The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
HOPPE AND YAMADA
PRACTISING DAILY
Both Are Working Hard in
Preparation for Match
for 14.1 Title. d,
HEAT CUTS DOWN RUNS

William r. Hoppe and Koji Yamada
are practising as actively as the pre-
vailing torrid temperature will permit,
the champion at the Brunswick-Balke-
Collender Company's wareroom and the
Japanese expert at Maurice Days. Last
Monday. with Albert O. Cutler as an
opponent, Hoppe averaged 40 in 600
points at al. Thursday. as II to
demonstrate that Hoppe is neither In
vincible nor infallible, Cutler got his cue
in action, averaged 80 in 900 n beat
the worlds wonder 40 points.
Yamada is playing entertaining al
billiards. but on account of weather con-
ditions Is unable to score big runs or
averages. His best average so far is 25
In 400 points. Heat and humidity have
hampcred his nightly exhibitions, the
redeeming features of which have been
marvellous masse effects. one enthus-
last who watched Yamada perform every
night during the last tive weeks re
marked. He appears 10 he In a class by
himself in the execution Of masse
strokes. In my Judgment he is better
than ever before at that specially. Play
ing masse shots with either hand. he Is
not only spectacular but amazingly ac-
curate. Perhaps he resorts to the masse
more frequently han Is necessary. yet
by applying II he IL 80 certain 20 count
that his p%enchant for IL is excusable.
oven c~ommendable." Hoppe. who
watched Yamada one night at Days.
was differently impressed. He takes
too many chances" was the opinion
voiced by the champion.
The Jap's best performance was made
one afternoon when he was practising
alone. He ran rs and i6+ in succession.
OF that exhibition n man who has OBJ
served expert billiard playing for more
than thirty years remarked: ut was
the speediest work / have ever seen on
a billiard table. Never before had |
seen anybody play so rapidly. II sur
passed the fastest playing l had ever
seen Schaefer do"
The match for the al championship
between Hoppe and Yamada probably
will take place at Boston the fourth
week OF October. BY mutual agreement
it will M a contest OF 1900 points
played in three nights,
Interstate Three Cushion League
events for the season OF 19l5-l6 viii
begin Tomorrow night. NJ schedule
for the opening night Is:
August Keickhefer We. Roy S. Hascall
Henry Grede W. Charles Mccourt. a.
Pierre .Maupome VS.. Earl Giiiissie' a
William Kathon vs.. Harry Cooler, a
indianapolis.
on Tuesday night George F. SCISSOR
and Henry Grede OF Milwaukee Will
play the first OF twenty -four games &c
be contested a. Thum's broadway and
Forty-irst ctreet room, New YORK
Wednesday night Pierre Maupome ano
Charles otis will compete at Georef
W. Reavers's room. Brooklyn.
Another game for New York Is no
scheduled until September 90. wher
Horace II. Lean. representing Detroit
will oppose George +. Slosson. TINS
rangeme Will froduce "A comic
with the match for the three cushion
championship between George w
Moore. champion OF New York. ant
William u. Huey. challenger. of Chi
cago, which will take place AT the music
hall OF the New York Theatre Buildin'
September Is. 2G and 80. lnasmuch a'
Interstate games will he played quite
regularly until May 3, n other cham
pionshlp matches are in prospect othel
conflicts during the s"oson are likely
The winner Of Moore-Huey match vii
have to meet Alfredo de orc about De
. foh.r