Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 April 1919 — HARDER TEST TO BE IMPOSED ON BILLIARD EXPERTS BY EMPLOYING 18.1 BALKLINE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HARDER TEST TO BE IMPOSED ON BILLIARD EXPERTS BY EMPLOYING 18.1 BALKLINE

Owing to the remarkable averages and numerous high runs that expert billiard players like Champion William Hoppe, Jake Schaefer and Welker Cochran have been making at 18.2 balkline, a movement is now on foot to introduce 18.1 balkline as the standard game for championship competition. As a result, it is probable that 18.1 will be the style of play in the tournament which It is planned to hold some time late this year or early next year to decide a championship. The change from 18.2, which has been the popular game for many years, is being urged by veteran players and promoters of the game as a means of making the game more difficult and stimulating interest Such veterans of the game as Maurice Daly, who was one of the great players of his time, and others who see the progress that has been made, are behind the plan.

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