Salt Lake Tribune | 1912-02-11 | Page 34 | Youthful Billiard Wizard and Veteran He Defeated

t Youthful Billiari Wizard and Veteran He Defeated N.EW YORK, Feb. 10. iWHUo Hoppc, world's champioD bil-iardiat bil-iardiat at. 1S.2 balklinc, defended his title last Monday night in the Hotel Astor. The youthful star scored the uccesaary 500 points in 17 in nines, while his opponent and challenger chal-lenger for, the title, .Gcorjze Sutton, rolled' up '2S0. The disparity in tho score represents the way the two play-, ers line up. Seldom has IIoppo shown - to hctlcr advnutaco liis 'mastery o tbc nursing came, allh'oii'ch lie was not .pressed to bis limit, lie made his counts without with-out hesitation or stud3- and reeled ofl' poinis-in a."(don't care" fashion that was in strikinc contrast to Sutton Js style The winner was especially strong with the masse and bis cushion shots were also brilliant at times. Sutton complained that the ivories wcro not responsive to his touch, but displayed none of I be ucrvousncss that marked his play in- I he -last meeting of the pair. The summary? Hoppc 12. 57. 36, Co, 3, 0, 33, J, i, 0. 06. 14. SS, 2, 46, 5, 7S Total, 500: High run. 06; average, "lJ Sutton 1. 16. 47. 0. 67, 0..0?il, .1, 0. 12. 36. o, 0. 3, 50. 21 Total, 2S0. High run, 67: avuracci 16S-17. WILLIE HOPPE. , ' . GEORGE SUTTON.