Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-13

Champion and ex-champion clash
for the first time in almost three
years when Willie Hoppe. the balkline
billiard tttleholder, and George Sutton,
former kink of the cue. meet at ALL
inger's Academy, Philadelphia, In a
four-day match starting this after
noon. The knights of the green table
last opposed each other in st. Louis
almost three years ago.
Billiard fans are looking forward
to new records when. the two cue
artists match their skill in Philadel-
phia.
sutton is one OF the most sensa-
tional players in the country and is
known particularly for his nerve and
coolness in big matches. In his last
championship tourney he had high
average of 100 and high run OF .2S4,
which is close to Hopes high-run fig
ures.
The veteran is admittedly the best
nurse ballline player in the world and
has the edge on Hoppe in this depart
ment of the game. His best perform
ance was victorious over Cochrane;
Cutler in the tournament held by the
Billiard Players League.
A live bird shoot was held Saturday
afternoon by the West Fairview AS
sociation. and number of sportsmen
participated in 1t. 1t was ten bird
event. w. S. Miller, of West Fair
view, was high scorer with a clean
record of ten. The following are the
scores:
w A Miller, 10; George Hoffman. 6;
] G. Martin. Z; A. II. Roberts, s.; J. IL.
Treeland, s; b. Rothrock, 8; Hall. Z;
Alleman, 8.
In the world records, as accepted by
the International Amateur Athletic
Federation, the last meeting of which
was held in June, 1914. the first eleven
records, in running, from the 100 yards
to one mile, are held by Americans;
twelve records, from one to twenty
FIVE miles, are held by England, of
which Alfred Shrubb holds nine-fve
of the latter. for the six. seven, eight
nine and ten miles, being made in one
day.
France holds a solitary record -
Jean Bouin's IL miles 1,443 yards for
one hour, while England holds the
two-hour record. made by II. Green.
Ice yachting started to-day on the
Shrewsbury river with q race this af-
permitting, the probable starters will
be John Gibbons 1ngenue, which
successfully defended last season the
North American and state third-clas
championship pennants against the
Independent Ice Yacht Club. of Red
Bank. and the South Shrewsbury Ice
Yacht Club. with Reuben White at the
tiller; Thomas Irving Browns say
When. which has been turned up by
skipper Haviland in an effort to re-
gain its old championship form; Ed
ward Fielder's Drub. one of last year
defenders; Thomas Henry Grants and
Garrett Morford's Tyro; Lester
Pierce's Zero. and Harry. Ryder's Gull
which he has just bought from Rob
ert S. Johnson.
A mammoth military Olympic meet
to be held in Paris in May or June
under the auspices of the American
Army, for athletes from all the allied
fightIng forces is projected in plans
announced. General Pershing is send
ing a personal letter to the command
ers-in- chief of the armies of all ma
tions with whom the United States
has been associated during the war,
inviting the officers and men to par
ticipate. 10,
Twenty-o one allied countries will be
asked to take part and it is planned
that the games will surpass any other
athletic competition ever conducted
in the history of sports.
The state of Pennsylvania got 1876
tons of food from the kill of game
this season, reports DR.. Joseph kalb-