The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-17
|B|LL|ARD EXPERTS
GETTING IN FORM
schaefer to Meet Cutler and
Sutton Matched With
Morilingstar.
.sLossoN WILL PLAY HOPPE.
Two to Meet in Match, Lasting
Three Nights for 1000
Points.
sLossoN WILL PLAY HOPPE.

| NEW YORK, December 1G.-Profes-
! sional billiards promises to be un-
usually active during the month of
January. sutton, s;chaefer and Hoppe
iare likely to figure In important con-
tests in this city, Philadelphia or Bos-
ton. That they will be located in New
York during the winter is assured for
Jail three have been engaged by the
! Equitable Athletic and Social Club. II
new organization designed to promote
professional contests of various styles
of billiards. Hoppe is now practically
/ here. being at the home of his father
at Rldgeneld Park, N. j. Sutton will
be here next Saturday and schaefer
has contracted to follow January Sd.
/ Before leaving Philadelphia last
week Schaefer changed his mind about
playing Cutler for the 1871 champions
ship In this city. He notified the
I brunswick BalkeCoilcnder Company
that he had decided to name January
list as the date and Allinger's Acad-
/ envy, Philadelphia. as the place when
and where lie will defend his t:.:e. In
asmuch as the place he has designated
is a part of billiard hall, 1t is prob
able he will have 20 make another
change. The rules governing the.
championship emblem require that the
contests for 1t shall take place in a
| public hall, and Allinger's Academy
does not meet that requirement.
! Sutton has formally accepted the
challenge of Morningstar for the 1872
championship, and is disposed to name
| an Eastern city in which to play.
| There was a chance that the match
would take place In st. Louis. where
\ Nff.rr rtI,p In has fr,y- n
may remain indefinitely. But Morn
insstar provoked Sutton by giving an
interview In which he asserted that
| Schaefer and Sutton had formed trust
to control the balkline championships.
4 AS n consequence. Sutton declared
! that he would not only ignore st.
Louis. but would name Los Angeles.
] which he expected to visit during the
| sixty days. This attitude has been
changed by his local engagement. and
! New York is quite likely to witness
the prospective contest.
Slosson Defeats Cutler.
Slosson and Cutler will play every
night this week at Slossons academy.
They will compete at ISL. as they did
last week, and both hope to show i'm
provement. Cutters performance last
week was extremely disappointing to
more than 30 per cent. of the strength
he exhibited at Boston before coming
here. Slosson's peculiar system APP
peared to discomfit the Bostonian, just
as 1T has other aspirants and cham
/ pions. And yet Slosson's runs and av
/ erages were comparatively low. He
/ is. however, confident that he will be
in good practice before he meets Hoppe
in the 1890 points match arranged to
i take place on three nights during the
latter part of January.
Maurice DAILY has practiced daily
/! during the last month and is displaying
skill ut 1871 that would make him for
midable were he to figure in champion
ship games. He says he plays for ex-
ercisc only, but some persons :. no have
| noticed his diligence and earnestness
intimate that he is prompted by some
| Interior motive.