Show Hoppe Defeats Fitzpatrick 50 49 To Take Lead in Cue Tournament CHICAGO Feb 6 INS UNS INS WilHe Hoppe the defending champion t took ook over sole poss possession of first place today in the 1941 world three cushion billiards to tournament With nine st straight victories s he was the only undefeated player in the field of 18 Jay Bozeman Boreman of Vallejo Ca Cal who who had been keeping pace with the ch champion dropped his first match In 10 last night bowing to Joe of Mexico City the Mexican champion 50 O Bozeman thus became tied with Jake aice Schaefer er of Cleveland for up runner-up honors honors hon boa ors with nine wins and one loss Hoppes Hoppe's ninth victory was the closest In his string and one of the hardest fought of the meet He edged out John Fitzpatrick of Los Loses Angeles es 50 49 only oaly alter after the lanky I westerner had thrilled an cm overflow crowd of 1500 by taking a a 49 48 lead Hoppe ran out the needed two billiards In the inning Tonight Hoppe Hoppe- will take on Cha Cha- maco mace and in another Important I match Allen Hall of Chicago chasing chasIng chas chas- ing lag the leaders with a record of eight wins and only one defeat will face Art lad of Kenosha Wis Four players playes's have co all an all their 17 games They hey are Clarence Ciarence I Jackson of Detroit who won 5 and lost 12 Joe Moriarty of Chicago who won 4 and lost 13 Len Kenney of Chicago winner r of only one match and Herb Peterson of St. St Louis who lost all aN his games |