1st
Challenge
18.2—Jan 29, 1904, I ' a r i s
Game
Results
Points
Single
Grand
Won
Lost
Average
Played
Average
18 23-26
0
1
. .500
Players
Sutton
vs.
•Vignaux
1
* V i g n a u x w o n 500 t o 496.
w i t h t h e balls i n close order,
a f a v o r a b l e leave, V i g n a u x
needed to go o u t .
High
Run
128
0
19
6-26
146
W i t h 51 to go S u t t o n r a n 47 a n d ,
made a f a t a l masse effort.
From
r a p i d l y scored the 23 points he
1906
Second I n t e r n a t i o n a l 18.2 T o u r n a m e n t — A p r i l , 1906,
New Y o r k City
Game
Points
Results
Single
Grand
High
Players
Played
Won
Lost
Average
Average
Run
*Slosson
500
5
1
33.33
18.47
153
Sutton
100.
24.14
234
Schaefer
31.25
22.04
171
Hoppe .
27.78
20.44
177
Cure
20.83
15.14
100
Cutler
24.04
14.46
146
- Morn ingstar
14.39
10.89
82
i—Oct. 18, 1906
tSutton
.500
31.25
202
vs.
Slosson
25.
75
. 18, 1906, N e w Y o r k
%Sutton
.500
26.31
107
.' « «
'
vs.
Hoppe
14.33
78
tSutton won
500 t o 375. I Sutton w o n 500 t o 258.
1907-08
M a t c h — J a n 2 1 , 1907, Chicago
Game
Results
Single
Grand
Won
Lost
Average
Average
1
0
17.86
3 r d Challenge
Points
High
Players
Played
Run
•Sutton
500
71
vs.
Morningstar
0
1
16.86
4 t h Challenge M a t c h — N o v 5, 1907, Chicago
t Sutton
500
1
0
33.33
232
vs.
Schaefer, Sr.
0
1
16.06
93
5 t h Challenge M a t c h — J a n . 27, 1908, N e w Y o r k
{Sutton
....500
93
0
7.46
vs.
Morningstar
4.68
26
6th Challenge M a t c h — M a r c h 27th, 1908, New Y o r k
f f Hoppe . . . 5 0 0
99
20.83
vs.
Sutton
11.83
83
19
* S u t t o n w o n 500 to 477. f S u t t o n w o n 500 to 241. ( S u t t o n
w o n 500 t o 309. T h e l o w averages i n t h i s m a t c h w e r e due to
u n f a v o r a b l e t e m p e r a t u r e conditions w h i c h c h i l l e d t h e i v o r y .
t f H o p p e w o n 500 to 272. H e held t h e t i t l e about a week, t h e n
r e t i r e d t e m p o r a r i l y , r e t u r n i n g emblem t o donors.
1909
W o r l d ' s Championship T o u r n a m e n t 1 8 . 2 — M a r c h 22, 1909,
New York City
Game
Points
Results
Single
High
Grand
Players
Played
Won
Lost
Average
Average
Run
* M o r n i n g s t a r 500
6
0
21.74
18.63
114
Sutton
....
5
1
33.33
22.82
148
S loss on
3
3
62.5
20.37
225
Cutler . ,
3
3
21.74
14.88
93
2
4
22.73
15.95
181
Cline
1
5
17.66
14.25
118
Demarest . .
1
5
23.81
13.48
116
F o u r t h W o r l d ' s C h a m p i o n s h i p T o u r n a m e n t - —Nov. 22, 1909,
New York
I D e m a r e s t . . 500
4
1
16.66
15.35
163
tSutton
4
1
31.25
19.76
235
tCline
4
1
20.83
14.66
146
Slosson
2
3
17.58
14.33
123
CasBignol . .
1
4
18.68
125
13.55
Cutler
0
5
15.76
153
11.88
* M o r n i n g s t a r w o n , declined t o defend emblem—hence t h e r e
were no challenge matches a n d emblem, reverted t o donors w h o
a r r a n g e d f o r another t o u r n a m e n t
f Demarest-Sutton-C1 i ne,
tied, necessitating " p l a y o f f " games results o f w h i c h are on
page 6.
1909-10
T i e " P l a y O f f " 4 t h T o u r n a m e n t 18.2—Dec. 1, 1909, N e w Y o r k
Game
Points
Grand
High
Results
Single
Players
Played
Average
Run
Won
Lost
Average
•Demarest . .500
108
1
0
25.
vs.
Cline
..
0
1
20.42
102
Tie " P l a y O f f " 4 t h T o u r n a m e n t 18.2—Dec. 2, 1909 N e w Y o r k
t Sutton
1
0
16.66
...500
78
vs.
Cline
..
0
1
16.
78
Tie " P l a y O f f " 4 t h T o u r n a m e n t 18.2—Dec. 3, 1909 N e w Y o r k
JDemarest ..500
35.71
117
vs.
Sutton
0
21
1st Challenge M a t c h — F e b . 1910, Chicago
••Cline
0
..1500
3
122
12.93
vs.
Demarest . .
0
3
11.95
147
2nd Challenge M a t c h — A p r i l 2, 1910, S t . L o u i s
tfCline
500
1
0
129
33.33
vs.
Cutler
0
1
Third
20
3rd Challenge M a t c h — M a y 26, 1910, P h i l a d e l p h i a
J+Hoppe . . . . 5 0 0
1
0
84
17.85
vs.
Cline
0
14.59
66
*Demarest w o n 500 t o 388. f S u t t o n w o n 500 t o 480.
m a r e s t w o n 500 t o 78, thereby w i n n i n g t o u r n a m e n t . * * C l i n e
w o n t i t l e 1500 t o 1387. t f C l i n e w o n 500 to 42. I^Hoppe w o n
t i t l e , 500 t o 394.
1911-12
4 t h Challenge M a t c h 18.2—Nov 28, 1911, N e w Y o r k
Game
Points
Results
Single
Grand
High
Played
Won
Players
Lost
Averag
Average
Run
. .500
1
0
•Hoppe .
22.72
80
vs.
0
1
Button
12.09
124
]
5th Challenge! M a t c h 18.2- - F e b . 7, 1912,
New York
1
0
29.41
fHoppe .
500
96
vs.
0
1
16.47
Sutton
67
6 t h Challenge M a t c h 18.2— A p r i l 11, 1912, N e w Y o r k
1
0
14.28
(Hoppe
....500
66
vs.
1
0
12.94
Demarest
96
7th Challenge M a t c h 18.2— •June 4, ]
Philadelphia
1
20.
0
§ Hoppe
500
100
vs.
1
0
15.84
Cline
66
•Hoppe w o n 500 t o 266. f H o p p e w o n 500 to 280.
{Hoppe
w o n 500 t o 440. §Hoppe w o n 500 t o 396. This m a t c h ended
c o m p e t i t i o n . H o p p e successfully d e f e n d i n g t i t l e f o r 2 years
became o w n e r of t r o p h y .
1912
F i f t h W o r l d ' s C h a m p i o n s h i p T o u r n a m e n t 18.2—Nov. 11, 1912,
New York
Game
Points
Results
Single
Grand
High
Players
Played W o n
Lost
Average
Average
Run
•Hoppe
500
6
1
29.41
18.8
122
Slosson . . . .
5
2
31.25
14.82
162
Yamada
...
4
3
25.
13.68
138
Morningstar
4
3
21.74
15.2
167
•Cline
3
4
16.66
10.47
85
Demarest . .
3
4
23.8
14.11
132
Sutton
....
2
6
20.83
12.39
140
Taylor
....
1
6
16.03
12.58
117
* I n t h e one game lost by H o p p e — Y a m a d a , t h e Japanese
e x p e r t , defeated h i m i n a t h r i l l i n g f i n i s h by 3 p o i n t s .
1913
1st Challenge M a t c h 18.2—Feb 5, 1913, N e w Y o r k
Game
Results
Single
Points
High
Grand
Won
Lost Average
Run
Players
Played
Average
22.72
117
fHoppe
1
0
. .500
I vs.
14.83
99
Sutton
21
2nd Challenge M a t c h 18.2—May 27, 1913, New Y o r k
JHoppe
500
1
0
41.66
115
vs.
Yamada . . .
0
1
3.
....
15
yHoppe won 500 to 301. JHoppe w o n 500 to 33. N o other
match competition w i t h i n the required 2-year period and
Hoppe again became owner of the trophy.
1919
6th World's Championship Tournament 18.2- -Oct. 20-25, 1919,
New Y o r k
Game
Points
Results
Single
Grand
High
Players
Played W o n
Lost
Average
Average
Run
Hoppe
400
6
0
80
45.28
164
Mornings t a r
4
2
40
26.06
149
Cochran . . .
4
2
44.44
21.44
265
Schaefer
..
3
3
80
22.47
155
Yamada . . .
2
4
24.1
16.03
115
Sutton
....
2
4
59.6
20.38
148
Slosson
0
6
17.25
12.27
95
*Hoppe won. Cochran and M o r n i n g s t a r tied f o r 2nd and 3rd
prizes w h i c h were divided equally.
Note—Games were reduced to 400 points—challenge matches
were eliminated—and a championship of a year's d u r a t i o n ,
immune f r o m attack, were new rulings applied to this t o u r n a ment.
1920
7th World's Championship Tournament 18.2—Dec 6-8, 1920,
New Y o r k
Game
High
Points
Results
Single
Grand
Players
Run
Played
Won
L o s t Average
Average
Hoppe
. .400
4
0
50
29.62
239
Cochran
1
3
21.05
17.24
92
Schaefer
1
3
22.22
16.3
172
Only 3 contestants entered this meet—each played twice
around.
1921
8th World's Championship Tournament 18.2 -Nov. 14-23, 1921,
Chicago
Game
Points
Results
Single
Grand
High
Players
Played
Won
Average
L o s t Average
Run
•Schaefer . .400
.
5
200
51.23
1
SIS
Hoppe
5
66.66
34.33
1
282
fCochran
3
80
34.62
3
384
Conti
8
80
28.6
3
ISO
Morningstar
2
50
27.84
4
237
Horemans
2
27.61
4
163
66.66
Sutton
1
28.22
5
156
3ll4
•Schaefer w o n . fCochran set new record h i g h run o f 884,
and Schaefer's average of 200 was also a world's record.•
22
Challenge
1922
M a t c h — M a r . 27-29, 1922, Chicago
Game
Single
Grand
High
Results
Average
Run
Won
L o s t Average
252
62 4-8
48.38
2
1
Points
Players
Played
•Schaefer
.1500
vs.
Hoppe
1
2
69 3-7
48.93
260
2nd Challenge M a t c h — M a y 16-18, 1922, Chicago
3
0
fSchaefer
35 30-42
35.71
202
.1500
vs.
Cochran
166
35 8-14
31.73
0
3
9th W o r l d ' s Championship T o u r n a m e n t 18.2—Nov. 13-21, 1922,
New York
37.88
0
192
SHoppe
55.55
,400
30.94
2
195
SSchaefer
55.55
30.06
2
204
Conti
41.66
28.69
2
244
Horemans .
35.71
23.91
4
140
Cochran . . .
33.33
24.26
5
178
Hagenlacher
31.4
•Schaefer w o n 1500 t o 1468. fSchaefer w o n 1500 t o 1333.
$Hoppe w o n t o u r n a m e n t . fSchaefer awarded second place on
h i g h g r a n d averaf e. T h i r d a n d f o u r t h places decided i n t h e
same m a n n e r .
1923
10th W o r l d ' s Championship T o u r n a m e n t 18.2—Oct. 29-Nov. 5,
1923, N e w Y o r k
26.23
1
41.66
170
J :|: Hoppe
....500
62.5
24.70
1
146
JCochran . . .
41.66
27.41
2
169
Schaefer
..
31.25
24.97
3
241
Horemans .
22.72
18.16
3
157
Hagenlacher. 22.56
16.35
5
126
Conti
......
*Schaefer w o n 1500 t o 781 a n d qualified to p l a y Hoppe.
f H o p p e w o n 1500 to 1341. $ Hoppe a n d Cochran t i e d f o r first
place a n d " p l a y o f f " m a t c h a r r a n g e d t o decide w i n n e r .
W i t h C h a m p i o n — J a n . 8-9-10, 1923,
Chicago
Game
Points
Results
Single
Grand
High
Players
Played W o n
Lost
Average
Average
Run
'Schaefer . . M 0 0
34.88
209
H
vs.
Conti
oppe
Sc VSj
18.59
F i n a l M a t c h - - M a r . 12-13-14, 1923, N e w Y o r k
1500
34.09
115
186
31.18
244
1924
haefer ..
- x
Championship 10th T o u r n a m e n t — C h i c a g o
Game
T i e " P l a yP oO
i nftfs"
Results
Single
High
Grand
Players
Played
Lost
Won
Average
Average
Run
.* Hoppe
.1500
1
44 4-34
2
211
vs.
Coc* r a n
84 5-34
107
23
1st Challenge Match—Jan. 10-11-12, 1924, Boston
fHoppe
22.8
135
..1500
3
0
vs.
Cochran
18.87
142
2nd Challenge Match—Jan. 21-22-23, 1924, Chicago
JHoppe
.1500
27.77
182
vs.
Schaefer, 2nd
22.14
170
3rd Challenge M a t c h — A p r i l 8-9-10, 1924, Mew Y o r k
tfHoppe ...1500
1
0
25.42
276
vs.
Horemans..
0
1
16.23
197
•Hoppe won 1500 to 1161. fHoppe won 1500 to 1189. JHopp«
won 1500 to 1196. tfHoppe won 1500 to 958.
1925
11th World's .Championship Tournament 18.2—Feb. 23 to
March 4, 1925, Chicago
Game
Points
Results
Single
Grand
High
Players
Played Won
Lost Average
Average
Run
Schaefer
5
0
400
57.14
400
• • a •
Horemans
4
1
45.2
247
•• • •
Hagenlacher.
3
2
22.06
228
• • • •
Hoppe
....
2
3
28.75
197
Cochran . . .
1
4
27.41
308
....
Suzuki . . . .
0
6
15.84
95
....
RULES FOR 18.2 B A L K L I N E B I L L I A R D S
The rules under which the world's balkline tournament of
1925 was conducted and under which a l l games at this style
of billiards should now be played read:
The balk lines should be drawn on a 5x10 table, 18 inches
from the edges of the cushions and the eight anchor spaces
should also be drawn on the table.
The eight spaces at the sides and ends of the table are the
balk spaces. The large central space is not a balk, and there
is no restriction as to the number of caroms that may be made
therein.
I n addition to the General Rules of Billiards, the following
special rules govern the 18.2 Balk Line Game:
SPECIAL B A L K L I N E R U L E S
1 —The object balls are i n balk whenever both have stopped
w i t h i n any one of the balk spaced. I n such case the marker
shall call " i n , " and when one or both object balls shall be
driven out of balk space, the marker shall call " o u t . "
2— A ball on the line is a ball i n balk. A ball is on the lino
only when its center or point of contact w i t h the table touches
this line. '^fpf
3— When two object balls are on the same line, the striker
shall have the option to determine i n which balk they are to be
called, and must then govern his play accordingly.
P L A Y I N G I N A N D OUT OF B A L K
,
4—When both object balls are w i t h i n one of the restricted
spaces, only one carom may be scored without d r i v i n g at least
one of the object balls out of the space. I f , on the second
24
t
•Btroke, a t least one of the object balls is not driven out, the
shot is f o u l , the carom cannot be scored and the s t r i k e r loses
his i n n i n g . Should an object ball be driven out of the space
and r e t u r n , another carom may be scored, but again, on the
second stroke, a t least one object b a l l must be driven out, and
this may be repeated w i t h o u t l i m i t . Only t w o shots are allowed
i n balk or anchor spaces.
BALLS " I N ANCHOR"
5—The object balls shall be considered as " I n A n c h o r " when
the centres of both balls lie w i t h i n a space 7 inches i n w i d t h
and 7 inches i n l e n g t h , defined on one side by the cushion and
on the other three sides by lines marked w i t h chalk, and of
which space the balk line, wherever i t intersects a cushion,
shall be the centre f r o m left to r i g h t . W h e n the balls are so
"anchored" the s t r i k e r may have t w o consecutive shots but
should he f a i l on the second shot to force one or both of the
object balls outside the " a n c h o r " space, the second shot is void,
and the incoming s t r i k e r plays on the balls as he finds them.
A ball driven out of and r e t u r n i n g inside a n " a n c h o r " space is
considered the same as " i n " f o r the first t i m e .
I n the last t w e n t y years or r a t h e r since the first great v i c t o r y
of W i l l i e Hoppe over Maurice V i g n a u x the champion of France,
these 18.2 balk line b i l l i a r d games have been of world-wide
interest and many of the happenings i n connection w i t h them
are w o r t h y of mention i n this book.
HOPPE'S FIRST GREAT VICTORY
I t Came at P a r i s , France, i n 1906 When He Defeated
Maurice V i g n a u x
I t was i n the 1906 year t h a t the name of W i l l i a m F . Hoppe
first appeared a t the head of the column.
Two years before
i n a t o u r n a m e n t of the Y o u n g Masters a t Paris, France,
he had w o n his first honors. N o w he appeared as a star of
the first flight ready to meet the best of them.
M a n y a newspaper the w o r l d over held its final edition the
m o r n i n g of J a n u a r y 16, 1906, f o r the result of the w o r l d championship cue match i n P a r i s , France, between W i l l i e Hoppe and
Maurice V i g n a u x . I t was k n o w n only before m i d n i g h t t h a t the
match was long d r a w n out and had gone f a r into the m o r n i n g .
Few conceded the 18-year-old Yankee boy a chance against
the 59-year-old Frenchman, who had held the t i t l e of champion
f o r t w e n t y years.
B u t news is news. A l l the great journals were anxious to
chronicle the result of the great m a t c h f o r t h e i r readers. The
score had been expected early. W e had six hours difference of
t i m e i n our favor.
I t was a tedious w a i t . N o t u n t i l long after m i d n i g h t did the
cable c a r r y the news to America. Here is how i t r e a d :
FLASH**—PARIS: HOPPE W I N S .
T h a t was a l l . The score was missing, the h i g h r u n and the
average.
B u t t h a t brief bulletin proclaimed to the followers
of the gentleman's game t h a t the American youngster's t r i p
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across the sea had resulted i n a t r i u m p h . T h a t a Yankee boyheld the world's championship at 18.1 balk line.
This match was the most important of W i l l i e Hoppe's phenomenal career.
George Butler Sutton, at a preceding date, had tried to w i n
the title. Vignaux defeated h i m 600 to 496.
A f t e r Sutton lost, Hoppe announced that he would challenge
for the 18.1 crown. Many admitted his wonderful ability w i t h
the cue. Few believed he had a chance, however, against the
wonderful Frenchman. B u t Hoppe went to France.
The match was played i n the Grand Hotel, Paris. Count de
Dree was the referee. Three thousand spectators watched the
cueists. I t was a fashionable gathering of the elite. Beaux and
belles were present. One would have to use a copy of Burke's
"Peerage" to give the names of those aristocrats and members
of the nobility who applauded the great Frenchman and cheered
the 18-year-old American boy.
The stake was $1,000 a side. A l l the gate receipts went to
the winner. Vignaux opened a strong favorite. N a t Goodwin
and a party of Americans, who made the t r i p especially f r o m
London to see the match, backed the l i t t l e Yankee boy heavily.
Still playing at 18.2 balk line billiards George F . Slosson and
George Sutton were champions i n t u r n i n the 1906 year while
playing at 18.1 W i l l i e Hoppe captured leading honors that
season.
I n 1907 Sutton, Hoppe and Schaefer held the 18.1 championship i n t u r n and the closing of the latter's championship career
came i n the following year.
T H E PASSING OF T H E FIRST JACOB SCHAEFER
I t Came A f t e r His Defeat of W i l l i e Hoppe at Chicago
i n March, 1908
The Schaeferian era of billiards lasted f r o m 1879 when the
first Jacob Schaefer lifted the crown f r o m the brow of W i l l i a m
Sexton of New York.
From that day u n t i l March 11, 1908, or twenty-nine y e a n ia
a l l , the first Jacob Schaefer was the bright particular star of
the billiard game, his great skill, fleetness and brilliancy outrivaling a l l his would-be rivals.
On that day i n March the old wizard closed his wonderful
career by defeating W i l l i e Hoppe, who had been one of his
pupils i n a game that took place at Orchestra H a l l i n Chicago.
That game stands out as a red letter one i n the history of
billiards inasmuch as i t was the last Schaefer ever took part i n .
A f t e r that game, i n fact Schaefer went to Denver, to t r y to
recuperate his shattered health and he diea there on March 10,
1910, a day more than two years after his meeting w i t h Hoppe.
I n that last game, Schaefer, to the surprise of a l l defeated
Hoppe, defeated h i m at a time when the boy was playing Wonderful billiards, and had been holding the championship for
several years. •
I n fact, the game resulted i n a b r i l l i a n t victory for the elder
Schaefer, and by the long score of 600 to 423.
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HOPPE'S W O N D E R F U L RECORD
I t Came Directly After the Passing of the
First Jacob Schaefer
Young W i l l i e Hoppe, as he was then called, after the death
of the elder Schaefer, went out and beat the world at 18.2
balk line billiards.
For 13 years he proved himself invincible, u n t i l the night
of November 23, 1921, when he came face to face w i t h Young
Jacob Schaefer, son of the man who had beaten h i m 16 years
before.
The younger Schaefer had previously fallen before Hoppe's
s k i l l but now the widow of the old champion and the wife of
the younger Schaefer came to see the name of Schaefer placed
a t the top of the billiard column again. A n d they were not
disappointed.
I n this match a change of cue won the championship for
Hoppe f r o m the elder Schaefer and a miscue on the part of
Hoppe handed i t back to the younger Schaefer.
Once more Time had made things even.
The younger Schaefer was i n his twenty-seventh year when
on the night of November 23, 1921, he defeated W i l l i e Hoppe
i n the 18.2 world's balk line billiard tournament of that year
and i n which Cochran, Conti, Horemans, Morningstar and
Sutton were the other starters and who finished as named.
The victory was a popular one w i t h Chicagoans, for the
name Schaefer is magic here i n billiards, the first title holder
by that name being not only a popular hero for years but
beloved by a l l who knew h i m f o r his great heart and kindly
ways.
The father of Hoppe's conqueror i n fact was for years the
recognized genius of the game, caused several drastic innovations i n i t and did much to b r i n g i t to the high standard i t
now enjoys.
Every advancement that had been made i n carom billiards up
to this time was due to the " W i z a r d ' s " startling conceptions
and amazing s k i l l .
Every restriction excepting the large anchor box, seven inches
square, introduced f r o m straight r a i l to balk line, was designed
to check the first Schaefer's operations.
U n t i l after his father's death, i n 1910, the Schaefer of the
present did not take to billiards seriously. The father wished
the son to engage i n another pursuit. The young man did not
develop rapidly. U p to the 1921 year because of the closing of
the academy i n San Francisco, where he was employed, playing
three cushions and red ball, he applied himself to balk line and
made sensational strides.
I n a match of 4,800 points, 18.2, for $500 a side, played at
Maurice Daly's just before he defeated Hoppe the younger
Schaefer defeated Edouard Horemans and incidentally scored
the highest r u n ever made i n competition, 486.
I n a subsequent match at San Francisco he again defeated
Horemans and made the extraordinary average of 57 1-5.
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Schaefer i n this 1921 year therefore had a t last reached t h a t
p o i n t when even the skeptics who had come to look o n Hoppe
as invincible gave h i m a chance to w i n .
Hoppe i n this 1921 year before meeting Y o u n g Jacob Schaefer
had been champion f r o m 1906 on, fifteen years i n a l l , w i t h o n l y
a break i n his w i n n i n g chain of one year, 1908, when Slosson
and Sutton captured leading honors a t the 18.1 game. I n 1909
the lines were changed to 18.2 a n d O r a M o r n i n g s t a r a n d C a l v i n
Demarest w e n t to the top of the column. I n 1910 Hoppe a g a i n
came to the f r o n t , he w i n n i n g the championship t h a t year a t
both 18.1 and 18.2 billiards a n d h o l d i n g the w h i p h a n d to t h i s
1921 year so t h a t when he came to face Schaefer i n the I n t e r n a t i o n a l he was looked on as w e l l n i g h invincible.
W H E N YOUNG SCHAEFER DEFEATED HOPPE
T h a t M a t c h Took Place i n Chicago and Was the
Greatest Ever Played U p to t h a t Time
Orchestra H a l l , Chicago, was crowded to the doors w i t h
b i l l i a r d enthusiasts on the n i g h t of Wednesday, November 23,
1921. I t was a n i g h t l o n g to be remembered i n w o r l d b i l l i a r d
annals.
I t m a r k e d the dethronement of W i l l i e Hoppe, f o r sixteen
years the champion a t the 18.2 balk l i n e game, his c r o w n being
taken by Y o u n g Jacob Schaefer, son of the old w i z a r d of t h e
game, i n his day champion of a l l champions.
The final score was 500 to 346 and t o w i n Schaefer had to
break a l l records, his average of 83 2-6 being the best ever
scored i n a single game f o r the t i t l e , w h i l e Hoppe's average o f
69 1-5 was the highest ever made by a loser.
P r i o r to t h i s
deciding game of the 1921 I n t e r n a t i o n a l the score stood:
Won
Lost
B.A.
G.A.
Hoppe
5
1
66 2/8
51.28
Schaefer
5
1
200
34.33
Cochran
3
3
80
34.62
Conti
8
3
80
28.6
Morningstar
2
4
50
27.84
Horemans
2
4
66 2/3
27.61
Sutton
1
5
37 1/7
28.22
I t w i l l be noticed by the above figures t h a t Schaefer a n d
Hoppe were tied f o r the lead when they w e n t i n t o the Wednesday n i g h t contest.
On the F r i d a y n i g h t previous Schaefer defeated Hoppe by
400 t o 26 i n the last r e g u l a r 400 p o i n t game of the t o u r n a ment. T h a t brought the t i e , and this game of 500 points was
the play-off.
The n i g h t before, Schaefer found himself i n a position where
he had to w i n t w o s t r a i g h t games t o w i n the championship.
I t was • a t r y i n g a n d c r i t i c a l place he found himself i n but
he proved easily equal to the occasion.
P r i o r to t h i s deciding game Schaefer a n d Hoppe had beaten
the other leading players of the w o r l d and the b a t t l e for
world's honors, a f t e r Schaefer's v i c t o r y of Tuesday n i g h t , had
simmered down t o a contest between the t w o leaders.
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I t has been often claimed that the early players of this
sport and that did not compare w i t h the players of today,
but the fact remains that the two greatest players coming out
a t the top i n this 1921 world's billiard tournament were both
pupils of the old master.
Hoppe was then i n his 34th year, while young Schaefer,
born i n Chicago, was just turned 26.
F r o m 1879 to 1908, or t h i r t y years i n a l l , the elder Schaefer
was the master at billiards, the greatest player the world has
ever known. I n the declining years of his championship, the
elder Schaefer, whose only son was then a little fellow, looked
about for someone on whom to place the billiard crown and
out of the many he met he singled W i l l i e Hoppe, then a
youngster i n short pants. To young Hoppe, the first Schaefer
unfolded a l l the mysteries of the game. He taught h i m every
curve and tangent of billiards and Hoppe proved so apt a
pupil t h a t when old Jake passed on, Hoppe went into the lead
and remained there u n t i l this n i g h t i n November, when he
came face to face w i t h the son of his old master.
Young Schaefer was only 15 years of age when his father
passed away i n 1910. He had i n h i m a l l the fine traits of
his father, nerves of steel and wonderful eyes, great and
liberal heart and a pair of magnificent hands.
But unlike Hoppe, he had not the advantage of the teachings of the old master, due to the fact that he had come into
the world too late, and though his father showed h i m the game
when he was only eight years of age and f r o m that u n t i l he
was fourteen, s t i l l Hoppe had the advantage over h i m by at
least ten years, years that counted much at that period of
the lives of the t w o youngsters.
But even a t that, before young Schaefer had reached his
fifteenth year, the father had given to the son the methods
needed to make h i m a successful balkline player, lessons he
never forgot and which really laid the foundation for his
wonderfully successful career.
B u t when i t came to actual
playing, Hoppe, w i t h his ten years' advantage, dashed away
in. the lead and remained there f o r sixteen years.
I n the meanwhile young Schaefer was learning and improving so rapidly and playing i n such excellent f o r m that there
were many who prophesied he would give Hoppe a great battle
when they met. The wise men of the game did n o t think so.
B u t i n this game young Jacob Schaefer proved t h a t he had
the heart and staying quality of his father and he won out
in the greatest game ever played at this style of billiards.
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YOUNG
SCHAEFER'S
GREATEST
PERFORMANCE
I t Came i n His Crucial Game w i t h Hoppe i n the International
Series of 1921
I n this, 1921, one of the most exciting billiard championship
games i n the history of the sport Schaefer won the bank
and r a n 86 before missing.
Hoppe, who had been off his stroke i n this tournament then
gave evidence of suddenly regaining his true f o r m by r u n n i n g
140 before missing.
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W i t h the cheers f o r Hoppe r i n g i n g i n his ears, the t a l l ,
calm youngster took his cue and shot 212 of the most beautiful
billiards the thousands of spectators had ever seen. Schaefer's
control of the ivories a t t h i s moment was simply perfect.
A f t e r t h i s master i n n i n g both players seemed t o relax under
the h i g h tension. B u t i n the f i f t h i n n i n g Schaefer again got a
s t a r t and r a n 130, missing an easy chance. A t t h i s stage he
had only 44 to go and Hoppe, r e a l i z i n g t h a t f o r the first t i m e
i n 16 years he stood to lose his coveted championship, deliberately prepared f o r his master effort. H e had the spheres i n beautiful position and was c l i c k i n g the points off a t a dizzy
rate when he mis cued.
I t was the break of the game, and f o l l o w i n g i t his younger
opponent quickly went out w i t h a n unfinished r u n of 44.
The
final score w a s :
Schaefer—86, 212, 16, 12, 130, 44—500. Average 83 2/6.
Hoppe—140, 26, 7, 126, 47—346. Average 69 1/5.
I t seemed as though the e n t i r e g a t h e r i n g arose a t the finish
and i n a volley of cheers, accompanied by s t a m p i n g and hand
clapping attested t h e i r j o y a t the v i c t o r y of the son of the
old master.
I t was sure enough a popular victory and cheers were not
only given f o r the victor b u t f o r the loser, a n d three cheers
and a t i g e r f o r Referee Levis, who had refereed a l l the games
superbly.
This tournament of 1921 w h i c h saw the championship pass
f r o m Hoppe to the younger Schaefer was the most i m p o r t a n t
and best patronized i n the history of the game. I t was held i n
the Congress H o t e l , Chicago, and was a success i n every w a y ,
the h a l l being filled to capacity d u r i n g every n i g h t of the
entire week.
The t o u r n a m e n t was held under the auspices of the B r u n s wick-Balke-Collender Company and much of its success was
due to the w o r k of President B. E . Bensinger of t h a t company,
who visited Europe and who, by e n l i s t i n g Roger C o n t i of
France and Edouard Horemans of B e l g i u m , added to the
t o u r n a m e n t the i n t e r n a t i o n a l t i n g e t h a t made i t so i n t e r e s t i n g
and of w o r l d prominence.
I n the fine performances of the players t h i s tournament
was also the most w o n d e r f u l i n b i l l i a r d history. A l l records
were broken and the figures prove how w o n d e r f u l l y the great
players have improved i n t h e i r p l a y i n g i n the last f e w years.
The tournament was l i m i t e d t o seven players, subject to a n
entrance fee of $250 f r o m each player, and the starters were
W i l l i e Hoppe, the champion, Jacob Schaefer, Welker Cochran,
Ora M o r n i n g s t a r , George Sutton and Edouard Horemans of
Belgium and Roger C o n t i of France.
The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company contributed a purse
of $5,000, w h i c h , together w i t h the entrance fees p a i d by the
players, was distributed among the contestants according t o
their standing a t the close of the t o u r n a m e n t , as f o l l o w s :
F i r s t prize, Jacob Schaefer
$3,000
Second prize, W i l l i a m Hoppe
:
1,500
T h i r d prize, Welker Cochran
1,000
F o u r t h prize, Roger C o n t i
750
P
A t the t i m e the 1921 t o u r n a m e n t was held the ages of the
players t a k i n g p a r t i n i t w e r e :
Schaefer, 2 6 ; Hoppe, 8 4 ;
C o c h r a n , 23; C o n t i , 20; M o r n i n g s t a r , 40; H o r e m a n s , 36, a n d
S u t t o n , 57.
A f t e r t h i s t o u r n a m e n t M o r n i n g s t a r a t 40 a n d Sutton a t 57
dropped out of the r u n n i n g . They had u n t i l t h a t 1921 year
been considered among the f i r s t f l i g h t of great balk line
players.
I n the 1912 year S u t t o n a n d M o r n i n g s t a r were a t the crest of
t h e i r careers a n d t h a t season each w o n t h e championship a n d
divided the leading honors of t h a t year between t h e m .
Ten years l a t e r they were s t i l l i n the r u n n i n g , but when
t h e f o r e i g n champions Edouard Horemans of B e l g i u m and
Roger C o n t i of France came along, Sutton and M o r n i n g s i a r
stepped aside so t h a t the t w o newcomers could make up the
s i x needed i n the I n t e r n a t i o n a l .
B u t even w h e n r e t i r i n g S u t t o n and M o r n i n g s t a r were s t i l l
great players.
I n t h e year 1921 f o l l o w i n g t h e i r w i t h d r a w a l f r o m t h a t year s
I n t e r n a t i o n a l , M o r n i n g s t a r played a remarkable game a t San
Diego, C a l i f o r n i a , w i t h E d o u a r d Horemans. Horemans w o n by
2400 t o 2866.
I n the last 400-point block, M o r n i n g s t a r f a r ahead, r a n 306.
B u t Horemans w o n the games w i t h a n unfinished r u n of 461,
made w h e n M o r n i n g s t a r required o n l y 64 points t o w i n .
D u r i n g his career M o r n i n g s t a r took p a r t i n m a n y i m p o r t a n t
games.
I n 1919 i n the professional t o u r n a m e n t a t N e w Y o r k , Hoppe
w o n , Cochran was second a n d M o r n i n g s t a r , t h i r d . I n 1919 at
San Francisco, M o r n i n g s t a r also finished t h i r d to Cochran and
Schaefer.
A p r i l 25 to 27, 1918, i n a t o u r n a m e n t i n t h e Recreation
B u i l d i n g a t D e t r o i t , M o r n i n g s t a r w o n , leading honors f r o m
Cochran, Schaefer and Yamada.
L a t e r t h a t year, however, he
was beaten i n l o n g games w i t h Cochran a t D e t r o i t and by
scores of 3,600 to 1,858.
THE
1922
INTERNATIONAL
TOURNAMENT
I t B r o u g h t i n C o m p e t i t i o n the Three Best A m e r i c a n
Three Best European Players
and
the
I t was a f t e r the 1921 I n t e r n a t i o n a l T o u r n a m e n t a t Chicago,
t h a t B . E. Bensinger,
president of t h e B r u n s w i c k - B a l k e Collender
Company, saw
t h a t a complete and
internat i o n a l t i n g e was needed t o create increased interest i n the
g r e a t 18.2 balk l i n e b i l l i a r d contest and t o t h a t end he set
o u t f o r Europe w i t h t h e i n t e n t i o n of e n l i s t i n g others of the
best players over t h e r e i n t h e w o r l d ' s t o u r n a m e n t w h i c h he
had planned t o t a k e place i n the H o t e l Pennsylvania, N e w Y o r k ,
November 13 t o 2 1 , 1922. A s a r e s u l t of M r . Bensinger's t r i p
t o t h e other side, a n e n t i r e l y different color was given t o the
I n t e r n a t i o n a l o f t h a t year, no less t h a n three foreigners app e a r i n g a m o n g t h e six s t a r t e r s , included a m o n g them being
Roger C o n t i , representing France, and Edouard
Horemans,
B e l g i u m , who had t a k e n p a r t i n the 1921 t o u r n a m e n t , and
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E r i c h Hagenlacher of Germany. These three foreigners i n
this I n t e r n a t i o n a l faced t h e three great A m e r i c a n players,
W i l l i a m Hoppe, young Jacob Schaefer and Welker Cochran.
I n this I n t e r n a t i o n a l , according to the conditions, ties f o r
other t h a n first position were n o t played off.
They were
decided by t h e respective g r a n d averages of t h e players i n volved. Schaefer, C o n t i and Horemans each w o n three games
and lost t w o . W i t h a g r a n d average of 30.94, Schaefer was
awarded second prize. C o n t i , w i t h 30.06-, was placed t h i r d ,
and Horemans, w i t h 28.69, f o u r t h . The second and t h i r d were
privileged to compete i n a game of 1,500 points to determine
which would become eligible to challenge Hoppe f o r t h e c h a m pionship. Schaefer defeated C o n t i , and qualified to challenge
f o r the championship. Hoppe defeated Schaefer and became
absolute champion u n t i l the next t o u r n a m e n t . I f he had lost,
he would have had the r i g h t to challenge the v i c t o r t o play
another game to finally decide the t i t l e . These were the records made i n this t o u r n a m e n t :
High
Single
Grand
Won
Lost
Run
Average
Average
Hoppe
5
0
192
55.55
37.88
Schaefer, 2nd
3
2
195
55.55
30.94
Conti
3
2
204
41.66
30.06
Horemans
3
2
244
35.71
28.69
Cochran
1
4
140
33.33
28.91
Hagenlacher
0
5
178
31.4
24.26
Results of Games Played
Schaefer 500, Hagenlacher 328; C o n t i 500, Cochran 376;
Hoppe 500, Horemans 177; Cochran 500, Hagenlacher 4 7 1 ;
Schaefer 500, C o n t i 2 5 1 ; Horemans 500, Hagenlacher 301 ;
Hoppe 500, Cochran 162; C o n t i 500, Hagenlacher 355; H o r e mans 500, Schaefer 3 2 1 ; Horemans 500, Cochran 405; Hoppe
500, Conti 203; Hoppe 500, Hagenlacher 462; Schaefer 500,
Cochran 303; Conti 500, Horemans 303; Hoppe 500, Schaefer
283.
The Prizes
To W i l l i e Hoppe, the w i n n e r of the 1922 I n t e r n a t i o n a l 18.2
Balkline tournament w e n t the magnificent t r o p h y emblematic of
the world's championship a t this game and presented by t h e
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company. To Hoppe too, w e n t the
first prize of $3,000 and 46 per cent of the net gate receipts
which amounted to $3,680.
To Schaefer, who finished second, w e n t $1,500 prize and
23 per cent of the net gate receipts, w h i c h amounted to
$1,500.
To Conti, who finished t h i r d , w e n t a $1,000 prize and 15
per pent of the net gate receipts, w h i c h amounted to $1,000.
To Horemans, who finished f o u r t h , w e n t a $750 prize and
12 per cent of the net gate receipts w h i c h amounted to $960.
To Cochran, who finished f i f t h , w e n t a $250 prize and 4
per cent of the net gate receipts or $250.
Hagenlacher, who finished s i x t h a n d last, did not figure in
the awards.
82
THE
1923
INTERNATIONAL
TOURNAMENT
I t B r o u g h t A b o u t a Tie Between W i l l i e Hoppe and
W e l k e r Cochran
The 1923 I n t e r n a t i o n a l T o u r n a m e n t was one of t h e most
i n t e r e s t i n g ever held.
I t was so w e l l contested t h a t i t resulted i n a t i e
between Champion W i l l i e Hoppe a n d W e l k e r Cochran, w h i c h
was followed by t h e play-off f o r the world's championship a
m o n t h later.
The I n t e r n a t i o n a l T o u r n a m e n t of 1923 took place i n the
g r a n d b a l l room i n the H o t e l Pennsylvania i n N e w Y o r k , comm e n c i n g on October 29 and e n d i n g November 5.
The s t a r t e r s were Champion W i l l i e Hoppe of N e w Y o r k ;
W e l k e r Cochran, of H o l l y w o o d , C a l i f o r n i a ; Jacob Schaefer, of
Los Angeles, C a l i f o r n i a ; E d o u a r d Horemans, champion of
B e l g i u m , H o l l a n d ; E r i c h Hagenlacher, champion of Germany,
and Roger C o n t i , champion of France. These contestants f i n ished i n this o r d e r :
High
• Grand
W.
L.
Run
Average
Hoppe
4
1
170
26 23—85
Cochran
4
1
146
24 70—94
Schaefer
3
2
169
27 41—72
Horemans
2
3
241
25 8—94
Hagenlacher
2
3
157
18 16—99
Conti
0
5
126
16 35—108
Hoppe
Hagenlacher
Cochran
Conti
Schaefer
Horemans
Hagenlacher
Conti
Cochran
Hoppe . . :
Hagenlacher
Cochran
Schaefer
. Conti
Hoppe
Horemans
Horemans
Conti
Schaefer
Hagenlacher
Hoppe
Conti
Horemans
Hagenlacher
Cochran
S U M M A R Y OF GAMES
Score
500
424
500
457
500
451
500
131
500
230
500
323
500
342
500
435
500
475
600
173
500
861
500
201
500
83
19
16
20
18
26
23
22
6
31
15
20
13
20
14
33
29
20
20
41
14
29
22
81
12
62
Av.
6—26
24—25
7—25
6—19
14—19
16—22
5—21
4—16
5—15
20—24
11—24
20—24
10—23
5—15
20—24
15—23
8—12
5—12
7—17
9—16
4—16
9—16
4—8
H.R.
106
121
86
72
88
99
114
84
146
58
157
78
169
98
170
241
112
126
104
108
135
97
130
80
141
54
500
472
7
23
23
41
40
5— -7
17-—21
12-- 2 0
8 - -12
7 - -11
21
88
171
152
167
The games were held under the auspices o f The B r u n s w i c k Balke-Collender Company who c o n t r i b u t e d a purse o f $5,000,
w h i c h , together w i t h the entrance fees p a i d by t h e players, was
d i s t r i b u t e d a m o n g t h e contestants according t o t h e i r s t a n d i n g
a t the close of the t o u r n a m e n t , as f o l l o w s :
F i r s t prize
$3,000
Second p r i z e
1,500
T h i r d prize
1,000
F o u r t h prize
750
F i f t h prize
250
The t o u r n a m e n t was l i m i t e d t o s i x players, subject t o a n
entrance fee of $250 f r o m each p l a y e r .
The net gate receipts, a f t e r deducting expenses i n c i d e n t t o the
t o u r n a m e n t , was divided a m o n g the contestants i n p r o p o r t i o n to
the a m o u n t ef t h e p r i z e w o n by each i n t h i s w a y :
W i n n e r o f ' f i r s t prize
46%
W i n n e r of second prize
23%
W i n n e r of t h i r d prize
15%
W i n n e r of f o u r t h prize
12 %
W i n n e r of f i f t h p r i z e
4%
The holder of the t r o p h y was required to defend the same
f o r a period of one year, subject t o t h e rules g o v e r n i n g t h e 18.2
balk l i n e championship.
I t w i l l be noticed by t h e above t h a t Hoppe a n d Cochran t i e d
f o r leading honors a n d f o l l o w i n g the r u l e covering ties they m e t
i n Orchestra H a l l , Chicago, on December 17, 18 a n d 19 w i t h
J . H e r b e r t Levis officiating as referee.
This m a t c h was of 1500 p o i n t s played i n blocks o f 600 a n d
the scores on t h e three n i g h t s w e r e :
Monday, December 17—
Cochran—5
2 33 74 8 9 — T o t a l 203.
Average, 40 3—5.
Hoppe—150 34 46 211 5 9 — T o t a l 500
Average, 100.
Tuesday, December 18—
Hoppe—5 2 2 1 1 1 9 0 2 52 162 3 207 5 3 — T o t a l 51
Average, 35 10—14. G r a n d t o t a l , 1,000. G r a n d average,
55 10—18.
Cochran—50 2 34 0 2 0 0 4 69 9 20 13 3 0 — T o t a l 233..
Average, 17 12—13. G r a n d t o t a l , 436.
G r a n d average,
24 4—18.
Wednesday, December 19—
The figures o n t h e final block o f t h e championship m a t c h
follow:
H o p p e — (1,000)—63 0 206 4 144 4 28 4 1 23 0 9 0 7 1 16—
T o t a l 500. Average, 29 7—17.
G r a n d t o t a l , 1,500. H i g h
r u n s , 206 a n d 211. G r a n d average, 44 4—34.
C o c h r a n — ( 4 3 6 ) — 1 45 51 40 22 92 107 0 81 79 44 0 66 0 0 97
— T o t a l 725.
Average, 45 5—16.
G r a n d t o t a l , 1,164.
H i g h r u n s , 107, 97. G r a n d average, 84 5—84.
24
Referee—J. H . Levis.
Hoppe's first r u n of 53 gave h i m a t o t a l of 106 f o r the r u n ,
as he had 53 unfinished on Tuesday n i g h t .
18.2
B A L K L I N E W O R L D ' S RECORDS M A D E I N
CHAMPIONSHIP P L A Y
Highest unfinished r u n i n world's t o u r n a m e n t 400—Young
Jake Schaefer p l a y i n g against Hagenlacher a t Chicago on
Feb. 26, 1925.
H i g h r u n of 400 i n one i n n i n g — Y o u n g J a k e Schaefer, C h i cago, 111., 1925, i n w o r l d ' s t o u r n a m e n t .
Highest single average—Young Jacob Schaefer is the holder
of t h e w o r l d ' s h i g h r e c o r d single average of 400 m a d e i n t h e
1925 i n t e r n a t i o n a l 18.2 b a l k l i n e t o u r n a m e n t .
M I S C E L L A N E O U S 18.2 B A L K L I N E RECORDS
Three h i g h r u n record—Young Schaefer, i n 1921, set a
world's record, 51 1/7 average i n a 4,000-point game against
Horemans a t San Francisco, m a k i n g h i g h runs of 394-278-230
and 214. I n a week's p l a y a t N e w Y o r k fie averaged 47 54/100,
g e t t i n g h i g h r u n of 436.
H i g h r u n , 18.2 balkline—1,009 single i n n i n g ; W . W . Spink,
Los Angeles, Cal., Oct. 12, 1912.
18.2 B a l k l i n e — H i g h e s t single average, 125, W i l l i e Hoppe vs.
George Sutton, Chicago, I I I . , Feb. 24, 1914. Hoppe scored
500 i n f o u r i n n i n g s , Hoppe scored 1,500 i n three n i g h t s , 500
each n i g h t , f o r g r a n d average of 55 1 5 / 2 7 ; Hoppe averaged
150 i n 300-point m a t c h , Des Moines, l a . , Nov. 2 1 , 1916.
35
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP INTERSTATE
CUSHION B I L L I A R D LEAGUE
THREE
A n Organization Established i n 1922 to Look A f t e r the
Welfare of This Style of Game
I n June, 1922, the N a t i o n a l Championship I n t e r s t a t e Three
Cushion B i l l i a r d League of America was organized i n C h i cago. This association was established to look a f t e r the general welfare of this style of b i l l i a r d p l a y i n g , and selected
men long famous i n the b i l l i a r d w o r l d and k n o w i n g a l l the
curves, tangents and angles of this style of sport, t o handle
its affairs.
I t s first executives were E . M . H e l m , Cleveland, P r e s i d e n t ;
Joseph M o l l , Manager of the Recreation Company, of Detroit*
Vice-President; John E. Scanlan, Manager of the F r e d G.
S m i t h Recreation Palace, of Milwaukee, Secretary and Treasurer.
Executive Committee:
L . A . Bensinger, Chicago; Charles
E l l i s , P i t t s b u r g h ; Charles M o r i n , Chicago; I r w i n H u s t o n ,
Detroit.
Each player was required to take p a r t i n s i x t y games, p l a y i n g t h i r t y of these a t home and t h i r t y abroad.
F i f t y points
was decided on as the length of each game, the contests t o
be held on afternoons and evenings.
I t was also decided t h a t the championship should be established by a post-season series or a " w o r l d ' s series" among
the f o u r players who w o n the greatest number of games d u r i n g the season.
The Executive Committee picked the best fourteen three
cushion players i n the w o r l d to take p a r t i n its first t o u r n a ment. The list included these players representing the rooms
and cities n a m e d :
John L a y t o n , L a y ton & M c E n i r y , St. Louis.
T i f f Denton, K l i n g & A l l e n , Kansas City.
Pierre Maupome, L . A . Bensinger & Son, Chicago.
Clarence Jackson, P l a n k i n g t o n Arcade, Milwaukee.
Augie Kieckhefer, Kieckhefer Recreation Co., Chicago.
Bob Cannefax, Recreation Co., D e t r o i t .
H u g h H e a l , H e a l & B r i g g s , Toledo.
Jess L e a n , E. M . H e l m , Cleveland.
Gus Copulos, E u c l i d Arcade, Cleveland.
Chas. E l l i s , McCourt & E l l i s , P i t t s b u r g h .
H a r r y Wakefield, H a r r y Davis, P i t t s b u r g h .
Otto Reiselt, Sol A l l i n g e r , Philadelphia.
Geo. Moore, Jos. T h u m , N e w Y o r k C i t y .
Byron Gillette, Buffalo, N e w Y o r k .
The prizes offered i n t h i s i n i t i a l t o u r n a m e n t a t t h i s stylo
of game were w o n d e r f u l l y liberal. To the w i n n e r w e n t w i t h out conditions the b e a u t i f u l t r o p h y emblematic o f the cham36
pionship presented by the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company,
together w i t h a yearly salary of $3,000.
To the fourteen competitors, including the champion, the
prizes were, according to the order i n w h i c h they finished, i n
the f o l l o w i n g a m o u n t s : $2,500, $2,000, $1,500, $1,200, $650,
$600, $550, $500, $450*, $400, $850, $300, $250 and $200.
A p r i z e of $100 was g i v e n f o r t h e best game a n d $200 for
t h e highest r u n made d u r i n g the regular season.
1923 Three-Cushion Standing
The first regular schedule of games of the N a t i o n a l championship I n t e r s t a t e Three-Cushion B i l l i a r d League came to an
end i n A p r i l , 1923, and these figures besides showing how
each player stood at the finish also gives t h e i r best runs and
the exact amount paid to each p l a y e r :
H.
B.
W.
L.
R.
G.
. . . 39
18
11
89
Cannefax, N e w Y o r k
, , 37
15
10
32
Denton, Kansas C i t y
, . 37
15
14
40
Reiselt, Philadelphia
. , 36
16
12
29
. , 32 . 20
10
40
Heal, Toledo..
26
13
47
25
27
11
36
Wakefield, Milwaukee
22
30
10
82
Moore, N e w Y o r k
22
30
9
89
McCourt, P i t t s b u r g h
20
32
12
51
Lopez, Cleveland
...19
88
13
60
Lookabaugh, P i t t s b u r g h
. . 18
34
10
43
Gillette, Buffalo
. . . 17
85
8
46
H a h m a n , Cleveland
14"
88
14
48
Reiselt, best game prize, $100.
H a h m a n and Denton, tied for h i g h r u n , received
Player and C i t y
P rize
1st $2,500
2d
1,750
3d
1,760
4th
1,200
6th
900
6th
700
7th
600
8th
275
9th
275
10th
200
11th
176
12th
150
13th
125
14th
100
$50 each.
The f o u r players who finished i n f r o n t i n the above t o u r n a ment were to have taken p a r t i n a w o r l d series w h i c h was
t o have been held a t St. Louis directly at the close of the
r e g u l a r schedule. Due to the illness of Cannefax, this series
w a s postponed and i t d i d not take place u n t i l September 16,
1923.
The starters were J o h n L a y ton of St. Louis, who was then
h o l d i n g the championship; Robert L . Cannefax of New Y o r k ,
T i f f Denton of Kansas C i t y , and Otto Reiselt of Philadelphia.
L a y t o n and Cannefax were looked on as the likely winners,
b u t t o the surprise of a l l , T i f f Denton of Kansas City came
out victorious.
H e started out w i t h victories over L a y t o n ,
the champion, and Cannefax, who was second choice w i t h
t h e experts.
N e a r the end and i n the last games of the series, L a y t o n
caught up to Denton, b u t i n the crucial series, the one t h a t
meant the championship, Denton proved his gameness.
When
the final games started Denton and L a y t o n found themselves
t i e d f o r f i r s t place, each h a v i n g won seven and lost f o u r
games. Denton proceeded to w i n easily f r o m Cannefax by
t h e wide m a r g i n o f 26 p o i n t s , the score being 60 to 34, 68
innings.
Denton was i n splendid f o r m , m a k i n g a r u n of 9,
w h i l e his opponent's best effort was a 4.
D u r i n g the last game L a y t o n made a final and supreme
effort t o beat Reiselt, w h i c h would have placed h i m i n a t i e
37
w i t h Denton f o r first place. This match was indeed a close
one, as shown by the score, w h i c h was even a t 45, 67 and 68,
Reiselt w i n n i n g : 60 t o 58.
The final standing i n this 1928 series r e a d :
W.
8
7
Denton
Reiselt
L.
4 Layton
6 Cannefax
W.
7
.2
L.
5
10
N A T I O N A L CHAMPIONSHIP THREE-CUSHION
BILLIARD LEAGUE
Robert
Cannefax W i n s Leading Honors i n 1924,
A f t e r a W o n d e r f u l Contest
A f t e r the 1923 w o r l d series of the N a t i o n a l Championship
Interstate Three-Cushion B i l l i a r d League, t h a t organization
changed its name to the N a t i o n a l Championship Three-Cushion
B i l l i a r d League and i t s first regular schedule of games came
to a n end on May 4, 1924.
The standing of the players i n
the race on t h a t date, w i t h Robert. Cannefax l a n d i n g w i n n e r
after a fierce Struggle, w a s :
....
....
....
Heal, Toledo
Wakefield, P i t t s b u r g h
W.
62
67
66
....
46
41
48
40
...
81
81
21
L.
26
27
80
84
40
89
48
46
60
68
56
66
H . R.
14
10
11
12
17
12
10
9
9
10
18
9
B. G.
23
26
88
82
82
80
85
27
42
44
40
49
Pet.
.718
.684
.651
.596
.585
.612
.500
.464
.875
.369
.361
.244
Cannefax also topped the league i n t o t a l points, best game,
least opponent score, and best grand average on t o t a l i n n i n g s .
As i n the 1923 tournament of the N a t i o n a l Championship
Interstate Three-Cushion B i l l i a r d League, a w o r l d series was
played by the four leaders of its successor at the close of its
regular 1924 schedule, i n which Robert L . Cannefax came,
out victorious, the final standing reading as f o l l o w s :
Cannefax, D e t r o i t
L a y t o n , St. Louis
Reiselt, Philadelphia
Denton, Kansas C i t y
:
W.
8
7
6
3
L.
4
5
6
9
H . R.
9
8
5-11
13
B . G.
61
55
44
65
NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP THREE-CUSHION B I L L I A R D
L E A G U E 1924-25 F I N A L S T A N D I N G
PLAYER
CITY
W.
R. L . Cannefax, N e w Y o r k
94
* J . M . L a y t o n , Minneapolis
. . . . 89
* f G . L . Copulos, D e t r o i t
....89
Otto Reiselt, Philadelphia
86
T . S. Denton, Kansas City
75
C. L . Jackson, D e t r o i t
A . H . Kieckhefer, Chicago
61
A . K . H a l l , Chicago
. . . ,58
H a r r y Wakefield, Cleveland
. ,48
A . J . T h u r n b l a d , Milwaukee ,
47
C. R. E l l i s , P i t t s b u r g h
E. W . Lookabaugh, B o s t o n . . . . . . . ,41
PLAYER
CITY
PRIZE
R. L . Cannefax, N e w Y o r k
.$2,500
* J . M . L a y t o n , M i n n e a p o l i s . . .. 1,750
* t G . L . Copulos, D e t r o i t
. 1,750
Otto Reiselt, Philadelphia
1,200
T . S. Denton, Kansas City
.
800
C. L . Jackson, D e t r o i t
.
700
A . H . Kieckhefer, Chicago
600
A . K . H a l l , Chicago
450
H a r r y Wakefield, Cleveland
..
350
A . J . Thurnblad, Milwaukee.. .
250
C. R. E l l i s , P i t t s b u r g h
..
175
E. W . Lookabaugh, Boston
..
175
L.
38
43
43
46
57
69
71
74
84
85
91
91
PTS.
6159
6156
6104
6190
6064
5872
5726
5819
5552
5454
5343
5514
H.R.
13
14
14
11
12
11
10
11
9
12
9
12
INS.
6862
6786
6947
6620
7453
7342
6689
7489
7854
7289
7298
7644
B.G.
29
25
22
26
35
35
23
27
33
39
42
37
AV.
.899
.908
.862
.937
.813
.799
.857
.778
.707
.748
.732
.721
OPS.
5399
5958
5466
5475
5540
5943
5890
6021
6082
6147
6238
6183
P.C.
.712
.674
.674
.652
.568
.477
.462
.432
.364
.356
.311
.311
AV.
.786
.878
.783
.824
.743
.809
.881
.812
.773
.844
.856
.808
•Share H i g h R u n Prize, $50 each.
t W i n s best Game Prize, $100.
Copulos established world's record of 22 innings f o r 50 points.
Reiselt bettered world's record w i t h 17 consecutive victories.
N o t e w o r t h y performances of 100 points i n 57 innings and
150 points i n 104 innings recorded by Reiselt.
H a l l allowed opponent fewest points, T h u r n b l a d 9, i n a 50p o i n t game.
Ties f o r second a n d n i n t h places, prize money s p l i t .
Cannefax draws $3,000 salary added to prize.
I n this 1924-25 b i l l i a r d race f o r the second season i n a r o w
Robert Cannefax of N e w Y o r k sticks his fingers i n the prize
pie of the N a t i o n a l Championship Three Cushion B i l l i a r d
League and pulls out the b i g plums. K i n g s of balkline and
89
I
R. L . C A N N E F A X
W i n n e r of the 1925 Tournament
I
pocket billiards were turned out into the cold, cruel world to
shift for themselves, but the triangle dictator faces another
year of fat and plenty. F o r winning 94 games and losing only
38 Cannefax collects $2,500 in one bunch and $3,000 more i n
installments.
He played winning billiards most of the time, but L a d y L u c k
smiled upon the Gotham boy in his struggles. A t the crisis of
the campaign he was aided materially by Otto Reiselt of
Philadelphia, who scored four straight victories over G. L .
Copulos of Detroit, throwing the latter out of the first place
he held for months and giving Cannefax * t h e lead.
This
turn of events followed the failure of Cannefax to check
Copulos. H e divided his last series with the Detroiter, but lost
seven out of 12 to h i m for the season.
On total points and averages two . p l a y e r s .outranked the
champion. There were Reiselt w i t h the highest total, 6190
points,
amd t h e f e w e s t
innings,
6620,
f o r t h e best
.937, a n d J . M . L a y t o n o f M i n n e a p o l i s .
average
T h e latter-scored
p o i n t s i n 6786 i n n i n g s f o r a n a v e r a g e o f .908 p o i n t s
Reiselt
He
set
also
i n 104
taking
record
by m a k i n g
of
consecutive
i n 57
$1,200.
victories.
innings and
split second
records
of
Copulos
tied
Layton
and third prizes, taking
89 g a m e s
w o n a n d 43
lost.
a l s o t a k e s t h e $100 p r i z e f o r b e s t g a m e w i t h h i s w o r l d ' s
of 2 2 i n n i n g s m a d e a g a i n s t L a y t o n .
prize
fourth
frames.
They
on their
17
100 p o i n t s
14 o f h i s l a s t 16 g a m e s ,
second place.
each
86 a n d 4 6 , c l a i m i n g a p r i z e o f
new world's
earned fame
150 p o i n t s
By
a
6156
a n inning.
Though he gained the most points, Reiselt placed only
i n g a m e s w o n a n d lost,
of
the
$100
for
high
14.
T h e y also counted
standard set for the season
$1,750
Copulos
record
Copulos shares w i t h L a y t o n
r u n , each
strings
for
having
made
a
cluster
of
o f 13 w h i c h e q u a l l e d t h e e a r l i e r
by
Cannefax.
J. M. L A Y T O N
T i e d f o r S e c o n d i n t h e 1925
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Tournament
G. L . COPULOS
Tied f o r Second i n the 1925 Tournament
Copulos is the newcomer among the " B i g F o u r " , w h i c h last
year and the year previous included T. S. Denton of Kansas
City. The latter placed f i f t h f o r $800 w i t h a count of 75 games
won and 57 lost. Despite the fact t h a t he lost his last eight
games to Copulos, C. L . Jackson of D e t r o i t placed s i x t h f o r
$700 w i t h 63 w o n , 69 lost.
Two Chicago players, A . H . Kieckhefer and A . K . H a l l ,
placed seventh and eighth, respectively.
The season's record
was even between them, but Kieckhefer won more outside,
t a k i n g 61 games and losing 71.
Though Cannefax required 242 more innings t h a n Reiselt to
complete the season, he 'allowed fewer points to r i v a l s t h a n
any other player. His opponents averaged .786 of a p o i n t a n
i n n i n g , w h i l e Reiselt's averaged .824, Layton's .878 and those
of Copulos, .783. More innings were used by H a r r y Wakefield
of Cleveland, w i t h 7854, t h a n any other player!
Wakefield's
improvement i n the second round was a n outstanding feature
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I
of the season. H e won 11 and lost 33 in the first series, averaging .250, but i n the second round he averaged .450 with 87
victories against 51 defeats. H e numbered a clean sweep of
four games against Copulos among his achievements.
•!••••. v .
. v . - . v ' - v . v . •.•>!<•
OTTO R E I S E L T
Fourth in the 1925 Tournament
Tenth place and $250 is claimed by A . J . Thurnblad of
Milwaukee, while G. R . E l l i s of Pittsburgh and E . W . Lookabaugh of Boston divide eleventh and twelfth, taking $175 each.
E l l i s had the better average.
THREE
CUSHION WORLD'S RECORDS MADE I N
M
•flf C H A M P I O N S H I P P L A Y |
Best Game 50 Points
Innings
Place and Date
31
Tiff Denton vs. Byron Gillette
Cleveland, 1919
29
Otto Reiselt vs. Maupome
Chicago, Nov. 1, 1922
26
John L a y t o n vs. Kieckhefer
Chicago, J a n , 29, 1924
23
Robert Cannefax vs. M a u p o m e . . . . Detroit, F e b . 21, 1924
22
Gus Copulos vs. Layton
Minneapolis, Mar. 30, 1925
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K
57
104
132
338
Caroms
17
Games
15
' 17
Innings
17
Low
O t t o Reiselt vs.
Low
O t t o Reiselt vs.
I n n i n g s , 100 P o i n t s
Kieckhefer
Chicago, M a r . 13,
I n n i n g s , 150 P o i n t s
Copulos (3 games)
...Philadelphia,
A u g i e Kieckhefer vs. M c C o u r t
(3 blocks)
Chicago,
L o w I n n i n g s , 450 P o i n t s
Robert Cannefax
Detroit,
High Run
Gus Copulos vs George Moore
Consecutive V i c t o r i e s
1025
1925
1918
1923
N e w Y o r k , 1924
Robert Cannefax
»
D e t r o i t , 1923-24
O t t o Reiselt
. . P h i l a d e l p h i a , 1924-25
Consecutive S c o r i n g
Robert Cannefax
Detroit,
1924
N O T E W O R T H Y T H R E E - C U S H I O N B I L L I A R D RECORDS
Three-cushion C a r o m s — H i g h r u n t o u r n e y , 18, Charles M o r i n ,
St. L o u i s , Mo., M a y 20, 1915; h i g h r u n i n e x h i b i t i o n , 25,
W i l l i e Hoppe, San Francisco, J a n . 8, 1918.
Three cushion w o r l d ' s record r u n . The best w o r l d ' s record
r u n i n a r e g u l a r three cushion t o u r n a m e n t is 18, made by
Charles M o r i n a t St. L o u i s i n 1915.
RULES
OF
THREE-CUSHION CAROM
BILLIARDS
A s Adopted B y the N a t i o n a l Championship Three-Cushion
B i l l i a r d League October 10, 1922
1. The game of Three-Cushion Caroms is governed by t h e
general rules of b i l l i a r d s w h e n n o t c o n f l i c t i n g w i t h t h e f o l lowing rules:
2. A v a l i d three-cushion carom is effected by m a k i n g t h e
cue b a l l touch three cushions before s t r i k i n g t h e second object
ball.
3. Three cushions means t h r e e impacts.
4. T h e number o f cushions r e q u i r e d does n o t mean t h r e e
different.
5. A count m a y be executed on one cushion.
6. E a c h carom counts one.
7. W h e n t h e cue b a l l rests a g a i n s t a cushion t h e s t r i k e r
can p l a y d i r e c t l y a t t h a t cushion b u t t h a t shall n o t count as
an i m p a c t .
8. I n case of a freeze t h e s t r i k e r has t h e o p t i o n of p l a y i n g
a w a y f r o m t h e b a l l w i t h w h i c h ' t h e cue b a l l is i n contact o r
h a v i n g t h e balls spotted as a t the opening of t h e game.
P l a y i n g f o r Deliberate Safety
9. P l a y i n g deliberately f o r safety a s t r i k e r m u s t m a k e t h e
e b a l l s t r i k e a n object b a l l and t h e n touch a cushion, or
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force the object ball against a cushion. F a i l u r e to do so w i l l
cause one p o i n t to be deducted f r o m his score.
10. O n l y one deliberate safety play allowed w i t h o u t penalty.
11. A f t e r h a v i n g once played f o r safety, the s t r i k e r must
play to count, or f o r f e i t one p o i n t off his score f o r each
additional consecutive safety. *
12. F o r a deliberate safety miss a s t r i k e r shall f o r f e i t one
p o i n t off his score. This too w i l l count as safety play number
one, m e a n i n g t h a t subsequent consecutive safety shots must
be penalized as provided f o r i n r u l e eleven.
13. I n case an object ball is frozen to a cushion, t h i s
cushion does not count except f o r the cue b a l l .
14. The cue ball may be d r i v e n f r o m said object b a l l to
the cushion upon w h i c h the object b a l l rests. Or t h e object
ball t o create a legal safety m u s t be driven to another, a
different cushion. T h a t is, i n this case a second impact of the
object ball on the cushion to w h i c h i t is frozen w i l l not be v a l i d ,
15. There shall be no penalties f o r misses; p r o v i d i n g , however, the strokes are made w i t h apparent honest i n t e n t .
16. Each and every penalty i n v o l v i n g a f o r f e i t u r e is to be
deducted f r o m the player's score i f and when a score is made.
Shooting W i t h the W r o n g B a l l
17. I f a player shoots w i t h the w r o n g b a l l , the stroke is
f o u l a n d such f o u l can be called a t any t i m e d u r i n g a r u n , b u t
t h e s t r i k e r shall be e n t i t l e d to a l l points made previous to the
stroke i n w h i c h he is detected and shall be penalized a safety.
18. The i n c o m i n g player shall have the option of p l a y i n g
w i t h the balls as he finds them or of h a v i n g the positions of
t h e cue balls reversed. H e must, however, begin his i n n i n g w i t h
his own ball.
Instructions f o r Referee
19. The referee shall call a l l fouls and safeties.
20. The referee must be f a m i l i a r w i t h the intricacies of the
three-cushion game.
21. H e must n o t tolerate d i l a t o r y tactics.
22. The referee shall have absolute control of a l l games
over w h i c h he presides. H e must call a l l counts, fouls, penalties, freezes and decide a l l points w i t h o u t a w a i t i n g any appeal,
except t h a t i n r u l e 17 he shall n o t call fouls or n o t i f y player
or give decisions u n t i l appealed t o . H e is to protect the i n terests of both players. T h i s , however, does not disbar a player
f r o m c a l l i n g his a t t e n t i o n t o a palpable mistake or apparent
oversight. H i s decisions when rendered shall be final i n a l l
cases a n d there shall be no appeal t h e r e f r o m .
I n the event of t h e balls becoming manifestly imperfect, out
of t r u e , cracked or damaged, or i f the cloth, table or equipment become defective, w h i l e i n use d u r i n g a game, the referee
s h a l l , upon his a t t e n t i o n being called to such defect, stop the
game and exchange balls f o r another set, or have any other
defects i n the equipment made good.
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1923 N A T I O N A L P O C K E T B I L L I A R D
CHAMPIONSHIP
LEAGUE
On Tuesday, J u l y 10, 1923, the N a t i o n a l Championship
Pocket B i l l i a r d League w e n t i n t o its first a n n u a l meeting
i n Chicago and elected officers and transacted a l o t o f other
business of importance.
The f o l l o w i n g were chosen as its
first l i s t of officers:
President, F . A . D w y e r , B r o o k l y n , N . Y .
Vice-President, John K l i n g , Kansas C i t y .
Secretary and Treasurer, L . K i l p a t r i c k , 1002 A r c h street,
Philadelphia.
Executive Committee—Chairman, L . A . Bensinger, C h i c a g o ;
Joseph Mayer, P h i l a d e l p h i a ; John Klein,. B a l t i m o r e ; C. H e r b e r t
L e w i s , Rockford, 111.; I r w i n Hueston, D e t r o i t ; L . W . Y o u n g ,
Cleveland.
A m o n g the rooms represented a t the i n i t i a l meeting a l l of
w h i c h signed applications f o r franchises were the f o l l o w i n g :
R a t i o n a l R e c r e a t i o n , I n c . , F . A . D w y e r , 398 F u l t o n s t r e e t ,
Brooklyn.
Hudson Recreation Company, Joseph Mayer, 128-140 N o r t h
Broad street, Philadelphia.
Regent B i l l i a r d Room, J . A . Rampanellis, A k r o n , Ohio.
F l a t I r o n Recreation Room, M a x B . Grossman, Cleveland,
Ohio.
Davis B i l l i a r d P a r l o r , D. G. B a l m a n , M i l l i o n D o l l a r Grand
Building, Pittsburgh.
Fred G. S m i t h Recreation Company, J o h n E. Scanlan, Cleveland, Ohio.
Harvey's Recreation, F r a n k C l i f f o r d , Kansas C i t y .
C. H e r b e r t Lewis (the Lewis b r a n c h ) , Rockford, I1L
Recreation Company, W . S. Sweeney, D e t r o i t .
Weston B i l l i a r d Club, Chas. (Cowboy) Weston, L o r a i n , Ohio.
Klein's B i l l i a r d Academy, Baltimore.
Jerome R. Keogh, Rochester.
Sol A l l i n g e r , Philadelphia.
The Bensinger Rooms, L . A . Bensinger, Chicago.
There were some changes i n i t s line-up as the season
progressed, but at the close of its 1923 championship schedule
the record f o r the first year's p l a y s t o o d :
Greenleaf, Philadelphia
Rudolph, N e w Y o r k
St. Jean. Minneapolis
Hueston, Chicago
Taberski, D e t r o i t
A l l e n , Kansas C i t y
N a t a l i e , St. Louis
Maturo, Brooklyn
Woods, P i t t s b u r g h
F r a n k l i n , Kansas C i t y
Stoutenburg, Cleveland
Westonv L o r a i n
Keogh, Rochester
Church, B a l t i m o r e
McCoy, Richmond
W.
31
32
22
29
22
38
18
81
9
17
14
14
13
12
9
4
46
L.
6
16
19
16
28
14
26
11
19
20
22
36
39
H . R.
77
63
62
40
71
74
88
41
55
49
55
48
48
49
37
B . G.
6
8
10
10
16
10
8
12
12
19
14
1924-25 N A T I O N A L C H A M P I O N S H I P P O C K E T
BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP
I n A u g u s t , 1924, members of the N a t i o n a l Championship
Pocket B i l l i a r d League assembled at Chicago, l a i d plans f o r
t h e i r 1924-25 season and elected these officers:
Frank A . Dwyer, New
F r a n k A r a t a , St. Louis,
Leander
L.
A.
Kilpatrick,
Bensinger,
York,
President
Vice-President.
Philadelphia,
Secretary-Treasurer.
Chicago, C h a i r m a n .
I r v i n H u s t o n , D e t r o i t ; John K l e i n , B a l t i m o r e ; Joseph Mayer,
Philadelphia, and B e n j a m i n A l l e n , Kansas C i t y , Executive
Committee.
F o l l o w i n g the above meeting, the N a t i o n a l Championship
Pocket B i l l i a r d League got down to business f o r its 1924-25
campaign and cut its l i s t of starters down to 10.
I t s second schedule of games extended f r o m October 27,
1924, t o A p r i l 23, 1925, on w h i c h day F r a n k Taberski, at
the close of a t h r i l l i n g series of games w i t h the apparently
invincible and long-time-champion Ralph Greenleaf as his opponent, captured the c r o w n f o r the f o u r t h t i m e i n his career,
the same c r o w n t h a t Greenleaf wore w i t h o u t intermission
since c a p t u r i n g i t f r o m Taberski i n 1919.
Taberski once held a l l the world's records a t pocket billiards.
T h a t was when he was champion i n 1916, 1917 and 1918.
Just t o show how the game has improved since t h e n , Tabers k i says t h a t his world's record h i g h r u n was t h e n 71. Many
runs of over 80, some over 90, and one of 100 have been
made i n the last year or t w o , he points out.
Taberski n o t only held the t i t l e f o r three years, but he w o n
t e n s t r a i g h t challenge matches, defeating R a l p h Greenleaf,
t h e present champion, twice. H e w o n the crown f r o m Johnny
L a y t o n a n d defeated A l l e n , M a t u r o , Stoutenburg, Concannon,
E. I . R a l p h and K r e u t e r , the l a t t e r twice.
Taberski
before the
to go to a
the c r o w n
then. He
toured the country t w i c e , defeating everybody, but
tourney of 1919, held i n Chicago, he was forced
hospital f o r a n operation. H i s campaigns to regain
have been i n t e r r u p t e d by illness each year since
had t o postpone a number of games this season.
Taberski owns a b i l l i a r d room a t Schenectady, N . Y . , when
n o t engaged i n championship play. H e has been i n business
o f some k i n d ever since he l e f t h i g h school. H e had a m i l k
a n d grocery business and sold out f o r $10,000 when only 22
years o l d . H e took a flier i n t o m o v i n g p i c t u r e e x h i b i t i n g a t
Holyoke, Mass., but had a fire and the panic of 1907 wiped
h i m o u t financially. H e is h a p p i l y m a r r i e d and has three boys.
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NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP POCKET BILLIARD
1924-25 F I N A L S T A N D I N G
LEAGUE
T h e final s t a n d i n g i n the N a t i o n a l C h a m p i o n s h i p P o c k e t B i l l i a r d L e a g u e a t t h e close of i t s 1924-25 schedule w i t h t h e
a m o u n t s w o n b y t h e p l a y e r s w h o t o o k p a r t i n i t w a s as f o l l o w s :
Player
W. L . H r . Bg. Pc. Prize Pts.
Ins. Ave.
Ops.
Are.
F. J . Taberski,
New York . . 8 1 27 70 4 .750 $2,500 9623 2443 3.979 7423 3.078
*E. R. Greenleaf,
Phila.
74 34 84 3 .685 1,800 9665 1866 5.179 7033 S.760
• Andrew St. Jean,
Minn
59 49 88 3 .546 1,200 8939 2145 4.167 8119 3.785
Benjamin Allen,
Kansas C. ..57 51 81 5 .528 1,00.0 8969 1965 4.590 8653 4.40S
t A . A. Woods,
Syracuse
. . . 55 53 85 7 .509
800 8145 2311 3.528 8563 3.705
E r w i n Rudolph,
Chicago
. . . . 54 54 71 4 .500
650 8740 2189 3.992 8470 3.874
J. M . Concannon,
Brooklyn
. . . 52 56 75 5 .481
550 8331 2511 3.318 8891 3.541
Pasquale Natalie,
Baltimore . . . 49 59 86 6 .461
450 8553 2771 3.089 9049 3.266
C E. Seaback,
Boston
35 73 74 8 .324
300 7444 2322 8.206 9499 4.091
Charles Harmon,
New York ..24 84 58 7 .222
150 7449 2766 2.701 10184 8.682
• Share best game prize, $50 each, t w i n s high r u n prize $100.
Rudolph recorded fastest game 100 points i n 22 minutes.
Greenleaf scored only shut out, 100 to 0 i n 5 innings against St. Jean.
Won 19 games i n 10 innings or less. Greenleaf; 12 games, St. Jean.
I n addition to his prize, champion receives $3,000 a year salary.
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I t will be noticed by the above figures that Taberski won
the championship by winning 81 games and losing only 27.
E . R. G R E E N L E A F
Second in the 1925 Tournament
By doing this he captured the $2,600 first prize and the l>.J00
annual salary which goes with the title. He regained tne
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A N D R E W ST. J E A N
T h i r d i n t h e 1925 T o u r n a m e n t
title w h i c h he held for three years a n d released i n
1918.
T a b e r s k i d e p o s e d R a l p h G r e e n l e a f of P h i l a d e l p h i a , o n
whose
handsome head reposed the c r o w n for six y e a r s .
T a b e r s k i accomplished the t a s k despite the f a c t t h a t G r e e n leaf took s i x s t r a i g h t g a m e s i n t h e i r final series a n d showed
a season superiority over the w i n n e r by t a k i n g 9 of t h e i r
12 e n g a g e m e n t s .
I t w a s against the other r i v a l s t h a t T a b e r s k i built up bis
big advantage.
A t one s t a g e he w a s g o i n g so good h e e s t a b l i s h e d a w o r l d ' s r e c o r d o f 35 c o n s e c u t i v e v i c t o r i e s . W h a t w o u l d
h a v e h a p p e n e d to t h a t r e c o r d i f h e h a d m e t G r e e n l e a f i n t h e
middle
of
it?
T h a t performance
was
recorded
while
the
Philadelphia contender w a s temporarily retired a n d postponing
his games.
Greenleaf encountered more trouble w i t h other rivals, howe v e r , f i n i s h i n g t h e s e a s o n w i t h a r e c o r d of 74 g a m e s w o n a n d
84 l o s t .
Outside of g a m e s w o n a n d lost, G r e e n l e a f ' s record is m o r e
b r i l l i a n t t h a n t h a t of T a b e r s k i . H e scored the second best
h i g h r u n , 84, a n d s h a r e d t h e s e a s o n ' s b e s t g a m e m a r k o f 8
innings.
G r e e n l e a f collects $1,800 for second p l a c e a n d
$50
for h a l f of the best g a m e p r i z e . H e c a r r i e d a w a y a l l t h e top
prizes last year.
I n addition, Greenleaf's record shows that while w i n n i n g
s e v e n f e w e r g a m e s , h e s c o r e d a t o t a l o f 42 m o r e p o i n t s t h a n
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Taberski. H e compiled i n 108 games a score of 9,665 points
against 9,623 f o r the w i n n e r . The most impressive difference
comes i n the .number of innings he used to compile t h a t t o t a l .
He needed 577 fewer innings t h a n Taberski.
Greenleaf's record of 1,866 innings was the lowest i n the
league. H e averaged 5,174 points an i n n i n g , another standard.
Taberski's best r u n was 70, his best game 4 innings, and
only four limes did he go out i n ten innings or less. Greenleaf went out 19 times i n ten or under.
On the other hand, Taberski's defensive play was superior.
H i s opponents averaged only 8.078 points a n i n n i n g , w h i l e
Greenleaf's averaged 3.760. Other interesting comparisons may
be d r a w n f r o m the table of statistics.
T h i r d place prize of $1,200 was claimed by A n d r e w St.
Jean of Minneapolis, who won 59 and lost 49 games. He
drew $50 more f o r h a l f of the best game prize, shared by
Greenleaf. B e n j a m i n A l l e n of Kansas C i t y , who lost t w o more
games t h a n St. Jean but averaged better on t o t a l points, took
f o u r t h money of $1,000.
Close f i f t h is A . A . Woods of Syracuse, w i n n e r of $800 on
a record of 55 games won and 53 lost. H e takes $100 f o r the
h i g h r u n prize on his m a r k of 85 made i n the very first
engagement of the season and never equalled. H e finished
ahead of E r w i n Rudolph of Chicago, who averaged better on
total points. Rudolph collected $650. H e recorded the fastest
game, 22 minutes f o r 100 points, w h i c h received praise and
suggested the idea of a prize f o r such performances next year.
Seventh prize of $550 is claimed by J . M . Goncannon of
B r o o k l y n ; Pasquale N a t a l i e of B a l t i m o r e , who was second
f o r the first h a l f of the season, claims $450 f o r e i g h t h ; C. E.
Seaback of Boston, gets $300 f o r n i n t h and Charles H a r m o n of
New Y o r k , collects $150 f o r last.
Greenleaf scored the only shutout, defeating St. Jean i n
5 i n n i n g s , 100 to 0, w h i l e Rudolph gave Greenleaf his worst
defeat, a l l o w i n g h i m only 8 points.
POCKET
B I L L I A R D W O R L D ' S RECORDS M A D E I N
CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY
Best Game, 100 Points
Innings
Place and Date
5 Bennie A l l e n vs. E. I . R a l p h . . H i g h t s t o w n , N . J . , Dec. 4, '19
2
A n d r e w S t . J e a n vs. "Walter F r a n k l i n
'. Kansas City, J a n . 14, 1924
2 R a l p h Greenleaf vs. A r t h u r Woods
Philadelphia, Feb. 23, 1924
Balls
High Run
71 Bennie A l l e n vs.
Kansas C i t y , June 4, 1914
71 F r a n k Taberski vs.
1918
81 Bennie A l l e n vs. E. I . R a l p h . . H i g h t s t o w n , N . J . , Dec. 4, '19
101 Ralph Greenleaf vs. Jerome K e o g h . . N e w Y o r k , J a n . 19, '24
Consecutive Victories
Games
20 Ralph Greenleaf
Philadelphia, 1923
85 F r a n k Taberski
N e w Y o r k , 1925
Fastest Time, 100 Points
Minutes
19 E r w i n Rudolph vs. A r t h u r Church
B a l t i m o r e , 1924
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POCKET B I L L I A R D S
I n sizing u p t h e different games o f billiards t h e pocket
b i l l i a r d game must n o t be forgotten. T h e first' great billiarovists l i k e John Deery, Joe a n d C y r i l l e D i o n , John M c D e v i t t
and others played i t i n t h e early days b u t i t was a n entirely
different game t o t h e pocket b i l l i a r d s o f today.
The r e a l beginning o f t h e present style o f pocket b i l l i a r d s ,
w h i c h was o f course improved a n d made better w i t h the
years, should perhaps be dated f r o m A p r i l 18, 1878, when the
first N a t i o n a l Tournament a t pocket billiards was played i n
the U n i o n Square Rooms i n N e w Y o r k , t h e play c o n t i n u i n g
f r o m A p r i l 8 t o 20. A m o n g t h e contestants were a l l t h e
recognized first-class A m e r i c a n caromers o f t h a t period w i t h
M h e exception of A l b e r t G a m i e r , Maurice D a l y a n d Jacob
Schaefer.
I n addition were t h e pocket b i l l i a r d players Samuel F .
K n i g h t , C l a r k E . W i l s o n , George Frey, J . McWarble a n d
Gottlieb W a h l s t r o m .
The w i n n e r t u r n e d u p i n C y r i l l e D i o n , K n i g h t , W a h l s t r o m ,
and J . D i o n , finished i n t h e order named. McWarble a n d G.
s F . Slosson t i e d f o r fifth a n d s i x t h place, W i l s o n was seventh,
W i l l i a m Sexton, eighth a n d A . P. Rudolphe, t i e d w i t h Frey
for n i n t h . This medal of 1878 was held successively up t o
1881 by C. D i o n , K n i g h t , Alonzo M o r r i s , W a h l s t r o m a n d then
by K n i g h t a g a i n .
T h e names of t h e pocket b i l l i a r d c h a m pions f r o m t h a t d a y t o t h i s are as f o l l o w s :
1 8 8 1 —Gottlieb W a h l s t r o m .
1 9 0 8 — F r a n k Sherman.
1882—A l b e r t Frey.
1909—Charles Weston.
1883—A l b e r t Frey.
1910—Jerome Keogh.
1884—J. L . Malone.
1 9 1 1 — A l f r e d De O r o .
1885—Peter Rodgers.
1912—E. I . R a l p h .
1886—Albert Frey.
1918—Ben A l l e n .
1887—A l b e r t F r e y a n d
A l f r e d De Oro.
1 8 8 8 — A l f r e d Frey a n d
1916—W. E . Blankenship
A l f r e d De O r o .
F r a n k Taberski and
1 8 8 9 — A l b e r t F r e y 'and
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A l f r e d De O r o .
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1 9 0 1 — F r a n k Sherman.
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J| 1903—K. Stofft.
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1-904—Alfred De Oro.
J ^ — J * Ph Greenleaf.
1905—Thomas Hueston.
1906—J o h n H o r g a n .
1907—John H o r g a n .
1 9 2 5 — F r a n k Taberski.
The first N a t i o n a l Championship Pocket B i l l i a r d T o u r n a ment was played i n N e w Y o r k C i t y , A p r i l 8 t o 20, 1878.
«C. Dion was t h e w i n n e r .
A t New Y o r k C i t y i n Tammany H a l l , June 2. 1881, a match,
best i n 41 games, was played f o r $250 a side and t h e score
was W a h l s t r o m 21, Frey 18.
The first p y r a m i d (eight balls') t o u r n a m e n t took place i n
New Y o r k C i t y , M a y 3, 1882. F r e y was t h e w i n n e r .
The t h i r d N a t i o n a l Championship Pocket B i l l i a r d T o u r n a ment, c a l l t h e balls b u t no pocket, was played i n N e w Y o r k
City, J a n u a r y 10, 1884. J . L . Malone was t h e w i n n e r .
The first tournament i n w h i c h t h e b a l l and pocket was called
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saw F r e y t h e w i n n e r , a t Syracuse, N . Y . , J a n u a r y 28 to
F e b r u a r y 15, 1884.
J a n u a r y 30 to F e b r u a r y 9. 1887, a t B r o o k l y n , N . Y . , the
first,
t o u r n a m e n t a t continuous pocket b i l l i a r d s took place, games of
150 balls. F r e y was the w i n n e r .
The f o u r t h N a t i o n a l Pocket B i l l i a r d T o u r n a m e n t took place
i n N e w Y o r k C i t y , F e b r u a r y 14-20, 1887. I n this A l f r e d
De Oro made his first public appearance. F r e y was the w i n ner. De Oro losing the play off f o r
first.
F e b r u a r y 20 to M a r c h 3, 1887, a prize t o u r n a m e n t was held
at Syracuse, N . Y . This was Clearwater's first appearance
i n a t o u r n a m e n t and he proved the w i n n e r .
F e b r u a r y 25 t o M a r c h 2, 1889, the f i f t h championship t o u r n a m e n t took place a t N e w Y o r k C i t y . I t was a t continuous^,
pocket b i l l i a r d s , one hundred balls u p , and was w o n b y F r e y .
M a r c h , 1893, a championship of A m e r i c a t o u r n a m e n t was
played i n Syracuse, N . Y . ; and was w o n by De Oro.
October 16-21, 1893, De Oro met Roberts, of L o n d o n , at
N e w Y o r k C i t y f o r $2,000. The terms were one thousand
points. E n g l i s h and A m e r i c a n tables, c h a n g i n g tables every
s i x t y balls. De Oro w o n , 1,000 to 924.
F e b i u a r y a n d M a r c h , 1901, i n a t o u r n a m e n t f o r the championship of t h e w o r l d , F r a n k Sherman was t h e w i n n e r a t
Boston.
M a r c h . 10-25, 1902, f o r t h e championship of the w o r l d , a
continuous pocket b i l l i a r d t o u r n a m e n t was played i n Brookl y n , N . Y . , w i t h Clearwater the w i n n e r .
F e b r u a r y 6, 1903, i n a t o u r n a m e n t f o r money prizes, at
B r o o k l y n , N . Y . , Stofft w o n .
October 12 to November 2, 1904, i n a game f o r the championship of t h e w o r l d a t St. Louis, De Oro was the w i n n e r .
J a n u a r y 20, 1905, Keogh challenged De Oro, and i n M a r c h ,
Keogh was awarded the championship by default, De Oro f a i l i n g to comply w i t h the rules a t San Francisco.
M a y 18, 1905, De Oro w o n f r o m Keogh, 600 to 563 at Buffalo
f o r the championship.
A p r i l , 1908, F r a n k Sherman w o n first i n Chicago c h a m pionship t o u r n a m e n t .
*ip£
F e b r u a r y 2-4, 1912, De Oro, champion, defeated W . Douglaa
600 to 498 i n a m a t c h f o r the professional championship at
Philadelphia.
F e b r u a r y 25-27, 1912, A l f r e d De Oro defeated Thomas Hueston i n championship m a t c h a t N e w Y o r k , 600 to 36.
2 3
M a r c h 7-9, 1912, De Oro, champion, defeated Hueston, 600
to 495.
M a r c h 2 5 - A p r i l 26, 1912, the last series h a v i n g been awarded
to De Oro, a new series was i n s t i t u t e d a t H o r t i c u l t u r a l H a l l ,
P h i l a d e l p h i a , and they finished i n the order n a m e d :
Games
6
Won
Edward I . Ralph, Hightstown, N . J
7
James M a t u r o , Hoboken, N . J
6
A l f r e d De Oro, N e w Y o r k
5
F r a n k Sherman, W a s h i n g t o n
4
C. W . Weston, P i t t s b u r g h
3
Ed. Wilson, Philadelphia
2
W . W . K i n g , Milwaukee
1
W . F . De L a n g h , Philadelphia
0
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A p r i l 8, 1912, Bennie A l l e n defeated A l f r e d De Oro in a
championship m a t c h a t New Y o r k , 600 t o 516.
A p r i l 13-14, 1912, De Oro scored 400 to Alexander Smith's
250 a t Doyle's Academy, N e w Y o r k .
M a y 29-31, 1912, first challenge m a t c h , R a l p h , c h a m p i o n ,
defeated De Oro, challenger, 600 t o 583. A t this stage i t was
m i d n i g h t Saturday. I t being illegal t o play i n N e w Jersey
on Sunday, the game had to be abandoned and an arrangement
was made t o play i t i n the same h a l l June 11 t o 13, 1912,
De Oro w i n n i n g by 600- t o 408.
J a n u a r y 6-8, 1913, i n a game f o r the professional c h a m p i o n ship, De Oro, champion, beat James M a t u r o , challenger, 600
to 563 a t N e w Y o r k .
F e b r u a r y 25-27, 1913, De O r o , champion, beat Hueston,
challenger, 600 t o 386 a t N e w Y o r k .
October 1-3, 1913, Ben A l l e n , challenger, beat De Oro, champ i o n , 600 t o 514 a t N e w Y o r k . T h i s was the last game De
Oro played a t pocket b i l l i a r d s . A f t e r losing t h i s game he
announced t h a t he w o u l d t u r n his a t t e n t i o n thereafter p r i m a r i l y t o three-cushion caroms. The score by blocks of this game
was:
Total
Allen
200—200—200
600
De Oro
,.148—164—202
514
I t w i l l be noticed by the above t h a t i n the last block of
championship pocket b i l l i a r d s De Oro ever played, although
losing the m a t c h as a whole, he was t r i u m p h a n t i n t h e final
session by 202 t o 200.
December 3-5, 1913, Ben A l l e n , champion, beat Charles
Weston, challenger, 600 t o 411 a t Kansas C i t y .
September 29 to October 5, 1913, i n a m a t c h f o r the E a s t e r n
Championship a t P h i l a d e l p h i a , E d w a r d I . R a l p h , J . E. McCoy
and Charles L e v y tied f o r first, each w i n n i n g 5 and losing 2.
R a l p h won i n the play off, w i t h McCoy second, L e v y t h i r d ,
C l a r k f o u r t h , Reade fifth, Reiselt s i x t h , F i n k seventh, a n d
Kelly e i g h t h .
December 16, 1913, J o h n K l i n g defeated Charles Weston,
600 t o 505, a t Kansas C i t y .
September, 1913, A l l e n , p l a y i n g 600 t o J o h n L a y t o n ' s 500,
w o n 600 t o 490 a t K l i n g ' s Academy, Kansas C i t y .
June 5, 1914, A l l e n 600, P r a t t 149, a t Kansas C i t y , Mo. I n
this game A l l e n made a h i g h r u n of 7 1 , a w o r l d ' s record f o r
championship p l a y a t this style of game. B y w i n n i n g this
contest A l l e n gained permanent possession of t h e B r u n s w i c k Balke-Collender championship t r o p h y , h a v i n g w o n the t i t l e
three years hand r u n n i n g — 1 9 1 8 , 1914 and 1915.
This took
the championship out of open p l a y .
F e b r u a r y , 1915, R a l p h Greenleaf, a f t e r w a r d s a famous and
champion player, played his first public game a t Savannah,
111., w h e n he scored 200 t o W . G. M a k i n ' s 185.
A p r i l and M a y , 1915, a special t o u r n a m e n t was played at
Kansas C i t y . I t was won by Ben A l l e n , who w o n 7 and lost
1 ; John K l i n g , second, w o n 6, lost 2 ; John L a y t o n , t h i r d , wop
5, lost 8 ; Greenleaf, F r a n k l i n , W h i t f o r d and B u n n e l l finished
i n t h e order named.
M a y 4-6, 1916, first challenge m a t c h f o r new emblem, L a y t o n .
challenger, defeated Blankenship, champion, 450 to 341 at
Detroit.
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September 16, 1916, T a b e r s k i , c h a l l e n g e r , defeated L a y t o n ,
c h a m p i o n , 450 to 437 a t S e d a l i a , Mo.
October 18-20, 1916, T a b e r s k i , c h a m p i o n , defeated G r e e n leaf, c h a l l e n g e r , 450 to 407 a t N e w Y o r k .
November 30 to December 2, 1916, T a b e r s k i , c h a m p i o n , defeated R a l p h , c h a l l e n g e r , 450 to 342 a t Schenectady, N . Y .
T o decide a n e w c h a m p i o n s h i p a t o u r n a m e n t w a s played in
G h ieago, F e b r u a r y 26 to M a r c h 20, 1916. I t w a s w o n by W .
E . B l a n k e n s h i p , of D e t r o i t , w i t h a record of 10 games w o n
a n d 2 lost. J o h n L a y t o n , of S e d a l i a , Mo., finished second,
a n d F r a n k T a b e r s k i , of Schenectady, N . Y . , t h i r d . T h e scores
were:
W.
10
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
1
Blankenship
Layton
Taberski
Greenleaf
Clark
Ralph
Petrie
Maturo
Concannon
Weston
Allen
Fink
Chapman
H . R,
45
31
33
40
43
32
29
34
38
28
58
32
19
L a t e r i n t h e y e a r T a b e r s k i , w h o h a d finished t h i r d i n the
previous t o u r n a m e n t , c a p t u r e d l e a d i n g honors a n d held the
championship t h r o u g h 1916, 1917 a n d 1918.
A m o n g t h e i m p o r t a n t games played i n 1917 w e r e :
J a n u a r y 10-12, 1917, T a b e r s k i , c h a m p i o n , beat M a t u r o , c h a l lenger, '450 to 420 a t P i t t s b u r g h .
F e b r u a r y 22-24, 1917, T a b e r s k i , c h a m p i o n , beat L o u i s K r e u t e r ,
c h a l l e n g e r , 450 to 399 a t Y o u n g s t o w n , O h i o .
M a r c h 24-25, 1917, T a b e r s k i , beat A u g i e K i e c k h e f e r , 500 to
235 a t C h i c a g o .
A p r i l 12-14, 1917, T a b e r s k i , c h a m p i o n , beat A l l e n , c h a l lenger, 450 to 448 a t A k r o n , Ohio.
M a y 22-24, 1917, T a b e r s k i , c h a m p i o n , beat L a r r y Stoughtenb u r g h , c h a l l e n g e r , 450 to 367 a t Buffalo.
October
1-8, 1917, T a b e r s k i , c h a m p i o n ,
beat
Concannon,
c h a l l e n g e r , 450 to 392 a t Buffalo.
N o v e m b e r 13-15, 1917, T a b e r s k i , c h a m p i o n , beat K r e u t e r ,
c h a l l e n g e r , 460 to 276.
November, 1919, t h e first I l l i n o i s State A m a t e u r C h a m p i o n s h i p P o c k e t B i l l i a r d T o u r n a m e n t w a s held under the auspices
of t h e I l l i n o i s B i l l i a r d A s s o c i a t i o n . O n e hundred contestants
began p l a y i n n i n e d i s t r i c t s , the respective w i n n e r s coming
together i n finals, w h i c h w e r e decided on a basis of total
points. W o n by M o r i a r i t y , w h o w o n 8, lost 0, 600 p o i n t s ;
second, W o o d y a t , w o n 6, lost 2, 585 p o i n t s ; t h i r d , K a v a n a u g h ,
won 5, lost 3, 535 points.
A t P h i l a d e l p h i a o n December 13, 1919, t h e Pocket B i l l i a r d
C h a m p i o n s h i p T o u r n a m e n t , w h i c h h a d been in progress for two
w e e k s , closed w i t h another victory for R a l p h Greenleaf, of
Wilmington, Del., the national champion, who won his ninth
s t r a i g h t m a t c h by defeating J o h n M . L a y t o n , C o l u m b i a , Mo.,
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125 to 49 in eighteen i n n i n g s . Greenleaf's h i g h
and Lay-ton's 14.
A l l e n Bfeaks W o r l d ' s Record
Beside w i n n i n g second place, A l l e n broke t h e
record r u n , g a t h e r i n g 81 balls i n one i n n i n g , and
new record f o r the shortest game, w i n n i n g t h e
in five i n n i n g s . The final s t a n d i n g f o l l o w s :
R a l p h Greenleaf, W i l m i n g t o n , Del
Bennie A l l e n , Kansas C i t y
Jerome Keogh, Rochester, N . Y
Joseph Concannon, N e w Y o r k
Louis D . K r e u t e r , N e w Y o r k
Chas. Seeback, H a r t f o r d , Conn.
John M . L a y t o n , Columbia, M o
James M a t u r o , Denver, Colo
M o r r i s D. F i n k , Philadelphia
Ed. I . R a l p h , H i g h t s t o w n , N . J
Won
9
7
6
5
5
5
3
3
1
1
r u n was
27
w o r l d ' s high
established a
same match
Lost
0
2
3
4
4
4
6
6
8
H . R.
70
81
41
68
58
I n 1920 the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company announced
a P r e l i m i n a r y Pocket B i l l i a r d T o u r n a m e n t , t h e players q u a l i f y i n g i n i t to compete i n the finals f o r t h e n a t i o n a l championship o f the U n i t e d States. A t t h i s t i m e R a l p h Greenleaf, of
New Y o r k , was champion a t t h i s game. T h i s t o u r n a m e n t took
place i n the Strauss A u d i t o r i u m i n Chicago a n d t h e players
who took p a r t i n i t w e r e : C. Seaback, T o r r i n g t o n , C o n n . ; J .
M a t u r o , Denver, Colo.; W . D . Ricketts, F l i n t , M i c h . ; J . E.
McCoy, Richmond. V a . ; Charles Weston, Chicago, 111.; C. E .
Safford, Minneapolis, M i n n . ; M . A . L o n g , Los Angeles, C a l . ;
A r t h u r Woods, Minneapolis, M i n n . , E r w i n Rudolph, Sayre, P a . ;
B. E. Rhines, A k r o n , O h i o ; O r v i l l e Nelson, Rochester, N . Y.,
«nd W a l t e r F r a n k l i n , Kansas C i t y , Mo.
*n the p r e l i m i n a r y the final s t a n d i n g w a s :
Woods
Franklin
Ricketts
Maturo
Rhines
Safford
W.
10
8
8
8
6
6
L.
1
2
8
8
6
6
Seaback
Nelson
Weston
Rudolph
McCoy
Long
W.
5
5
4
3
2
0
L.
6
6
7
8
9
11
I n the final r o u n d , w i t h Greenleaf defending his t i t l e , the
standing w a s :
W.
L.
H . R.
P. C.
Greenleaf
8
0
48
1000
1
35
.667
2
31
.339
A N a t i o n a l Pocket B i l l ' a r d T o u r n a m e n t took place a t the
Hotel C o n t i n e n t a l , Philadelphia, October 17 t o 29, 1921. The
t o u r n a m e n t ended w i t h t h i s r e s u l t :
Player
Won
Lost
R. Greenleaf. New Y o r k
9
0
A r t h u r Woods, Minneapolis, M i n n
7
2
T . A . Hueston, Los Angeles, Cal
6
3
Ben A l l e n , Kansas C i t y , Mo
5
4
A r t h u r Church, Yonkers, N . Y
5
4
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W a i t e r F r a n k l i n , Kansas C i t y , Mo.
5
4
James M a t u r o , New Y o r k
'.
4
5
Michael Korach, Trenton, N . J
2
7
Jerome Keogh, Rochester, N . Y
2
7
W . F . De L a n g h , Philadelphia, Pa
0
9
December 2 1 , 22 and 23, 1921, R a l p h Greenleaf met A r t h u i
Woods f o r the championship. The m a t c h took place a t the
A s t o r H o t e l , N e w Y o r k , December 2 1 , 22 a n d 23, 1921.
F e b r u a r y 22, 23 a n d 24, 1922, Greenleaf met Hueston for
t h e championship.
The m a t c h took place a t t h e Strand
Academy i n N e w Y o r k a n d r e s u l t e d :
IstG.
2d G.
3dG.
Total
Greenleaf
158
149
158
450
Hueston
89
29
15
133
H i g h e s t run—Greenleaf, 100; Hueston, 23.
May 4, 5 and 6, 1922, Greenleaf played F r a n k l i n f o r the
championship. The m a t c h took place i n K l i n e ' s S t r a n d B i l l i a r d
Academy i n N e w Y o r k a n d r e s u l t e d :
1st G.
2d G.
3d G.
Total
Greenleaf
156
152
142
450
Franklin
64
24
128
216
Highest run—Greenleaf, 3 5 ; F r a n k l i n , 20.
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NOTEWORTHY
POCKET
BILLIARD
RECORDS
1859, 1860, 1861 and 1862, first champion p l a y i n g on a 6x12
four-pocket table, Michael Phelan o f N e w Y o r k .
A p r i l 8 t o 20, 1878, f i r s t n a t i o n a l pocket b i l l i a r d t o u r n a m e n t ,
played i n N e w Y o r k , C y r i l l e D i o n the w i n n e r .
J a n . 6, 1881, second n a t i o n a l pocket b i l l i a r d
tournament,
played i n N e w Y o r k . W a h l s t r o m the w i n n e r .
May 3, 1882, first p y r a m i d , 8 b a l l t o u r n a m e n t , played i n New
Y o r k . F r e y the w i n n e r .
J a n . 10, 1884, t h i r d n a t i o n a l championship pocket b i l l i a r d
? t o u r n a m e n t , eight balls, c a l l the balls but no pocket, a t N e w
1 Y o r k . J . L . Malone, w i n n e r .
J a n . 28 t o Feb. 15, 1884, first tournament i n w h i c h the b a l l
and pocket was called, a t Syracuse, N . Y . F r e y the w i n n e r .
J a n . 30 to Feb. 9, 1887, the first tournament a t continuous
pocket b i l l i a r d s took place, games of 150 balls, a t N e w Y o r k .
B Frey w i n n e r .
Feb. 14-20, 1887, f o u r t h n a t i o n a l pocket b i l l i a r d t o u r n a m e n t
took place i n N e w Y o r k . Frey w i n n e r .
M a r c h 2, 1889, fifth championship tournament a t continuous
pocket b i l l i a r d s , 100 balls u p , a t N e w Y o r k . Frey w i n n e r .
M a r c h , 1893, a championship of A m e r i c a tournament was held
i n New Y o r k . De Oro w i n n e r .
Oct. 16-21, 1893, De Oro met Roberts of London, E n g l a n d ,
f o r $2,000 a t N e w Y o r k . The terms were 1,000 points, E n g l i s h
and A m e r i c a n tables, changing tables every 60 balls. De Oro
won 1,000 to 924.
Feb. and M a r c h , 1901, i n a t o u r n a m e n t f o r the championship
. of the w o r l d at Boston, F r a n k Sherman was the w i n n e r .
M a r c h 10-15, 1902, i n a continuous tournament a t B r o o k l y n ,
Clearwater was the w i n n e r .
J a n . 20, 1905, Keogh challenged De Oro and i n M a r c h he was
awarded the championship by default.
J a n . 8, 1913, A l f r e d De Oro r a n 59 i n professional m a t c h w i t h
James M a t u r o a t N e w Y o r k .
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J a n . 20, 1914, A l f r e d De Oro r a n 74 balls i n pocket b i l l i a r d
! match a t T a m p a , F l o r i d a .
M a r c h 15, 1918, R a l p h Greenleaf established a new h i g h r u n
record o f 137, unfinished, a t pocket b i l l i a r d s , a t Camden, N . J .
Dec. 4, 1919, Ben A l l e n r a n 81 a n d shattered his f o r m e r
record o f 74, held j o i n t l y by himself and A l f r e d De Oro.
This
was done i n t h e A m e r i c a n pocket b i l l i a r d t o u r n a m e n t a t H i g h t s town, N . J .
M a r c h 8 1 , 1921, R a l p h Greenleaf pocketed 169 balls before
missing i n a n e x h i b i t i o n at Y o r k , Pa., beating his o w n previous
h i g h record of 156 made a t D a n b u r y , Conn.
A p r i l 2 1 , 1921, F r a n k Taberski, of Schenectady, N . Y . , w o n his
300th v i c t o r y at pocket b i l l i a r d s , beating A . H o w a r d , 126 to 0
at Tampa, F l o r i d a .
I n t h e year 1923, R a l p h Greenleaf m a d e a n e x h i b i t i o n r u n
of 263 a t Sacramento, C a l i f .
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R U L E S G O V E R N I N G T H E G A M E OF F I F T E E N - B A L L
C O N T I N U O U S POCKET B I L L I A R D S
Approved and Adopted October 17, 1921, and Revised i n 1925
Continuous Pocketings, so-called f r o m the system of scoring
the game, differ f r o m any other game previously i n vogue.
U n l i k e 61 or 8 ball Pyramid, scoring is continued u n t i l a l l the
balls but one i n each frame have been pocketed, and the game
may consist of any number of balls or points which may be
agreed upon.
Each ball pocketed scores one point for the striker and the
game is usually scored upon the s t r i n g of buttons over the
table.
Penalties are paid through deducting points from the offendi n g striker's score or string of buttons, instead of f o r f e i t i n g a
ball as i n regular pyramid games.
I f when penalized, a striker has no points to his credit, such
penalty or penalties shall be charged against h i m and deducted
f r o m any score he may make.
I n p l a y i n g a match of more than one night's duration, when
one striker shall have scored the agreed upon quota for the
night, play must be continued u n t i l fourteen balls of the final
frame have been pocketed and each striker must be credited
w i t h the balls which each shall pocket in the aforesaid final
frame. The position of the cue ball and the 15th (unpocketed)
object ball shall be marked by the referee, and upon resumption
of - play the following day the cue ' ball and the 15th (unpocketed) ball shall be returned to their marked position on the
table, the fourteen balls are framed and the player continues
his i n n i n g f r o m the previous day's game.
On the final n i g h t of a match, playing shall cease as soon as
one striker shall have scored or pocketed a sufficient number
of balls to w i n the match.
Continuous Pocket-Billiards is played w i t h fifteen numbered
balls and one white ball, not numbered. The white is the cue
hall. The numbered balls are object balls, to be directly or
indirectly driven into pockets by the cue ball.
A line across the head of the table, at the r i g h t angle f r o m
the second diamond on each long r a i l is termed "the s t r i n g . "
This line is necessary for the regulation of the cue ball " i n
hand" and for determining whether or net object balls are
w i t h i n or beyond " t h e s t r i n g . "
A spot is placed at the center of this line and designated the
" H e a d " spot. A spot is also placed at the center of a line
across the foot of the table at a r i g h t angle from the second
diamond a t t h a t end, and is designated as the "Foot" spot. A
spot is also placed i n the center of the table and is designated
as the "Center" spot.
A light pencil, m a r k must be drawn from the foot spot directly
back to the center diamond on the end r a i l . This line is necessary for absolute accuracy i n spotting object balls. The outline of the triangle should be drawn w i t h lead pencil
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on the bed cloth when set in the proper position for racking:
the balls on the foot spot.
Beginning the game, or when the cue ball is " i n h a n d , " a
striker must play from within "the s t r i n g " line.
^ A ball, the perpendicular center of which is on "the s t r i n g "
line, must be regarded within it.
The cue ball is " i n h a n d " at the beginning of a game, also
when forced off the table or pocketed and when, for any reason,
fifteen balls are framed, excepting as provided in rule eleven.
It remains " i n hand** and is not in play until forced from
behind "the s t r i n g " line by a stroke made with the point of a
cue.
When not " i n h a n d " the cue ball is at all times i n play.
I f during the progress of a game, when a l l the object balls
on the table are within "the s t r i n g , " the cue ball becomes " i n
hand," the object ball that is nearest to "the s t r i n g " must be
moved to the Foot spot. The cue ball can then be played from
within "the s t r i n g " on the object ball so spotted.
Opening the game the striker plays with the cue ball from
within "the s t r i n g " at any of the object balls and afterwards
as he finds the cue ball on the table.
The object balls are numbered one to fifteen respectively, and
are usually colored. The numbers on the balls are simply used
for specifying each ball which a striker aims to pocket and do
not in any way affect the score of the player.
Before commencing the game these .fifteen balls are placed in
the form of a triangle upon the table, a triangular frame being
employed to insure correctness.
The highest ball must be placed near the apex of the triangle,
and the lowest number at its base; the 15-ball must be placed
at the apex and must rest on the spot known as the Foot spot,
and the 1 and 5 balls at either corner of the base of the triangle.
E a c h and every ball counts one point, and the game shall
consist of any given number of points, to be mutually agreed
upon.
RULES FOR P L A T
R U L E 1.—All strokes must be made with the point of the
cue, otherwise they are foul.
R U L E 2.—In match or tournament contests, the game is
begun by banking from within "the s t r i n g " to the foot rail and
return. The striker whose ball comes to a rest the nearer to
the head rail wins the lead. F o r convenience, two white balls of
the same size as the object balls may be provided for banking.
The winner of the lead has the option of playing first or compelling his opponent to play first.
« R U L E 3.—The striker Who makes the opening stroke must
drive two or more object balls to a cushion, or cause at least
one object ball to go into a pocket.
Should he fail to do either, the stroke is fool, he forfeits two
points and at the option of his opponent, may lose his inning,
or, with* the balls reframed, may be compelled to play again
from "the string** and continue to play until he drives two or
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more object balls to a c u s h i o n , or a t least one object b a l l into
a pocket.
E a c h f a i l u r e causes h i m to forfeit t w o points.
R U L E 4 . — I n m a k i n g a n opening stroke, a s t r i k e r must play
directly a t the object balls or m a k e the cue b a l l touch one or
more c u s h i o n s before c o n t a c t w i t h the f r a m e .
R U L E 5 . — B e f o r e m a k i n g a stroke, the referee m u s t d i s t i n c t l y
c a l l t h e n u m b e r of the b a l l the s t r i k e r intends to pocket.
When
i t i s not obvious as to w h i c h b a l l a p l a y e r is e n d e a v o r i n g to
pocket a n d t h e referee is i n doubt, t h e n h e m u s t a s k the p l a y e r
to i n d i c a t e the b a l l before shooting, o t h e r w i s e , w h e r e t h e shot
is obvious, t h e referee is to c a l l the b a l l w i t h o u t questioning
the p l a y e r .
S h o u l d a s t r i k e r , by one s t r o k e , pocket more balls t h a n the
one c a l l e d , h e is entitled to a l l the balls pocketed by the stroke.
R U L E 6 . — W h e n the pocket for w h i c h a called ball be aimed
is obvious, the referee need not c a l l the pocket.
W h e n there is
a possibility Of doubt as to w h i c h is t h e objective, a definite c a l l
of b a l l a n d pocket m u s t be made.
R U L E 7 . — A Btriker is not required to pay a p e n a l t y for
f a i l u r e to m a k e the cue b a l l h i t a called b a l l provided it hits
a n y other object b a l l or balls on the table, a f t e r w a r d t o u c h i n g a
cushion or d r i v i n g a n object b a l l to a c u s h i o n .
R U L E 8 . — A f t e r the opening stroke, p l a y i n g for safety or to
count, e a c h contestant m u s t either pocket a b a l l or m a k e a t least
one object b a l l o r the cue b a l l , after contact w i t h an object
b a l l , s t r i k e a c u s h i o n , under p e n a l t y of forfeiture of one point.
P l a y i n g d i r e c t l y a t a n object b a l l r e s t i n g a g a i n s t a cushion
a n d s t o p p i n g the cue b a l l i n f r o n t of s u c h object b a l l without
m o v i n g i t does not comply w i t h t h e requirements of t h i s r u l e .
I n a l l s u c h cases, the cue b a l l , after contact w i t h the object
b a l l , m u s t touch a c u s h i o n , or the object b a l l m u s t be d r i v e n
to a n o t h e r ( a different) cushion. D i s r e g a r d of t h i s requirement
w i l l s u b j e c t a p l a y e r to the p e n a l t y of a forfeiture of one point.
R U L E 9 . — O n l y fourteen balls a r e to be pocketed i n the first
f r a m e , a f t e r w h i c h these fourteen balls a r e to be replaced o n
the table i n t r i a n g u l a r f o r m as a t the b e g i n n i n g of the game,
w i t h o u t i n t e r f e r i n g w i t h the fifteenth (unpocketed) ball or the
cue b a l l , both of w h i c h m u s t r e m a i n i n the position occupied
a f t e r the fourteenth b a l l w a s pocketed a n d the s t r i k e r continues.
W h e n e v e r fourteen balls a r e f r a m e d , the apex of the t r i a n g l e
m u s t be v a c a n t .
F o r a c c u r a c y , a w h i t e b a l l corresponding i n
size to the others m a y be f r a m e d i n the apex a n d removed
before p l a y is resumed.
R U L E 1 0 . — S h o u l d either the cue b a l l or object b a l l left on
the table i n t e r f e r e w i t h the f r a m i n g of the fourteen (14) balls
i n t r i a n g u l a r f o r m , the b a l l thus i n t e r f e r i n g m u s t be placed on
the H e a d spot located m i d w a y of " t h e s t r i n g " l i n e . I f t h a t spot
should be occupied the b a l l m u s t be placed on the C e n t e r spot.
Should- the cue ball a n d object ball interfere at the same
time* the fifteen (15) balls a r e t h e n f r a m e d on the table as at
the commencement of the game, the cue b a l l is " i n h a n d " and
the s t r i k e r continues his r u n .
R U L E 1 1 . — W h e n e v e r by accident or design, a p l a y e r , by on«
stroke, pockets the fourteenth a n d fifteenth balls of a f r a m e ,
he is entitled to both b a l l s , the fifteen object balls s h a l l be
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f r a m e d a n d t h e s t r i k e r c o n t i n u e s to p l a y f r o m w h e r e t h e c u e
b a l l c o m e s to r e s t .
R U L E 1 2 . — W i t h the cue ball " i n h a n d " a striker m a y change
t h e p o s i t i o n of t h e c u e b a l l a t p l e a s u r e , b u t n o t o c c u p y a n
u n r e a s o n a b l e l e n g t h o f t i m e i n so d o i n g . H e c a n m o v e t h e b a l l
w i t h h i s h a n d o r t h e body o f h i s c u e w i t h o u t r e s t r i c t i o n .
When
w i t h the point of the cue he delivers a stroke upon it, o r
w h e n , i n t h e a c t o f t a k i n g a i m , h e c a u s e s t h e c u e t i p to l i g h t l y
touch it, the rules a n d penalties o f the game apply.
R U L E 1 3 . — W h e n t h e cue b a l l i s " i n h a n d " a s t r i k e r m a y
play from any place w i t h i n " t h e s t r i n g " a t a n y object ball
outside of " t h e s t r i n g . "
S h o u l d he p l a y f r o m a n y p o s i t i o n not
w i t h i n " t h e s t r i n g " l i n e w i t h o u t b e i n g checked p r e v i o u s to the
s t r o k e b y h i m , h e i s e n t i t l e d to a n y s c o r e h e m a y m a k e f r o m
s u c h s t r o k e , b u t i f h e is c h e c k e d b e f o r e m a k i n g t h e s t r o k e a n d
t h e n m a k e s i t f r o m o u t s i d e o f " t h e s t r i n g , " i t does n o t c o u n t
f o r h i m ; h i s h a n d is o u t , h e f o r f e i t s o n e p o i n t a n d a l l b a l l s
d i s t u r b e d b y t h e s t r o k e m u s t be r e p l a c e d o r l e f t a s t h e y a r e ,
a t the option of t h e opposing s t r i k e r .
R U L E 1 4 . — A b a l l g o i n g into a pocket a n d r e b o u n d i n g on the
t a b l e is n o t to be c o u n t e d a s a p o c k e t e d b a l l .
I t r e t a i n s its
p l a c e w h e r e i t c o m e s to r e s t u p o n t h e t a b l e .
A n object ball
f o r c e d off t h e t a b l e , o r f o r c e d off a n d r e b o u n d i n g f r o m s o m e
o b j e c t f o r e i g n to t h e t a b l e , m u s t be r e p l a c e d u p o n t h e F o o t s p o t ;
o r , i f t h a t be o c c u p i e d , o n a l i n e b e t w e e n t h e s p o t a n d t h e foot
r a i l a n d a s n e a r a s p o s s i b l e to t h e s p o t .
T h e p l a y e r loses h i s
h a n d , b u t does n o t s u f f e r a n y f o r f e i t u r e .
I f in like m a n n e r ,
t h e c u e b a l l be f o r c e d off t h e t a b l e , t h e s t r i k e r loses h i s h a n d
a n d forfeits one point, a n d t h e n e x t s t r i k e r p l a y s .
I f , w h e n p o c k e t i n g a c a l l e d b a l l , a n o t h e r o b j e c t b a l l is d r i v e n
off t h e t a b l e , t h e l a t t e r i s to be s p o t t e d , t h e p l a y e r i s c r e d i t e d
with the called ball a n d continues his hand.
R U L E 1 5 . — I f a s t r i k e r pockets one or m o r e of the object
b a l l s a n d t h e c u e b a l l goes i n t o a p o c k e t , h e c a n n o t s c o r e a n d
f o r f e i t s o n e p o i n t . I f o n e o b j e c t b a l l be p o c k e t e d b y t h e s t r o k e ,
i t m u s t be p l a c e d o n t h e s p o t k n o w n a s t h e F o o t s p o t ; o r , i f
t h a t be o c c u p i e d , a s n e a r l y b e l o w i t a s p o s s i b l e , a n d o n a l i n e
w i t h t h a t s p o t — i f t w o o r m o r e o b j e c t b a l l s be p o c k e t e d , one
m u s t be p l a c e d o n t h e F o o t Spot, t h e o t h e r o r o t h e r s o n t h e
line below it.
I n e i t h e r c a s e t h e b a l l m u s t be " f r o z e n , " i n
other words touch one another.
R U L E 1 6 . — T h e gas fixture or other a p p a r a t u s for lighting
w h e n p l a c e d d i r e c t l y o v e r t h e t a b l e s h a l l n o t be c o n s i d e r e d a
f o r e i g n o b j e c t , a n d s h o u l d a b a l l s t r i k i n g a fixture r e b o u n d to
t h e t a b l e , i t m u s t r e t a i n i t s p o s i t i o n w h e r e i t c o m e s to r e s t .
R U L E 1 7 . — A b a l l r e s t i n g o n top o f t h e c u s h i o n o r r a i l m u s t
be r e g a r d e d a s off t h e t a b l e .
R U L E 1 8 . — P u s h shots are allowed only w i t h a f a i r stroke
of the cue.
R U L E 1 9 . — W h e n t h e c u e b a l l is i n c o n t a c t w i t h a n o t h e r b a l l ,
a s t r i k e r m a y p l a y d i r e c t l y a t t h e b a l l w i t h w h i c h i t is i n c o n tact* p r o v i d e d t h e o b j e c t b a l l i s m o v e d , a n d t h e c u e b a l l s t r i k e
a c u s h i o n o r d r i v e a b a l l w h i c h is i n c o n t a c t w i t h t h e c u e b a l l
to a c u s h i o n . F a i l u r e to do e i t h e r , t h e s t r i k e r s h a l l be p e n a l i z e d
o n e p o i n t , a s i n R u l e N o . 8.
R U L E 2 0 . — I t is f o u l , a n d t h e s t r i k e r f o r f e i t s one p o i n t , if,
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w h i l e i n the a c t of s t r i k i n g , he h a s n o t a t l e a s t one foot on
the floor.
R U L E 2 1 . — A forfeit of one p o i n t is deducted f r o m a s t r i k e r ' s
s c o r e for p o c k e t i n g the cue b a l l ; f a i l i n g to either m a k e a n
object b a l l s t r i k e a c u s h i o n or go into a pocket, or the cue b a l l
to s t r i k e a c u s h i o n as provided i n R u l e 8, for s t r i k i n g his o w n
b a l l t w i c e ; a n d f o r , a f t e r a s u c c e s s f u l or u n s u c c e s s f u l s t r o k e ,
i n a n y m a n n e r o b s t r u c t i n g the cue b a l l .
R U L E 2 2 . — F o r o b s t r u c t i n g , d i s t u r b i n g or t o u c h i n g i n a n y
m a n n e r , w i t h clothes, or a n y t h i n g else, the cue b a l l or a n
object b a l l , a s t r i k e r loses his i n n i n g , forfeits one point a n d
a n y b a l l he m a y h a v e pocketed on the f i n a l s t r o k e of s u c h
inning.
R U L E 2 3 . — S h o u l d the s t r i k e r m a k e t h r e e consecutive forf e i t u r e s , he forfeits fifteen points ( r e g a r d l e s s of the n u m b e r
of balls on the table) w h i c h a r e deducted f r o m his score.
The
table s h a l l t h e n be c l e a r e d , the fifteen object balls f r a m e d a n d
the cue b a l l w i l l be " i n h a n d " for the n e x t s t r i k e r .
T h e g a m e b e i n g c o n t i n u o u s , a n i n c o m i n g s t r i k e r is not by
r e a s o n of f o r f e i t u r e of points a n d the r e f r a i n i n g of the fifteen
bails relieved of p e n a l t i e s w h i c h h a v e a c c r u e d .
L i a b i l i t y for consecutive s c r a t c h e s extends f r o m one f r a m e
to a n o t h e r , as i f t h e r e w e r e no r e f r a m i n g of the b a l l s .
R U L E 2 4 . — S h o u l d a b a l l , after h a v i n g come to a s t a n d s t i l l
r e s t i n g on the edge of a pocket, f a l l into t h a t pocket without
being h i t by a n o t h e r b a l l , it m u s t be r e p l a c e d o n the table, at
the edge of s u c h pocket, by the referee.
S h o u l d s u c h b a l l f a l l into a pocket w h i l e the s t r i k e r is i n the
act of t a k i n g a i m , or a f t e r the s t r i k e r h a s delivered his stroke
a n d before the cue b a l l or a n y object b a l l , set i n motion by the
s t r o k e , h i t s s u c h b a l l , it a n d a l l other balls set i n motion by the
s t r o k e m u s t be r e p l a c e d by the referee, a s n e a r a s possible to
t h e i r o r i g i n a l p o s i t i o n , a n d the s t r i k e r is e n t i t l e d to p l a y a g a i n .
R U L E 25.-—A c o u n t i n g s t r o k e c a n n o t be regarded as being
complete u n t i l a l l balls set i n motion by the s t r o k e h a v e come
to r e s t .
A s t r o k e m a d e w h e n a n y of t h e b a l l s a r e i n motion is foul,
a n d the s t r i k e r loses h i s i n n i n g a n d forfeits one point.
Should
s u c h a s t r o k e be made, balls disturbed m u s t be replaced, or left
as they come to r e s t , a t the option of the n e x t s t r i k e r .
R U L E 2 6 . — B a l l s a c c i d e n t a l l y disturbed by a n y other person
or cause t h a n a s t r i k e r , m u s t be replaced as n e a r l y as possible
in t h e i r o r i g i n a l position a n d the s t r i k e r m a y continue his
inning.
R U L E 2 7 . — I n case of cause for a forfeiture being overlooked
by a referee, a n o n - s t r i k e r who demands a p e n a l t y m u s t do so
before a n o t h e r s t r o k e is m a d e ; i f delayed, it c a n n o t be enforced.
R U L E 2 8 . — A t no time a f t e r the opening of the game s h a l l a
p l a y e r be obliged to force two balls to the c u s h i o n .
R U L E 2 9 . — D e l i b e r a t e j u m p shots, t h a t is m a k i n g the cue
b a l l j u m p over a n object b a l l , a r e prohibited.
O b j e c t balls
pocketed by deliberate j u m p shots s h a l l be replaced upon the
table as provided i n R u l e 15, a n d the p l a y e r s h a l l lose his
inning.
RULE
30.-—If a p l a y e r w i l f u l l y moves the cue b a l l for
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safety
play other t h a n w i t h the t i p of the cue, he shall f o r f e i t fifteen
points, which are deducted f r o m his score and play shall continue as i n Rule 23.
R U L E 3 1 . — I f a player scratches on a pocketed ball, that
ball must be spotted on the table.
We, the undersigned, agree to abide by the foregoing rules
governing play i n the tournament f o r the N a t i o n a l Championship a t Pocket B i l l i a r d s to be held in Philadelphia, commencing
October 17, 1921, under the auspices of The Brunswick-BalkeCollender Co.
E. Ralph Greenleaf
A r t h u r Woods
Thomas A . Hueston
Walter Franklin
A r t h u r Church
Bennie A l l e n
Michael Kovach
Jerome Keogh
James Maturo
W m . F . DeLangh
Philadelphia, October 17, 1921.
NOTES TO T H E FOREGOING R U L E S
The decision of the referee is final.
The referee shall have sole authority to call a l l fouls,
scratches, misplays, errors and penalties of any k i n d whatsoever provided f o r i n the rules. The privilege, however, is to
be retained by each player to call the referee's a t t e n t i o n to
any oversight on his p a r t , and to appeal f r o m his decisions as
heretofore, i f there are justifiable grounds.
The General Rules of B i l l i a r d s , when not conflicting w i t h any
of the foregoing rules, govern this game.
There shall be no unnecessary delay on the p a r t of a striker
and i n case of such delays an opponent may appeal to the
referee, who shall place a reasonable t i m e l i m i t on die striker.
This rule is p a r t i c u l a r l y favorable to spectators, who dislike a
tedious game.
A n opponent, i f standing, must remain at least four feet f r o m
the player and the table. Protests may be made i f a non-striker
stand i n f r o n t of or i n any manner annoy another whose t u r n
i t is to play, or i n such p r o x i m i t y as to disconcert his p l a y i n g ;
also against loud t a l k i n g or advice f r o m either spectator or
opponent. The referee must take cognisance of a l l such protests and i f he deems them w e l l founded must act t o support
them.
Players who w i t h d r a w f r o m a game before i t is finished shall
be declared to have forfeited.
(Additional)
RULES A N D REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE TOURNAM E N T OF T H E N A T I O N A L C H A M P I O N S H I P
POCKET B I L L I A R D LEAGUE
Season of 1923-1924
R U L E 1.—Each contestant must play f o u r games w i t h every
other contestant i n his home t o w n , t w o on the first day and
t w o on the second.
R U L E 2 . — A l l games shall be played w i t h 2 5-16 E m p i r e
Compo-Ivory balls upon a 5x10 Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company table, w i t h pocket openings 4 % inehes a t corners and 4 %
inches a t sides.
Same shall be furnished w i t h 1845 m a t c h
cushions and B r u n s w i c k special i m p o r t e d t o u r n a m e n t c l o t h .
The roomkeeper must f u r n i s h 2 5-16 I v o r y cue b a l l f o r each
contest.
R U L E 3.—Each game to consist of 100 balls.
R U L E 4.—The referee shall be appointed by the p r o p r i e t o r
or manager of the b i l l i a r d room i n w h i c h the contest takes
place.
R U L E 5 . — A l l games shall be played under the rules adopted
by the Executive Committee.
R U L E 6 . — A l l ties to be played off subject to the rules governi n g same, as specified i n said rules. This refers only to players
finishing 1-2-3-4.
R U L E 7 . — A l l parties to this contract f u r t h e r agree not t o
p e r m i t public g a m b l i n g i n any w a y i n connection w i t h these
League games.
R U L E 8 . — I t is agreed between the parties to this contract,
t h a t a n y roomkeeper p e r m i t t i n g a contestant t o play w h i l e
under the influence of l i q u o r , subjects himself t o f o r f e i t u r e of
his franchise. C o m p l a i n t to take the same course as t h a t of a
player.
R U L E 9.—A player shall not play a t b i l l i a r d s i n any room,
club, or place other t h a n t h a t i n w h i c h a N a t i o n a l Championship Pocket League game is t o be played t h i r t y days p r i o r
to opening of t o u r n a m e n t , October, 1923, w i t h o u t the consent
( i n w r i t i n g ) f r o m Secretary, approved by owner of the
franchise.
R U L E 1 0 . — A l l contestants shall appear i n Jersey Jackets i n
the a f t e r n o o n a n d Tuxedo Coats i n evening.
R U L E 1 1 . — V i s i t i n g players shall be allowed fifteen m i n u t e s '
practice p r i o r t o t i m e set f o r games.
R U L E 12.—The Treasurer shall give a bond sufficient t o
cover a l l moneys received by h i m and i n his custody.
NOTEWORTHY
BILLIARD
PERFORMANCES
18-in. balkline—Best Average, 50, F r a n k Ives, New Y o r k .
18-in. balkline (no shot i n ) — B e s t r u n , 111, Jake Schaefer,
Chicago, 111.
18-in. b a l k l i n e — ( n o shot i n ) Best average, 19 8-13, F r a n k
Ives, Chicago, 111.
18-in. balkline (1 shot i n ) — H i g h r u n , 157 average, 36 4-11,
W i l l i e Hoppe, Chicago, 111., M a r c h 5. 1908.
18-in. b a l k l i n e — ( 1 shot in)—500 p o i n t game, highest average, 331-3 W i l l i e Hoppe, N e w Y o r k , D e c 1, 1910; ( c h a m pionship match) W i l l i e Hoppe averaged 23 11-21 against George
Sutton, 500 to 228, New Y o r k , March 20, 1914.
18-in. balk line (2 shots i n ) — H i g h e s t single average, W i l l i e
Hoppe, 135%, vs. George S u t t o n , Chicago, I I I . , Feb. 24, 1914.
Hoppe scored 500 i n f o u r innings. Hoppe scored 1,500 i n
three nights, 500 each n i g h t , f o r g r a n d average of 55-15-27;
Hoppe averaged 150 i n 800 p o i n t m a t c h , Des Moines, l a . , N o v .
21, 1916.
18-in. balk l i n e (2 shots i n ) — H i g h e s t r u n , i n m a t c h , 818—»
Edouard Horemans, New Y o r k , A p r i l 25, 1922. 4,000 points,
67 innings—Roger C^ ^
P a r s . An gr
J 922. ( A m a t e u r )
27 3/11 av.—Percy N . Collins, B r o o k l y n , Feb. 3, 1922.
18-in. b a l k l i n e (2 shots i n ) , 6 2 2 — W i l l i e Hoppe, P a r i s ,
France, M a r c h , 1911; George Sutton ( E x h . ) , 500 i n f o u r i n n *
ings, Chicago, Nov. 7, 1911.
H i g h r u n , 18.2 balk line—1.009 single i n n i n g , W . W . S p i n k ,
Los Angeles, Cal., Oct. 12, 1912.
18.2 b a l k l i n e — r u n o f 384 i n one i n n i n g (championship
game) Welker Cochran, Chicago, Nov. 18, 1921.
Three Cushion caroms—Best average, 10, Jake Schaefer,
Chicago, 111., h i g h r u n tourney, 18, Charles M o r i n , St. Louis,
Mo., May 20, 1915; h i g h r u n i n e x h i b i t i o n , 25, W i l l i e Hoppe,
San Francisco, J a n . 8, 1918. R u n o f 153 i n 114 innings—•
H e n r y Solomon, Spokane, Wash., June 22, 1922. Robert Cannefax beat Pierre Maupome, 60 to 18 i n 23 innings, Detroit,
M i c h . , Feb. 2 1 , 1924. J a n . 28, 1924, J o h n L a y t o n r a n 50 points
i n m a t c h w i t h A u g i e Kieckhefer i n 26 i n n i n g s a t Chicago.
S t r a i g h t r a i l , 5x10 table—Best average, 333%, Jake Schaefer,
Chicago, 111.
14 2-in balk line (amateur)—Best average, 67 1-7. 400 p o i n t s ,
Calvin Demarest, Chicago, 111., M a r c h 17, 1908; h i g h r u n , 170,
Calvin Demarest, Chicago, 111., M a r c h 17, 1908.
3-cushion caroms—Best r u n , Joe Carney, 50 points, 31 i n n ings, Denver, Colo., J a n . 5, 1912; W i l l i e Hoppe, Cleveland, O.,
Feb. 15, 1917; A u g i e Kieckhefer made h i g h r u n of 19 a t
Chicago, 111., A u g . 22, 1917.
Off red b a l l — W i l l i e Hoppe, H o l l a n d , 1907, r u n o f 5 3 ; Charles
Peterson, St. Louis, Mo., June 5, 1996; e x h i b i t i o n m a t c h ,
r u n of 54.
A t London, E n g . , M a r c h 18, 1911—George Gray r a n 2.196
at E n g l i s h style.
Sydney, N . S. W., May, 1922—Walter
L i n d r u m made r u n of 1,417 a n d averaged 77.33 f o r 16,009
points under new rules.
Best r u n , close cannon p l a y , E n g l i s h b i l l i a r d s — 3 8 8 by
Claude Falkiner, London, E n g . , June 16, 1918.
H i g h r u n , pocket billiards, 137 (unfinished)—Ralph Greenleaf, C a m d e n , N . J . , M a r c h 15, 1918. Greenleaf also r a n 101
i n championship game w i t h Jerome Keogh a t Rochester,
N . Y . , J a n . 19, 1924.
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18.2 Amateur Record average 37 4 / 8 — J o h n A . Clinton, Brookl y n , N . Y . , March, 1923.
National amateur
championship, 18-27
grand
average—'
J o s e p h M a y e r , P h i l a d e l p h i a , Pa., A p r i l 14, 1913, 132-162.
B I L L I A R D S . FROM T H E GAME'S BEGINNING U P TO ITS
PRESENT TIME OF WIDE-SPREAD POPULARITY
• " W h i c h is the oldest of the present day sport g a m e s ? " is
often asked, and the question is not an easy one.
But billiards is one of the oldest and perhaps leads all i n age
when it comes to indoor sports.
" H o w old is the billiard g a m e ? "
Well, that, too, is a hard question to answer. Various authorities have given it different ages and the real question as to its
longevity has never been actually settled by the sport writers of
the present age.
Some say the game was born I r i s h , and perhaps it was. for
like the I r i s h it has lived thru many a hard battle and stands
out today stronger and better and with a wider circle of friends
than ever.
I t was played in Ireland hundreds of years ago, according to
MacGeoghegan's " H i s t o r y of I r e l a n d , " which relates that Cathire
Moore, one of "those original k i n g s , " indulged in billiard balls
of brass, with the pools and cues of the same material.
Archbishop Hughes very recently, while discussing the game,
said that he had read in " T h e Confessions of St. Augustine,"
who lived in the fourth and fifth centuries, an allusion to
billiards.
So the game must at some old time or other have been I r i s h ,
or nearly I r i s h .
The people of F r a n c e , too, claim the game.
They claim i t was really played first of a l l in F r a n c e , and
then imported to E n g l a n d .
T h e French cla'm the word billiards comes from the two
F r e n c h words, " b i l l i a r d , " a staff, or stick, and " b i l l o , " a bubble
or ball.
Other authorities in F r a n c e say the game was born in that
country and first played and named there, and they point to
the fact that its name resembles " b i l l o , " which in that tongue
signifies " b a l l , " and we are assured that Henrique de Vigne
invented the sport there in 1571.
While the game was perhaps born in F r a n c e , it is well known
that it was not until the spring of 1823 that one Mons. Minguad.
a professional billiard player of Paris, invented the leather tip,
and even then no theoretical deduction suggested to him the
wonderful phenomena that would result from the apparently
unimportant change, but he is entitled to credit for the boldness
with which he pursued his chance discovery to its ultimate
conclusion.
I n the autumn of 1823 these tips were imported into the
United States, and they have been improved on, added to the
effectiveness of the cue'ever since, and what the game would be
without this small and useful invention is entirely problematical.
The English, the first to claim the establishment of thorobred
•horse racing, also claim to be the real inventors Of'billiards.
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They base t h e i r c l a i m because Shakespeare, born i n 1564, m e n tions b i l l i a r d s i n Scene 5, A c t 2 o f his " A n t o n y and Cleopatra."
I n t h a t scene, too, he r e a l l y pays t h e game a c o m p l i m e n t , his
subject, Cleopatra, declaring her choice o f i t over music w h e n
t o C h a r m i a n , her companion, she s a y s :
" L e t music a l o n e : L e t ' s go to b i l l i a r d s ! Come, C h a r m i a n ! "
A n d so, according t o Shakespeare, t h e game of b i l l i a r d s was
n o t a new pastime i n E n g l a n d i n t h e fifteenth a n d s i x t e e n t h
centuries, f o r he even t h e n made h i s people believe t h a t t h e
game o f b i l l i a r d s was k n o w n i n the days when A n t o n y reveled
i n the l u x u r i o u s love of the E g y p t i a n queen a n d t h a t Cleopatra
i n v i t e d C h a r m i a n t o the game i n the year SO B.C.
Opposed t o the c l a i m o f F r a n c e , too, is s t i l l another c l a i m by
the E n g l i s h t o the effect t h a t the N o r m a n s were t h e p r i m i t i v e
b i l l i a r d i s t s , because the w o r d sounds v e r y m u c h l i k e " b i l l a r t , "
N o r m a n f o r " s t i c k . " F u r t h e r we l e a r n t h a t the E n g l i s h " b a l l y a r d s , " is w o n d e r f u l l y l i k e b i l l i a r d s .
T h e n , too, the game o f b i l l i a r d s has been claimed b y Greece
as w e l l as by I r e l a n d , E n g l a n d , France a n d I t a l y a n d i n t h e
travels of A n a r c h a r s i s t h r u Greece, 400 B . C , we are t o l d t h a t
he noticed a game w h i c h f r o m his description w e should consider
a f a i r sample o f w h a t the early b i l l i a r d s m i g h t have been.
I n no other c o u n t r y , however, has b i l l i a r d s had a more r a p i d
g r o w t h i n t h e last 100 years t h a n i n A m e r i c a .
One w h o has given i t a close study and gathered t h e statistics
claims t h a t i t is now played d a i l y by n e a r l y 6,000,000 men a n d
women i n t h i s c o u n t r y .
T H E GAME'S FIRST TRAGEDY
It
Came W h e n Louis Fox A f t e r L o s i n g the Championship
J o h n Deery Ends H i s O w n L i f e
to
I n 1865 J o h n D e e r y became c h a m p i o n .
His crown came
t h r o u g h illness of D u d l e y K a v a n a g h w h o f o r f e i t e d t o L o u i s
Fox.
I n 1865 F o x challenged K a v a n a g h , b u t t h e l a t t e r was i n H I
health a t the t i m e of his receipt of the challenge, a n d he
requested t i m e t o get w e l l a n d i n shape. F o x refused to accede
t'o this request and insisted on the immediate p l a y i n g o f t h e
game.
T h e n K a v a n a g h w i t h d r e w f r o m the field a n d the gage
of b a t t l e was t a k e n up f o r the old champion by handsome J o h n
Deery.
T h i s g a m e t o o k place on Sept. 7, 1865, i n W a s h i n g t o n H a l l ,
Rochester, N . Y . , t h e b i r t h p l a c e of F o x , w h e r e he w a s s u r rounded by friends.
Beside t h e c h a m p i o n s h i p $1,000 w a s
involved.
The rules were the same as i n t h e games i n w h i c h P h e l a n
a n d K a v a n a g h had t r i u m p h e d except t h a t the number o f p o i n t s
were cut f r o m 2,000 t o 1,500.
Those were the days when gas instead o f electric l i g h t s were
used over the b i l l i a r d tables. The n i g h t was s u l t r y a n d w a r m ,
a n d w h e n Deery a n d F o x s t a r t e d p l a y there were m a n y flies
fluttering
over the tables.
N e a r t h e e n d of t h e g a m e , w h e n F o x h a d b u t 35 t o go, a fly
f e l l a n d a l i g h t e d on one of the balls w h i c h F o x was a i m i n g a t
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in his effort to run out his last 35.
The balls were close
together and it seemed as. though F o x was destined to win
easily, for runs of over 1,000 were often made in those days.
But the fly deflected the course of the ball, F o x missed, and
in the next few moments Deery r a n the 90 points needed to win
the game, the total score being 1,500 to 1,465 points in his
favor.
Fox, disappointed and nearly demented at losing a game
which had seemed almost in his possession, and losing it by a
strange and unprecedented accident, r a n from Washington Hall
and plunged into the Geneseo river, which runs through Rochester. T h e next day some of the newspapers attributed his tragic
ending, to his uncharitable treatment of Kavanagh, for whom
he had had no consideration when the latter was really seriously i l l .
After that game, Deery retained the championship in 1866 in
a game w i t h Joe Dion. I n 1867 Dion turned the tables on
him and Deery did not win the honor back until 1868, when he
defeated John McDevitt of Chicago. Deery was also champion
in 1869 and 1870.
A SENSATION AT SAN FRANCISCO
I t Came When a Spectator Interfered with Progress of
Deery-Rudolphe Match
Beside the sad ending of his match with Fox at Rochester,
strange to say, too, other peculiar incidents occurred in other
matches in w h i c h John Deery, one of the first of the great
billiard players, took part.
One of these happened in San Francisco on March 5, 1870,
when Deery and A . P . Rudolphe, another great player of that
time, were contending for the championship.
Deery was then the champion and Rudolphe won the match
by a score of 1,500 to 1,327.
Deery a t this time was a wonderful favorite in S a n Francisco
and the crowd at several stages showed marked partiality. A s
a result of this when it came near to the finish of the contest
there happened a n extraordinary incident.
As Rudolphe was about to make the winning carom one of
Deery's backers, a man who had the reputation of a desperado,
picked up one of the balls and threw it into the gallery. Deery,
a man of splendid physique, fearless and straight and honest,
a t once interfered, took hold of the disturber and made him
take his seat.
. T h e n Deery sent.for the ball that was thrown, put it back i n
position, and standing close by saw that Rudolphe, made the
shot that was needed to win the game and title.
• I n 1870 great rivalry existed in New Y o r k between J o h n Deery
and A . P. Rudolphe, and that year those great players alternated as champions.
Deery, a wonderfully handsome man, and a n American, had
an immense following and Rudolphe, a dashing Frenchman, also
had a large coterie of friends and admirers.
A t that time New Y o r k , as now, had a large F r e n c h colony,
and to a man its people followed the fortunes of Rudolphe.
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I n a game for the championship between the Frenchman and
the t a l l a n d handsome American, there was intense rivalry and
the followers of Rudolphe grew surly and cross when they saw
their m a n was getting beaten.
Rudolphe, too, became angry, and seeing that his chance to
w i n had vanished long before Deery had completed his winning
run, he slipped his hat and coat from under the table a n d tiptoed out of the hall.
When Deery had scored his winning point he turned to look for
Rudolphe, intending to extend his hand and sympathy to him.
But the Frenchman was not in sight.
T h e crowd, divining
Deery's intention, called for Rudolphe, but he still remained
in the background and Deery had to leave the hall without
apologizing to his opponent for having defeated him.
The new champion retained his title by defeating John
McDevitt at Cooper Union, March 13, 1866, but on May 23 of
the same year, a t the same hall, Deery was vanquished by
Joseph Dion, then a resident of Montreal.
THE
FIRST
GREAT
BILLIARD
MATCH
It Was Played at Detroit, A p r i l 16, 1859, with Phelan
and Seereiter the Principals
The real beginning of billiards should be dated and its
branching out i n this country to the match i n F i r e m a n ' s H a l l ,
Detroit, on A p r i l 16. 1859, or 66 years ago, in which Michael
Phelan of New York and John Seereiter of Detroit were the
competitors a s the real s t a r t i n g point of billiards in this
country from a public exhibition and amusement standpoint.
Phelan was at that time the champion and the acknowledged
leader of billiards i n this country a n d Seereiter was looked on
as a remarkable player.
This match between Phelan and Seereiter was the first ever
played for a great stake. No less than $15,000 and the championship was involved. T h e game was witnessed by a magnificent crowd of men and women.
T h e leading people of
Detroit came to cheer their fellow citizen on to what to them
appeared certain victory.
And they were greatly surprised when Phelan triumphed by
a score of 2,000 to 1,904.
The admission fee was placed at $5, a lot of money at that
time and the price was made high rather to keep the wrong
persons out than to profit by letting the wrong persons i n .
The Old Fireman's H a l l is still standing at Detroit, is one
of the show places of that city and is often visited by old timers
alive today and who remember seeing the first great game or
of hearing about it.
Mr. Phelan remained champion from 1859 to 1862 and then
retired.
I n 1863 and 1864 Dudley Kavanagh of New York held the
championship but in 1865 two new stars appeared in the billiard
horizon, Louis F o x of Rochester, N e w Y o r k , and John Deery
of Cincinnati, and they held the championship that year i n turn
but i n the following year John Deery and Joe Dion of Montreal,
Canada, divided championship honors.
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Deery, the champion of this 1867 year, became a marked
figure i n the b i l l i a r d w o r l d , due to his fine appearance and
physique. He was a six-footer w i t h black eyes and c u r l y h a i r
and dressed handsomely. He presented a fine appearance a t the
b i l l i a r d table.
On November 21, 1861, at C i n c i n n a t i , when 19 years old,
Deery played his first match. H i s opponent was P h i l l i p Tieman
of C i n c i n n a t i , who was one of the first class players of the
time. The game was 1,000 points, pushing and j a w i n g allowed,
on a 6 by 12 six pocket table. Tieman won by 317.
Shortly a f t e r w a r d Deery a r r i v e d i n New Y o r k and A p r i l 4,
1862, at I r v i n g H a l l he made his first public appearance i n the
East. H e then tackled Michael Foley, a n aspirant for championship honors, and was beaten 1,000 to 502.
A m o n g the spectators was the distinguished p u l p i t and p l a t f o r m orator H e n r y W a r d Beecher, who was given an ovation
as he advanced to occupy a seat t h a t had been reserved f o r h i m .
The f o l l o w i n g year, June 1 to 9, a t I r v i n g H a l l , Deery competed i n the first championship b i l l i a r d tournament ever h e l d
in any country. The games were played on a 6 by 12, four
pocket table. H e finished t h i r d t o Dudley Kavanagh a n d Louis
Fox. Behind h i m were P h i l i p Tieman, John Seereiter, Michael
Foley, W i l l i a m Goldthwait and V i c t o r Estephe.
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F i r s t great billiard match
\W'9F i r s t tournament in Illinois
F i r s t t o u r n a m e n t a t 18.2 b a l k l i n e
8
F i r s t tragedy i n professional billiards
68
H i s t o r y o f 18.2 b a l k l i n e b i l l i a r d s
8,
History of billiards
671
H i s t o r y of pocket billiards
521
Hoppe's victory over V i g n a u x for world's title a t b a l k l i n e . .
25 <
Hoppe's wonderful record
271
J u n i o r challenge games i n balkline
17.
J u n i o r p r o f e s s i o n a l 18.2 b a l k l i n e t o u r n a m e n t
60
L i s t o f c h a m p i o n s 1859 to 1925
L i s t o f I n t e r n a t i o n a l b a l k l i n e b i l l i a r d t o u r n a m e n t s 1902 to
1925
13
Miscellaneous balkline record
35
Michael P h e l a n first champion billiardist
National Championship Pocket Billiard League
46
National Championship Pocket Billiard League standing i n
1924-25 t o u r n a m e n t
*
47
National Championship Interstate Three Cushion L e a g u e . . .
36
National Championship Three Cushion Billiard League
381
National
Championship
Three Cushion Billiard
League
s t a n d i n g i n 1924-25 t o u r n a m e n t
39
Noteworthy billiard performances
,
66
Noteworthy pocket b i l l i a r d records
53"
Noteworthy three cushion billiard records
45
Origin of billiards
731
P a s s i n g o f first J a c o b S c h a e f e r
26
Pocket Billiard World's Record
51
Prizes i n balkline game.
15
R u d o l p h - D e e r y - m a t c h a c c o m p a n i e d by s e n s a t i o n a l i n c i d e n t .
69
Rules for Pocket Billiards
59
Rules
governing
contestants
in National
Championship
Pocket Billiard League
65
R u l e s g o v e r n i n g 18.2 b a l k l i n e b i l l i a r d s
24
R u l e s of T h r e e C u s h i o n c a r o m billiards
44
S c h a e f e r ' s 1925 r e c o r d
, 10
S e e r e i t e r - P h e l a n , first g r e a t m a t c h
3
Sketches of great balkline players
. 4 . 10
Start of billiards
3
T h e 1922 I n t e r n a t i o n a l b a l k l i n e t o u r n a m e n t
ML. . .
81
T h r e e Cushion W o r l d ' s Championship records
J . . . . 43
Veteran J a k e Schaefer's last game
..
26
W h e n Y o u n g J a c o b S c h a e f e r defeated H o p p e
2.
W o r l d ' s 1926 b a l k l i n e t o u r n a m e n t
,
..
World's Championship B a l k l i n e record
S
Y o u n g J a c o b Schaefer's greatest performance
2J|
ILLUSTRATIONS
W o r l d ' s balkline
emblem
Jacob S c h a e f e r
Edouard Horemans
. . .
Eric Hagenlacher
William F . Hoppe
Welker
Cochran
Kamatare Suzuki
......
R. L . C a n n e f a x
J . M. L a y t o n
G . L . Copulos
Otto Reiselt
F. J . Taberski
E . R. G r e e n l e a f
A n d r e w St. J e a n
72
THE
Of
Spain,
the
origin
of
ORIGIN
the
Italy, F r a n c e and
fiF
BILLIARDS
game of
billiards little ^ J c i ^ ^ i a —
Germany
and
even
a n c i e n t EJfeypt
being regarded as its original home by various authorities.
B i l l i a r d s w a s brought into this country by the Spaniards who
settled in S t . Augustine, F l o r i d a , in 1565,
and since then has
numbered many of our leading men and women as its patrons.
O u r Presidents from
George W a s h i n g t o n
to the present
time
have played the game i n the B i l l i a r d P a r l o r of the E x e c u t i v e
Mansion.
H e n r y W a r d Beecher and numerous other eminent Divines and
E d u c a t o r s have i n strong terms of praise, advocated the game
of billiards.
Judge B e n B . L i n d s e y of J u v e n i l e C o u r t fame, s a y s , " I believe
the plan of h a v i n g a billiard room in the home would do more
to abolish evil among boys, t h a n a l l the laws and police departments
in e x i s t e n c e . "
J a m e s E . West, C h i e f Scout E x e c u t i v e of the Boy Scouts of
A m e r i c a , says, " I have no hesitation whatever in endorsing the
billiard table
in private homes.
I heartily approve of
these
games in Y . M. C . A / a and a l l boys* clubs w h i c h provide proper
supervision/
9
Mark T w a i n was
a devotee,
never missing a
match in the later years of his life.
championship

The Billiard Records - Chicago Billiard Museum

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