Los Angeles Herald, Volume 37, Number 122, 31 January 1910 — DE ORO IS OFFERED MATCH WITH EAMES [ARTICLE]

DE ORO IS OFFERED MATCH WITH EAMES

Former Three-Cushion BilltaTd Cham. pion Gets Chance to Win Back Laurels from His Conqueror

NEW V' IRK, Jan, —If Alfred de Oro accepts-the proposition made to him recently b.v Denver backers of Fred Eames, the new three-cushion billiard champion, tlie Colorado metropolis will be the scene next spring of an angle game for the biggest stake ever contested for in an individual billiard match. Th westerners say they will put up $2600 on Eames if De Oro will wager as much on himself in a specialMnatch of 160 points to be played in Denver.

After De oro finishes his engage. on the Pacific coast he probably will drop off at Denver on ids ay east and consider this proposition seriously. He feel - sure that he is the superior of the new champion at the angle game and is inclined to look upon the Denver proposition as easy money. De Oro expects i" be in Denver when Hueston plays Barnes next March, as lie has a challenge in to meet the Inner,