The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-28
BELGIAN TO ACCEPT
HOPPE CHALLENGE
He Prefers to Meet. Billiard
Champion at Both
( 1871 and 1872. .

Tomorrow probably will witness the
closing of arrangements for a worlds
championship balkline billiard match
maybe two of them--between Willie
Hoppe. the American title holder. and
Edouard Horemans OF Belgium. cham
pion of Europe. who is here for the pur-
pose of demonstrating the supremacy he
believes he possesses
In answer to Hopes challenge backed
up by deposit Of $1,000. statement
was issued following n conference In the
Horemans camp yesterday to the effect
that this money will he covered Monday
morning. when round table" talk has
been arranged by all concerned. Hopes
suggestion contemplated only contest
al 1872 balkline but the Belgian prefers
a conclusive test of skill at both 1871 and
1872. and accordingly announced that his
endeavor will be to arrange for the two
matches. each of 1000 points.
Horemans. who speaks very little Eng
fish. although a master of three other
languages. authorized f. ]. L. Derks. his
business representative. and Shepard G.
Barclay. who is managing his American
tour. to express his stand.
I'm Mondays conference the effort
will be to arrange for a 1000 point
match of 1872 balkline in four blocks
ruary or early March. and a 1000 point
match of 1871 balklne in five blocks of
400 points, in. March," said their state
ment.
Placing the dates that far away will
give Mr.. Horemans a chance to become
somewhat used to the American condi-
lions OF faster cloth and smaller balls
than are used in Europe. In making
the concession of playing under the con-
ditions which are new to rim after six
years of work with the other equipment,
Mr.. Horemans realizes that IL the match
were held in Europe Mr. Hoppe probably
would be willing to play under European
standards.
"Mr. Hoppe has the reputation of be-
ing as capable player of 1871 as he Is
Of 1872 balkline, and since Mr.. Horemans
Is proficient in both styles the fairest
test would be to have both games played.
No important contests at 1871 have been
played in this country since Mr.. Hoppe
demonstrated wide superiority at this
style over the other American players
and it should prove a welcome attrac
ton to the billiard public here.
At Least One Match Here.
THE exact places and dates for the
matches can be decided in conference
Monday or later. Either 1t would be
possible to have both in the same city,
probably New York, or else one in New
York and the other In Chicago"
The making of match with Hoppe
will have no effect on the plans of
Horemanss representatives for contests
with other leading American players. So
confident of his ability is he that he in
tends to take on all the prominent balk-
liners before meeting the champion.
Games with Cochran, Schaefer, Morn
Cutler will be welcomed within a few
weeks" said Barclay yesterday.
Horemans, by the way. will show in
public here for the first time this week
when, following week of practice in
private. he will appear at leading clubs
and billiard rooms in exhibition games
with Derks. who is one of the leading
players of Holland. His opening en-
gagement will be at the Amateur Bill
lard Club of New York tomorrow even
ing. They will pay 800 point game
OF 1872 balkline, followed by exhibition
of European fancy shots at Horemans.
and similar programme will be OBJ
served in the other exhibitions.
Tuesday afternoon Horemans will
play at Days. Tuesday night at the
Mornngside Academy. Wednesday after
noon at the Recreation Academy in
Brooklyn, at o'clock at the Fourteenth
Street Academy, and at 9 o'clock at the
Union League Club; Thursday afternoon
at Thum's Friday afternoon at Doyles
in the evening al. the Union Club Satur-
day afternoon at Kline's Strand Acad-
envy. and Saturday night at the Lawlen
Brothers Academy In Brooklyn.