The sun., 1919-10-23
Makes High Run Of 155 and
High Average of 80 in
Match With Yamada.
HOPPE DEFEATS SUTTON
Equals Individual Average Of
"Young Wizard"-Morning-
star Scores Over Sloss0n.
STANDING OF THE PLAYERS.
NJ CHARLES r. MATHIsoN.

Blesson ..........0 Do 10 i0-n
ny CHARLES r. MATHIsON.
Beyond all question the predominant
feature Of yesterdays ;lsy in the ma
tional championship billiard tourney at
the Hotel Astor was the remarkable
performance of Jacob Schaefer in set
ting q new single average of so and a
new high run of 1856 for his competitors
10 shoot at In Ave infngs this skilful
youngster compressed more brilliant
executions and scientific precision than
are seen In four times that number Of
;nninga The fact that Schaefer de-
feated Yamada by 31S points in 400 was
n feat in itself.
The other outstanding feature was
Hopes third victory Of the tourna-
ment, which gives him q clean score to
data. He defeated the veterh Sutton
by 100 to 271 in q game In which the
defeated man played with the greatest
brflliancy. Hoppe averaged so. thus
tieing the Schaefer figures, and made q
high run Of 119.
The surprising event Of tho day was
tho violent reversal OF form shown by
Welker Cochran, who after equalling the
previous high single average set by
Hoppe siumped most lamentably in his
game with Sutton and was beateny 400
TO So. Sutton achieved the splendid av-
erage of 10 and made double figures in
nine Of his ten innings. although his
highest run was rs. Cochran played
like a frightened amateur in sharp con-
trast to his wonderful paly Of the pre-
vious day.
Slosson. who was In better stroke yes
terday. played q good game, but Morn
ingstar was In fine fettle and ran away
SAA rfxn ntn0 hxyA In
The winner averaged so 1913 and made
. high run of 14s. Slosson averaged
10 io-12 and rolled UP run Of s5.
Sensational Happenings.
Taken altogether It was q day Of SEN
sational happenings in the highest CIR
cies Of balkline society.
The contest between Hoppe and Sutton
was . thrilling one. each playing bill
lizards that electrified the onlookers.
Hoppe started OF with accustomed vigor
the nrst three innings. Sutton. who had
beaten Cochran 50 thoroughly in the at
tsrnoon, came UP smiling and active for
tussle with the champion in the eve
ming. Sutton won the bank. but fell
down after making %, whereupon Hoppe
proceeded to roll up SO by some fine
work in all departments of the game.
Tho balls froze on his thirty-second.
but he counted from the spot and went
right along counting. On his ninetieth
attempt Hoppe failed on a short draw.
Sutton could not get the balls to behave
IN his second and Hoppe launched an
other big run. He completed his CEN
tury in fine style and then turned the
corner at great speed. He registered his
one hundred and nineteenth easily and
then sat down after missing a two
cushion shot he ordinarily could make
blindfolded.
Sutton could get only pair In his
third inning. and Hoppe scored one point
ana sat down. On his fourth time at the
table Sutton got the balls under con-
troll and showed why he Is called the
nurse king" He also did some admi.
rabls gathering work. In his forty.
second attempt he found the three balli
in q limo against the rail at the head
Of the table near the left hand corner
A masse was impossible. and Suttor
banked the length of the table and
counted, which drew forth uproariou,
applause.
His ono hundredth shot was q pretty
kiss in the corner and he went alonl
with his ono hundred and forty-nintf
effort, a single cushion shot, which h,
missed by q hair. Hoppe was undis
mayed and retorted with cluster o.
100 finely played caroms. missing on {
one cushion effort
Sutton had IRE in his eye when h,
oAms to bat for his nfth inning. He re
sorted to his favorite line nurse and has
collected izs when ono cushion sho
went wrong.
Tho score now was 500 for Hoppe an,
asS for Sutton and the champion. real
ixing the veteran was getting too clos
for comfort, started In with the mos
elaborate care. Hoppe also was desirou
Of running his 400 In five innings ant
thus equalling the 80 average Of Schae
Ger. The champion succeeded In running
81 points by some of the finest pla.
ever eeen on a billiard table.
Cochran Furnishes Surprise.
The most overwhelming defeat OF tn
tourney was that suffered by Welke
Cochran at the hands of George B. Sut
ton In the afternoon. 1t was an extraor
dinary reversal OF form on the part Q
the youngster, who had performed 8
brilliantly on the previous day In hi
match with Ora Morningstar. the Man
son prodigy averaging ~ 4-s. Cochra
was utterly unable to play with effec
yesterday. He spent two hours watchin
Sutton run out 400 points in 10 inning
for an average of 40. Sutton was 1
HOnQorlui bITOkos anu Whlo ne iheuc II
long runs he scored double figures In a
but his second inning.
Sutton gave a superb exhibition of tn
balkiine nurse In its most luxuriaht forI
and furnished the spectators with an ez
hibition that was second only to that 9
the incompatible Hoppe.
His run OF 50. collected In his sixt
inning, was q remarkable piece OF ma
nnuvring along the left hand side raj
II was the performance OF master, a
Sutton held the worries always unds
control. weaving the counts along Il
limo in skilful fashion.
On his next turn at the table Suite
had the globes placed in tho corner an
he was clicking OF the caroms wit
most perfect stroke and without m
straining of effort. He mlscalculated II
distance, however. and at sb he had
retire, as he failed to drive one of Il
object balls beyond the lines.
Sutton completed his 400 with an vi
finished run of "a. which was anoth,
ans piece OF nursing on the rail.
Cochran played without Judgment I
distance. was In poor stroke and mad
the poorest showing since he started I
. baiiiiner.
II was fully expected that Ora Nor
mgstar would defeat George Slosson
NE morning match. for the student
not the player he was In his last O.
pearance in this city. The San DieI
expert jugt about discounted Slosss
and put up the best game he has shov
N the tourney. Morningstar equall
she then tourney high run of i4e ma,
~ Hoppe In the shAmpien,s nrst 6Ar