Original: On September 22 , 1924 , Willie Hoppe , the world 's balkline champion ( who later took up three-cushion with a passion ) , and Ralph Greenleaf , the world 's straight pool title holder , played a well advertised , multi-day , to 600 .
Simplified: On September 22 , 1924 Willie Hoppe ( last name rhymes with '' poppy '' ) , the world balkline champion and Ralph Greenleaf , the world pocket billiards ( pool ) title holder , played a well-advertised , multiple-day , 600-point match .