The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-09
WIZARD OF TIRE CUB DEAD
, tCOR NHtEFER ar WIS
tFTER ION6 ULNJSN.
Wsrsas 'hampaSU Isalliar,lssi IN Hls DaS.
Hls skIN lW'iucesi Changes n the
Eamles to Wakr Game NoTe DiWscult-
originator ~ Ihr Nnchor Nurse.


originator sI Ihr NHchOr Nurse.
DINyEn. cot March .. Jacob Sehaetet.
the world renowned ' 'raf'l OF the Ne. who
came here over o eel agu hoping the climate
would cure him oi uib~r ulosis. died a. noon
TO-DAY Nc came 20" late and although
~ lines thsr~ ,s-ned ~ he inprov cmen'
/ IN hrs condition his ph' sIcian ~ Nc time
gave Srhasfst ct hia t-lstI'- - any hope '"T
! his nnal T~co, srN
S"haefer had been hare, awe tor se' eral
DAYS and hal b,','a 'p- Tor t0Ttutgh'
B that hts relsiN - Ver" barred " ON the st'h
I To"nr III. doctor AMI upr-s "ulI being Nth
him S'.hasfcT lap~r,t 'rtr .ucousr icus meas
early 'hts morning ~" hesihsd hts laa'
surruun,I~si hy hes '-tic ,hr,r - idrcn and
I relatiVs- from thu East ~ .'," 'aniH nome
here
Schaefer Wa -irpErn 'D" cara ago and
was f"ICed 10 lnau'i"', H.s rarsIl' - ~"
/ billiard game Nf'~r g"Gng o. Denver
: h. appeared 80 improve Got time bu' coon
began - waste AVA and ioi tho las 81 ~
eight months has steadily declined A"cld
contracted tvo veeks aEo forced him 'o
! take to hts tod and he was unable 20 be NJ
after this attack
! Schaefer s survived hv his wife ana three
children. Anna aged ~ Jacob. IS. and
MARI. several brothers and s9iers
| reside In the East. tine 81 his Nrothers.
| hni lN-s W Wv "@' a. o. ''.7 N'N'''N
death came
fcr thirty-seVeh year- "a, On - hsefer has
been a most pro m mont hcuT" n billiards. uP'
! snly ~ this { o,:uirf hu' vhrTevsT bill sgis
I has leen piAvcl tpt long PAR ~ that
time ne stood uesmin~n' ana hlnlarI
! Of modern tipp,- us uay not have been
as Spectacular ~ Ivr- tut S"hasfer has
, billiards thoroughly lie was "a Years
old and vas horn "a lsaNenwotth. snd y
| was out W~.t that h. firat took al interest
| ia the game whtrh later 30 developed sud
| was Instrumental ~ bringing 70 tho nigh
| pitch az hich ~ nov ~isnd- We iirst '"ok
| part IN billiard gam" ~ i>'A IIl- Ns-
| his debut 40 a professional p'a! rr The
game VS. plaNcd ~ lndtanhunhs tnd
/ ACC0Tdipg 10 the bdliard re- or'i- =. haefsT
nest prominent ayIearsnc" was 40 z 'aatrh
vuh kLAksr f"r 80" 80" be va>
| piayesi IN virginia CIV Aud ~"haeier Won.
! averaging about ~ iu 80 pctn'- H"dsiH
/ RdhSras -Ays THIS Na- hugh Tor he ~ gion.
/ high for hifa-slf ant high for hi~ -uTr"1n'i-
iRRs. unsecrctsd pi-tol- stimulating MIN
to unususl sfor'-
schasisr PLAYED ht- hr~, publi. lnaich
| House Washington he vas b~ai"u by
fewts Sha~ ssl 90 SCI and his defeat kep'
HIM out 81 he centennial t"urIsrlsn'
rlsyed the n-Nt Innuth ~eNtoH, l'alv,
| sioason. 1.arnier Dion and others fook
part 10 that o''rnaWeni. whi' v va, Won hN
The nrs, tournament ~ inch be '''ok
par, vas PLAYED IN Tammany HAll IN Nove'n- b
wsrs seven 'omp-tit"r- and y was Won bv
=. Don. The peNi yesT =. played ~ tovr-
namsn, IN Me, hsnics VA; y ,es I,en
oud. " Burieigh ~s- third and ~"hssier
took fourth money. Si2' handlrap
tournament Na- played ~ ~ LOUIS VA
is7s SchA~fer. ~io--on and Dion we're
scratch Srhaetef Won the Uf-i pTiSe and
in game With Dion made run Of go.
whtrh fs,at S~Nton'- TecoTt Of az This
lei 80 q match betN cen s>Cha~t"r and So ton
Three game we're IN ~ play ~. .DO poin'-
but S~hAsfer's ba-ker- failed 80 pu' M
the final deposit ~ he a. "n stake Later
that wear Sossou defeated ~raasicf 20 -
match for ssOn a SIDE hy $50 q" ~
The -e~oRd 'hamp'onshlp of the world
iouLnameni Nas playe,i ~ nol-.r uisll'n.s
frat prize. o. .Oso. dsteaiihE ~l1--on. -FNtOn,
Daily. GarnisT. Gallagher. kudolphs and
named. match With Si"--on follows
this and SchaefeT WaS the winner. .ss, 10
en- Later IN the y.aI - hseier hsai s.S.-
Shseier Vas hen undi-putsd champion
Schaefer's be-t performances under tho
average in 0OO poini- made in fs7p
. high run 81 en-. made IN the same game.
and he avenged - IN cha'np'"n-hip
| The balk line game was introduced IN
ss3 and at first the bslk line was -iN n' hes
| from the cushion and thtes shot s-i =
allowed in bsiL The first tournament ~
,hiI .tyls Of zane "a. p,aySd ,. =. - ,,rl.
March w. VA ~, 80. 49, -,
schaeser Won. taking a.. - gam"S Wis
high average vas ~ and ~ grand aver
used what Was later called h nnc nor nGrse
whirh was eNentustr t'@rIsd IA Al,
mr., ' vSn %a,re he rI.Rah ssI s4
SchaefeT vas beaten sip 10 dtt These . 3 %
met later in the year A. fnri. ani 1stln
defeated SiO=-on. sOO 10 80 The bsik lane
lad been increased 10 eight inches aud Hlt
~. inc S' wSs inSTsSssd 20 we've inches
and Schaefer again beat Slg--on IN match
PLAYED in ChIcaso. Ano,he' inT IT, iss, 10
Hall. this city. slo--on ~on q tournAipeni
schaefer being second aud sexton 'hi-'!
later BIZ the yesr q, Chicago IN isss ~ hae.
for defeated vignauN in 'wo matches. 800,
TO ISIS and ,; 900 20 .s5 In is"7 'he o,I
/ and Schnefcr won 80 - 9SH
Schaefcr won one tournament in ssa AMI
s 81 SSS Won The Other touTnsment win
SchA~fer second That wear "a mate -
sShseis, d'is. H. :. 80 a. S 90 I've. Also
defeated slo--on N a uai,h The a.,
stake match NJ -, BILLIARDS was payet
NorF Ive-'s home ana Chicago. 'hasfer's
. hone IV-- Won moth ~ ihe-s sanl.- He
a".rsse.l a. = In the Ns~ iofk game he
{ made a run OF 1911 and averaged Nse1
~ 1881 the line was increased 70 - tnches
{ and inairhe- and tournaments were plaV~d
: one shot IA balk Scnaster defeated N,o--on
. in the first match under these new ru.s-.
aOD 10 NJ To won tie tr-t handicap tour
nanlsnt aud made q high rpn Of I:'g and an
average 80 ~ lve- "a ta.- tournau.Eu {
made q high Tun OF i8s
. The second championships A. - was
navel IA 1901 and va. won h" ~'na@i~r
1 The nr-tfword'- championship A. -; Na-
% Blayed N 1879 aud va won ny ture
-shasfer did not cOrlp-ts
iasfer Ws- married 'vt"e u.- Hr~i
- wife q led in 1888 aud a match Nth Mchenna
0as poet ponce. On account of MIR - haze
= fsr'~ death iiis second ~ lie has been
4 With Ss-hasfsr since - "r-' vent TO Coo
RADIO on account OF hl- fai.a" health y
}. one line IN ts-i. - aaefsT wa- "muio' ed
, ~ Tim Flyun who then had q b'ltard roor
on PARK row later sci as's" veUt "a
]. thica.,o wh~re he kept tArgs MI liATt
D. room and he always entered tourtla nIei'
. aud rnatche- a. from 'll AGO We vas
> not a xTaCefu mayer but Tiaved gulcNiy
. aud rolled NJ - @rOrr- ~ ~ ouderfi.
spa~d Ne ga q wander ~ delicate u.r~,
- inV and IL wa- b. orb ~ the anchor -ho'
). that caused tie rules 20 Do changed al'v
tng otify one 81 " . shot ~ the nnTtio'
}. Twice. ~. had tho misfortune to brea- M
right wrist and the fr-t break wa- 20 -crl0u'
. I Hat hs had - adopt new style Of play
which nece.sifafea Iona and hard pTacit"s