The Washington times., 1927-03-02
THORE MANS
TAKES On
GRANGE
BY Z. D. Thomas

rs
Edouard Horemans. whose daddy
used TO spank him FOR playing bill.
iiards. win be the central figure
tonight in the world championship
1872 balkline tournament. in the
4 Arcadia Auditorium.
II win be Belgian night in the
classiest billiard event ever held.
TIoremans' opponent will be Felix
Grange, the giant Frenchman, who
wears the European crown. Their
40O-point match will start at 8:1S
o'clock.
The Belgian Ambassador, Baron
de Cartier. and his embassy staff
will occupy special box. Diplo.
mats Of other foreign nations rep
resented in the momentous struggle
to wrest from America the 49,
title so valiantly defended by Willie
Hoppe, will attend informally. One
night In the eleyen-day tournament
win be dedicated to each nation
in tOday's matinee match,
Welker Cochran. the Californian,
who has had his hands close to
the crown from time to time for
five years, will make his tour
IlilIneHt Iebut against Kinney
Matsnyanla, the tiny Japanese
B defeated BY Hoppe iii the open
Ink contest, 400 to 1856.
Ma'suyan1a. playing his first
match in a worlds championship
event proved to about 1900 fans
that billiards is a game that packs
= thrill. He was slow getting under
way and Hoppe piled up a long
lead. Beginning the fifteenth in.
! ming the little fellow was 224
points behind, with the score 363 to
lSs. He appeared hopelessly out.
I. was then that Kinney. who
early in the day had made q prac.
tice run of 800, showed the class
that has won him a place among
me very elite. He clicked off 4
string Of l29 and received a couple
! OF oyations on the way. The
crowd recognized the gamester com.
Ing from behind.
That 129, in which he made a
number Of difficult and daring
SHOTS with cool calculation that was
missing from his early play NIT
MIN close to striking distance from
the champion, who had begun tn
weaken. -
Wnae Hoppe was having innings
e =, 3 and 26, the five.foot Jan,
az the world like anfingenious, Der.
stent en- steadily gained with
runs OF l29. 18. IS and 65.
Inc champion missed a difficult
snot with only one billiard to 90
20 put him out. 1t gave Matsuyana
9 really unexpected opportunity but
2 rather slim one at that. The balls
We're widely separated and the shot
called for expert cushion play. Kew.
I'm clicked it CT. however. and
started another long run. The crowd
Almost held its collective breath as
ne little chap steadily whitfield
down Hopes once tremendous
advantage.
Finally he got the three balls
closely punched near the tables
center. where il is difficult for
Matsuyama to play because of
hls short reach. He essayed 4
wicked masse that failed, ia Z
points from the goal.
Again the balls were scattered as
Hoppe stepped to the table to click
hat final, important billiard. The
champion took lots of time to make
the shot. He studied it thoroughly.
Then with right lex resting on the
tail he iiggled his stick and jiggled
ana jiggled and 1iggisd. Nervous
people squirmed. There was gen.
IRA sigh of relief as Hoppe let go.
The shot was about perfect.
The score by innings follows:
Hopes. %. 2. 0, 35, So, "a. rs.
y, 3. IS, 0. 2. so, o, 2, 8, rs. 1-4OQ.-
Matsuyama-0, 8. 4 81. 9, o, o.. 9.
10, 2. rs. 20. 80, 0. 0, 129. IS, IS. IS
1855.