The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-20
HOPPE DISPLAYS
MARVELLOUS SKILL
Champion Defeats the Local
Crack with Ease.
BIG CROWD TO SEE WIZARD
Youthful Champion Toys with G..
Wolfe, Running 500 Points at 1871
BaIk Line, While Capital Star
Makes 13S at IS-2-TO he Guest
of the Press Club Tonight.

In an exhibition game OF billiards held
last night at the Royal Parlors. under the
management OF Frank Sherman. 1882 New
York avenue, Willie Hoppe. champion
balk-line billiardist Of the world. easily
defeated Charles Wolfe. a local crack
Mr.. Hoppe succeeded Ia amassing 5G
points at ISL, while the local star was
gathering LIS at 49,.
The feature OF the evening was the Won
derful wizardry displayed by the cham
pionship title holder. but at the same
time there is room for pride in the Wash
ington boys showing. For. be it under
stood that in a game between Hoppe and
Linhard. Baltimore's star cue artist.
which came of last Saturday. the latter
was only able to count eleven points up
TO the time Hoppe -an out
A crowd that packed the small audito-
rum where the match was held welcomed
the appearance of the two contestants az
$50 When the break fell Mr.. Wolfe led
of with four scores. This was followed
by run of thirty-seven by Hoppe. In
the second inning the local light gathered
the considerable string OF fifteen. and
during the remainder of the game he dis
played great cIeverness with the cue
though it was apparent from the outset
that the longer the match went the
greater would be the champions marg.A.
And so IL panned out
Both contestants pulled themselves out
Of holes galore with wonderfully exc
cuted shots, Mr.. Hoppe naturally shining
IN these instances. In the twenty-fourth
inning Hoppe got the worries together
with a long masse shot, one OF the most
difficult feats of the game, and IN the
forty-second inning he clicked off his high
run of forty-eight.
Other good runs made by the champion
were thirty-three in the nth inning
twenty -Ecven in the fifteenth. tws1ty-one
and twenty-five in the twenty-thrd and
twenty-fouTth. respectively. thirty in The
fortieth, and an unfinished run of thirty
two in the final inning. which included
several hair-Taisers, among which we're
two or three successive masse shots.
Hoppe is master OF them all when il
comes TO accommodating TALES on the
worries. He knows no weakness il the
game, for whether they be draw. follow
ftasse, or otherwise; whether elementary
in execution. difficult. or fancy. his per-
feet skill has but one effect. that OF
making the game look facile- After he
game was over. he undertook an exhibit
ton Of fancy shots. much to the delecta-
ton OF those present He executed the
long masse with perfection. several DIFF
ferent kinds of time shots. the double
draw. the wing masse. the three cushion
nasse, the close draw. the force follow.
and the calculation shot. All these he did
wiIh hardly a slip.
The wonder OF Hopes game seems to
lie in his being able TO keep the balls
close together at all times. He does not
seem TO play for perfect position. which
v ould make every shot a set-up, which
the amateur could make. bat only en-
deavors at all times TO have the balls
near at hand, for then he easily attends
to the rest
This afternoon there viii be a game
between Mr.. Hoppe and Mr. Frank Sher-
man. while tomorrow night another
match has been arranged between the
champion and another local shark -
Hoppe Will give an exhibition at the
Press Club tonight after his final pub
lie appearance in Washington.
The score by innings in last nights
game follows:
Hoppe-S. ]. g. 0. g. Is. II, 5. 80, 5. 9. l.
2, 70. l. G. . 0. 5, s. a. - l. l. 0. 10, Is, s.
II. L o. Is. 2 l. 5. Is, I, %. II, E, 2, ). z Total
so
wolfe-4. Is. LOI. 4s.a4S.T
g. ;. i, Q. Q. 0. 5. z s. g. s. . 0. 6, 6. Q. 0. ; O
!, ? Z. 5. Q, g. ;, 0. Q, j Total. LIS.