Show CLINE LEADS IN TilE fiRST BLOCK I Chicago Feb 1 IH H P Cline Clino of Philadelphia Phi took the tha lead over Calvin Demarest of Chicago International ba champion In the opening block of ot their match for the worlds championship tonight The score was CUne Cline Demarest Both men played poor billiards Cline being off his game In the early part of the match while Demarest played wretchedly after getting a commanding lead at the start Cline averaged 12 1 With high runs of 81 76 59 and 56 Demarest had an average of 9 with high runs of cf 60 80 41 33 and 22 Score Cline 6 1 1 1 1 11 0 0 0 3 1 1 15 38 0 76 6 4 2 26 0 56 9 0 69 1 0 1 33 5 1 0 3 18 24 21 4 12 81 4 0 0 I Average 12 High runs SI 76 59 56 58 Demarest 33 0 10 12 9 0 21 60 1 0 22 9 3 12 15 6 12 1 13 3 1 8 0 10 3 3 3 1 3 0 0 9 4 11 0 41 0 o 4 Average High runs 60 41 33 23 22 George Geor Sutton champion issued a statement upon his arrival yes yesterday yesterday yesterday in reply to Willie Hoppe Hoppo who an announced announced flounced at Pittsburg that he would claim the forfeit unless Button agreed to play three successive nights According to Sutton there is no chance of Hoppe carrying out his threat as the time Ume of place of the match is optional with the champion and not with the challenger Sutton says he will play a match for OO 00 points but on the advice of his physician he will wUl remain out of the tournament play some time |