The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-24
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! first Of the worlds championship bill
Hard matches, that between Jacob
schaefer and Albert Cutler for the
1871 balkline title. scheduled for to.
day in philadelphia. excitement among
the cue devotees has reached a fever
heat. Interest in the game is intensi'
ned by the fact that George Sutton
and Ora Morntngstar will play for the
| 1872 baIklEne championship in this city
next Monday evening and that Willie
Hoppe. the boy wonder" has ohal.
lenged the winners OF both titles to a
battle royal for the title OF the worlds
greatest billiard expert.
Many New York billiard enthusiasts
Ileft this morning for the City of Bro.
therly Love to witness the contest be-
tween schaefer. the holder CT the ISL
title. and Albert Cutler, the youthful
BostonIan, who aspires to champion
ship honors. The showing recently
made by Cutler against Willie Hoppe
gives good ground for the general be-
lief that the bean.fed younsster from
the Hub will not be successful in
wrestling the laurels from Wizard"
Schaefer, the old master Of the cue.
Cutler is looked upon by New York
experts as Conner" but he has not
yet secured the experience to make
him the equal in contest of skill
with the cunning Wizard"
Both Cutler and Morningstar. the
challengers for the 1871 and 1872 IT,
ties, are comparatively new to the pro-
fession. However, they have develop.
ed great speed in the style OF game
for which emblem that have challeng.
ed and their contests will likely not
be without interest and excitement.
The two contests are for the Bruins.
wIck-Balke-C ollender company world
championship emblems, now held by
Sutton and schaefer and $500 side,
as provided In the rules governing the
award of the emblems, in addition to
shares OF the gate receipts lo'day
game between Sciaeter an" Sutiel
VIII be played IN horticultural ffaii'
"hleh VIII accommodate larse nun.
Der OF spectators ana as the Fhilaael'
phla ollilaru iahs nave s"o"n sfeat III
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w !" 0'". " ,.'.'0' 80 - ~.
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oao,ns+ +hair ross exnorfenced adver.
.or,os IN thot cose u wi,, no IN IN
whit rIonno d ~ III nrococ,ous
ektu oogiret tho exnertence or tho
ola mostors onin,on differs No 10 the
,s.ro - s,oh oontoot :, utt1o Uinie
is in a condition to play in his best
form. the title-holders are very likely
to be shorn OF their fame, according
to the experts.
THAT Honne &c tboroupblv IN earnest
!, bic be,joy tbo4 be cor hoo+ hotb tho
ISL and the 1s9 CHAMPIONS nj their
own game is evidenceI bv the fact
that he has nosted Sam forfeit money
10 hind tho two ma+cbes s95o n cover
ooch ovant His challenges are as fol.
lows.
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.. .,. - 60 cat,.s - -
' $40 n,,,s,oIs, 80 49,, ~ 80 N -.
y" :" : -l,,,. "s' 10, Mt 80
wy lH"'' ''oA"p a. i0'i D'"''' '''u
hereoy chailenge inc "inehr OF
me Suttoh-Mornlngsar match. 10 be
played IN New YORK CITY on January
~ Tor me championship at lS.2 oalK-
lnen ana herewith deposit 500 10
blhd the match
From the time he won the 1871
worlds championship emblem from
Maurice Vignaux, the French expert