The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-08
INTERNATIONAL
BILLIARDS SOON
Odds Favor Willie Hoppe to De-
feat Melbourne Inman

New York, Sept S-iBilliard contests
between experts always attract at
tention the world over, but followers
OF the game in the United States and
Canada will be afforded an unusual OPP
portunity within the next two months
Of witnessing the acknowledged pro-
fessional masters Of the English and
American styles in an international Sc
ries OF matches, the games in which
will be played alternately on English
and American tables. Willie Hoppe
OF New York, the worlds champion
balk line player will cross cues with
Melbourne Inman of England, who is
the worlds best cue wielder at the
English game of winning and losing
hazard"
The series calls for $4,000 points up,
divided equally between the two styles
OF billiards and three distinct matches
will be played. The first OF these, con-
sisting OF 5000 points, will be decided
in New York. followed by another,
under similar conditions, in Chicago
and later on a third match OF 10000
points will be played during tour Of
the leading cities of Canada, Each
match will be for $1,000 a side and
a winning and losing share of the gate
receipts.
English and v. S. Styles.
The rules governing the American
games will be 1872 inch balk line. one
shot in anchor while the spot" and
anchor" shots will be barred in all
the contests on the big English table.
The New York series will begin Sep
TENDER 2S and conclude october 3, and
the Chicago dates are from october IL
to II inclusive. The Canadian dates
and places of meeting will be arranged
for later on.
Both men have been practicing ear
nestly for some months. each of course
paying a great deal OF attention to his
opponents style OF game, and the
matches should afford billiard lovers
splendid opportunities for interesting
comparisons. Twenty-one years ago,
May 20 to June 2. 1898, the late Frank
c. Ives, the Michigan cue wonder, who
was known as the Napoleon Of French
and American billiards, played SER
les of three matches with John Rob-
erts. Jr the English billiard cham
pion. the first in London, England, the
other two in Chicago and New York,
at the English style exclusively. Ives
won the London match 5000 to 5S,I,
mainly through the "anchor"shot with
two object balls "choked" in the mouth
of a corner pocket This was a trick
which Ives had learned from his tutor
at the American game, the late Jake
Schaefer, of Chicago, and having once
secured this position" Ives could have
continued to click off caroms inter-
minably. The English champion was
under the conditions OF the
match, from playing the spot stroke
more than once, because he could keep
from that position almost as
as Ives did with the AN
Choir nurse"
Records Of Other Matches.
At Chicago, the following Septem-
Der, Ives defeated Roberts again, by
score of 5000 to 5,303 under similar
conditions but two weeks later they
met in New York in n match of 10000
points up, with the spot" and IAN
Choir" barred, and under these chang
ed conditions Roberts won after most
weeks play by 10000 to s.
1873. During this match, Ives surpris-
ed Roberts and all the other experts
at his dizziness and the rail- nurse
in which by diligent practice, he had |
the art OF turning corners |
and passing the side pockets without |
pocketing ball. In one game with |
Roberts far in the lead. Ives made |
three runs of 651, 515 and S95, total
II 1851 points at this style of play |
md the following day made another
run OF $50. on the final day of the
although Roberts was 1,OOl
points in the lead, the English cham
Dion declared that he did not feel that
ne had safe margin as Ives was like
" to run out the game with his won
lerful rail- work but Ives was UNI
,ble to secure his favorite position
hat day and Roberts won handily.
The conditions of the coming series
are unique as each man will have the /
of pulling up at his own