Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-31

SO it was my fortune to win. Yes,
the Jap is q grand little player,
Willie continued, "but he mas bad
fault--he isn't steady. He had the
best chance in his life to beat me
in this match and that lie didn't
causes me citation and surprise. |
! am Just about to prepare for my next
match for the championship, which
will take place next month in New
! York against Calvin Demarest. At
ter that ] do not know what I snail
do OF course. I expect to defeat
| Demarest and if SO I haven't the
/ challenger. There isn't to be amy big
tournament this year, however, SO !
may get more challenges than l bar
gain for
"Yamada will challenge your
ventured
mo, / think not" Hoppe said. tie
will wait awhile, ! believe, until he
becomes more steady-more accli-
mated, perhaps"
! 6
! AS the match opened, Hoppe was
given something to worry about, and
! to be honest about it the champion
did much worrying and considerable
roofing throughout the nights play.
Yamada, winning the bank, broke the
balls and continued to click the ivo-
ries until he had corralled y points.
1t was a beautiful beginning, and he
won the admiration OF the spectators
! by his display of form. This first run
also proved to be the high run of thG
night, although Yamada himself got
a SO in the twenty-fourth inning,
and Hoppe made a 60 in the eighth
frame. these runs, by the way, being
the only ones over fifty during the
evening. The Jap maintained his
advantage until Hoppe came to light
with his 60 in row, and from then
! the lead. Now and then Yamada,
playing really sensational billiards,
drew up on his opponent, and
once, near the finish of the match,
he threatened to run the game out,
he was doing so well, but he slipped
up on an easy draw shot and thereby
his chances faded Again, the Jap
was sailing along beautifully, and
appeared to be on the high road for
a high run, but he failed to drive the
- ialI TOT l. rk4a+(s
fatal. and they came generally after
a display of superb billiards. He
failed to score ON two occasions only,
and he avera ged 10 1926 for the night.
Hoppe, while not in the form for
long runs, was more consistent than
Yamada. He averaged Is 1926. The
champion shook hands with the Jap
anese after the match, and they
chatted for a moment. Then Hoppe
gave few fancy shots, after which
he took the train for New York.
C
Discussion by the experts after
ward seemed to lead to the conclusion
that Hoppe is head and shoulders
over all the billiard players now in
the game. He is so good, 1t is point
ed out, that his brilliant work In
matches are overlooked. He is Hoppe
the champion, and he is supposed to
do those things. This is the reason
, perhaps, that he didn't divide the
honors in applause with Yamada
The Jap is a scream in masse work
and some of those difficult shots
, were made to look easy to him. He
drew forth the admiration and thu
spontaneous bursts of approval more
frequently than did Hoppe, and h
/ had more friends in the audienc'
than the few of his countrymen WHIT
: came with him. He made man.
: friends by his show of skill and hi
= cool manner. He Is to come her
: again next week for a match Will
5 Cline at the Essex billiard parlors
on Broad street, and then he will
probably show us how he can win.
o
The match drew more than 300 per
sons, who showed their knowledge o
/ the game by applauding a
!. the right time. Among those presen
were Mayor Jacob Haussling. Polio
Commissioners Scanlon and DeVot
t DR.. L. s. Hinckley, DR.. r. r. D
Matteo, j. Victor DAloia, Richar
: Hensler. George A. Oil. jr., Georg
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