Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-02
TO AMALGAMATE BILLIARDS
Such Inman's Plan in Behalf Of
American and English Games.
TO PICK OUT REST FEATURES
British Champion BeIicves it would
Put All on a More Equal Foot
ing for International
Matches.

NEW YORK, Aug. melbourne In
man, champion English billiard player,
hopes to get the cooperation of Amer
lean billiard players TO a project to for
mulate an international game of billiards
by combining the best features of both
the American and English games. lnman
thinks that some such standard game
could be made In which English and
American players could meet on even
terms for an international championship
each year. The match between lnman
and Hoppe. In which both English and
American billiards will be played, will
do much to show whether such project
L. feasible.
The difference between American and
English billiards as they are played at
present L. so marked that no interna-
tional match between the champions in
the two games has been held In years.
Mr., Inman believes that the formulation
OF q standard game to be played the
world over would do much 20 put bill
lizards In its proper place among games
OF skill
Willie Hoppe. the American champion,
fAvors such plan. too, but no believes
that the formulation OF a standard game
will be difficult, as both nations will de-
sire the larger part Of the new game TO
be based on their style OF play,
First In Long Thine.
The coming series OF matches between
Inman and Hoppe will be the first inter
national matches since 1898.
Veteran billiard players who remember
how Frank c. Ives. the American cham
pion of that day, defeated John Roberts,
the English champion, In the 1893 match,
will watch with great interest 20 see
whether Hoppe can duplicate that feat.
Hoppe will not have such difficult task,
however, inasmuch as Inman will be
under a big national handicap in play
ing the American game as Hoppe will
be under in playing the English game.
Ives. when he went to England In 1893.
played the English champion at his own
game and defeated him, 5000 10 S,sI. The
defeat was such shock TO the English
that since then no American has been
given much encouragement 20 cross the
water and play at their own game Since
then the English game has developed
considerably. however. and the standard
OF English play has been greatly i'm
proved.
Inman In the present matches doesn't
ask Hoppe 10 play the English game. The
matches will be for 5000 points apiece.
just half OF which will be played In
each game. For instance, match will
be started under the English game and
when a player has obtained 5000 points
In that game he will start playing the
other game. The two games are very
different and are played on different
tables. and II is difficult even for a
marvel like Hoppe 10 change from one
to the other. Each player expects TO win
at his own game and II will be question
OF how we'll they can do at their OPP
ponent's game, which probably will de-
eide the match.
The English game Is played on much
larger table than that used for the Amer
lean game The English table has six
pockets, like those on a pool table. In
addition TO making the oaroms, points are
scored when carom IL made and the
cue ball is pocketed. This play Is con-
sdered one OF the fine points OF the
game.
Both I'm Practice,