The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-19
CASSIGNOL Is HERE
TO PLAY BILLIARDS
French Expert May Meet
Hoppc-Applcby Brothers
Seek Title.
HOPPE AND YAMADA TOUR

rirmin Cassignol. recognized m h
hes. carrom billiard player Of Europe.
Ia In New York. He arrived Wednesday
on the steamer E.spagne. When he re-
covers from the effects OF the voyage,
during which heavy gales were encoun-
tered. he will figure in exhibitions at tho
room OF Maurice DAILY. to whom he Is
under contract. 1t is probable he will
not Engage In more than ordinary prac-
tice before the latter part OF this week.
There is a possibility that he will play
Hoppe before the winter Is over. with
relation to that possibility Charles =.
Miller. vlce-president of the brunswick
Balke-Collender Company, says
"Casaignol IL one Of two men who are
believed to he equals Of Hoppe. The
expert. now In Barcelona. Spain. French
men believe Cassignol has no equal. He
Is undoubtedly u finished. artistic player
who can delight spectators. Whether he
IL qualified by temperament TO compete
against so confident and successful n
match player as Hoppe Is tn. question
he will ave to answer II he Engages In
n match against the American cham
pion. He cannot challenge Hoppe for
any title. for all Of the worlds balkline
titles have lapsed, with Hoppe owner OF
the emblems. He can. however. chAl-
lenge for an international contest and
address his c%,llenge TO the champion.
Hoppe would be under no obligation to
accept such an engagement. hut ! have
no doubt ne would consider II favorably."
Two Columbia students. the Appleby
brothers. are playing lS:2 balkline 20
we'll that J Ferdinand Poggenhurg hOrRs
TO see them in the annual GVruament for
the national amateur championship. to
| begin February IS. II the National As
ISOLATION OF Amateur Billiard Players
awards that event 10 u local club Poe-
~genburEs hopes may bc realized. II the
tournament should be- held In any other
city than New York the Young men will
not neglect their studies to .ugage In II
That Francis :. Arrlchy. who will he
81 years old March Is. il a prospective
amateur champion Is indicated by his
performances In the class Il tournament
al Thum's In one game h" scored an
unfinished run Of 30 Wednesday night,
PLAYING against his brother. whom he de-
foated $50 to l1S. he made a run Of
l01.
Edgar !. Annl"bN. WHO was - Year,
old December II. is playing strongly.
considering that he has been GU Of
practice since the death Of his mother,
a year ago. and hat he has figured
in crosS-Country running
events. His father, an amateur athlete
twenty-five years ago. limited his run
ming efforts to sprintinG. On tn" subject
OF cro~ss-country sport Fraucis : Apple
by says: None Of that for me
William + Hoppe and koji Yamads
have gone West on an extended tour
Hoppe probably will not go further thar
the Pacific Coast. Samada may go u
Japan. He expects to bo away from New
York for a long time AZ n" had.
friends good-hy one said TO him. "Nor
are not playing so We'll as YOU did whei
YOU first came 20 New York He an,
swered. Yes. ! know H. My stroke Il
d 'fferent. II IS mixed ! tried To- pla!
IKE Hoppe. good player. and could no
do II. | used keep balls close together
Now Canuo. do hat. MN play is al
open. ! mus: Try and get back my hes
style"