The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-28
EVERYTHING WORTH WHILE IN SPORT Is GATHERED Herr
HOPPE WINS His
MATCH And $500
Boy Holds His Title, Defeating
George slozsonsby 500
to 1872.

New York, March 2S.-Willie Hoppe the 1e-
year-old champion billiard player of Ine world at
1S.l-bakline, successfully defended the title
which he from FignauX in Paris three
months ago by defeating George Slosson, the final
being 500 to 3d. In addition retain
ing the championship trophy Hoppe d side
bet of 5000 and the net gate receipts, which
will amount 10 over 5000.
Most of the well-known amateur and profess
sipnal billiard players in the eastern states saw
the game. which from the outset somewhat
disappointing, neither of the contestants
played up to the form which they showed III
their practice exhibitions. Hoppe, however,
proved to be Slossons master after the twelfth
inning. t-E .E--
Never before had such large gathering as
seInbIed to see a match here. The seating room
of the big hail in Grand Central Palace, estimat-
ed at 2, 100, was filed quickly and standing
room was at u premium.
Hoppe Starts It.
Hoppe won the bank. He selected the white
ball and led off wifi miss Sosson also failed
to aud Hoppe followed suit. SosSon, with
a single caroIn, broke the ice. Hoppe scored in
the third and fourth innings and Slosson added
one more in the fourth. Hoppe then made a
of twenty one. which included brilliant
+ four cushion gathering shot. Slosson got the
balls in nice position and sixty-one, missing
! d single-cuShion carom.
Hoppe added six to his score. slipping up On
short draw. Slosson contributed thirteen more,
falling short draw alse:5 After several
/ pretty gathering shots Hoppe missed a single
cushion after scoring sixteen ScarOIns. Slosson
made in the seventh and Hoppe gathered in
| fourteen. SlossOn failed in the eighth and
! Hoppe added twenty-five to his string in the
| ninth. making his total eighty-One to Slossou's
seyenty-seyen. SlossOn passed Hoppe again with
! six. Hoppe passed the leo mark in the thir-
| teenth. At the eighteenth inning the score was
! Hoppe 142. SlOsson 100.
! Hoppe increased his lead with q run of fifty
! six in the twenty first inning. which full OF
! good al-arOund billiards.
/ At the conclusion of the thrticth inning the
scores were: Hoppe 2G6. Slosson rs.
Boy Had Good Control.
Hoppe seemed to have perfect control OF the
worries in his thirty first inning. but missed a
two-cIIshion draw after he had made run OF
! thirty-eight This made his total 304 to Sios-
sons 27J.
Home increased his lead TO ?I::-5O1 with forty
five in the thirty-seyenth inning. and crossed
i the. 4O1-point stage in the thirty-ninth with
run of forty-two. SlOSSOu nearly 100 points
behind at this stage having 319 With his score
at 444 after, a run of twenty-five in the forty
first inning Hoppe was unable to get either
! object ball out of balk. Slosson replied with
! twentythree. -
! Two innings later Honpe duplicated his run OF
twenty-five. bringing his total score up to III
SlossOn gathered in thirty In the forty-thlrd al
| ming Home. with twenty nine points TO go
in order TO win fell down, at twenty-three- but
in the forthwith and y-sixth innings he made
four and two respectively. The summary:
| Hoppe-Total. 800: average, 10 4o46; men
runs 80 40 40. !
slosson-Total. 800: average. s 3243; hign
| runs. 81. So 81
Time of game. $50 =