New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-30
Robs Inman of His Lead
Afternoon and Draws
Out in the Evening.
ENGLISH PLAYER AT
SEA WITH IVORFs
Finds American Style a Pun
and Fails to Hold the Balk
for Close Nursing.
By FRED HAWTHORNE


Willie Hoppe had mis- revenge y..,..
day afternoon in his S,0OO-point "a
lard match with Melbourne InusB Z.
British champion, at the Hotel A,.6
and ran out his 500 points at ls2h 80
line while his opponent was tOt,B,.
lo7.
On Monday night, when the m,bs
opened at English billiards, I'm.
scored COZ to Hopes 3Oi, so that q,
total after yesterday afternoons Ma
read: Hoppe, S04; Inman, zoe.
In the evening Hoppe still frrl.
increased his lead, running out hIs a
/ points while Inman was gathering "A
At the end of the nights play Hon,
grand total was 1904 points, andL
mans, 1877.
The champion of the world A 4
! forms of balkline billiards ran oct
his seventeenth inning yesterday aAs
noon, with an average Of 20 7-f7 4,
with high runs Of l02, 76 and 81. N
| Englishman's average was S SIT ~
his high runs were 20, Is and is.
} lnman won the bank, but failsd =
score on the break, and Hoppe "a
proceeded TO click of a cluster Of
points, failing on his forty.sseond ~
on a simple massG.
/ The best Imam could DO on bis N.
! try was a count of 6, a draw ~
( proving his downfall. The Eaglisknp
! appeared TO lack confidence in hiu,1l
at the American style Of game, AZ
upon nearly every occasion left "a,
self bad line-ups through his insblh
to nurse the worries.
Several times Hoppe left the AsE
close together at the head Of the hst
/ but lnman was not able to take adm.
| tage of the opening and elected 70 81,
the open style of billiards, Bis M
usually ending quickly, with the bsE
spread widely. His eye for sngle VI
marvellous, however, and the pllsu
applauded some Of his long dfFii
shots around the table.
Hoppe went about his work In a nr
ter-ot-tact manner, earning most Of tsl
points by nursing the balls AlonF n
: rail and in and out of balk. His high n
/ began with the worries at the hsaa Z
/ the table, from where ne nursed In
diligently along the cushions, Trai
ally working down toward the a.
with an occasional long draw shot b
run ended when he missed a euiAia
carrom across the table.
, lnman was plainly d.sconeertsd h
( his inability 10 make better Shostf
and complained that the balls Hkisk4
/ every time he made a shot. He g
: IDENTIFY referred TO the action Of b I
balls after he had made several hi
miscues.
! The rival champions showed the rs .
OF feeling before and during the maiA
laughing and joking with each o.hG
and Hoppe looked particularly pleas
as he broke" his cue after the sfta
noon session, with an advantage Of ID
I most 100 points.
/ lnman will get an opportunity 70 8
( down his opponents lead this tttae
/ room and tonight. when two blocks
GOO points each will be played at "
English game.
The summary of the Afternoon g1Si
follows:
Iiopp" lspot LilD--u. 0. 3. 2 TO- al
/ ~ l. = lo2, -, 0, %. "a, g. 0. u Tea
900 points. High runs. l02. 70 and
Average. - III
Imam ,white balD--O. 8. o. L0kk
points. High runs. 20. 10 aud H. AHs
age. 5-l7
Referse-AiJert G. Gutter
In the evening game, although Eopz
had no trouble in gaining an early lsa
and maintaining it until the end, lHns
gave evidences Of improving stroke y
confidence. his nursing was far bett
than in the afternoon, and many q 2
long draw shots were Of = senSati''i
character.
Hoppe scored his high run 10
eleventh inning, when he clicked
ll3 points, with the balls along the n
most Of the time. He GlsO smtss
runs Of 80 and 81, during whieh =
masse shots evoked great applause y
man made his high run Of "a 10
fourteenth inning, but, playing
open style Of billiards, he was i'lo
to work harder for mis- points.
II is believed that during ne =,
G00-point matches this afternoon y
evening at English billiards, lnnSn :.
perform in more impressive maa''
than he has yet done.
The summary of the evening ga
follows:
Hoppe (spot baiD-iS 10. :, O. ..
o. ll3. 2. 10. 0. s.. 3. o. o 90 Is. " 49,
Is. Total 500 points. high runs. ll4
81. average %. Grand total. LOO poiaN,
Inman white balD-iS. o. L, J,
Z. o. :. 3, "a. 0. II. E. j.. !. y
Total. lSS points, high runs, ~ ~
average. ?0.c4 Grand total 81 poih"
Referee-Albert G. Cutler,