Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-12-18 | Page 8 | Champions Win First Matches in Cue Tourney

I Champions Win First Matches In hi Cue T Tourney urney I CHICAGO Dec 18 IS United Press Press Johnny Johnny Layton Willie Hoppe Frank Franl and Ralph Greenleaf were leading today followIng following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing the three cushion and pocket billiard tournaments here to decide the tile world champions Layton of Sedalia Sedalla Mo Io defeated Gus Copulos 50 to 48 in a closely co contested three-cushion three match that lasted into nto the small hours hours hours' of of or the morning The game gamo ran 47 innings Copulos chalked up a high run of 11 in the thirty-first thirty inning BEATS PASQUALE Gr Greenleaf national pocket billiard champion defeated Pasquale Natalie Natalie Natalle Na Na- talie talle to in the tile second round of the play The champion played a safe game at all times and the tile crowd booed him for fOl refusing to take talce the offensive against the Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore Balti Balti- more Greenleafs Greenleaf's victory gives him the right to defend his title tomorrow night Frank of Schenectady defeated Erwin Rudolph of Chicago to in the tho pocket billiard competition Willie Hoppe who Wile has held virtually virtually vir yin every billiard title except the three cushion three beat Otto of Philadelphia in the afternoon three- three cushion play 50 to 15 5