| Show HOPPE SHOWS USI I HE HEIS IS CHAMP 0 Defeats Japanese Expert in in I IB B Both t Games and Pleases Large Crowds the demonstrated to Willie Hoppe satisfaction of two packed houses at atthe atthe atthe the Orpheum parlors yester yesterday ay afternoon afternoon after after- and ev evening ning that he is is t the e Undisputed undisputed un un- disputed noon champion of the he world at defeating Koji Kojl Yamada Yamada Ya Ya- billiards mada Japanese champion by a score of to In the first match and to In the evening cont contest st st. T That at Yamada Yamada- made such a poor showing must be credited to Hoppe rather than than against his opponent for Yamada is is I conceded by billiard authorities t to be bean bean bean an even match for any other billiard rd player in the world with the exception of the champion and was rated as such in the recent handicap t tournament of the worlds world's stars held in New York In the of afternoon contest both players players play play- ers ens found difficulty in handling the halls balls due no doubt to the strange tables ta tables ta- ta I bles bIeR and conditions but it seemed to th the outsider that the balls did not break r k favorably A number of line line- tins ains freezes and kiss shots cut Into the I Average average materially and the marks put I up were below the average set by both i players on this tour The score of the first game is as follows follows fol follows fol- fol lows Hoppe Hoppe 31 31 22 3 3 0 22 22 0 34 0 0 29 29 CI l 31 66 0 O 2 14 10 75 75 High runs funs 75 71 unfinished 66 66 61 average 23 23 Yamada Yamada-O 0 9 9 34 34 0 10 0 2 12 39 0 1 i 8 8 s 8 8 1 3 3 7 36 36 36 High runs 36 36 34 34 average 10 In the evening game Hoppe struck his stride and pat up a much better performance than In the afternoon He notched a high run of and ran out his string of points 1 in 1 twelve innings in innings innings in- in against seventeen innings In fn the first match He scored points in three consecutive innings innings' by a display display dis dis- play pla of skill never before approached in this city He also gave another demonstration of his famous ability to finish strong closing the game with an unfinished run of f six seventy-six with the balls brills in perfect position while In Inthe inthe inthe the afternoon contest he closed with an unfinished ted run of seventy The score of f the second match was wasas wasas wasas as follows Hoppe Hoppe 35 35 0 2 35 0 76 40 7 I I 0 O. O 0 o 76 76 High runs 76 76 unfinished average 33 1 3 Yamada Yamada-I 1 1 12 12 5 5 50 0 3 10 30 4 4 1 35 36 35 35 High runs 35 30 average 9 In praising the skill akin of Hoppe one Is apt to underrate the ability of his opponents but It must be remembered that that that-Hoppe Hoppe Is the greatest player of all time all Ume and stands so far above all other that he lias has re really lly done lone the game an injury by destroying competition Willie Hoppe has has' held the premier billiard honors of the world since he hC was W s 20 years of age and 1 has improved year aft after r year breaking all the re records made by his establishing new ones which seemed destined to stand for years and his opponents suffer sutter in to comparison Yamada has established a a wonderful reputation as an exponent of the masse shot and in the introduction speech given by Mr Benjamin manager of the ch champions champion's tour 43 Q credited with be being being be- be ing the greatest exponent of the masse masset t in the game even eyen admitted by Hoppe Yamada showed some wonderful wonderful won won- e exhibition shots following each match yesterday but if he has anything anything any any- thing on Hoppe in the masse line In the regular game it did not show up in yester yesterdays ays ay's m matches for Hoppe ex executed every masse shot which presented pre pre- Itself an and l' l invariably left the balls in perfect position Yamada's superiority in the tiie masse must lie in in permission b b bf Hoppe rather than admission ad- ad mission The skill of a great billiard player lies not In execution the the- execution of difficult shots bu but rather ratler in the ability to handle the balls in such a way as not to get difficult shots No doubt much of n Hoppes s skillful play was lost on the audience for in his big runs repeated perfect perte drives n nd l one cushion lIon cUi shots left the balls baIts in p perfect pos position on and the resulting billiards seemed easy The case case is is ap aptly illustrated hya bya story told about Frank Ives a former cham cham- pion A novice after watching Ives run several thousand at straight rail was asked his opinion opinion-of of the performance performance perform perform- a ance and replied that he was as not particularly particularly par par- pari i impressed as Ives had not made a shot that he himself could not execute The execution of a number of difficult shots indicates a weakness in a player rather than a strength for were the player apt the difficult knots knots' would have been avoided Hoppe and Yamada are playing another another another an an- other match this afternoon n and wilt will meet tonight at 8 o'clock in the closing game of the thc series Both the first matches matche found every seat in the house sold and it is expected that even a 0 greater crowd will attend the tw two matches today Hoppe Hopp and Yamada furnish the greatest billiard rd card of the present day and no billiard lover should overlook the opportunity of seeing them in action |
