The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-13
WALTER COCHRAN
1.-THE BOY WONDER"
FORMER new SsON HAs DENEL
OPEo WoNOERFuLLF As
BILLIARD PLAYER
la Pnsror wIt- TIE Natarsi Frars
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Special Daspafrh tr rfs frrs.liEcrr--
NEW YORK. Aux f--They are
grooming a younEstsr In Chicago Tor
the express purpose % fskiur TIE
worlds BILLIARD Lre frCm WiIie
Hoppe. and ttIs marVtlOrs youth
comes from Tire ranks 70 the news
boys Waller Cochran .- his name
and his axe o. sixteen years he be-
Ean 90 PLAY billiards -IN years axe
Al that time Do AS crvinc Extra
In the streets 90 Nau-nr Iowa. put.
ting ln bis spare hours 90 ite billiard
fahe
This youth has developed into -aa
most phenomenal billiard PLAYER OF
recent years and rf the present time
o. the only billiard PLAYER Uh1 has
shown sufficient skin with ere cue
20 give UrUu. -- OF wrestling The
sorld's titles from Hoppe
Cochran friends believe that he
nll succeed and Cor this reason are
grooming him for rlampI0ushi
match With the youthful ftIe holder
hose uho have seen h.u PLAY say
that d. .s The only tII.artizf today
Nho has O. chance 90 take tlr laurvls
from Hoppe
Not since Hoppe hegsu 90 show
such mastery gffn the ruH has anv.
one approached the skill shown hy
formerly resided at Edmonton Al
berta. later h- went fo Manson where
his ensrCstic nature found expression
a. vendor OF daily papers At The
axe a. Twelve he Was known as tho
Nevsboy Billiard Player
Cochran j. youth Of unusual iu-
telliEeucr The pennies made as a
newshoy went Into an educational
fund and two years later ls went 60
Chicago 90 attend Lane Technical
loIrcr and VIII soon graduate. de-
frayin- part - h.- expenses Win the
money be- saved aE o. rewsboy
Deterrn atior-Tne Motto
BE is not only takiuE the iuu
course or this college bur has been
taught ths inner points % billiards
lur.ug bis spare minutes and fut
hulldos determination this bow pos
sesses accounts FOR hls mastering ~
game Will" receiyinr his education.
In Chicago be was recognized as
The most promising billiard player o.
that city Under able Instructors ne
faults were corrected and no made
is.m95 katle prorrrss IN The technique
been -o rapid thar No. a. nov consid
cred fn even more Ekiiiful player than
was Hoppe az the same age
ln 500 point lSe Balk-Line game
az Chicago with DR. Harley Parker.
o. leading amateur or the Windy Clty.
young Cochran made an average OF
A. and hieh run ~ los. A few
nIEhts later h. met Mr iieddon an
other expert amateur of Chicago a.
the same game and ran 250 points ln
two innings. FOR an average OF l-y
lie counted % from the bank ami
ran ont with POS. lsaN.nl the balls m
such perfect position that had &C.
caslon demanded DO be might have
70 =
from "a player 30 youthful has never
been heard OF before And this ls not
all.
Has Won Two
Cochran o. the winner OF two handI-
cap tournaments. one a. the Is 2 game
and The other 81 three cushion car
oms. which amply proves his versatil-
ify lie o. a most consistent player
and Ike Willie Hoppe is possessed OF
un imWovpable temperament which In
a billiard player 20 necessary asset
Undoubtedly there iE no one ln the
billiard world to-day. excepting Cham
plor Hoppe. who an prove the equal
~ this younesier To a match game.
And every time no plays b. shows
wonderful improvement This a. whv
tD d. devuflnr six hours each day 20
practise and this is why those who
have seen him are 20 confident that
De- VIII soon he able 90 capture the
billiard titles % tho world
Ills stroke i- both wonderful and
natural ana IrEfu hlts very much the
stroke of the famous Frank Ives The
Boy Wonder a. ha is now known 90
record OF having jumped directly into
The professional ranks The billiard
player usually spends several year,
az an awteur before ho ia sufficiently
recognized b. the public 90 be- worthy
% professional PATRONAGE
Shows Great bbnity.
With young Cochran b. has been
different on account % his wonder.
ful ability and his certainty 90 soon
becoming q fItls holder the Boy
Wonder has been accepted as q mem.
Der of The Champion Billiard Players.
League This viii give him the 0p
purtlrify OF playing durIrr The CON.
fhe billiard world and Ap is sure 90
give an excellent account OF himself
If s farfntched prediction that
before TIE end Of The season Walter
Cochran VIII br a. veil known a.
any other member 90 ,he Billiard
League and champion % more than
one style uf f.lk..ius.
Before Tho bfZl1n'ul NJ fHa billiard
Isfa-un season. young Cochran 800.
Dol seen in number ~ h.h.f.1n
game. ir Sew York Nn has placed
himself under rho MANAGEMENT 90
HH- arrar I'd .rr N'u several .mrorf.
ar. matches IurHE frn month prior
fH f." League urar0r Cochran vfIf
meet eItH.H. U. fra champion r|n..
ere If fl probable chat fHcaa mnfrnr.
T..I hn 1.ar'd af poFIe'- and Maurice
President N.-t ~fo formerly
r11ared wis. Hoppe ana had mrlf
fH Hn H.. rrr dt..'rrrsr. nj fhr
rr..rrf champion MI. rrrffrrE H.#H