The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-21
HOPPE FRIGHTENS THE WIZARD.
Youthful BiIiardist All But Catches
Schaefer in Exciting Match.

Wizard SChaeler last night won Tue l"eHe
tieth game in the tourney for the 1872 balkline
billiard championship, beating William Hoppe.
500 to 4ss. The game was exciting to the
last degree, the youngster crowning his
efforts by q run of las. which was started
when Schaefer was 1871 points ahead and had
only 6 to go. Hoppe played with superb
nerve and his efforts were worthy the ap-
plause. He caused some Qualms to JAKE
while he vas on his feet in the nineteenth
1t Vas announced before the game began
that Cutler and Cure would play OF Ihe .e
T mere De vii HE be a big "e;xi6ibitioin" Of baik line and
fancy shot billiards, the proceeds to go 10 the
fs,chaeier, in full panoply Of rumpled shirt
ddf i9ncr W coat 'S and pt end rS fR Himself With his s'llE
CHECKED ;fs 5sst a ISGP ,1osk t iSa 3 sDef Dai Sohf If took T RIs
seq Tie Prodigy had ali the better Of the first
,,EErr' wi gt1disa after his OPENING zero and com;
| pauion in the second. rolle1 up4 and missed
a two cushion shot, .,
before Igs A and Seen Seemed disposed TO try more
nursing and position shots, with Intention.
a.Tsiaes Of bh RIIaiy1dRs WIN THe i0 %isard d 'sstfsTsd
eeirihiecn bv centre table work before he
siiiEpsdd, } HR ANA GG a Two SS e G%sSiSn f HUppe eor told Edp Of
a poirt and missed afollow,
- The Wizard marshalled a bunch Of fifty in
SIS .I up and down the lines 30 easily that
almost no hard shot stood out. His thirty
nth shot was perhaps the best; a masse 70
the cushion caught the red ball gong to the
rail and the white coming back. The shot
which benched Schaefer was a four cushion
ramble. The boy gathered eleven and missed
Tie score Was. rs to =? in favor of Hoppe
at the end Of the ffth. and the younger billiard
In the sixth, Schaefer playing the red too fun
on the rail and Hopes three, cushion attempt
being %erratic. JAKE went eneao IN .ne SGv-
Hoppe scored only J.. Schaefer gave him a
chance with n nought IN the eighth. Hoppe
sixth shot in the eighth, but failed on a dance
around the table that would have counted
but tor An un.imely Kiss; -. r,,r,s
bur Hoppe opposed a run of q in the very
bss, style Of the master; {H missed ond ms
calihre. That put him ahead. 1872 10 li6.
The little Schacfer put up 3 aud retired IN the
tenth. Hoppe, piled up ~ counts. coming
aiory fast until an incorrect bank cut Nun OIL
az schaeier'ss eleventh inning eclipsed all his
run, lie counted l7l points, mostly, on centre
, table and balk line play. His l42d shot de
serves honorable ms sPpotn He ia aadtas S91 t6s
hail furthest out on tho, way to the cushion.
touching it lightly, and came back Just in
cr,rre. He finished by missing, a short
drsW. Hoppe counted II and missed like
TIC run gave the Wizard n comfortable
lead, and from that. point on it was easy
going. William and he about kept the same
pace a al o ghr q bunch 3i y iaa ! from tH% iV C6r%MaIi
within thirty OF the leader. He seemed to fail
! in confidence, however, IN the siXteen,h ana
seventeenth, getting only u point In the
Sschaefer piled up SO in the sixteenth, miss
ing on a long two cushion MAR. Hoppe
F I,tt tbnpN hud IN start the eighteenth, but
/ the Wizard got them together With one drive.
and counted Il. Tor a total Of 4ei -,
ster, but the latter went out after him as u
he had every confidence he could win. He
put on twenty y, ssi9r ,ba be red swung VIDE across
Jake missed with supreme case AFTER a
trip outside while HOPPE was ploydng' NIL
cushion drive, He started TO play 1871 With
the balls, spreading them wide. but counting
web while os be had tn the c chance S Jake WsI got su %e
Hoppe would miss the eighteenth shot oil
his nineteenth inning.
Hoppe, ip fact. gave Sehaeier one OF TIE
spheres IN o3 points, and then, when the
balls rolled on the halkline parallel to the
long side, held them for a count of ten more
scored 100 points was worthier q football
battle than q billiard contest. The crowd
The lad kept right on and alternated his
WIDESPREAD play with nursing iust IN ave
proportion. Hoppe counted Rdnlely 10 ,l4o,
missing the last when the balls were in balk
along tho short rail,
sghacfeE refused to play while the crowd
made violent applause. When the racket
WAS over he counted six and went out. Hoppe
having one less inning, made the bigger
average. The score!
Schaefer-O, 0. 4. Is, 50, q, IS. o, "a. g. III. 10, g.
80. u. 50, SIS, q, o, q. Total. 500. Average. rs
High runs. III, 50, so.
noppe-lS, 20. 22, l. Ii. O., /. g, 81. 40, II. Il, 3
81, s. /. q, 90, l45, Total, AS. Average, IS Is 10
High runs, l45, 81, 81.
The game tonight between Slosson and
Schaefer will decide the winner of first prize
nd the championship. The loser will be
tied with Sutton for second money. Standing
OF the players:
" LH,, y. L