Kojl Yamada and Willie Hoppe, Billiards Champions
Kojl Yamada and Willie Hoppe, Billiards Champions Original Photograph c1906/1907. Quite uncommon large, beautiful portrait of William Frederick Hoppe (1887-1959) nicely posed with Koji Yamada (dates unknown) at an unknown pool hall location (possibly Chicago). Hoppe is considered by many as the greatest billiards player of all time winning his first world title at the age of 18 beating the French champion Maurice Vignaux in 1906. By his retirement in 1952 he had won 51 world titles, written several books on billiards and in 1966 was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame. Size:16 1/2" x 11 1/2". (Item 244) [...]