The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-26
BILLIARDS.
Great Interest in the Hoppe.sloSson Match
TO BE Played Tomorrow Night-GOssip

William Hoppe, tho champion. and George
Slosson have practically finished their practice
for their match in Grand Central Palace to-
morrow night for the champion ship at ls. I
balk line. Judeing from the demand for seats
the larg est crowd that has seen a billiard
contest for years will be on hand when Prodigy
and Student bank for the opening shot. A
seating accommod alton of 1000 has been
provided, and the demand for seats indicates
that every one will be taken. As the seats
have been selling for 81 and 80. it looks as II
the winner of the match would land not only
the championship but a pretty fat gate
All of the net gate receipts go to the winner.
Louis Cure. the French billiardist. who is
here for the 1872 tourney. will make his debut
in the United States tonight. playing Il game
with Maurice DAILY at the %latter's academy.
Speaking Of Frenc Oh players, Champion Hoppe
tells of seeing the late Fhurnil on a certain
occasion make 200 points in nineteen minutes:
That il rattlin Z the points of in pretty rapid
fashion. and considerably faster than the
normal gait.
the young ster who won second prize ~ the
amateur tournament in Chicago, the Weekly
BiHidrdi ST has tie following:
OF the six Calvin Demarest has tho natural bill.
Hard stroke. He was the one whose attitude was
correc, the one whose strokes were clean. sharp
and cotdsnt, HIS arm swung WIN the rhythmiC mic,
He faced his work squarely. and at all times his
Keen X n. eye sw was S,i,I maS'e nI, Of ,hs IN situation, lSs Wo1id HS Is com one
bine natural grace with natural ability, yet sacrifice
neither for the sake OF the other. Moreover. he
revealed remarkable courage at every stage OF
the game, He went after the right shot regardless
OF result in case OF miss. He played his own
SANITY DESTROYS OF playing the right shot in the
right way. He is cool. calculating. accurate yet
Foley he is like Schafcr when the latter was young:
Seeing Dcmarcst and Poggenburg at the table
70 oGSs SaSs,e was and VTS lRnSnH MRen In ,S leS m pInyrd f iSf
the championship at So in 1888. Demaresrs, open
play is as brilliant as his nursing and I, Is almost
seasoning. however-less than might be expected,
greatest performers, HIS defeat by Gardner
safety play and eagerness TO roll up his count.
These three elements would have been wholly
The billiard and pool tournament Of the
Crescent A. c. is nearing completion. Last
weeks results were as follows;
CLASS A-BILLIAEps.
$50, IFS to lis; p. Coolidge $50 defeated ~
a iIsc; defea,e di 6r. J. }S2 r. f Aa nzf; 9 rs Il s5o Il to 1 is.
CLASS A-PooL.
A. A. Adams C@ defeated n. p. Roberts 49,.
Is to s6i r. Gslr Jr; 90 detected I, kGy3 sSI'
By default n. n: Williams V5I defeated A. s.
cLAss R-PooL.
n, 6; l L ala a as df5ea1. .nn +, J. r., Fsdt a Z ID
feated il. Sheldon C7o'. Is to q; G. b Hayiland
Pei CsN defeated +. c, Denning 1901 90 to 40.
At the banquet Of the amateur hillia rdists
a. the windup OF the champtenship tourna-
gested of choosing the competitors for the
annual tournament by sections; that is, TO
organize associations for, Western, Central
a tournament of its own to decide on the
players TO take part in the big tourney.