The sun., 1919-10-24
BILLIARD CHAMPION
AGAIN EASY VICTOR
Hoppe Defeats Morningstar
> by 400 to $50 in Tourney
for Title.
COCHRAN SETS RECORD
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Makes High Run Of 1866
Schaefer Beats Slosson,
but Plays Poorly.
COCHRAN SETS RECORD
NJ CHARLES r. a1ATHrsoN.

SHusson sss.s's..v ~ ~
NJ CHARLES r. MATHIsoN.
William y. Hoppe CONTINUED on his
victorious way In the nationai cham
pionship 49, balkiine billiard tourney
at the Hotel Aston last night He de-
feated Ora Morningstar by 400 to 2bs.
Although the champion came within
point Of equalling the tournament nigh
run Of 1eB mado by Welker Cochran In
the afternoon. Hoppe was not up to his
usual form and required eight innings
IN which to complete his quota OF 800
pointa His average was 80. Morning
s: ~. best run was II and his average
The only sensational event Of the day
was the feat Of Cochran In setting new
high run for the tourney Of 1e5. but the
youngster played 30 loosely In the re-
mainder of the game as to dim the
briIliancy Of the run. Cochran beat Kohl
Samada by 400 to s51 In long drawn
out game. The victor made an average
Of 10 1880. The losers high run was
% and his average II $50.
Morningstar, who played two games
yesterday, defeated George Sutton In the
afternoon by 400 to 151. The winners
high run was 10 And his average was
20 s-17. Suttons best run was So and
his average 712-17.
Jake Schaefer, playing indifferently,
beat George Slosson by 400 to Isl. The
yictor's best run was 101 and his average
20. Slosson's high run was 7b and his
average II 1919.
The decks now are cleared for the
FINAL game between Hoppe and Schaefer
on Saturday night, and unless the son
there will be nothing left except the
nDnlauRA for the victor.
Meningitis Wins the Bank.
Morningstar won the bank and then
Hoppe began one of his celebrated first
inning drives. Getting the balls under
n hat at the head of the table he nursed
them with delicacy that could not be
exoelled. On his 7srd the ivories scat
tered but Hoppe eoaxed them down to
the foot of tho table and resumed the
manufacture Of points The balls froEe
on his s2nd, but he counted with q fine
masse.
This sent the balls far apart, and the
champion persuaded the worries to roam
to his favorite spot At the head rail.
Here he again got the worries on familiar
terms with each other and had than
in tractable form when he turned the
century mark. A masse requiring force
sgain scattered the balls but he gathered
put the spheroids in position for con-
tinuous counting. After scoring 1877 by
the cleverest kind of play, Hoppe took
his seat on missing q two cushion shot
Hoppe left the balls in a cluster for
Morningstar. who played them carefully
and delicately. On his 42nd shot the
balls had lined, but he made fins
masse and got the worries In position
for additional counting. His position
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close work on the line 1t had not been
excsllsd by any player in tho tourney
He went along smoothly for II vel
played buttons, but on his next attempt
missed a two foot draw.
Hoppe found the balls scattered and
had seven difficult shots around the
table before gathering the ivories. Onc<
having collected the worries the champion
went along In his cumulative way until
after his thirty-ninth, when he missed
a carom at the foot OF the table.
MorninEstar Misses Easy Draw.
Norningstar gathered only twelve ant
missed an easy draw and Hoppe, aftel
counting once, went wide on a simple
draw, which caused buzz of su p.is
among the spectators Morningstar tool
advantage Of the opening and soon In
duced the spheroids to roll TO suit him
The San Diego expert was In fino strok'
and played resourcefully and effectively
His drives for position were perfect.
He clicked OF forty In short order ant
got out of several ticklish positions b.
draws and masse shots that evoked ap
plause. At time when he looked goo
for O long run he missed a ono cushion
shot near the foot of the long rail- H
collected ffty-seven.
Hoppe made series of remarkably
gathering shots and then fell down OF
his eleventh attempt on a one cushion
attempt In his fourth inning. Morning
star got the first scratch OF the gam
in the nth inning when q lucky kis
in the corner gave him his second count
He acknowledged the favor with smil
and proceeded TO build up good ru
on the favor OF fortune. The score wa
IsT to 40 when Morningstar started thi
inning. On his forty seventh shot Morn
inEptar got on even terms with tho cham
pion, the first time In the tourney tina
any player had pushed Hoppe after tn
latter had taken a lead.
Morninsstar's fifty-sixth was
screaming three cushion effort tha
brought down the house. He went int
the lead with a fine collection OF sixty
two, missing a one cushion shot Of to
inches and the easiest shot he had.
Hoppe lost no time In his nth time q
the table In regaining his much prize
lead. With a brilliant exhibition OF lin
nurse he collected sixty points near In
head OF the table, and when the ball
lined on tho long rail near the corne
be drove to the foot of the table an
went right along counting. The ball
froze on his Tooth shot, but Hopp
banked from the side rail and counted
The champion now was playing IN TO
form and gave q dazzling exhibition q
balkline finesse. He extricatsd himse
from several difficult positions by r,
Snarkable bank shots and also used tn
masse effectively.
At $50 he had passed his own hig
run Of 14s. and then set sail Il
Schaefer's 1856 and Cochran's 166. II
passed the Schaefer mark in a commo
canter and just missed the Cochran III
by q point, failing on a three cushio
effort around the table. His run OF IL
left him but 10 to 30. and 14s poin
ahead of his opponent.
Morningstar went at the task couri
Eeously. and on his thirty-seventh mao
a hair raising masse when all thr,
balls were lined on the upper rail. @
his thirty-ninth shot the cue ball ws
frozen to the red In tho corner, the 9th,
object ball eight inches away. He mac
q bewildering masse without hand re
ana got the loudest applause of Il
night He fell down on a three cushic
attempt after rolling up nfty-thr,
points.
After stopping on In his sixth az
10 IN his seventh. Hoppe finally ran O
With 90.
rbs brilliant inlay shown by Vac,