Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 November 1912 — CLINE DEFEATS MORNINGSTAR [ARTICLE]

CLINE DEFEATS MORNINGSTAR

Was Only Man Who Had Won Two Games In Tournament—Hoppe Defeats Taylor. New York, Nov. 15.—1 n the 18;.2 balk line billiard tournament at the Hotel Astor, Ora Morningstar, the 18.1 champion, who had the only clean score with two games won, lost to Harry Cline of Pittsburg by a score of 600' to 420. Willie Hoppe won from A 1 Taylor by 500 to 394, but it was only in the last three innings that the boy wonder got into the lead. George Sutton reconsidered his withdrawal from the tournament and lowered the colors of Kodji Yamada, who so sensationally defeated Willie Hoppe. The final score was: Sutton. 500; Yamada, 306. George Slosson defeated Calvin De'marest of Chicago 500 to 223. Hoppe, Morningstar, Slosson, Sutton and Cline are tied for the lead, each having won two and lost one.