The New York herald., 1921-01-16
HOREMANS AWAITS
HOPES ANSWER
Belgian Is Ready to Meet Cue
Champion on Latter's
Own Terms.

VIII Willie Hoppe and Edouard Ho-
remains, the Belgian champion. play a
match this winter? This question fire.
quently is asked IN billiard circles Ac-
cording to J. +. y. Derks. the Belgian's
secretary, If they do not Hoppe Will be
responsible. 'IIoremans." said Derks,
lis ready to play Hoppe 1871 or 1872
oalkline, 1871 preferred. for O liberal
take. and the terms Hopes manager
dictates. the winner to take all the
gate. will be accepted. Boston men
have voluntarily offered to back Ho-
remains and Hoppe can now play for
plenty of money and all the gate.
told this to Hopes manager who re-
piled, Hoppe has no time 60 play
match until May. His exhibition en-
gagements viii keep him busy until the
latter part of April
IF Hoppe does not play before May
Horemans will go home, remain in Eu-
rope until late in September or early
in October and return here to play in
u tournament next winter. All l can
now announce is Horemans has time to
play a match; Hoppe has not"
While in Boston week before last
Horemans and Nathan Hall, winner Of
the national amateur championship
tournament, held by the Boston A. A.
in 1916. arranged to play game OF 400
and opened with run of l54. Hall had
one inning which resulted in a miss.
Horemans then ran 2ss, making the
score i22 to Q.
The only local professional event In
billiards during the past week was the
match between Albert G.. Cutler, in
structor az the Union Club. and Leonard
Howison. instructor at the Racquet and
Tennis Club, which was played Monday
and Tuesday nights. They played 700
points. 1872 balklne, the first half at
the Union Club the final half at the
RACQUET and Tennis Club. Cutler won
by a score of 700 TO 409. His high run
was 100 and he averaged IA 32-E. Howl
son made the high run Of the match,
ia. doing IL on his last Visit to the
table. His average was 33-47 1t was
a. rigidly exclusive affair. with only club
members admitted. Francis S. Appleby
officiated as referee.
The championship tournament OF me
American Amateur Billiard Association
at smoker, which is now in progress al
Doyle's Broadway billiard room, is pro-
viding surprises. Raymond Crane, the
present champion. who was believed &c
dominate the first section, has suffered
a reverse and in the second section
George Barton has been twice beaten.
While Crane and Barton are eminent
as shot makers, they have been unable
70 overcome the obstructive tactics OF
opponents. Charles Shongood is another
shot maker of distinction who has been
oppressed by 'snookering." According
| to Bill Wathey smoker is the most
! exacting and tantallz!ng game played
on n billiard table In addition 10 the
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things can happen to more than ofise'
! the best one can give
John Doyle wishes to be enlightened
| as to whether In a game Of smoker
| any player has ever cleared the table
! i, is said that some English or Welsf
! amateur accomplished the feat. Bu
neither Doyle nor any OF the English
| men who frequent his place has any
definite information on the subject.
Amateur billiard organizations prom
! isc to supply local cue events of Interest
during the remainder of the season. Il
is probable that the New York A. G. will
hold the eastern balkline championship
and the national three cushion champion
ship tournament of the N A. A. b. p.
which promises to revive the Metropolitan
Cup. for which there were five challenge
matches last year.
In addition to the smoker tournament
now bing played. the a. A. b. A VII
promote a series OF tournaments. all ol
which will be held in local billiard
rooms On Thursday of the present weef
a Glass balkline tournament will be-
gin at Days. A three cushion tourna'
ment win be held at Thum's, probably
the first week in February. That will
be followed by a Glass b balkline affair
at Days. and the championship pocket
| billiard tournament at Doyle's.
Jacob Schaefer and Wciker Cochran
| are expected to arrive i'm New Yorl
shortly. They were in Denver early
last week and were due In Chicago Fri
4 day. If they get here during this month
Maurice DAILY will try and arrange ar
\ 1872 balkline tournament, in which they
will encounter Albert~-G. Cutler. Now
that they have ceased to apply them
/ selves to three cushions and red ball
DAILY predicts they will recover their best
balkline form.
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