Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 134, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 June 1912 — World Famous Billiardist to Be Here Next Fall. [ARTICLE]

World Famous Billiardist to Be Here Next Fall.

While returning from the auto rjices at Indianapolis last week, Calvin A Demarest, of Chicago, a famous cue artist, stopped for a while and made a friendly call on H. W. Kiplinger, proprietor of the Little Indian cigar store and pool room. Demarest is well known in United States and abroad In billiard circles and for years was the champion amateur billiardist. Having recently gone into the professional class Demarest played 18.2 balkline billiards with Wmie Hoppe, tbe cbanrpion of the world, and was only beaten 500 to 440. hjr. Demarest was well pleased with “Kip’s” pool and billiard parlor and expressed his surprise at finding so well an equipped hall in a town of this size. Before leaving he expressed a willingness to give an exhibition here of his billiard prowess, which is of a spectacular order. Mr. Kiplinger took advantage of the chance and made arrangements with him to come some time next fall, probably in October.