The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-02-27
Billiard Notes.

The return Of Firmin Csssignol the
French champion. to this country and a
policy OF expansion recently adopted by
the National Association Of Amateur Bill
Hard Players have given a nllip TO the
balkline game Challenges issued last
week by G. Butler Sutton, Of Chicago, 10
Champion Willie Hoppe. and to any other
player in the world also have helped TO
stimulate interest
Cassignol. who has held the French
title sinoe 1910 when he defeated Msu-
rice VignauN, has been showing great
form at Maurice Days room at New
York. averaging from 20 to 80 against
Welker Cochran, and going as high as
100 on one occasion. He is under Days
management and will make a trip West
next month in company with Welker
Cochran. A triangular match which has
been arranged by W. p. Mussey at Chi
cago, will have young Jake Schsefer as
the third contestant.
Although CassiTnors greater expert
ence should be big factor in his favor.
the two young American players are
coming along so fast that II will not be
long before they will take equal rank
with the leaders OF the older school
There is no possibility that Hoppe will
play either Cassisnol or C. Butler SUIT
ton until his present tour with Kohl
Ysmada has ended. and this will carry
the champion as far as Honolulu. Hoppe
is having one OF the most successful
tours of his career. and does not pro-
pose to drop the substance for the shsd-
ow. unless the latter is substantial shad-
ow. The champion announced in Mil
waukee last week he would play anyone
in the world for s.. 500 TO $4,000 side bets
winner take all. but under present con-
ditions II Is not likely he will get
match at these figures. However there
seems to be strong possibility that Hoppe
will play both Sutton and CassiEnoI in
the fall
@. Butler Sutton is the name under
which George Sutton. the ChIcaguan
will appear professionally in future. This
was the name under which he first
played. and as he is sometimes confused
with George Sutton the handles play
er OF Milwaukee. he has decided to re-
vert to his old title
Sutton is confident he has mastered
stroke which will prove world
beater and asserts IL came to him as a
Christmas gift. He has been making
huge runs on his home table, but as
he has done this before and then fallen
down in matches. the fans will not be
overly optimistic Of anything the vet
ersn may spring. However, he lie in
real earnest about meeting Champion
Hoppe, and has posted $500 with the
Brunswick Bslke-Collender Company
as forfeit for the match.
Louis Reusche, the new president of
the National Association OF Amateur
Billiard Players, Is planning an extern
sive campaign 10 promote more tourns-
ments for the amateurs. One of his
main objects will be the promotion OF
State championships, and for this pur-
pose the n. A. A. B. p. will issue char
tiers. Interstate championships are
also a part of the program
Mr.. Reusche realizes that the ma
| tional organization has been little
more than a name and he and his as.
| sociates propose to work hard &c
make 1t a real governing and promo
4 tional body.
Although several Of the States hold
amateur championships, there ha;
been no cooperation with the national
/ body which proposes now 10 take
| greater interest IN these and promot,
1 tournaments and inaugurste 9 campaign
| for more members