New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-06
HOPPE SUCCESSFULLY
DEFENDS HIS TITLE
Retains Crown at 1872 BalkIIne
Billiards in Match with
George Sutton.
EASILY BEATS CHALLENGER
Chicago Player Trails Hopeless,
lyAfter Taking an Early Lead,
Which He Is Soon Forced
to Relinquish.

William F. Hoppe successfully main
tanned his position as the worlds 1872
balkline billiard champion last night by
defeating his challenger, George Sutton,
o. Chicago. at the Hotel Aston. The final
score of the match was 500 points TO sol.
Except for a few points In the opening
innings, Sutton was never in the leso'
For the rest Of the match he uailed
Hoppe in hopeless fashion.
The figures made by the players proved
somewhat disappointing. Hoppe finished
his string with an average Of - l6--2 ana
his best runs were III. 80 and IS. SUIT
toms average was IA 7-22, and his hish
runs %. 80 and %
The Young champion made wonderful
lightning. but his closing innings were
shrouded in medlocrity because Of nd
ding stroke IL was his brilliant run OF
III counted on his fourth turn at the
table and which he followed immediate
" bv some solid billiards that saved
him Only once thereafter did he count
rast the 20 mark. An average OF 80 Tor
the first five innings constantly uiinlh-
i.hed as the match progressed with the
closing innings affordng only h'lu'
climpses of the brilliancy which had pre-
coded. Sutton MADE dismal showing
ONLY once did he reveal his SIKH at me
nursing and altogether he failed 10 "i"Ne
a contest of the match. 49, ,ba
Sutton. the portly challenger Nd' -.
FIRST TO appear, and the spectators Nv,
tered audibly as he removed MS eo"''
.lecting to play in his shirt sleeves i0'
the heat Of the room was OF uopical Al
,snsitv After sutton had adjusted MS
shirt sleeves and fused over MS cue
Hoppe came in and was greeted WIN iiiilo
applause. in which the women spectators
Joined. a.
The Young champion did not remove MS
coat. but at once set himself Tor 'he oa"h
shot for lead. which he gained by halr
breadth. lie started the match win some
humming cushion caroms. holding 'he
ivory globes along the rail at the heau Vi
the table. All the while he was STRIVING
for a line nursing position. and AFTER the
twelfth count lust as he appeared likely
IN achieve the desired object he muffed a
short one-cushion shot off the side rali.
Sutton replied with five widely collected
caron,s which he backed with twenty-five
on his second turn. In the latter COIN
n;,ot,on there was much dexterity Of cue
work as Sutton counted by his faVorlte
short table method. This gave the email
lenger a slight lead. which Hoppe was
soon TO smother in sensational manner
The real beauty of Hopes game
bloomed freshly enhancing as he came 10
the table for his fourth innins. tie iouhu
the globes aligned at the foot OF the
taLle. swept by the chill drafts from the
entrance Hoppe took no chances lie
vas fearsome Of the baleful results thdi
follow The chilling of worries. SO ny a
series OF tempestuous cushion shots IN
which the worries swirled around the table
like autumn leaves before the wind, ne
l.d the spheres 70 the head Of tn etaDle.
Before he had accomplished TINS he
was faced with difficult masse. The
halls were in tandem. and so far out on
the table that the young wizard was COM
pelIed to perform bit Of acrobatics to
bring off the count He was successful
however. and at 90 had the globes within
the limbo Of the balk squares at the head
Of the table There he held them dis
plaving masterful control with an occa-
sional dead ball drive until he had
reached ~ The next 30 points Hoppe
licked off by the gentest manipulstions'
the globes seemingly being lulled to SUM
Der under the delcacy Of his touch.
4 slight roll off made it necessary for
Hoppe to change his style and again
snowy. skyrocSet billiards became the
order. The eighty-secoud count was a
daring dash off the red when the red and
white nestled in opposite corners. splen-
didiy calculated cushion tailed the ninety
third county Of the run. Then the globes
began TO scatter, but Hoppe continued to
liz before missing widely single cushion
carom. which he was compelled 10 play
for the width of the table
After an exasperating miss in the ninth
inning Sutton changed mis- cue tip. He
made a careful selection OF new one
and It proved an eventful change for him.
BEGINNING with the balls somewhat spread
at the foot OF the table where Hoppe had