Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-06
Hoppe to Defend Title Against
the Veteran Slosson.
500 POINTS FOR $500
Cline Defeated Gallagher in Short
Stop Tourney.
GOOD RACING AT NEW ORLEANS
Tennis Association Reflects Presi-
dent Dwight-aan to Fight
Dongherty-Base Ball Notes
GOOD RACING AT NEW ORLEANS

NEW YORK. February 8.-Another match
for the billiard championship Of the world
was contaminated yesterday by me
Hoppe, the holder of the title, and George
Slosson, who has been recognized for more
than a quarter of century as one OF the
most skillful players in the world As
cording to the conditions. the youth ana
veteran are to meet in q 500-point encoun-
ter. at eighteen-inch balk line, one shot IN
balk on the evening of Tuesday, March q.
at the Madison Square Garden Concert
Hall. The stakes will be $500 side, and
the winner is to take the net receipts.
1t was Hopes ambition before going to
Paris to play vignaux. the great French
expert to meet what he considered the best
exponent of the game in this country. He
challenged Slosson to play. but the STU
dent eyaded match by declaring that the
youngster had not shown himself to be OF
championship caliber, and until he had es-
tablished a reputation as master he could
not make a match. This stand of Slosson
more than anything else probably induced
Hoppe to throw down the gauntlet to Maui
rice Vignaux. and in the event of his sue
cess to come Immediately home and insist
on a meeting with Slosson
Few experts anticipated such an easy vic
tory as the American acquired over the
Frenchman. 1t was the first important
match Hoppe had ever played, while Wig
naux had gained renown in many of the
world s greatest competitions. 1t was any,
body's game fer half the contest then the
young American simply ran away from his
more experienced opponent winning St1e
5e0-point contest by 1T points, and aver
aging fraction over 20.
Upon Hopes arrival home Slosson evil
IDENTIFY considered that the young expert
had shown himself capable to be ciassed
among championship timber, and chal-
lenged him to a match Hoppe at once de-
clared he was willing to play, and the
clinching of contest yesterday was the re-
suit. AS his coming game with the STU
dent will be similar to the one he played
with VignauX, many good judges here be-
lieve that Hoppe will beat Slosson the same
as he did the veteran French player. On
the other hand Slosson's supporters con-
tend that he Is playing as well as ever he
did in his life. and point to his recent exhi-
bition, when at the 1871 game he averaged
10, 20 and -. They are of the opinion that
his deuheration in playing shots will have a
tendency to nettle Hoppe and affect his
play.
The first worlds championship at the
ISL style of play was decided in the Madi-
SON Square Garden Concert Hall from No
vember 20 to December 4, 1897, the games
being of 500 points. George F. Slosson,
with a grand average of $780, and high
run of 81, was returned the winner with
-four victories to his credit. Jacob Schaefer
was second with three games won, his
grand average being 9.25. and high run S.
Frank c. Ives was third with two games
average 30-23, and grand average 14.95
Maurice Daily was fourth with one victory,
a grand average of Els. and a high run
of %. George Sutton did not win game.
The second worlds championship at 1871
was also played in Madison Square Garden