Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 February 1920 — ORA MORNINGSTAR IS SCIENTIFIC PLAYER [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ORA MORNINGSTAR IS SCIENTIFIC PLAYER

His Opinion on Manner of Making Billiard Shot Held High. He Is Versatile and Not Especially Better in One Department of Game Than in Another —He Is Most Graceful Player. Ora C. Morningstar is the most scientific of the professionals placing today. Other professionals have been heard to say that they would rather take his opinion as to the theoretically correct manner of playing a shot than that of any one elae. Halayersatile and not especially better in one department of the game than in another. —Possibly he may be a little too technical in match play and try to play too perfectly, IJke Just dropping on the red ball and trying for extreme edges. He is capable when in perfect stroke and conditions are just right of playing’ the most scientifically correct billiards of anyone. In a match In Detroit with Welker Cochran last year Morningstar, playing 18.2, ran 165 in the upper left-hand corner. At no time during the run was any ball separated from the others by more than 24 inches. Not a ball hit the top rail or the right-hand side rail. All the work was done by the balk line at the head of the table. Cochran

said it was the most scientifically correct and perfect billiards he had ever steen. Morningstar uses a 22-ounce cue, §5 inches long. He uses quite a long stroke, depending more on the forearm rather than the wrist for action. His stroke is smooth and rhythmic, a sort of fluid stroke, and is delightful -towatch. — If Morningstar had not elected to take up billiards as a profession he would probably have become even more famous as an artist, as he has painted several pictures that have received especial commendation from competent critics. He has held both the 18.1 and the 18.2 championships.

Ora Morningstar.