The Washington times., 1921-02-04
'BE[GIANS' CUE
SHARK COMING
Washington BilIiardists viii
! Compete Against horemans
| fat Sherman's Parlors.
3y KIRK MILLER.

Washington won't see the champ
ionship Dempsey Carpenter duet,
nor the inaugural parade. but it win
have an opportunity TO risk mean
eye. on Belgium's billiard king. and
what iss something else again, the
Capitd cue sharks are going to have
b chance actually to compete against
Senior Don Edouard Horemans.
Place fSherman's Billiard Academy
Time.. Week OF February 21.
George. Lewis. the wee manager OF
Sherman's made a home run from
New York yesterday with the glad
tidings that he has signed Horemans
for q. three-day exhibition during the
week mentioned. The other three
days will be devoted to matches In
Baltimore. Lewis was unable to Sc
cure the services OF Albert Cutler to
accompany Horemans to Washington,
because Albert is under contract at
the Union League Club. 1t was only
by an act of the New York legislature
and a. special dispensation from the
board OF governors that they excused
Cutler from the club to meet Hore-
mans In the present series at Maurice
DaiyA
LOCAL SHARKS TO MEET HIN.
So the appearance here Of Horem-
ans Resolves itself into a matter Of
hin .taleing on some of the local sand
lotteta as 1t were. While none OF
our Capital wizards have the temerity
to boast of being in the Belgian!
class, we have some mighty sweet
billiardist here In the persons OF
Peterson. Bartelmas, and Thurman.
Horeman's appearance here one
week after the exhibitions between
Willie Hoppe and Peterson, the dates
orithese matches being February Is
andt11, will give the local observers
a real opportunity to compare the
relative merits OF Belgium's best and
Americas premier.
In this regard now hear from
George Lewis himself. George
watched Cutler and Horemans cavort
around the table last "Wednesday, and
when he returned to Washington he
said he didn't see how on earth
Hoppe ever expects to stop the visitor.
LEWIS STATEMENT POTENT.
This statement coming from Lewis
may be considered potent. Lewis has
seen a few champions come and go.
and his word ought to mean some
thing. He is the natural successor in
Washington to the wisdom of Frank
Sherman, who has gone on to a better
land, and Lewis doesn't think Hoppe
has a look-in. This. then, is the un-
qualified opinion of a man who has
no interest-personal or otherwise
in either champion or challenger.
Lewis should and does know billiards
second to none in Washington.
Horemans he barely knows; Hoppe
he counts among his friends. There
fore, he is not disposed to give the
latter the worst Of it. We merely
asked him a question and he answered
to the best of his ability and without
wondering a second. He evidently
made up his mind as to the superiority
of Horemans while he witnessed him
in action in New York.
SYSTEM OF PLAY HIS SUCCESS.
But we went further and asked him
the secret Of Horeman's great runs.
And he answered that also.
''Horeman's system of play Is the
answer" he responded. "You have
heard of what we call a ball roll?
Horemans never gets one 4 His masse
IS SO delicate and accurate that 1t is
all but impossible for him to lose a
run by balls lining up.
Best of Oil 1T is a position masse:
his next shot is generally perfect.
call it the commercial masse' because
he always gets something out of it,
Using the close bridge he keeps the
balls within the oblong in the center
of the table, and employs either the
straight nurse or the rail nurse at
will"
NEW YORK, Feb. Ar B. Ben
jamin, manager of Willie Hoppe, is
waiting today for Edouard HoremansS
the Belgian wizard to cover a forfeit
of $4,000 for a match at 1872 balk line
billiards.
Benjamin posted the forfeit for
match to be played next fall in the
city Offering the best guarantee, the
match to be for 1000 points, 500 in
the afternoon and 500 in the evening.
He stipulates that the winner is to
take all, and will wager a side stake
OF from 81 900 to S25,