The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-29
HOPPE WINS TITLE
AT 14:1 BALKLINE
Young Champion Beats Dem.
Arrest in Final Game by
400 to 1876.
WINNER IS UNDER STRAIN
0utplayed at First, Hoppe Goes
Into Lead With a
Run Of 145.
standing 81 The Players.
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Losing avero re,

william +. Hoppe defeated Calvin
Demarest In the final game for the 14.l
oalkline billiard championship in the
grand ballroom of the Hotel Aston las.
night by score Of 400 to 1856. This gives
MN all the titles in balkline billiards, as
he is the holder Of the ISL and ls.2
championships
Hopes victory was all the more re-
markable in that he was playing under a
STRAIN. His wife is dangerously III and
he learned only yesterday afternoon that
she had undergone a serious operation ON
Monday night Hoppe averaged 26 lois
and gathered clusters OF las, 81 and Sc
during the course OF the match, while
Dcmarest averaged 10 Ills, with his best
-uns So. 80 and 80
The setting for the match was prac-
ccally ideal and the same old crowd that
nils the seats at any billiard game OF
Importance was out in force. Long before
the time scheduled for play to begin many
Of the boxes and most OF the seats were
filled There were very few late Corners,
Tor all the enthusiasts were looking for
ward TO a fast game and were anxious to
miss none Of H. a great many OF the fair
sex were interspersed throughout the gal
iery and added color to the scene The
women showed that they are becoming
better acquainted with the game by the
.hNeiNSt WHICH tuey toON III tnt play. Iney
Knew when TO applaud and were not back
ward when occasion presented.
Hoppe was a prime favorite with all
the followers of the game and there were
Few who thought that Demarest had a
chance with him. There were some few,
however, who were willing to take the
short end OF wagers, thinking that Hoppe
was due for a reversal of form after the
wonderful game he had been playing all
week
remnrsst won IRE -oll for break and
was the first to 60 to the table. He
having won the choice OF balls took the
white one and missed on the break but
left the worries in a bad way for his
rival. Hoppe gathered only two In his
first inning. falling down on one cushion
bank shot. On this stroke the young
champion passed between the two object
balls without hitting either OF them. al
though II looked as II he could not pos
sibly have done IL even II he had been
trying to. This miss gave Demarest one
tally to start on in his second inning and
he proceeded to garner twenty-nine more
before he retired from the table.
Hoppe came UP for his chance with the
worries spread far apart. but by dint OF
great execution he gathered nine caroms
before he missed on three cushion shot
by a hairs breadth. At the end OF this
inning Demarest had the lead at so to II
and added four more on the next inning.
He missed on a one cushion stroke and
Hoppe clicked OF twenty eight, which
put him in the lead. Demarest was equal
to the occasion and rolled up thirty-four
on his next appearance At the table, miss
ing finally on a long straight shot
The worries were left In a bad position
for the young champion. but he made the
first tally and had the worries together in
three shots more. He then proceeded to
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"hlch hoppf Drought the oa'is pach INTO
position
AZ seVehty-nNe ne hah the worries
spread far apart, but by the time he had
reached eighty they were back together
again once IN whi'e along toward the
century mark he was forced 10 maxi"
some hard drives TO get position. but he
invariably got what he was after Dur
.ng the course OF the run Hoppe made
only three masse shots and missed on
the l46th stroke. hard three cushion
shot, but only by an eyelash
The miss left everything lovely for
Demarest and he came back with the best
run that he made during the match, Cd.
Demarest had hard time keeping the
worries together, and the contrast between
h.m and his rival was marked. Demarest
missed on masse which should hay.
been fairly easy. and Hoppe came to the
IA BILE for his NTH inning lust 80 TO the
good. He remained in action until he had
annexed Sc more and then missed a two
cushion shot Demarest failed to make
,nvthiny ON his next round and I.ft IN.
IL - ,I, -, ha - 1870, 80,
"aI'S where hoppe inisn' nave reeieu on
long run The latter, however after
making . mIscued and set them I'D for
D.n,.r.st
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