In an amphitheater at the University of Michigan, the eyes of 200 scientists were focused on a billiard table. The greatest billiard player of them all, Willie Hoppe, dressed in a dinner jacket and ...

For as long as anyone can remember, Willie Hoppe (rhymes with sloppy) has been a synonym for billiards. When he was twelve, way back when Jim Jeffries ruled heavyweight boxing, Willie was the original ...

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The story of Willie Hoppe, world-champion billiard player for more than fifty years, even into his seventies. Commentator Bill Stern describes Hoppe's abilities as the camera catches the match played ...

On Feb. 24, 1909, Willie Hoppe, considered by many to be the greatest billiards player ever, gave an exhibition in La Crosse at the La Crosse Theater, 115 Fifth Ave. S. The billiard table was set up ...