The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-25
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SUTTON AND vAMAOA
To PERFORM HERR
CRACK BILLIARD PLAYERS WILL
BE SEEN IN ACTION NEXT
THURSDAY NIGHT.

George Sutton and Koji Yamada,
both members OF the Champion Bill !
Hard Players League. will appear at
st. Elmo Billiard Parlor next Thurs
day, March 4. in one OF the regular
scheduled contests of the league to be
held In this city during the present
season. The game should draw record
crowds judging from the interest
shown in the previous contest held
in this city.
The contest will be three hundred
points at 14:1 balk-line. the new style
Of game which created such a sersa-
ton during the recent Championship
tournament at the Hotel Aston, New
York. and caused quite sensation
among the local billiard fans. This
game ia full OF thrills, lie most
spectacular and beyond question the
most difficult known to the billiard
world.
Both players are going at top
speed and Judging from the games
played by them in other cities In the
league n battle to the finish may be
expected.
sutton Experienced.
George sutton Is the most ex-
perienced player in the Champion
b Hard Players' League. He has been
DeIOT6 the PupllN AOISft S''%'t "'''
other member and although not yet
an old man ne has been called 1.-The
dean of thu league"
Sutton 6rst became known as
pocket billiard player For number
of years he held various titles at this
game and was reckoned as the most
expert PLAYER in this country. 1t was
his versatility with the cue which LED
him to believe that he could play bill
lizards and this induced him to try.
His SUCCESS was almost immediate
and very soon afterwards he had sue
ceeded In capturing the titles in both
the 1871 and 1872 styles of tho game.
He has always been one of the most
difficult opponents of all of the other
| players.
On account of Ill health Sutton was
! compelled to abandon the game for
| two years Many believed that he
would never play again, but after
long rest he again took up his cue ana
afterwards played some of the best
matches of his long career. He is
now again at his best and will force
some of the younger element to the
limit in the league games which are
| to be played this season
/ 1t was from sutton mat Willie
| Home won the 1872 title. Sutton hav-
/
Holds Championships.
| Koii da holds two champion
| sbips at 1872 balk-liue He won the
title of Germany at this game and
later defeated the best players of his
native iand. Japan.
\ Yamada first came into prominence
in this country when he played Willie
Hoppe for the 1892 Championship.
He was defeated. but was so expert
with the cue that he was at once
| recognized as a formidable OPP
| ponent for any player
| alter at the Hotel Astor 1871 tourna-
ment Yamada made much more
favorable Impression when he came
within four points Of defeating Hoppe.
The Ian is recognized as one OF the
most expert players of the league,
and there q wide interest to see him
work in me contest he rs to play IN
this city
Yamada learned billiards n Berl'n
where he was educated. So enthus-
tastic did he become over the game
that he : handoned career as sur
reon in order to follow the game.
In August he was the leader in the
international tournament in Berlin
when the European war halted the
. play and Kcji relates many thrilling
experiences which he encountered
while attempting to escape from the
realm Of the Kaiser. The friends oi
his college days, however came &c
his rescue and made It possible for
: him to get beyond the border after
: which he succeeded in making hti
way TO Denmark. There he was com
PEELED to remain several weeks De
fore he was able to obtain passage &c
America where he arrived only
short time before the beginning o.
the league season.