Kōji Yamada

Kōji Yamada (山田浩二, Yamada kōji) est un champion du monde japonais de billard.

Koji Yamada

Biographie
Nationalité	Japonaise
Activité	Joueur de billard

Koji Yamada en 1912 aux États-Unis.

Biographie

Il réside deux ans à Berlin[1]. Il immigre aux États-Unis en 1912 et affronte un joueur nommé Ora Morningstar[2]. En 1913, il joue face à Willie Hoppe (en) pour le titre du championnat[3].

Notes et références

(en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Koji Yamada » (voir la liste des auteurs).

(en) Yamada Finding His Stroke at Practice -- Contestants Make Good Runs., New York Times, 3 novembre 1912, PDF (lire en ligne) :
« The most interesting development of the past week relative to the world's championship at 18.2 balk-line billiards, to begin one week from to-morrow at the Hotel Astor, was the arrival of the Japanese expert Koji Yamada. He came from Berlin, where he resided for two years, and was highly esteemed for his professional ability. »
(en) Yamada Defeats Former Champion Morningstar in 18.2 Tournament., New York Times, 17 novembre 1912, PDF (lire en ligne)
Hoppe To Defend Billiard Title. Champion Will Play Yamada at 18.2 Balkline at the Hotel Astor Ball Room, New York Times, 25 mai 1913 (lire en ligne) :
« William F. Hoppe of this city and Koji Yamada of Tokio, Japan, will be contestants for the world's championship at 18.2 balkline billiards on Tuesday night in the grand ballroom of the Hotel Astor. Hoppe won the championship in the tournament last November. Last February he successfully defended it in a challenge match against George Sutton of Chicago. »

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[1] (en) Yamada Finding His Stroke at Practice -- Contestants Make Good Runs., New York Times, 3 novembre 1912, PDF (lire en ligne) :
« The most interesting development of the past week relative to the world's championship at 18.2 balk-line billiards, to begin one week from to-morrow at the Hotel Astor, was the arrival of the Japanese expert Koji Yamada. He came from Berlin, where he resided for two years, and was highly esteemed for his professional ability. »

[2] (en) Yamada Defeats Former Champion Morningstar in 18.2 Tournament., New York Times, 17 novembre 1912, PDF (lire en ligne)

[3] Hoppe To Defend Billiard Title. Champion Will Play Yamada at 18.2 Balkline at the Hotel Astor Ball Room, New York Times, 25 mai 1913 (lire en ligne) :
« William F. Hoppe of this city and Koji Yamada of Tokio, Japan, will be contestants for the world's championship at 18.2 balkline billiards on Tuesday night in the grand ballroom of the Hotel Astor. Hoppe won the championship in the tournament last November. Last February he successfully defended it in a challenge match against George Sutton of Chicago. »