The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-28
Nineteen Year OIdLadis Cham
 piOn Billiard Player
DEFEATS SLOSSON EASILY
The Youth Gets a Side Bet of $500 and Gate Receipts of $5oo0-An Immense Crowd Witesses
 the Match.

New York, March 27.-Willie Hoppe, the 19-year-old champion billiard player Of the world, successfully defended the title which he won from Vignaux in Paris three months ago by defeating George Slosson, the veteran player of this city, tonight The final score was 300 to 5s2 in favor of Hoppe, who, in addition to retaining the championship trophy, won side bet of $500 and the net gate receipts, which will amount to over S500O
 Most of the well known amateur and professional billiard players in the east ern states saw the game, which from the start was somewhat disappointing, as neither of the contestants played up to the form they showed in their practice exhibitions.
 Young Hoppe, however, proved to be Slossons master after the twelfth inning.
 Never before in the history of billiards in this city has such large gathering of men and women assembled to see match. The seating room of the big hall in the Grand Central palace estimated at POO, was filled quickly and standing room was at a premium. over 5000 persons saw the match, which was for $500 a side, the worlds championship at eighteen-ineh balk line billiards, the championship em- blem, and the net gate receipts.
 Leads of With Miss.
 Hoppe won the bank He selected the white ball and led off with a miss. slosson also failed to score and Hoppe followed suit. Slosson with a single carom broke the ice, but missed seem- ingly easy three-cushion shot Hoppe scored one in each of the third and fourth innings, and Slosson added one more in the fourth. Hoppe then made run of 21 which included a brilliant four-cushion gathering shot.
 Slosson got the balls in nice position and soon ran up 21, tieing the score With a beautiful piece of nursing Slosson ran o to 61 missing on simple sngle-cush- ion carom.
 Hoppe only added six to his score. slip ping up on a short draw. Slosson con- tributed 13 more, failing on short draw also. After several pretty gathering shots Hoppe missed a single cushion at tempt after scoring 16 caroms Slosson made one in the seventh and Hoppe gath cred A. Slosson failed to count in the eighth and Hope added twentytwo to his string in the ninth making his total S1 to Blossoms 77. Slosson tied the score and passed Hoppe again with six open table caroms. Hoppe passed the 100 mark in the 18th ming.
 Hoppe maintained his lead up to the 18th inning, when the score was Hoppe, 142; S1osson, 129. Hoppe increased his lead with a run of 56 in the Fist inning, which was full of good all-round billiards.
 At the conclusion of the SOth inning the scores were, Hoppe 266. Slosson zoS.
 Seemed to Have Perfect Control.
 Hoppe seemed to have perfect control of the worries in his 31st inning, but miss ed a two cushion draw after he had made a run of 3s. This made his total BOA to Slosson's 275.
 Hoppe increased his lead to 373-3O1, with 45 in the 37th inning and crossed the four hundred point stage in the 39th with a run of 42. Slosson was nearly 100 points behind with a total of 319. With his score at 444 after a run of 22 in the fist inning Hoppe was unable to get either object ball out of balk. Slosson replied with 23. Two innings later Hoppe dupli cated his run of p, bringing his total up to All. Slosson gathered in 30 in the 43d inning. Hoppe with 29 points to go in order to win fell down at 23, but in the 45th and 46th innings he made four and two respectively, winning out by score of 300 to 392
 Summary: Hopes total, 800; average, 10 40. .46; high runs, 56, 45, 42.
 Blossoms total, S92; average, g .45; high runs, 61, 53, 30.