New-York tribune., 1906-05-14

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The record Of Willie Hoppe in the professional
billiard tournament at 1S-inch balk line. two
shots in which came 20 an end in Orchestra
Hall, Chicago. last Saturday night. was without
doubt the most brilliant ever recorded in the
realm Of the cue and worries. Not only did the
boy champion win first prize in the tournament.
scoring four straight victories and not losing
a single game. but he also broke the worlds
record for high run at 1872 balk line. when he
counted 500 carrOms without missing in the
game with Jacob Schaefer.
So brilliant, was Hopes playing in the tour
nament that he made the other contestants
George B. Sutton. George F. slosson, Louis Cure
and Jacob Schaefer-an veterans Of scores Of
tournaments. look like mere nOvices. Hoppe
scored 1900 points in the competition. made
high run of 307. a best single average Of 62 As
and a grand average OF % 66-72
Though the worlds record average OF 100,
made by Sutton against Hoppe in the recent
tournament in Madison Square Garden. was not
surpassed. the Chicago tournament produced a
cluster Of the highest averages ever recorded
The best single average was So 2-6 and was
made by Sutton in the game with Slosson. SUIT
ton. who finished in second place. with three
victories and one defeat, losing only to Hoppe
Of the winner. In the final game with
Schaefer he made a high run OF 236. the second
best in the tournament. and an average Of
Il 81 II was not surprising. therefore. that
Sutton, with two such high single averages as
S3 2-6 and G1 81, had the best grand average
for the tournament. 90 1859. There we've ten
games required to decide the competition
In the face Of the sensational billiards played
by Hoppe and Sutton the performances Of Slos-
son. Cure and Schaefer made only an Indifferent
showing. Each won one game and lost three
They finished therefore. in triple tie for third
place and divided the third and fourth prizes
instead Of playing of the tie
Schaefer made a high run Of 1O7. best single
average Of "a Is and a grand average OF
10 G4-65 He won from Slosson in a close game
0y JUO 70 40 and lost to Hoppe. Sutton and
Cure made high run Of 126. a best single
average OF 80 1-6 and a grand average OF
Is 1857. He beat Schaefer and lost TO Hoppe.
SlOssOn, who won the recent New York tourna-
ment, and Is the holder OF the worlds cham
plonsnlp emblem at 1872 balk line. made high
a grand average Of 16 69-95, the lowest In the
tournament. He defeated Cure and lost 10
Hoppe, Sutton and Schaefer
The total points scored during the tournament
were 1856, which were divided as follows:
Hoppe; 1000; Sutton. 1.72s; Slosson. 1883:
or innings played was S5s. and the grand aver
age for the tournament was 81 S4s-S5s. the
highest ever recorded
Hopes victory is the first he has ever scored
IN real tournament Of masters. He first ap-
peared in tournament play in 1901 mt Days
Academy in this city when he won first prize
IN a handicap competition at 1872 beating Morn
lngstar, Mclaughlin. Gallagher and Ortiz Soon
arterWard he went to Paris. where he remained
until last January, when he returned 20 America
While In Paris he made rapid Improvement in
the French academies. where he met and held
his own with such experts as Vignaux, Cure
GARNER and Sutton.
In 1903 Hoppe won the championship OF The
Young Masters" at 1872 in Paris beating San
chez. GlOrteux, MOrningstar and Ducasse On
January Is last he played Vignaux for the
worlds championship at 1S-inch baIk line one
shot In and beat him by 500 to 32S. SIosson
at once challenged Hoppe for the title and the
latter came to New York and successfully de-
Tended the championship against the student
on March % last in Grand Central Palace win
ming by 500 to 3S4
In the recent worlds ChamDiOnSEiJ tOIrna-
men: at 1872 in Madison Square Carbon Hoppe
found the pace too fast and finished fourth to
SlossOn. Sutton and Schaefer. but ahead Of
Cure, Cutler and Morningstar II was thought
at the time that Hoppe did not show the real
form he was capable of. and hts performance
IN the Chicago tournament would seem TO bear
out this argument.
The complete record OF the games in the
tournament is as follows