Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-07-25 | Page 20 | Mank is 'Mcgraw of Billiard Game'

Mank Is McGraw of Billiard Game The John McGraw of the billiard game mo gam that's the tue most appropriate title which has been lIeen saddled upon BUrton Burton Bur BUr- ton toll i Mank ManiC president t and manager of at the Billiard Players' Players league President Mank has been Identified with tho the cue game for man many years and has been instrumental In promoting some somo of tho the biggest matches ever held In this countr country Ho lie was the first to introduce billiards as a vaudeville tea fea ture tune and It was under his direction and management that Willie Hoppe be became became became be- be came known as the tho champion of or the world It was due In a 11 great degree S e. e to President Manks Mank's wonderful technique of ot the game gamo and hl his original methods methods' In developing players that too the youthful Hoppo Hoppe was able to annex his cham chani- at ot such an early age In lii fact tact there are few players in this cOuntry who are arc not Indebted to Mank l for some gome part of their success and it was wag because of or this that he was able to tu enlist the services of all tho experts wh when n he lie suggested gest ct the plan of the tho Champion Billiard PIR loa league ua The Tito rapid development of Welker cochran the bo boy wonder may ho he Justly justl attributed tt to the Interest ManiC Mank too took In this youth