New-York tribune., 1911-11-29
HOPPE HOLDS CUE TITLE
Defeats George Sutton with
Many Points to Spare.
SOME DARING BILLIARDS
BOY Wonder" Makes Some
Dazzling Shots, but Chicago
Man Gets High Run.

William F Hoppe, the youthful billiard
player is still secure in his holding Of the
1872 balk line championship. By his won
derful execution with the cue and his abil-
fly 10 control the rolling ivory globes Hoppe
last night defeated his challenger. George
Sutton. Of Chicago, former holder Of the
title. by a score Of 500 points 70 2s6.
Hoppe was daring AT times he evoked
the applause OF the crowd that sat about the
table in the concert hall Of Madison Square
Garden bat in the estimation OF the old
followers Of the game the youthful wielder
OF the cue never rose 10 the heights Of true
halk line as exploited by the late Wizard"
schaefer. George Slosson and others OF the
old masters
The championship contest, which is the
first 10 be decided IN this city by profess
sionsls in nearly two years. did not result
I'm anything like the record figures that
had been predicted and expected. Hoppe
finished his string with an average OK
% 1922. and high runs OF 50. IS and o.
sutton's average fell to IL 2-22, and his
best single inning netted him a run OK
l24 That was the one real gem OF me
entire match II was true balk-line nurs-
ing for the majority Of the counts ana
contained more dazzling brilliancy than All
of the other runs put together The next
best OF the challenger were IS and g. IN
dicating how pitifully he fell down In his
effort 70 regain his lost laurels.
That neither Of the players was up to
form may be shown by the fact that the
record average OF an even 100 10 held 0y
Sutton. who scored IL nearly five years
ago in defeating Hoppe. The record run
is SO7 and this is held by Hoppe. who failed
70 get into three agures az any time last
night.
The work OF Hoppe may be summed up
IN the one word execution" HIS single
cushion shots were deadly in their accu-
racy He played the shot from any angie
and with uniform success. Furthermore
ba used the corners cleverly. Al times
he rolled the balls prettily for swing Shots
ard AZ others manipulated the globes along
+h0 and rails the corner cushions allowing
hin, n go between the red and the white
or 70 send one OF the object balls arouhu
for the count and still hold his posi'ioH"
AZ this sort Of work Hoppe was marVer
lousy dexterous
The one fault with the work OF Hoppe
that was commented on by more than ono
of the spectators was his propensity 70
nerle his cue before he made mis- shot. ne
was not as rapid as formerly, and in TINS
resnect sutton overshadowed him. for the
nortlv challenger was too rapid any
thing. and snapped of his shots withouc
the exasperating delay that was noticeaoie
in the champions work.
The conditions were excellent for 'he
match. The room was so hot that the
ivories rolled perfectly. while spectators
and players mopped perspiration from their
brows. BY open table billiards Hoppe
forged ahead. favoring the end rails Tor MS
counts. AT the end Of the fourteenth inning
uopue led Sutton by 372 points to 81 the
match seemed a walkover at this point
Then II was that sutton worked out MS
gplendid collection Of 12i, which was prac-
ticallv the only exhibition Of nursing during
the contest.
The score by innings follows:
| William F. Hoppe spot balD-12, I. 30, L. ~
10 az 81 "a : o. o. a. n. o. o. B. u 20, ..
! go Total, 600 points; average y 1877. Hish
'',is tssorxe sutton white balD-0, o. o.. 2. o. 20.
3s o. 8 l. 8. - .. 0. l2i 49, ~ - t,,rs :; =.
Total. 2es points. average, IL 22-22 H'sh runs
PeS,rse~tISrry p Cline.