▁their ▁tour ▁with ▁a ▁three - day ▁eng agement ▁at ▁the ▁Garden ▁City ▁Par lor ▁in ▁San ▁Jose ▁starting ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁There after , ▁they ▁planned ▁stops ▁in ▁Kansas ▁City ▁( May ▁ 2 – 3 ); ▁Chicago ▁( May ▁ 5 – 1 1 ); ▁Detroit ▁in ▁mid - May ; ▁and ▁on ▁to ▁tent ative ▁stops ▁in ▁Cleveland , ▁Buff alo , ▁Boston , ▁Philadelphia , ▁Dallas , ▁San ▁Diego , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁Long ▁Beach . ▁The ▁format ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁ 1 0 0 - point ▁straight - ra il ▁match , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁ 5 0 - point ▁three - c ush ion ▁game ▁played ▁under ▁tournament ▁conditions ▁with ▁trick ▁or ▁" f ancy " ▁sh ots ▁to ▁follow . ▁K ats ura ▁stated ▁prior ▁to ▁depart ing : ▁" I ▁hope ▁my ▁tour ▁will ▁conv ince ▁women ▁that ▁bill i ards ▁is ▁not ▁only ▁a ▁man ' s ▁game . ▁Women ▁can ▁play ▁just ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁men ." ▁ ▁Bill i ards ▁champion ▁Tex ▁Z imm erman ▁( C och ran ' s ▁partner ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 2 4 ▁Club ) ▁and ▁well ▁known ▁pool ▁h ust ler ▁D anny ▁Mc Go ort y ▁had ▁a ▁hand ▁in ▁organ izing ▁the ▁tour . ▁In ▁prepar ation , ▁they ▁played ▁up ▁K ats ura ' s ▁ex otic ness ▁and ▁her ▁physical ▁attract iveness . ▁Tex ▁Z imm erman ' s ▁wife ▁se wed