The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-11
WILLIE HOPPE TALKS
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which he described the shots. and Rpr.
Mank kept everybody in a grin by his
sallies He said that one of his Cnrfs,-
mas presents was a. fine set of pooI
balls. ''Of course" said he, ''the num-
bers were all worn off the balls. but
amt finding fault with a little thing
like that. | can call off the numbers
of the balls easy as | know 'en bv
their different shapes Mank also
said he was having q hard time get
ting his strokes down fine, owing to
the fact that the table he PLAYED ON
was kinder up hill, and no sooner did
he get the right amount of force on.
than he had to shoot down hill, and his
stroke was up in the air.
Taken as a whole, the sketch is a
hit and should count heavily all over
cational effect on the billiard public
/ / am very much disappointed at the
suggestion of George Sutton to play
one game of 500 points for the 1871
championship for which 1 challenged
him Sutton first consented to play Z,
match of 1900 points; three nights pu,
now suddenly shifts and says his
I health will not permit it, and that he
will have to restrict the play to 500
points.
| If Sutton cannot defend the title on
the basis agreed on when l challenged
! then it looks to me that he ought to
relinquish the emblem. The match
was set for the middle of March, but
unless Sutton changes his present at
titude, will hardly go to Chicago as
| l do not care to play a one nights
match for a championship.
However if Sutton declines, 1 will
! then have to set sail for the winner
of the 1872 match between Demarest
and Cline, which is said to be for the
championship of that style of play.
Naturally have my own ideas or that
subject, but doubtless my attitude will
best be disclosed when get the win
ner of the match
When first began giving exhibitions
of billiards 1 was but IL years of age,
and while I was, pretty well known
in the east, the west had not heard
anything of me. Therefore when l got
out to Walla Walla. Wash, no one
there thought could play anything
but a few fancy shots. On the after
noon of my arrival there with my
father, went into the leading billiard
young man named Parker. He was
wealthy, and a fairly good player at
straight rail, making runs of 40 and so.
In those days I was so short that un-
less the balls lay near the rail 1 had
to get up on the table and lie at full
length in order to make shot Par
ker suggested that we play a little
game to pass the time away. l told
him would be delighted, and just to
make it interesting proposed a wager
He acceded readily and we each posted
SIS to go on a 300 points game at
straight rail We banked for the lead
and l won. Counting from the spot,
got the balls together and carried
them around the rail for the necessary
300 points. All that Parker did was to
chalk his cue. He accepted his defeat
good naturally, and afterward said he
believed he would back me against
anybody in the west
william Mckay, the vetera player
who recently won the Greater New
York city championship for amateurs
at three cushions, is getting in condi-
ton to defend his title from the at
tacks of Jimmy Blair. Frank Hoppe,
ST., has also his eye on the title and
believes he will win if he gets another
chance at the emblem.
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