The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-18
SL0SSON ALSO EASY
FOR HOPPE TO BEAT
Loses by Same Score as Did
Yamada. 500 to l3-Latter
Victor Over Mayer.
JAP ENDS BY RUN OF III

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William r. Hoppe. champion at al,
balkline games. gave another exhibition
Of top class billiards last night In the
concert hall of the New York Theatre
and defeated George F. Slosson, a
former champion. In the 1892 balkline
handicap tournament. The score, 500
to 40. was exactly the same as that
by which he defeated Kohl Yamada, the
Japanese. on the opening night. The
veteran Slosson's total did not look very
fat, ever with tho added 1876 points
which the h~andicappefs gave him to
start with. for that brought It up to only
1OS.
Slosson's total was equal only to his
high hi made against George Sutton
In his match or Tuesday. while Hoppe,
who did not play quite as we'll as on
the opening night, made In his best turn
Ut the table last night only a few moro
than his average for his last time out.
At that, the champion managed to
gather his five centuries In the sixteen
innings for an average Of 81 AIS. with
his best runs an 81. which finished the
match, another OF like length In the
twelfth inning and one Of S. in the
eighth round. Slosson's average was
2 l1-16 and he got into double figures
only once, when he made IA In the
seventh inning.
The veteran was In wretched form and
missed shot upon shot, which tho veriest
beginner might well be expected TO
make. Nor did Hoppe "a tn, worries
running for him in his usual free and
easy style. None of his misses was on
a shot difficult Of execution. But Hopes
mispiays might have been due to the
fact that he overcame Seasons handi-
cap of 1876 early in the game and never
had to exert himself. Frequently he
played strokes the slightest bit care
lessly and missed by IA hairs breadth.
In this afternoons game Slosson Will
oppose Joseph Mayer and In the eve-
ming Sutton will try conclusions with
Welker Cochran. the youngest payer In
the tourney. The score ~ innings
"a O. 81 20. IS. s. 81. Total. 300. Aver
ss.. 81 lis. High runs, -, 81 ana s5;,
.. j. T. o. .. T. Total. As Average.
2ii.is. High runs, IA. : and 6. Referee
George Moore.
Until late In the game the afternoon
session in which Koji Yamada of Japan
iefea,cd Joseph Mayer of philadelphia.
former national amateur champion. $40
70 sS5. WAS tdiHtT tui aHu
.ng. II was not until the very last
inning of play that any real first class
billiards was shown, and Iamada dis-
PLACED IL. running out the game with a
cluster of Ill after having trailed Mayer
from the start. The Jap brought his
average up 10 10 10y this run. which was
more than TIN re tines as large as his
mex; best inning. when he gathered
80. Mayer averaged II SIS, with high
runs of II. II and 80
Yamadd was not anywhere near his
regular form In the early stages OF the
game and the match went to the seven
teenth inning before he could make a
string of more than 20. AS against this
for the first nine innings Mayer WAS
moving along smoothly and for that pe-
Rod averaged an even Il. This gave
him = comfortable lead, which he MAIN
taincd until the Jap made his big run.
This run was replete with all kinds
of good billiards, open table play and
close nursing. Yamada counted his
ninety-sixth on a beautiful long masse.
his 10Th ON a three cushion shot that
was anything but easy, and On the very
next shot had to bank and hit four
cushions before lie tailed. Thu, score
by innings;
Yamada. SID. .. =. II. :. -. ~, 0. IL,
.. o. /. 10. ], !. 0. ~, ~. 20, 80, 81. 81, O..
All. Total S'i. Average, Is. High runs.
Mayer. S?5-S,. 3. 0. -. II. o, -. 10, Il.
Q. o, g.. IL, :, {, !, 10, o. :. II. -. o.,
.. SO. Total. :S3 Average. IL s-s5. High
runs. 81. "A and 80. Referee-Georg