Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-12-30 | Page 79 | Billiards

BILLIARDS ; At Tics Moineg. Iowa, "Nov. 21, 1916 William Hoppe, world's champion oiUiaid-ist. oiUiaid-ist. broke a world's high aveniso 'ord when he defeated Jake Schaetfer, 300 to 19, in two innings of their 18.2 balklme match. . , San Francisco, Dec. 19 In a billiard match with Young Jake Schaeffer. Vv lllie Hoppe ran out his 20 points without a '"Sew York Citv, Feb. 2, 1917 Charles Mr Court of Cleveland defeated Georae Moore of New York in play for the world's three-cushion -billiard title, win-nine win-nine (he final block. 50 lo 33. The total for the three blocks was l.'O lo 12S. Cleveland. Ohio. Feb. IS Willie Hoppe defeated Jake Schaeffer SO to -Jn in 31 irmin'-s. In a three-cushion match. He had two hich runs of S and one of 6. Boston, March t Nathan Hall of this city won the national amateur billiard championship at IS. 2 balkilne. Cleveland, Ohio. April 25 Pierre Mau-pome Mau-pome won the Interstate three-cushion billiard championship, -defeating Charles Ellis of Milwaukee, so to 29. Ht. Ijouis, Sept. 7 Alfred T)e Oro retrained re-trained the title of world's three-cushion billiard champion bv defeating Robert. T,. Cannefax- of St. I.nuis in the final block bv a total score of 1 50 to 'New York Citv. Oct. 25- - Al f re-1 De Oro retained his title of t hree-eushion billiard chamrion when be defeated John Paly by a score of 50 to 5ti in the final block.