The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-21
SUTTON STILL CHAMPION.
Easily Defeated Willie Hoppe in the
Billiard Contest

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New York, Dec. 2O.=George Sutton
still holds the worlds championship at
1872 Dalk line billiards, having sue
cessfully defended the title last night
which he Won from George SIosson a
few months ago, against the challenge
Of Willie Hoppe, who holds the world
championship at the 1871 game
The contest which took place in the
big hall of the Grand Central Palace,
was rather disappointing as young
Hoppe did not play UP to the standa I'd
expected Of him. He was the favorite,
but from the beginning seemed to be
Off his play and in only two innings
did he show anything like his cham
pionship form.
Sutton jumped into the lead at the
start and with LOT and so in the first
two innings secured an advantage
which the younger player could not
overcome. Sutton was in fine form,
but at times he seemed i'll at ease.
s Ora Morningstar. of this city, chal-
lenged Sutton for the 1872 Champion
ship and Sutton agreed to play him in
Chicago, thirty days hence. Sutton
also challenged Hoppe for the 1871
title and this game viii be decided at
the Madison Square Garden here three
weeks after the Chicago game.
When the match began the hall was
sparsely filled, but the billiard world
so far as New York city is concerned,
was well represented.
Hoppe won the bank, but failed to
count on his opening shot, leaving the
balls in nice position for Sutton The
latter then treated the spectators to
one Of his premier exhibitions of close
nursing and held the worries together
until he passed the century mark. He
missed short spread draw which
ended run of 107.
Hoppe found the worries widely sep
arated but he began a series of open
table plays in brilliant style only to
slip up on an easy shot when he made
eleven.
Sutton found the position at the bot
tom rail just to his liking and clicked
off so. Hoppe sent back 10, but he,
too. missed an easy one, the object
balls not being six inches apart and in
on both sides until Hoppe made IA
and Sutton rs in the seventh inning.
The score then was 1911 to At in Sut-
tens favor.
Hoppe made Il in the eleventh inn
ing and Sutton missed. Then Hoppe
missed and Sutton ran up a cluster of
Al.
Hoppe began to show his speed and
control in the thirteenth inning falling
on q hard spread draw after a run of
g..
In his half of the thirteenth inning
Sutton made a splendid run of 81. In
his 9Sth shot the two white balls were
frozen near the bottom rail. After
they had been spotted he failed to
score. a kiss knocking the second ball
out of the way. Six by Hoppe follow
ed by a well earned 4 8. by Sutton left
tho score 391 to 1879 in Suttons ia
yor al the end of the fourteenth inn
ing. Hoppe just got a nice position on
the long balk line nurse. when the balls
were frozen and he missed for a run of
"a. Sutton did not count in his halt
OF this inning.
Hoppe found his stroke at the outset of
the sixteenth inning and he nursed the
balls in and out of balk for over 80 points
before he got them in the long line. Here
badly in the center and lined up. He play
ed two two-cushion banks and was going
at a fast pace when he missed a left
hand single cushion carom for of
u.s. Sutton did not tally and Hoppe was
then 81 to Sutton's 391.
Sutton ran 81 in the seventeenth. while
Hoppe made II. When Sutton stopped he
left Hoppe a difficult lineup. which
Hoppe missed on an attempted bank
and the worries rolled into a nice position
for Sutton.
sutton made p bringing his total up to
457 in his half of the eighteenth. and
Hoppe opened the next inning with a
cipher In the nineteenth Sutton ran his
score T. TO 500 and won
sutton-l07. 50. ,. 6. 0. ]. p. 4. o. 9. o.. AZ.
81. 49, 0, Z. 81. % 43. Total 500. Average
&c 6-19 High runs, 107. 81 and 50.
Eoppe-O. IL. IS. 6, g. 0. IA. l. 3. 3, H. O. 81
6. a rs. H. O. 0. Total 25S Average Is 11-19
High runs rs 60 and p.