New-York tribune., 1906-04-12
HOPPE BEATS CUTLER.
SCHAEFER IN RARE FORM
Wisard Defeats Morningstar-
Fast BalE Line Billiards.

Willie Hoppe the boy billiard champion played
his first game last night in the worlds champion
ship billiard tournament, at 1872 balk line, and
handily defeated Albert G. Cutler, OF Boston. be-
fore large audience in the concert hall at Mad
ison Square Garden. Hoppe by score Of
GOO to $50, and averaged 20 9O-24 Cutler averaged
1614-23
Hoppe played high class billiards. as the aver
ave shows. but he did not make higher run than
6s, nor did he show the mastery of the balk line
nurse which Jacob Schaefer exhibited when he
beat Ora C. Morningstar, in the afternoon game.
Cutler S on the other hand. played far better than
the the end Of seventeen innings indeed, Cutler had
former had chance. Hoppe struck fast pace
toward the finish. however, and won by over 100
In the twenty-four innings which Hoppe required
20 make the go points he failed TO count in
teenth. This performances is without paraei in
b play nG nD6s AS result Of Oft the form shown
stalled favortes for the championship
match Every seat was occupied and standing
room was uncomfortably crowded. Mark TwainS
ore STUDENT 'S sosson %atohsd
the game from box and all the other contestants
billiards were there without number.
THE GAME IN DETAIL.
Hoppe won the bank and elected to shoot with
the white ball. He ran by open table play and left
Cutler a good opening. The latter took advantage
the balls froze. Hoppe then clicked of 10 before he
third inning ter got the voes to DO his bddns
and and run of 50 resulted. difficult masse sent
mining and Cutler took IPe TR csrred "a h 9S the fGafe sttr
into the Sc eecSnd o hundred with total 10
average OF - Hoppe had total of IS.
made e. run IS Of in 10 the he d h R Inning and osG cgE
Hoppe by the first century mark and gave him
total Of 1O4 Cutler failed to count. and in the
Of % cueT ssed again and Hoppe SrG took Is
more. more on the fourteenth shot the two white balls
and finally elected to spot the balls. He ran two
the score stood AZ for Hoppe to 1s4 for Cutler at
ane END @ OF eight innings OF play Each had an
In d the so ninth inning the spheres began to
was kissed off on close draw He payeS eonS nS
oalk line IN this run making masses, follows
the iyories times but not as closely as schaefer
and an, Sutton The run took him into the third hu,
Of % $g Cutler sFf had to be content with in the
Hoppe passed into the fourth hundred in the six
teenth inning with run of T. which gave him SO1.
inning Cutler showed a flash of real balkiine and
gather gatherred d in SS This gave him total OF 265. He
nursed the balls In this run in real Schae aefereSque
fashion. He followed with q in the seventeenth
total Of to Roppe 3 He sed an aea easy h6a ban
shot and left the ivories set up for Hoppe. who
balls ali lined up on the rail WITH with the iy red G In the
centre; This gave Hoppe 347 to Cutters 2S6
score and led Cutler by S7 to 2S6. Cutler seemed to
his fourth century with total of SO9 and an aver
age of 16 5-1s. He followed with pretty cluster Of
He missed an draw and lett Hoppe H set-ap
The latter took 80 before he made miscue This
gave Hoppe total of 423 and an average of 20 S21
The best Cutler could do was L.
Hoppe got the balls rolling right in the twenty
second inning. and, playing faultless balkline ran
90 points with great speed He missed the easiest
kind Of draw, and the spectators groaned in SYM
pathy. and then applauded the brilliant play. This
gave Hoppe 473, and raised his average TO 21 u-22
Cutler did not lose heart but made 19 only to slip
and miscue. This gave him a total of 3S2. In the
next inning Hoppe found the balls set up from
Cutters slip, and he 25, which gave him only
to go. He out in the following inning-the
twenty y-fourth-Cutler failing to count in the last
half Of the twenty-third inning. Hoppe averaged
20 20-4 and Cutler 16 1923.
Willie Hoppe. 4o / 1s SO. 10. q 1e. S. g. 9. 27
20 20 "a High runs, 6s. so. 20
Albert @. Cutler-37 o. go, Z. 16. o. o. L. /, 60 8,
g. 10. 13 IS 81 o. 23 A. 19, 1e Total $50. Average
16 Il %. High runs so 60 Al.