Hoppe, Willie

(William Frederick Hoppe) (hŏp`ē), 1887–1959, American billiards champion, b. Cornwall, N.Y. He practiced billiards from a very early age and gave exhibitions before he won (1906) his first world championship in Paris. Hoppe subsequently won many championships in three-cushion and the intricate balkline forms of the game, and when he retired in 1952 after winning his 12th world three-cushion championship (the last 6 in a row), he had won 51 world billiards titles in 46 years of tournament competition. He wrote Thirty Years of Billiards (1925) and Billiards as It Should Be Played (1941).

Hoppe, (William Frederick) Willie

(1887–1959) billiards player; born in Cornwall-Landing-on-Hudson, N.Y. Suave in manner and cool in competition, he won 51 world titles in pocket and three-cushion billiards between 1906 and 1952. In 1911 he became the first billiards player to give an exhibition at the White House.

单词	hoppe, willie
释义	Hoppe, Willie Hoppe, Willie (William Frederick Hoppe) (hŏp`ē), 1887–1959, American billiards champion, b. Cornwall, N.Y. He practiced billiards from a very early age and gave exhibitions before he won (1906) his first world championship in Paris. Hoppe subsequently won many championships in three-cushion and the intricate balkline forms of the game, and when he retired in 1952 after winning his 12th world three-cushion championship (the last 6 in a row), he had won 51 world billiards titles in 46 years of tournament competition. He wrote Thirty Years of Billiards (1925) and Billiards as It Should Be Played (1941). Hoppe, (William Frederick) Willie (1887–1959) billiards player; born in Cornwall-Landing-on-Hudson, N.Y. Suave in manner and cool in competition, he won 51 world titles in pocket and three-cushion billiards between 1906 and 1952. In 1911 he became the first billiards player to give an exhibition at the White House.
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