New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06
Hoppe toPlay
For Red Cross
AT Elks' Club
Cutler and Cochran Show
Grand Form at 1872 Bill
isrds at Days

Billiards by William F. Hoppe. II. A.
Wright. Jacob Schacfer and Charles
Peterson, at Elks' Lodge 40. /. next
Saturday afternoon and evening, for
The benefit Of the Rcd Cross, promises
20 attract large gatherings and realize
liberal fund. The affair will be under
the management Of the billiard COM
mittcc OF Lodge No. /, Of which Howard
French is chairman.
Each exhibition will begin with
Lecture by H. A. Wright. Of san Fran
cisco, upon How TO Play Billiards, ~
accompanied b. demonstrations by
William l. Hoppe, Of New York, cham
pion OF the world at balkline billiards
In the afternoon Hoppe and Young
Jacob Schacfcr, Of Chicago, viii en-
gage in a game OF 25O points, IS balk-
line. This viii be followed by 20
points at three cushions between Hoppe
and Wright At night the balkllne
game viii be between Hoppe and
Wright. and in the three-cushion con
test Hoppe and Schacfer viii figure.
Both entertainments will conclude with
a display Of fancy shots by Charles
Peterson, Of St. Louis, who has no
rival in his specially.
Tickets will be on sale at the Elks'
Club. the Brunswick ake-Collender
Company's office and leading billiard
rooms. Boxes seating six persons will
cost So Seats in the front rows nearest
TO the table viii be 81. Balance Of
seats will be 81 and 50 cents, respec-
lively.
Persons who attended the evening
games between Welker Cochran and
Albert G.. Cutler, at Maurice Days, on
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, wit
messed brilliant performances of H.
balkline billiards. On Monday night
Cutler won by 300 to 295. and averaged
37iz. Cochran averaged 36;s. On has
second inning Cochran ran 100. Cutter
followed with III and stopped because
,hc referee did not see light carom
which effected a count on the llSth
stroke. On Tuesday night the diner
cnce was seven points, IN favor OF
Cochran. who had one more inning
than his opponent, and averaged % 10
Cutler averaged sos. AS on the pre-
vious night. two high runs were made
IN succession. Cochran scored l46 and
Cutler replicd with 125. On the final
night Cutler averaged %. and was
beaten 300 to 1l6. Cochran made only
y points in his first four innings. HIS
fifth visit 10 the table resulted in an
unfinished run of 273. obtained by
beautiful execution and approved balk-
line method With few exceptions the
points were gathered at the head sec
ZION OF the table. After having OBJ
tanned control Of the spheres he made
n caroms before he made long drive.
His work at Days was phenomenal
During nine days he made four aver
ages OF so and one Of 100 in 3OO-point
cames. and runs Of 229 273 and 3Ol
Cutler also showed rare if not cham
pionship skill. His masse work was
particularly excellent.
Frank Taberski. Of Schenectady.
holder OF the continuous pocket billiard
championship, will defend his title
against Lawrence Stoutenburgh, Of
Buffalo, during the week beginning May
u. Youngstown. Ohio, has made a lib
eral offer for the match. Buffalo Is
also trying to induce Taberski to play
there. Without the consent of the
challenger the champion cannot play
in any other than his home city. Here
tofore matches for the title held by
Tabersh have been played in blocks Of
$50 points. with a break each night,
and not as q continuous game OF 45O
points. PLAYED in three sessions. stout
cnburgh wishes TO play continuous
came and has written TO the Bruins
wick Balke-Collcnder Company asking
for ruling on the subject. Charles p.
Miller president of the company,
replied that Stoutcnburgh had per-
feet right 10 insist upon playing a con-
tinuous game in which fourteen balls
would be pocketcd in the final frames
on the first and second nights, and the
rositions Of the fifteenth object bal!
and the cue ball should be marked so
that they could be replaced for the re-
sumption of play on the second and
third nights.
To this definition Of the continuous
game he added that If the principals
10 a championship match would agree
TO compete at blocks Of $50 no objec-
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