Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-06-25

sketch ofIHls Career as a Hnliarei,

Bketcn OfhahS sarecr as BflA1arHtSE.
The Billiard Mirror, Published at Gin
c%innati, Ohio, presents a Efe-like portrait
''the Grasshopper." 1t also gives a brief
sketch Of his life as follows: lie was
born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. on the %
Of October, 1855, and at a very tender age,
in fact as 0 as he was capable of devel-
oping a procliTity for any definite thing,
gave evidence of a marvellous love for the
game Of billiards. At the age Of 10 years
his parents removed to Leavenworth,
which he has since considered his home.
His first public gameof billiards took place
in that city i'll 1872, where he played
against s. ID. Sleser. In this game he
scored 1850 to his antagonists $50. 1t
was the now obsolete four-ball game. In
1873 be played against p. A. Bycrs for a
stake Of $3.50, in indianapolis, beating
Byers in a game Of 400 points by 100. In
1874 he played q match game with Jacob
Garrett Of Indianapolis. playing in a four
ball game / 800 to Garrett s / 800 for o stake
of $500. He beat Garrett 800. After the
game he took Q trip to the Far West,
and at Eureka, Nevada, encountered Tony
Kraktr r, champion OF the Pacific coast. A
match was arranged between them forS2. 900
gold aside, 600 points, French caroms. He
came out Of this tussel a slight winner,
beating his opponent only 81 points. and
making an average Of IL. After this he
made a brief tour Of California, playing
some minor matches. From California he
went to New York city, where he and Sex
ton played for the first time together. The
game 600 points was for a small stake, and
was played in private at Tim. Flynn's
room. 1t was gotten up more as an exhi-
bition Of the strength Of the relative play
ers. He beat Sexton 1913 points. A match
was subsequently arranged between them,
Sexton Offering to let 81, 900 to Schaefcr's
5000. Schaefer accepted the conditions,
but the game never was played, a. sexton
forfeited it. His next appearance promi-
nently before the public was in the tourna-
ment held in st. Louis in March last. Here
he carried of the first prize, having to con-
tend with Dion, Slosson, Gallagher and
g the Benedict" Ia a subsequent 4-hand
game, he n Gallagher defeated Dion and
SIosson for a purse Of 5000. 1t was in
this tournament that he made the famous
run Of 429, which electrified the country.
He has since surpassed even this unprece-
denied feat, and no doubt stands to-day
without a peer in his profession. This
sketch is naturally imperfect, as we are
without dates and other particulars need
full, but it will serve the purpose for which
it is intended, viz: to demonstrate that,
youthful as Schaffer is. he has never met
defeat at a billiard table in a public game,
and it is our belief that it will require
better material than has yet come to the
surface to alter this record. Personally,
he is a quiet, unassuming young fellow,
xV1A r.a1otlxr lAopo thn rrtftf IA N
honors he has won, and from his apper-
anee and manner would not be suspected
by a stranger as the youth who has set the
billiard world agog, and compelled his
rivals to endeavor to concoct some new
game at which to defeat him. He is
bright and intelligent, with a keen eye in
his head, and if we mistake not. can be-
come as great an adept at any game that
may be invented, as the one in which he
has demonstrated himself to be 80 match
less an expert"