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Show f - I Bir WILLIE HOPPE, THE YOUNG Syil' - ( L E MARVEL 1 - ; 'M New York. March 8. Willie Hoppe. M tho worlds greatest billiard player M and holder of lbs 18.1 and 18.2 balk, line championships, bus signed a con-I con-I tract to pi ' ' j f pion of France, a three garni M BOO points each to be played on April I - v ,ud : The garni 1 i!:i'- I I H in Par b and -II he ' I "hoppc hat not be. 1W07 when ' "" "; "" P fl0m Maunce Vlgnsu. At that thfa 1 o il ' " ' ' it was reported ihat the French police po-lice -old the American players to leuve the country, ss they had been playing In the ucademieb where heavy gambling gam-bling had been going on In connection with the games. This year Hoppe will not play in an academy, but will meet the French hamplon In a public hull. On thin kind mi match no fault can be found with the players is saining cxiBls. Hoppe has accepted an offer of S3 -000 from Victor Greyer, the "foremost sporting promoter in France to visit that country. Hoppe will leave New York on March 27, which will allow a&SfcT daya for practlce for The Brunswick - Balko - Collender !?' whom ' under contract, has contented to the champion cham-pion making the trip. chain- |