Show HOPPE AND Y YAMADA wIll PlAY MATCH I IN IN SAME SALT LAKE I IC C Crack Bi Bia Will Meet Meeta a a a Quinns Quinn's in B Balk Balk- k I V I line Ine S. S Series erles r. r The greatest billiard attraction inthis In Inthis this city for yeara will be staged at atthe atthe atthe the Orpheum parlors next Thursday and Friday February 18 and 19 18 when Wll Willie le Hoppe champion of the world will meet KoJI Yamada champion of Japan In a series of four matches at The program will also Include two matches at I three cushion and an exhibition of fancy shots at which these players lead the world Willie Hoppe needs little Introduction lion tion having been the main figure Inthe in inthe inthe the billiard bUllard limelight ever since hewus he was in knickerbockers He won the championship of the world from Maurice Vignaux in France before ho Ito was 21 years ears old and since that time his bis title has never been threatened threat threat- ened He holds the 18 2 and worlds world's championships and andin andin andin in addition is regarded by all billiard authorities as the greatest living cushion three player although he has never never entered entered into comp competition for the title I He holds all the high run records records records rec rec- at the various games and is conceded conceded conceded con con- ceded to be the greatest player of all time K Koji ji Yamada developed his game while a student in Berlin and is ranked as the second or third best player in the world George Sutton Button being his close competitor for second place is the smallest of the billiard bUllard professionals being diminutive diminutive tive Uve even for a Japanese yet he lie is regarded regarded regarded re re- re- re as one of the greatest exponents exponents exponents expo expo- of the masse shot the game has lias known He masses equally well with both hoth right and left hands and some of his exhibition shots surpass belief These players are on a Western tour and from press reports have been putting up some wonderful ex ex- At Terre Haute Hoppe ran out a point game in three innings making and in consecutive consecutive consecutive tive innings for an average of 1331 The following is copied from an Indianapolis Indianapolis In In- paper On the last day Hoppe and Yamada Yamada Ya mada by request played two point 25 three cushion games after the matches Hoppo won the first game by a R. 25 to 3 score in 28 innings He lie HeIt Heat at t no no time took the natural shot but Just to please the fans took tho hard shot In the evening game gam Yamada was the winner ner in 23 Innings by a 26 2 to 14 score Both these those performances are far above the marks set by the professional three-cushion three players Billiards has been riding on n the crest of the wave of popularity all this season in Salt Lake and tho UIO appearance appearance ap ap- ap of these two great players should bring out the largest billiard crowds ever known In the city They will play two matches each day one In the afternoon at and the other at in the evening Seat reservations reservations reserva reserva- lions may be made at tho the Orpheum parlors or at Quinns Quinn's s 's rooms beginning Saturday |