The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-06
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TRY FOR THE|
Cutler Makes Hit Il
of Describing
Shots.
SUTTON WANTS TO p
FIVE HUNDREI
Hoppe First Appes'
Public When r
Years Old.
BY WILLIE uc~

AS the experts In nenHv
Of sport, from pugIllsm h.
have been drafted by tba.. Il
Tor the purpose OF pnIis,,1
IL is not at all surnrIs,s
lights. 1heu
II Is true that billiard.
plotted on the stage for
and ] have given eyhIh,,,e
ana fancy shots all over H.
the first time that mi.
dramatized was when ~
Cline and Burt Mank fT
peared in a sketch In Ne,
Colonial theater. last Msnl..
sketch entitled "a NIchs
Parlor." The hilliardis,a
TO speak, and while Nam
ates a negro porter. carr;-
burden OF the sketch IN
nave much interesting vor<
Ter seems to pe the hest"
lot. and he carried hJns.
seli-possession. and made
the sketch with precIsior
Through the introduciier
edy element. the plnyers =
get the close attention ~
for the billiard game befsi
and Cline. md the educstio~
therefore, excellent, u,
The interest aroused ii.
was shown by the prps.<
every expert in the cItyT
| noticed George Slosson
Thomas Hueston, the II,
Fred Eamcs, the three -c,,t'
Alfredo De Oro. and rranv-
Cutler made a hit bv fI'
which he described the ~
Mank kept everybody M
by his sa!lies. He said h
Christmas presents was
pool balls. "Of course."I 4
numbers are all worn on
aln't finding fault with a 4
that. j can call Off ihe n
balls easy, as l know 'en
ferent shapes. Menk an
having a hard time get1
down fine, owing TO the
table he played on was "a
and no sooner did he
amount OF force on than Al
down hill. and his stroke
air. -
Taken as n whole, the II
and should count heayly
country. II should have a
effect on the billiard pub
/ am very much dlsapc
suggestion Of George Eu}l1
game of 500 points for iH
plonship. for which II
Sutton first consented 70 |.
Of 1900 points. three nIc1
suddenly shifts and says n
not permit II, and thai o.
restrict the play to 800 r
II Sutton cannot def01
the basis agreed on vhr1
then II looks TO me a tfo|
to relinquish the embleu
was set for the middle Of o.
less Sutton changes bis pf1
/ Will hardly go to Chlcse1
care to play a one-uIght1
championship. Morningsta<
n three nights match
Pittsburg on February
nothing would give me 81 !
than TO play a 150o-polu
the 1871 title. -
However, II Sutton dedI1 \
have to set sail for the !.
1872 mach between Demau A
which is said To be for tha =
of that style Of play. No
my own Ideas on that SUBJ
less my attitude will be-
when l get the winner inl1 I
When l first began GivN
OF billiards. / was but q !:
age. and while ] was prev
in the east. the west had J
thing OF me. Therefore, n
to Walla Walla. Wash.
though / could play anyW =
fancy shots. On the aftei :
rival there with my faf
the leading billiard room !,
introduced TO a young m {
ker, He was wealthy. az
player at straight ran. /,
40 and 90. In those days !,
that unless the balls lay
had to get up on The p
full length In order TO m2 Y
ker suggested that we pW
TO pass the time away. u
would be delighted. and =
interesting. proposed
ceded readily and We eae 4
go on a 300-point game
We banked for the lcaa
Counting from the spoi
together and carried "
rail- for the necessary s@
Parker did was to chalk
cepted his defeat go2o
afterward said he woula
anybody In the west.
Thomas Hueston, tnreS
OF the pool title. did so1
In New York at JACK
academy, and was In ~
championship match las.
cert hall OF the New fol.I
York. with Jerome keo
great interest In the stru
Ynlrers of that style of
toe. Z
recently won the Greater
championship for amatsu
ions, Is getting In condi'
title from the ATTACKS N
Frank Hoppe. ST., mas
tho title and believes ne
gets another chance az
Tom Gallagher. whoss
back about as far as any
is stin actively engaseo
a player and writer
with great skill. .s
In regard 10 my lnas
OF Chicago VIII ~ lll
ton accepted my challs9n1 ~
nights match at ls.l oais +.
the championship. tnc slfE
points or 500 points 2
Mr Sutton, after he nas
some time. wann
match TO one Dight;
sutton refuses TO play -
will lose his title 4S