A .B .T.’s Target S k ill Is a Dominant
Figure in O perating
Y I/IT H O U T benefit of fanfare and
hullabaloo, yet a dominant figure
in coin machine operating circles, Tar
get Skill, A.B.T.’s counter game, has
created an unusual record, according
to executives of the A.B.T. Manufac
turing Company.
Walter Tratsch,
president of the organization, stated
that new Target Skill, since its in
troduction last January, has been the
backbone of much of the present day
operation.
“ Target Skill was found to possess
exactly that universal appeal that
manufacturers have always tried to
incorporate into their games,” states
Tratsch. “ The magnetism that lies
in the skill appeal is strongly evident
in the shooting range idea. When
that appeal is enhanced by an army
type pistol shooting ten shots at the
five moving targets, the game is al
most irresistible. Another reason for
the acceptance of Target Skill is its
purely skill play. The fun had by
players depends solely on their per
sonal ability to shoot the little balls
fast and straight? and there is no ex
citement so catching as that which
accompanies a test of skill. For this
reason, authorities all over the coun
try have pronounced Target Skill en
tirely acceptable. The third important
reason why operators prefer the game
is its faultless construction and un
failing operation.”
According to George L. Lewis, sales
manager, operators have purchased as
many Target Skill during the so-
called dull summer months as they
have during the preceding season.
“ They have found that operating
profits have been unquestionably bol
stered by the operation of this game
which knows no season and meets
every operating qualification,” said
Lewis.
Moseley Cleared of P in B all Charge
“ MORAL” victory was won by
Harry F. Moseley, prominent dis
tributor of vending machines, of Rich
mond, Va., when he appeared in Pol
ice Court to answer a charge of own
ing a gambling device.
Julian J. Loterzo, Jr., a clerk in the
store in which the pin-ball machine
was seized by Officer J. A. Brooks,
also walked out of the courtroom
with a broad smile on his face.
Justice Elben C. Folkes said “ tut-
tut,” and Officer Brooks looked cha
grined.
It all happened because Officer
Brooks, in his zeal to enforce the
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State’s anti-gambling laws and break
up the pin-ball machine play in
Richmond, confiscated the machine
without first obtaining evidence to
prove it was a gambling device.
Officer Brooks walked into a con
fectionery store, espied a pin-ball
game and dropped a coin in the slot.
When the machine did not pay off,
the officer arrested Loterzo on a
charge of “ receiving money under
false pretenses, with intent to cheat
and defraud.” He also issued a war
rant against Moseley, owner of the
machine.
When Moseley and Loterzo appear
ed in Police. Court to answer the
charge, Justice Folkes ruled there was
no evidence to show the machine was
a gambling device. He dismissed the
case and ordered that the machine be
returned to the store proprietor.
H u r v ic h e s A n n o u n c e
C o in
B illa r d
T a b le
Max and Harry Hurvich, “ Gold Dust
Twins” of the Birmingham Vending
Company, are said to have stolen a
march on some of the operators
throughout the country when they an
nounced their new Imperial Billiard
Table. The coin-operated table is a
new streamlined, custom-built mod
ernization of one of the best legal
money makers in the industry, the
brothers report.
“ In the Imperial we have incorpo
rated all the latest thoughts of coin
machine operation,” they state. “ The
game is so completely modernized
that ii) is only recognizable by the
fact that it is a billiard table with
the oldest and best known play appeal
in the world. We realized that op
erators are seeking the type o f equip
ment which they can operate without
difficulty. Consequently we based all
of our plans on obtaining the type
of game that would be legal in every
respect. After much searching we
found we had such equipment right
in our back yard— it was the Imperial
coin-operated billiard table which we
have streamlined and custom built.
“ We believe,” they concluded, “ that
Imperial is sure to be one of the big
gest hits in many territories. It is
the type of machine that is here to
stay, for it is sure to secure the
friendship and good will of the au
thorities everywhere. We predict that
it will bring about one o f the best
and steadiest money-making opera
tions which coin men can ask for at
this time.”
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