Show Nippon Ties For Lead in Cue Tourney I CUE STANDINGS Layton Won S Loot 2 st st. i Katsuyama Matsuyama 5 2 Cochran 4 4 2 4 Tiff Denton 4 4 3 I Hoppe loppe 3 3 3 Bozeman 4 4 4 4 4 Art 3 3 5 I Allen Alien Hall 3 3 5 Earl Lookabaugh 2 2 7 1 CHICAGO Dec 8 INS INS INS-A A little chap who stopped of off h hire here re en route to his home in Tokio may take the worlds world's three-cushion three billiard champIonshIp championship championship cham cham- with him when he resumes his dis journey Kinrey Matsuyama played his way back into the thick of the championship battle by whipping Art of Chicago 54 to 14 H in 42 innings yesterday and today he is tied with Johnny Layton o of Sed Sedalia lla lia Mo with five victories anc and nd two defeats Matsuyama can finish no worse than a tie for first place if he defeats defeats de de- defeats de- de feats Welker Cochran and Otto in his two remaining matches Layton must play Willie Hoppe and Cochran n. n Layton lost to Jay Bozeman las last night 50 to 27 21 In 60 innings Otto beat Hoppe the defending 50 to 41 in 57 51 innings anc and Tiff Denton downed Earl Lookabaugh Lookabaugh Lookabaugh Looka Looka- baugh 50 to 41 in 55 innings Denton is matched with Art Hall Hal today Matsuyama with anc and Hoppe wit with Bozeman |