New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-04
Easily Defeats George Sm
ton and Holds His Title
at 1872 Billiards.
PLAYS WITH SKILL
AND RARE CUNNING
Balls Respond to Delicate Tov6
in a Way That Made Hard
Shots Look Simple.

Closing with an unfinished run NJ
Willie HOPPE. OF this city. easily lefez,i
George Sutton. the veteran OF chiez,
and retained his worlds champlonsh,, :
49, balkline billiards AZ the Hotel A,s,N
last night The final score was 90 10 a I
Hoppe played a remarkable game. e~
for his remarkable self His touch -.
the lightest. and his control OF -
~ ories bordered at times upon the sus~.
natural The most difficult masse sbs.
daring around the table play and IA.
nursing. were all alike to him. He v.
confident. easy and clever IN his exsc.
ton. and constantly drew the sppla1ss
some fifteen hundred spectators. VI,
packed the hall In the course Of a
match he made runs Of %. o. ., "a
and another cluster Of -. In addition
his finishing burst.
When Hoppe came up FOR what Prev
to be the final inning, he was confronr
and moreover. got the balls into perfr
nursing position AT the end OF the tass
The rest was a mere detail Clicking II
the points with an case and skill .h5
made the game seem simple. he quictI
ran out.
Sutton was nervous throughout N
match, and only once. In the Afteesc
inning. did he show 2 flash OF his tr,
ability. Then. outshlning his opponent
clever play. he clicked OF lS points v
fore he finally missed a difficult bank shu
at the head OF the table.
Apart from this run tho veteran Il
not seem able 20 control the balls as
Hoppe. and was forced to depend upr |
his skill as an open table player for .ur
OF his shots. This unsteadiness cour's
heavily against him
Hoppe warmed TO his work al once. a.
in the third inning put together a rim
80. After executing half dozen op>I
table shots that drew the applause IN |
deserved he gathered the balls at .
head of the table. With a wizardl'I
skill Re commanded the worries, nurs-l
them back and forth as he cllcksd
the points.
Sutton. visibly nervous, come TO U
table for his fourth inning. lle dfI
rionced some difficulty in keeping the an
together. but compiled run of q beisI
LAYING aside his cue. He executed se'enj
pretty, not 10 say spectacular open ts'
shots. but lacked the control Of Ho5'1
and the worries rolled badly for him 4
finally missed on comparatively ~I
single cushion shot along the LETT hsI
rail
Hoppe put together ll9 in the nintn
tonth frames. passing the 30 point mar
in the latter frame. when he ran - an
a display of skill that called fortn !"
applause His work in the ninth inhHt
in which he gathered % points, was n
markable. Whether he drove for posiud}
or coddled the balls with deit strokes
2 feather light wrist, the result vas
same.
The play lapsed after Hoppe run
the eleventh inning, and II was not unl |
Sutton came 10 the table for his nfteeh
that the match reassumed the asped
a meeting OF champions. The 'e'aA
from Chicago found the worries VAN.
in fair position. and Immediately process I
ed TO click of his first high run OF
night. Skilfully he held them tose''
until l22 points were piled up.
A generous round of applause grew
his fiftieth shot. and with each success
ing 10 run the plaudits increased unu'
his one hundredth shot he received
ovation. His entire run. vas made "u
head OF the table, and after the sese's
fifth shot he held the balls captive "'
Ing them only hard enough to ooe' "
rules of the game.
lie missed his one hundred ana t"e's
third shot. difficult bank, by the orea''
of a hair.
willie HOPES 0: %. 2 Is 80 .-i !, q
4. o. 0. 50. so. -. Total 'o' sNel@S''
high runs. -. 90 So 80. 20. 50 and - "a
George sutton. o. !, =, I, 3 u, ,,sr
l.. 2 O. i23. 49, . Total 2-e average ~"
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