The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-04
I'm DOM on HOPPE.
Billiard Playe r Take Action on His Re
(usal 10 Play I'm Tourney.

The billiard experts who are 10 play in the
worlds championship tournament at 1872
baik line in New York, beginning neA week.
met AT the Brunswick Balke-Collender Com
pany's warerooms yesterday TO discuss i'm
portant matters connected with the coming
tourney. 1t having been announced that
William Hoppe, the young ISL champion.
would not take part in the tournament, six
players are left in. OF these Louis Cure.
George Slosson. Orlando MorninRstar ana
or the other cracks Who will play, Jake
Schaeferis in Philadelphia and was represented
by proxy. while Albert Cutter sent word
on would be acceptable To him:
Among the, regulations adopted at the
meeting was the following:
II is hereby further agreed that any player hav-
ing entered as a contestant In this tournament
who shall fail to take part in the tournament for
s Se2y,l6 SaI's shall Hin np, t be- ell P Ibis for S uissP }niGre S Sony
tests for the emblem, and in the event of any chal-
lense from him the same shall not be accepted by
the holder OF the emblem.
This action was an outcome of the stand
i%kG Mo by cd HiiS99pts for not Q, to n!c fi q and t Fne ,I m ySts
appearance, This he failed 70 do; The
had entered the tourney. and in response
G. p. Miller Of the B. b. c. Co., said that tho
company had entered Hoppe. This, he said.
ment signed by Williams father in which
il was stipulated that the boy was. for certain
r2"S,derdd'lS9 y he to b P'1 i 9 !" t Hpy h iiS" eRSen.es
TO BE- paid If such event were held outside OF
New York city.
The Hopes, it is said. wanted g cash bonus
Of s., 900 Il the boy played in the, tournament,
Edward Me .aughlin, pronounced the champ
ion ]reLerrH' vas chosen to onIciate at the
a leaf out of the amateurs book and decided
TO have a railing around TIE table II Is
Two players and the referee viii, be allowed
inside. Other rules were agreed on as fol-
lows
Their shall bS no ]!ntSrmpllssion during The Fame.
vic the balls during the prog Tess 81 The game.
., AZ b %% 1s13ri s Z 10 f So I n"in championship trophy
IN ali future contests Tor The 1872 championship
/ rmblcm tho winner shall take all receipts and pay
Thc billiard balls used In all flames shall have a
medium polish finish that is, between a dead hnIsh
,1,poq S n&N,Sc0 Of an r p,,2ysr % during Gr5 The l Prog STc;S
on tic table changed, itln his Judgment It IS proper
70 do so. Said change to be effected during an
In ali games Tor tho championship emblem t here
shall hc. no marker nor any string OF markers over
the table.
penscs and trips to and from Paris to play
billiard Li5f b] contTsts a ,nn to ne Hopes,
the billiard table makers. and which Frank
Hoppe. Jr,. says has, not been paid. .
n ! ,o %lso ms sayfs w %Siillbis%b s 1 TND w has Re ebmd
ment in Paris. Cure received a big sum to
come over here and play in the tournament"
said Frank Hoppe last night, and Sutton also.
and my father. certainly thinks Willie is en-
titled TO financial consideration which he has
not received"
Frank Hoppe also said that il had not been
positively decided that his brother would
not take part in the tournament. He spoke
as II there was still a chance that the boy
| would compete. His entry being in, there are
several days yet to think the matter over
and come TO a final decision one way or the
other.