The BPAW Championships held Class A and B divisions for straight pool and most of the top players were barred from playing in the event. Schardt was also a large contributor to the formation and future of the BCW for the state, once called the Billiard Proprietors Association of Wisconsin, developing in the late 1960’s. A large chalkboard was on the wall for them to record match scores and results. They would come into Antlers, and if one of their opponents they hadn’t played yet was there, and if both felt like playing, they’d ask someone hanging around the room to officiate, and then play their match. Players set up and played their matches on their own initiative.
The format was a unique one, typically made up of a 12 player round robin event that took over a month to complete. The billiard parlor was run by Joe Schardt and he held an annual 3-cushion billiard invitational tournament, featuring most of Milwaukee’s top players at the time. Rooms at the hotel were available for three different rates, $1.00, $1.25, or $1.50 and tipping was strictly prohibited. Originally built as a budget hotel for men, it featured 450 rooms, a bowling alley with 16 lanes, the Knotty Pine tavern, a barber, and of course, a billiard parlor. The Antlers Hotel, built in 1927 was located at 2 nd and Wisconsin in Milwaukee, WI.
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