The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-18
JAP BILLIARDIST
TELLS OF ESCAPE
EoJI TAMADA HAS THRILLING Tx.
PERnNcE IN LEAVING
GERMANY
Esld Up 1T Many Points-was warmed
20 Leave RatherlAnd ct Might
Rides IN StssrAge.

secret warning 90 leave Germany, a
, flight from Berlin. personal belongings
German soldiers a dozen times during q
three days trip. which ordinarily is
made In ten hours. denied passage 70
America from Amsterdam and his final
escape IN the steerage OF the Potsdam,
there are some OF the thrilling expert
ences which befcll Koji Yamada. the
che npton japanese billiard player In
his efforts 70 flee the war-infested coun-
tries o. Europe.
4 am glad TO be in America" said
the youthful Oriental. as he came down
the plank Of the Potsdam at Hoboken
on the morning OF September is. There
vas no denying the statement. Anyone
who saw famada at the time was con-
scious OF the great relief which the Jap
FELT when he had landed safely. For
had not the steamship officials refused
him passage ana even told him that he
would not be permitted TO land even Al
he finally reached the United states2
AFTER his sensational billiard games
IN New York last spring Namnda went
70 Berlin. where he had been educated.
90 take part In an international billiard
tournament In the German capital. All
won't well until the big war began and
this put an end to the tournament and
cancelled all OF the contracts which the
cue expert had IN that country.
Then Japan became = party 20 the
grcat conflict and Yamada was warned
secretly b. the Japan Embassy Of Her
lin, 20 leave the country AZ once and the
Embassy advanced the funds for the cs-
cape, FOR Yamads was unable 10 realize
anything on his contracts OF collect Tor
the exhibition games he had already
Lks Thief a. wight
he left Berlin lat night leaving his
baggage behind. ali oNcruf "a suit raar
s9a his billiard cue. re hac not cross
physician, and twenty other japanese IN
herlin bad been made prisoners 81 war.
,li he shrse dey iogrgey from Berlin 90
not unlike the horrors OF nightmare.
shifted from train o. train. hcid up at
way SIDE stations. arrested b. soldiers
% a rnilitariem which knew no other
law than The law Of war az times forced
20 wis many miles surrounded by
hostile people. ramada. with the AID ~
Ar American passport finally arrived
~ Amsterdam. there 90 find that more
troubles awaited him. This was on Au-
Win hif remaining funds be- pur-
chased second class ticket to New
fork and then was told that be would
until scstembcr demands W., @ors S gsiig
on him 90 return the ticket Tpon the
aavisc q The japanese Embassy 90 The
Then threatened that BIZ would D. depSrf
% even should hc reach Che United
never Again.
"a would never want to know any.
thing like 40 aruin." rnva Var,rfa
Those weeks waltinG Tor the day for
N.N NNlN 20 HNlN were the most mIHHra
able EFcrNtniuH Waa disorder rrfrp-
where was war Nothinr seemed safe
japanese was special object 90
onmity and hcrnu tu lear thr. r ....a.l
not b. allowed fo lcavc Ito have az
tempted Co reach ENGLAND would nave
meant my doteufiuH. NJ only hone Wa
ln cunVlncinE the authtfItioa 90 the
truth. that my billiard eurancmonta fr
America we're Important and that I we
really Eoing o. America FOR that uur-
pose"
pc was with fear and trembling that
hamada BEARDED the rofadam on the
uioruiur of September 3 Ue was really
surprised that be was not stopped III
can't D. explained even now why be- WAS
not except that unusual efforts were
being made On this country Cor hia rr.
turn. We We assigned 90 r. com fnrfa-
bic room On tire second cabin. arrnr1Iur
90 bis ticket 90 passage. but no sooner
had the boat started on iia long Journey
Than Pc wae deprived ~ hla quarters
and aasirurd 90 the rrrrarr Huf fhr
etnrraFe on any ship was preferable a.
Europe in a state 81 war and America
world
Would J. wish 20 50 back to Ger