Show 1 II I I I Willie Hoppe HOPle of or Nc New York retained the IS 2 IS l and l H-l 1 championships cham chain I of ar the world While he might alight usua usually be he classed claser t as perennial for or tho the year ear of of 1916 he lie 1 Inn may al also o bo be styled pasIe passive passive pas pas- I sive I e champion as not once was he ho called upon to defend hl his tiles ties All Ali Al three of or caled the I Brunswick championship emblems arenow are arc aronow now his personal property I In hl his exhibition games Hopper showed rl wonderful form Corm running out ono one game samo of oC 0 points from the pot spot alOt at San Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- I cisco while earlier earler In the season he made 1 points point In two innings at Des Moines G. G Butler Buter Sutton of or Chicago o. o Hoppes Hoppe's most persistent pursuer tackled the tho champion In a special match for or a purse purse at SU SL St Louts Louis Luis In November anti and was de tic tic- e- e 1500 to SOS rOS Hoppe now has held the 2 18 title since tte 1910 1510 the 18 1 title since Ince 1913 and the tho 14 1 1 championship since 1914 ant l Edward W. W r. Gardner Garner of Montclair N. N J J. J won tho the national amateur championship It being the fifth time he henan nan has haf held heM the title I Lack ack lck of or title tile matches In the field was compensated for tor to some ex- ex pr- pr tent lent by greater activity at packet l bil LI- LI lards and three c cushions Bennie Alien Allon Alen of or Kansas CI City who wore the pocket olec crown CrOWl for three years eard was dethroned and Frank 1 of Schenectady goes os J-os Into the new year r as ns champion Allen Alen wa was unable to well wel In h tho the championship tournament held at Chicago Chiago last lut March anti and William Emmett of or D Detroit won wn front a strong stronA field 11 Ho was wa tel h by John ton Layton who In ill turn lurn wa was wan depo deposed 11 at b by Sedalla Sedalia ed Ja after a great gat uphill finish The Silent Pole wn was in action twice after this but defeated Young Toting oun Ralph Greenleaf of or Monmouth 1 an and earl early In December scored an cas easy win over o Edward Edward Ed Ed- ward I. I Ralph of or 1 N N. N T J. George Moore 1001 of New York Yarle crosses the threshold of the New Year holding the worlds world's world three cushion e title tite The chase for this tillS emblem was wal a 0 mer merry one DeOro last y years year's r titleholder after de do- do Lloyd Llod Jevne of or Lo Los Angeles was defeated by Charles Ellis Els of or Pittsburg Ellis EUs defeated Pierre but hut McCurt McCurt Mc- Mc Ic- Ic Curt the next challenger was successful rul rulIn In the greatest match of or the tho year winning winning win win- ning to 19 The Scotchman held the emblem through the time summer r vacation but could not dl dispose poo of or Hugh Heal tho the Toledo player winning winning to at Heals tenure of office also 1110 was as George Moore deposed doI do- do I posed him him on November S 8 and for Cor the second time lime became champion of oC the tho W world i With h Alfredo DeOro as ae tIme the next challenger chal dial lenger longer It Appeared d probable that Moore might find hl his title tithe tite gone one but on ott 01 December December Decem Decem- ber her 2 2 ho defeated t the he v veteran teTa I Cuban laO to US at New No York ork ork City CHy For the Iho first I tine time In tn the Iho last nine nin years earl DeOro did not finish the year enl without either cither tho the three three- thre- thre II cul cUrlon on or pocket championships In hi hipO his pO possession Death called clec two of or tho the greatest French players players plan Maurice Ignaux forIn former for for- I m In mer r IS l champion of or this the world dying on February 17 li at Monte Carlo while on April 23 33 3 at New Now York Cassignol the French champion succumbed to lo the effects of oC an operation Frank P. P Day I. I of or St St. Louis Loula best known as a three- three cushion n player dl died 11 at New Orleans on April Apri 6 6 te and IntI on June 25 5 5 Lansing W. W PerI Perkins Perkins Per Per- kins one of ot tho the be best beet t instructors this I country has haN known dl died 1 at Chicago o. o I |