Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 296, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 December 1912 — BEST AT POCKET BILLIARDS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

BEST AT POCKET BILLIARDS.

Champion Alfred De Oro Successfully Defends Title In Game With Sherman of Washington. Alfred De Oro the other day successfully defended his title as world’s champion at pocket billiards. Frank Sherman of Washington, who challenged the Cuban, was outclassed In the last block of the 600-point match. De Oro made some wonderful combination shots and scored a high run of twenty-nine, which equals the mark set by Sherman when he took the lead in the first block. Sherman’s bast was 26, his score being 221 to

De Oro’s 200, making the challenger’s total score 466 when De Oro reached the 600-point goal. It was the thirteenth time De Oro has been called on to defend the championship. Besides holding his title, De Oro has been four times king of the threecushion billiard players. It Is his intention to. go after this title again. He is the only expert that ever held both titles for any length of time. Former champions have declared It impossible to play championship pool and three-cushion billiards simultaneously, but De Oro has a different idea about it. He has been playing pool and billiards for twenty-five years.

Champion Alfred De Oro.