Show HOPPE SHOWS EM WHY HY HE i IS THE CHAMPION GHAMPION Hands Cochran Much Acclaimed Acclaimed Acclaimed Ac Ac- claimed Easterner Most Thorough Walloping EW YORK YOnI Oc Oe 21 Willie Hoppe N NEW last lut night eclipsed all other contestants contestants contestants con con- In n the opening matches of the American National 18 championship billiard to tournament tournament ment at the Hotel Astor Altor The former titleholder made two wo phenomenal pho phe runs of ot and In masterIng masterIng master- master Ing Ine Welker elker Cochran by the score of to 11 The r result furnished the tho an answer an sw er to the efforts Cochran made a n. year ear ago o for a match Hoppes Hoppe's average was 44 4 49 At all stages he played close billiards M dl I A his alJet deftness r In calling the sphere being usually god The victories of Ora MornIngstar and George H. H Sutton were not so 50 brilliant as that of bf t Hoppe although they played well wen and made a fine tine showing Hoppe average 44 H 4 t- High runs 12 US USand and 79 Cochran Cochran c average 9 1319 high ru runs 54 44 and and 10 George Georg R n. Sutton Button Chicago won t the e second game of the tournament a He lie de defeated defeated de- de f George F. F.- I New E England a tOO to Suttons Sutton's average was IS 18 4 22 with high runs of 70 53 and 52 sons son's average was s 10 22 1017 2 17 17 with high I runs 0 of 68 25 5 6 and n 22 22 |