Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-01-23
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BILLIARD WORLD
sCHAEFER AND CUTLER WILL
MEET TONIGHT IN BALK LINE
GAME FIRST IN CHAMPION
SHIP SERIES AMONG THE BIG
PLAYERS

NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-The first
OF the worlds championship bill
lard matches, that between Jacob
Schaefer and Albert Gutter for the
ISL balk line title, is scheduled for
today in Philadelphia Excitement
among the cue devotees has reached
fever heat. Interest in the game is
intensified by the fact that George
Sutton and Ora Morningstar will
play for the 1872 balkline champion
ship in this city next Monday even
ing, and with Willie Hoppe, the
hoy wonder" who has challenged
the winners Of both titles to a bat
tie royal for the title of the worlds
greatest billiard expert.
Many New York billiard enthus-
lasts left this morning for the City
of Brotherly Love to witness the
contest between Schaefer, the hold
err of the 1871 title and Albert Cut
ler the youthful Bostonian who as
pires to championship honors. The
showing recently made by Cutler
against Willie Hoppe gives good
ground for the general belief that
the hean-fed youngster from the
Hub will not be successful in wrest-
ing the laurels from "Wizzard"
Schaefer, the old master of the cue.
Cutler is looked upon by New York
experts as a 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
rha'lengers for the 1871 and 1872
titles, are comparatively new at the
profession. However, they have de-
veloped great speed in the style Of
game for which each emblem they
have challenged and their contests
will likely not be without interest
and excitement.
The two contests are for the
Brunswick Balke- Collonder comp
any worlds championship emblems
now he'd by Sutton and Schaefer,
and $500 side, as provided in the
rules governing the award of the
emhlem In addition to shares of the
gate receipts. Todav's game be-
tween Schaefer and Cutler will be
played in Horticultural hall, which
will accommodate large number of
sne"tators, and as the Philadelphia
billiard fans have shown great in
trest in the contest, the gate receipts
will probably be an important
item. '~'s-we rEvzgg.S
In the mind of the average New
Norv rne evDarts there fingers little
doubt that S"haefer and Sutton will
be successful in defending their
titles against their less experienced
adversaries. In that case II will be-
ND to Willie Hoppe to pit his pre-
coc'ous skill against that of the old
masters. Opinion differs as to the
outcome OF such contest. If little
Willie is In condition to play in
his hest form the title holders are
verv likely TO be shorn of their fame,
ac"o~dine to the experts.
That Hoppe is thoroughly in
earnest in his belief that he can
beat both the 1871 and 1872 cham
''ons az their own games is evidenc-
I'd by the fact that he has posted
5000 forfeit money to bind the two
matches, $3.50 to cover each event.
His challenges are as follows:
at he~ehv challenge the winner
If the Schaefer-Cutler match to he
Waved in PHILADELPHIA January 20,
or the Championship at the 1871
'al''line and herewith deposit $3.50
o bind the match"
81 herewith CHALLENGE the winner
II the Sutton orningstar match.
q he PLAYED in New York city ON
January 81. for the 1872 baI1-line
md herewith deposit $3.50 to bind
he match"
Frnm the time he won the 1871
worlds championship medal from
Maurice Vignaux, the French expert
Who was supposed to be invincihle
It that sty'e ~ play, Willie Houne
las been entitled TO be considered
me of the greatest, IL not the
'reatest billiard EXPERT that ever
ived. He easily demonstrated his
supremacy over Slosson end AND
'aused the Student" to retire from
he game.
Home forfeited the 1872 emblem
o Sutton about a year ago. when
'e went to Amsterdam and Parts to
vi Academy engagements. Upon
lis return he soueht matches with