Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-04
BILLIARDS
LID IS ON FOR CHAMPION WILLIE HOPPE.
Other Billiardists Will Boycott Him for Not Entering the
 Tournament.

New York, April 4.-Th billiard experts who are to play in the worlds championship tournament at 18.2 balk line in New York, begin ming next week, met at the Bruns- wick -Balke-Collender Co.'S ware rooms yesterday to discuss import ant matters connected with the com ing tourney. It having been an- nounced that 2 Willie Hoppe, the young 18.1 champion, would not take part in the tournament, SIX players are left in. Of these Louis Cure, George Slosson, Orlando Morn ingstar and George Sutton were at yesterdays meeting. Of the other cracks who will play, Jake Schaefer is in Philadelphia and was represent ed by proxy, while Albert Cutler sent word from his home in Boston that anything agreed on would be acceptable to him.
 Among the regulations adopted at the meeting was the following; Ut is hereby further agreed that any player having entered as con testant in this tournament who shall fail to take part in the tournament 1 for any cause other than physical disability, duly certified, shall not | be eligible. for any future contests | for the emblem, and in the event of any challenge from him the same shall not be accepted by the holder of the emblem"
 This action was an outcome of the stand taken by Hoppe not to com pete. The meeting was called for Ii o'clock and the players waited until
 1 o'clock for Hoppes to put in an | appearance. This he failed to do. The players wanted to know wheth- 1 CT Hoppe had entered the tourney, and in response c. P. Miller of the | B. B. c. Co said that the company had entered Hoppe. This, he said, | was done because the concern had an agreement signed by Williams s father in which it was stipulated that the boy was, for certain consid- erations, to play in any tournament | promoted by the B. B. c. Co, his ex- penses to be paid if such event were
 held outside of New York city. The Hopes, it is said, wanted a cash bonus of $5,00O if the boy play | ed in the tournament. Edward Me Laughlin, pronounced the champion referee" was chosen to officiate at the tournament. The professionals also took a leaf out of the amateurs | book and decided to have a railing | around the table. It is to be seven | feet from the table, and only he two players and the referee will be | allowed inside. Other rules were agreed on as follows:
 There shall be no intermissi) )n | during the game, neither shall 1t l be allowable to brush the table or wipe the balls during the progress of the game.
 All match games for the cham pionship trophy shall be restricted to 300 points.
 "In all future contests for the 1S.2 championship emblem the winner small take all receipts and pay all ex- penses.
 "The billiard balls used in all games shall have a medium polish finish, that is, between a dead finish and high polish.
 Upon request of any player dur ing the progress of the tournament the referee may order the cloth On the table changed, Ia in his judg- ment 1t is proper to do so. Said change to be effected during an in- terval between games.
 Tn all games for the champion ship emblem there snall be no mark CT nor any string of markers over the table"
 There is a matter of money in- volying expenses and trips to and from Paris to play billiard contests. according to the Hopes, which they think they are entitled to from the billiard table makers, and which Frank Hoppe, jr, says have not been rusH