New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-25
Hoppe Yamada 18.2Tit|e Match
Occurs Tuesday Evening.

William +. Hoppe, Of this city, and
Kohl Yamada. OF Toxic, Japan. viii meet
for the worlds championship at ls.2 balk-
line billiards in the ballroom Of the Hotel
Astor on Tuesday evening. Hoppe won
the championship in the tournament held
last November. On February .. at the
Hotel Aston. he successfully defended IL
in a challenge match against George SUIT
ton. OF Chicago. on March 10, at Pitts
burgh. he wrested the 1871 championship
from Orlando Morningstar. and by so
doing became the holder of the highest
honors Of both the standard 5alkline
games. Challenged by famada On April
Il. he elected TO meet the japanese expert
In forty days. the shortest period In which
he could compel challenger TO play,
thereby debating May q as the date Tor
the pending match. which Is sure TO be
witnessed by a large assemblagc. Albert
q. Cutler will act as referee.
Both OF the principals have pracused
steadily during the last three weeks
Hoppe AT Maurice Days. against Jose
ORTIZ. Albert q. Cutler Harry +. cline
and Hal Coleman. and Yamada al
George T.. Slosson's. with the latter. VIII
son +. Foss and Albert G.. Cutter as OPP
ponents.
Playing point games. Hopes per-
formances have been the more uniform.
He has averaged from q 10 -. and mas
featured masterful and resourcetul opera
tons with gems of execution. iamada d
work has been extremely variable ana
yet sensational. In one instance. when
practising alone. he made an enormous
run. by some spectators pronounced over
100 and stopped without having missed.
PLAYING against Cutler. Yamada made
800 points I'm two innings. the runs being
POS and -. causing Cutler, who Is quail
fed To- express an opinion about BILLIARDS
worthy Of consideration. 10 say he had
never witnessed better playing by any
body. Nevertheless. Hoppe is a strong
favoritc AT odds OF 800 10 $40. In the last
few DAYS. however. there has been plenty
Of support for Yamada
Speaking Of the coming match. Hoppe
said. 81 never felt better and l am
playing better than I'm two years. ~ the
iemperaturc Of the hall is right and the
table and balls IN good condition, | am
confident I will play good game. Should
| will have none the worst or II. believe
| can beat ANYBODY when the tools are
bad. But / know the difference between
playing on practice table that ] am
used 10 and ivory with which | am faml-
liar and playing on new equipment such
as we will have for the match. | expect
to average % 10 30"
George +. SlOssOn maint9inS that
Yamada has better chance 10 win Tues
dav night than is generally believed. ana
saws. "Namada is a marvel lie learned
to plav crude billiards in Japan about SIX
Years ago. got his first ideas about halk-
line i'm Berlin about three years ago. and
here he is going after the championship Of
the world
"In a game Of IN points Yamada is
II he gets TO playing well,
there il no telling what he Will do. Ills
ono drawback is carelessness, otherwise
he is "A great artist. IL he Is beaten he
will challenge again in the fall Hoppe.
who has been playing In public for at
least fifteen years. has an advantage over
him in experience and in open table play,
but I'm no other way.
In the tournament last fall. iamada,
after being over 100 points behind Hoppe.
beat him by 200 10 497. Since that time
Yamada's Improvement has been steady,
il not remarkable. He Is skilful, studious
and apt. and II his health remains good
he cannot be prevented from becoming a
champion lamada was born January -,
lSSS. Hoppe Is a few months older. hav-
ing been born November II, 1851"