Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-20
bALK-L|NE STARS
BEGIN PLAY TODAY
Schaefer-Morningstar and SIos-
son-Sutton 1872 Title Matches
This Afternoon
HOPPE-COCHRAN TONIGHT

New York, Oct. 20.-Seyen of the
worlds greatest billiard exponents will
compete in the national balkline billiard
championship tournament which will
begin at the Hotel Astor this afternoon
and continue throughout the week. With
Willie Hoppe, the champion, young
Jake Schaefer, Welker Cochran, Koji
Yamada, Ora Morningstal, George
Slosson and George Sutton entered in
the competition for the 1872 title, some
of the best billiards that has ever been
witnessed in this city should be seen.
1t will bet round robin affair of
twenty one games of 400 points each.
To arrange schedule so that all of the
players would meet each other once
during the weeks play it was found
necessary to arrange morning matches
for tomorrow, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday. Afternoon and evening
games will be played every day, with
the final contest scheduled for next
Saturday night.
First Since 1912
1t will be the first championship
tournament at this style of play that
has been held in New York since 1912,
when Willie Hoppe emerged from the
event with the crown still jauntily
athwart his blonde thatch. For seven
years this city has struggled along,
waiting impatiently for the cue experts
to uncover some one, or collection of
some ones, who appeared to have a
chance in 1872 ballIline titular competi-
tion against Hoppe.
In 1914 H. balkline championship
tourney was held here and Hoppe also
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little interest in that style of game.
The following year, 1915, no one having
come to the fore who appeared strong
enough to tackle Hoppe in scratch play,
an 49, handicap tournament was ar
ranged and Hoppe conclusively proved
his superiority by allowing liberal
handicaps and winning without much
trouble.
Hoppe Favored
While Hoppe naturally is favored to
win the tournament, it appears he will
find the going somewhat rougher and
the opposition several degrees stronger
than at any time since he ascended the
throne a number of years ago.
The winner of this tourney will be
the recognized 1872 champion and under
the stipulated conditions he will have
to defend the title once annually in
similar tournaments. Besides the title,
the winner will receive purse of $500
and $4,000 year salary. The player
finishing second will receive S175O;
third, S1250, and fourth $3.50.
The schedule of games for today calls
for matches between Jake Schaefer and
Ora Morningstar at 1 O'Clock in the
afternoon George Slosson and George
sutton at 4, and Hoppe and Cochran at
. 80 in the evening. The schedule of
matches for the other days has not been
announced.
Charles G. Peterson, of st. Louis,
we'll known billiard expert, will referee
all of the games, and it has been de-
cided by the Brunswick Bake Collen-
der Company, under whose auspices the
event is baing staged, that his decisions
| Will be final. There will be no appeal
from his rulings
Il. b. Benjamin Is the manager of
the tourney.
e now thlrty-one years old He first made
his appearance in America seven years ago.
Ora Morningstor originally hailed from
Indiasns, but now represents San Francisco,
He Is forty-hve years old.
Facts About Players
- The following facts about the players are
William. F.. Hoppe has held the world 5
4 ro% VRnasR staPFs az Pas lie has
won virtually every balkline title tournament
since that tige and is considered by many
produced, He is now thirty-two years old
and represents New York in the tournament
George f., slosson. dean Of the American
6lIiardinsts nS, has been playing the game , toT G
| n4Arly n1ty years and has held three bllllaru
| CHAMPIONSHIPS. He is now sixty-five years
oid ana Is playing as well as he ever diu IN
his long career. He represents Boston,
- welker Cochran. the youngest player In
| the tourney, although only twenty-five years
old. is considered one Of the chief contenders
for the crown. He represents Detroit
George B. Sutton, OF Chicago. is the
w,orld,s greatest nurse-shot player He IS
pionship at 1872 balldine and Is famous Tor