Ogden Evening Standard | 1912-11-21 | Page 2 | Willie Hoppe Keeps His Billiard Title

WILLIE HOPPE KEEPS ! HIS BILLIARD TITLE Nov; York. Nov 21. I3y defeat inf ' Ora Mornlngslar j00 to 27C Willi---Hopne Inst night retained his tltlo as 78.1 billiard champion of the world. George Slosson finished I ho tournament tourna-ment In second position, while Morn-Ingstar Morn-Ingstar r.nd Yamada, tho Japaneec marvel, are tied for third place. Tho pair will play off tho tio In a special match ton'ght Mornlngstar shouldered too much responsibility last night lo copo with his illustrious competitor. Ora was not only fighting for himself, but for Slosson" as well. Had he been able to stop the boy wonder he would have precipitated a triple tic for first place. Mornlugstar seemed obsessed with the great Importance of his mission and worked himself into a state of acute nervousness. Hoppe, on the other hand, kept his head and, after reeling off a good run of 77 In the third Inning) held matters very much a6 he desired.