New-York tribune., 1906-04-06
HOPPE BUR[ES HATCHET
boy Champion W'M Play in Big
Billiard Tournament.

WINE Hoppe viii play in the international
"orio Championship tournament AT 1S-inch
A me billiards. two shots in. forecasted
- ne tribune yesterday. The tournament win
Oesin on Monday in the Concert Hall at Madi-
son square Garden. This means that there will
be seven entries: Hoppe. slosson schaefer. Cure
Sutton Norningstar and Cutler. The pairings
VIII be announced tomorrow.
Inc Oihcial announcement that Hoppe would
PaS III uhe tournament made last night
aIter conference between Frank Hoppe
Willie's father. and Benjamin f Bensinger
lhe president OF the Brunswick Be Ike Collender
company. held at the office OF tie latter. The
announcement as follows.
M; Mr. and Mrs: Hoppe, for benefit of the
aiolic ana IN the interest of d. 'iards have de-
.sIueo 10 sacrifice all person nd financial in
roa.sts Whlch may have D. involved in the
,-i OF making Willie's AIRY. and Willie will
TO- ~ a @ lle lhternationa' 'illiard tournament
1oi he worlds champion- iD az 1S2 baIk line
IL ~ peslh al Madison Square Garden Concert
I1aI on monday, April . he may be sched-
d uled by the promoters os tne tournament Willie
w I. an.neGiatey begin 10 practise for the con-
street near Broadway
both Mr- Hoppe and Mr.. Bensinger refused TO
tel on just what terms the settlement was made.
hoppe II will be remembered. demanded 81. 900
AHc the promoters of the tournament offered
Sl'VoO Hoppe claimed that $1,000 was due him
IOr haek expenses. and asked a bonus Of 5000
as the worlds champion for playing in the tour
nament
Hoppe admitted. however. that the settlement
was favorable one to him There was rurnor
that he received $1,000
Inc ODDS on the tournament were announced
iast night by John Shaughnessy, who is max
ing book at Hoppes academy. He quotes
hoppe at 10 3 and l TO .. Schaefer at 5 to .
and to ., Cure at TO l. even and 2 to ). Sut-
ton at to ? s to and ! to 2. SIosson al 10
70 !, 8 TO and even and AIorningBtar and Cut
Ter at 70 10 !. = 10 ] and TO l.
Hoppe is thus established as a strong favor
ISe, win Schaefer second choice and Cure third
choice.
Willie Hoppe averaged 81 1t in a practice
game with Tom Gallagher yesterday afternoon
at the formers academy. He ran 400 points in
seven innings. making high runs of 100. 6S
and SO.
This is the highest average made to date IN
practice for the big tournament next week.
Gallagher made POI points in six innings which
gave him an average Of 81 SO.
Last night Hoppe played Gallagher again and
beat him by 400 TO 175. Hoppe averaged 2S s-14
and made high runs OF 13S. go and 81. The
scores follow:
AFTERNOON GAME.
Average. s. =. high runs I5o. G8, e5
sEe. p 6s. High runs. so. 81. 20
EVENING GAME.
s a 5 1sssEs . = az eh Il rs 7ans fs s 's s q 81 o.
Tom CSaIaEher-O 10 /. 81 f. 2 IA 3. 2 IL. % 1s
IS Total. 175 Average. Il LA High runs 81 S ID
George Sutton two interesting games at
the Broadway Billiard Academy. In the after
noon he played John Hendrick and won by a
score OF 400 TO 276. His average was L 7-2s and
his high runs 10, 81 and AZ Hendricks aver
age was 24-29 and his high runs 2s, "a and g.
In the evening game with Professor Mclaughlin
he won in the seventeenth inning. with a score
OF 400 to 245. His average was % 9-17 and his
high runs So, so and 64 McLoughlin's average
II Ill and his high runs Is, 81 and 2s.
George SIosson defeated Harry Cline at Slos-
sons Academy last night by a score Of 500 TO
S17 Cline succeeded in making the highest run
of 90. Slosson's average was Fl 1923 and his
high runs S5. SIS and 3D. while Cline made an
average OF 13 1928. No afternoon game was
played.
Louis Cure was in poor form in the afternoon
game with Maurice Daily at Days Academy
yesterday and was beaten by a score Of 300 TO
l37. Days average IL and his high runs
81 Sc and 2G. Cures average was ., with high
runs of %, II and II. In the evening game Cure
showed marked improvement and won by a
score Of 100 to 1876 His average was . and
his high runs "a. 81 and 20. Daly,s average
was Is and his high runs 81. % and 20.