New-York tribune., 1915-11-24
c,;cts Off 3OS Carroms
and Betters His Own
Worlds Mark.
u,G CROWD CHEERS
CHAMPION TO ECHO
,ns, puns Away from Cochran
!, Final Match of 1872 Ham
,iicap Tourney.
Y...-unnnk-t- ~
y, FRED HAWTHORNE.

cr.,king a worlds record on the way,
u;lB. Hoppe, champion Of all cham
s.,. At the balkline billiards game, de-
h.,sd Welker Cochran last night in the
s..l match Of the professional handi-
is2 tournament in the Concert Hall
.,,b, New York Theatre Building by a
.o,. Of 500 70 IS points in nine inn
ngs. .-.- .o uo;n.. :. no
%, time al the table, Hoppe whipped
~ ;vories into shape, gathered them at
no foot Of the table and started click
10 of the points. with the regularity Of
smsehjne: nor did he stop until he had
,,,sbed total Of 30S carroms, one more
,ssn ,be former record. held by him
- and made in a match with the late
lssab Schaefer at Chicago in 1911.
Ssrh reception as greeted the cham
"a, AZ the conclusion of his wonderful
nm was never accorded man before in
.Ss history OF billiards in this country.
vsr stood up beside their chairs and
r.llsd vociferously, and the many
r.men who we're sprinkled through the
audience we're not less demonstrative
: their applause. Hoppe. who had
oo,rsly taken his chair after complet-
70 the run, was finally compelled to
rss and bow his Acknowledgements, and
!, did il with the awkwardness of a
,.hoOlboy.
Even George Moore. the veteran
.lr,e-eushion player, who was referee
M and who yawns unless a run of at
at 100 points is scored, was moved TO
snark. Some playing," which brea ks
q records as regards long speeches by
n. Moore.
Wavering a bit after putting up this
.ant cluster. Hoppe gained control
..ain in the sixth inning and counted
4 runs of 81, II, and 81 in his next
o.. frames.
Csehrans part in the nights play was
,gely Of a passive character. After
filing 20 score in the first inning on a
gagie cushion carrom. he sat down and
smsined rooted 10 his chair for the
,.iier part of an hour and ten min
res
A wit in the gallery summed up the
station succinctly wnen he asked /:
Eo, does the young feller do?" and
Cochran, taking his defeat gamely, just
,rnned and sat tight.
The record breaking run was notable
e rany ways. Half a dozen times
Forpe was faced by what seemed al
lot impossible shots, hut each time
he came through with astounding three
% four-cushion drives that brought
he balls together and allowed him
s continue his count.
Oree or twice the champion acted as
iosgh he were performing for the
seer delight Of the spectators, execut-
~ dazzling shots as he went after his
,ents On MS 129th shot in the second
rning the crowd gave a gasp of dis
nay as Hoppe drove the cue ball hard
Il the red. which rested near the end Of
he table, and missed il. but only tenn
porarily. for after kissing the second
sbject ball. il took the side cushion and
ken trickled around between the red
:ill and the rail and carromed of the
Tory from the rear.
On bis 222d shot Hoppe found the
.sree balls hugging the lower rail.
With the cue ball at one end. With the
-ost gentle of strokes the champion
la, touched the first object ball as he
ssrt by and then the cue ball rolled
dag TO the side cushion, reSounded
ist came back, TO connect with the
'ssend object ball.
vas a marvellous shot and the
s'osd spplauded so long and vigorously
'hsi 'hs champion was forced 20 wait
several seconds before resuming. More
'hzn 100 points Of this run were
r.azed with the balls at the lower
snd Of the table. and the cue ball never
vidsly separated from the object
pasrss as Hoppe wesved his way in
i'd ont Of bslk.
On bis 2s5th. 2s6th, 267th, 2ssth and
ssia shots the cue wizard made five
'aaseeutive gathering shots, with tre-
,.sadoas three and four cushion drives.
s7fsing play accounted for the rest Of
- run. The inning was ended for
h'ppe when he failed on a single
'ssnion csrrom shot. Both of the
,iect balls lay near the foot of the
sois and close 10 the side cushion,
IN the cue ball sixteen inches from
!. head Of the baize. Shots far more
Sntult had been made successfully
he champion a dozen times before.
sas perhaps the strain OF piling
te total and the feeling that ne
Mo'oken the record that caused MN
s'hfer just a triAe
shen the uproar over Hopes
s'sTerent had subsided somewhat
v-ag Cochran rose and again failed
.eore. Hoppe himself missed on tho
t and Cochran made his first count
ais inning. but il was only one
Mht The champion gradually worked
sa,sh back into form after this and
~iasd the game in rapid order.
ms prize OF 81 900 went 70 Hoppe,
80 eid not suffer a defeat during the
s'aament. Cochran, whose only de-
~ ~ sss az the hands Of the champion,
.'se down second prize, $3.50. Sut-
sas third, with $500; Slosson
mn, with $500; Yamada 9Th, with
and Mayer last, with $500.
ssaoppe and Yamada will leave in a