Arizona republican., 1914-07-06
j. S. WILL SCORE
IN BILLIARDS SURE
May Los Out in Polo But Hoppe Is
On the Three Ball Firing
Line

ReVerSeS sustained by the United
States on the polo field at Meadow
brook, on the cinder path at Philadel-
phia, where the oxford team won the
relay race, and on the golf links at
Sandwich doubtless have caused some
misgiving as to the outcome of the
other international contests.
In the ring, Willie Richie is to
meet Freddie Welsh; on the ocean
Sir Thomas Upton will endeavor to
defeat the American cup defender
with Shamrock "; and Great Britain
will send her tennis stars to New
York.
The Union Boat club of Boston has
arrived at Henley to compete against
the leading crews of Great Britain on
the Thames, and early in July, Mel
bourne Inman, the English billiard
champion, will sail for New York to
prepare for his international match
with Willie Hoppe, the American
champion.
Although Uncle Sam MAS so far
failed to score in the three contests
already staged he can, by winning
the fighting. yachting, tennis and
billiard events still get better than
an even break with John Bull.
If it should happen that the out
come of the billiard match between
the American and British champions
is necessary to decide the rubber,
then it will add greatly to the in
terest Few lovers OF billiards on
this side of the water believe Inman
| has much chance to defeat the young
! New York wizard, but the polo fans
were equally confident that their
team would win and they were given
! hard jolt. English players are just
as enthusiastic over the chances of
Inman, who has displayed such
eameness in many of his matches
| that he is known as The TWicken-
| ham Terror
! Many American fans think that as
! tile English game consists so much
of winning and losing hazards into
pockets that lnman will be hopeless
/ ly outclassed, but when he was in
! New York last year he convinced
Maurice DAILY, the dean of the New
! York roomkeepers, that he was a
clever performer at caroms Friend.
of Hoppe believe it will not be any
trouble for him to make twenty five
! consecutive caroms and then PLAY
any kind of shot and soon get tn,
balls in position for another run o
twenty five
| Manager r. &. Benjamin. who is
looking after Inmans end of the
match, is back in New York after q
few weeks spent in London. He re
| ports that Inman refused a big offel
| for his end of the internationa
match The English champion is
confident the series will be the big
gest thing of its kind in international
billiards
lnman's successful invasion of Can
ada last year has caused some of the
leading players at the English style
of billiards to come in search of new
pastures.
George Gray, the phenomena
young Australian player, already ha.
contracted to visit the Dominion. L
is quite possible that Reece, tn,
former English champion. also will
appear in Canada early next sea
son. SO far no dates have beer
booked for Gray in the United State.
but 1t is quite possible he may b.
seen in several of the leading cite!
as there is no doubt there is ;
tendency of the men who pull tn,
billiard strings to get a combina
ton of the best points of the Englis
ana American styles and so produc,
game that will afford genuine in
ternational competition.