The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-21
Young Jake Schaefcr Outplays
SlossOn in Opening Game
Of 14:1 Tourney.
HOPPE PLAYS WITH CLINE
Champion Sets Record for New
style Of Game, With
a Run of 1926.
STANDING OF THE PLAYERS

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u y Hlnc. '''''.'''''' - s.ai
q. y. Slosson. .........'' VI "-"'
George sutton ..'..'..
g. Demares' ............ y '''''''
Kohl Namsda. .......... .''''''
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William +. Hoppe of this city and
Jacob Schacfcr OF Chicago made an
suspicious start by winning their games
last night at the opening Of the III
balkline billiard championship tournament
at the Hotel Astor bclvederc. Hoppe.
who is the titehold.r at Isl and 1S.?.
defeated Harry y. Cline OF Philadelphia.
400 to :3i. and his victory was more or
less expected lie averaged =: Ais and
had high runs of 1875. 81 and 40. while
the Philadelphia averaged 10 and his
best clusters were 81. IS and %.
George r. Slosson was Schaefer's VIC
tim by a score of 400 to 25i and the
result OF this match was more or less
of a surprise, for II was the first appear
ance of young Jake. who has just passed
out of his teens. In championship
tournament The youngstcr averaged
IL .s-3i. with high runs OF 81, ~ and ~.
while the Student averaged only 6-31.
With high runs of Al. 80 and 2S.
Young Schaefer displayed much of the
ability that earned for his father the
sobriquet Of the wizard His execu-
ton was faul,less and he handled shots.
no matter how difficult. with ease. II
would he a difficult task 10 pick out al
which stroke the younsster was at his
best. for throughout the course of the
, match he had opportunities To try every
possible variety and he seldom failed to
size up the situation quickly and cor
rectly.
slosson won tho roll FOR the choice of
7 4 fN.. NJ
ball to his opponent, he gathered in
tally on the break. hut got poor position
and fell down on the ncNt stroke, a long
/ draw. Schaefer made , in his frst turn
at the table and until the fftn inning
neither one OF the contestants managed
to run strings of any length In ih'
fifth the Chicago boy started going with
"A +? and increased his score with fair
clusters inning after inning until the
. eleventh. when he garncred bunch OF
81. giving him the lead at 1t5 to IS.
In the thirteenth he collected IL more
and had a lead of over 100 points. Slos-
son crept up little by getting - in the
next round. but it was evident even thus
early IN the game that the youngstcr
would win. for he was showing remark
able judgment and form.
Shaefer passed the halfway mark in
| the twenty-second inning after a series
of small innings. and Slosson was only
81 behind HIM. The younrster made "A
string of 40 on the very next round. put
ting his lead above the century mark
again. and from that time on there was
never a smaller margin than 100 between
the contestants. SChaefcr after making
. in his twenty-ninth inning missed an
easy follow and left the balls In good
position for Slosson, VINO proceeded 10
click of IL. his best string of the game
With only 20 to go tho youngstcr Tailed
all but one, and then missed long draw
along the rail Slosson added more
to his total and Schacfcr finished the con-
test ON an easy straight carroni
Hoppe showed by the way In which no
won that all varieties Of the game OF
billiard look alike to him. Aft'r cline
had failed tn tally on IN" break. the local
player went to the table and made ~ in
b row bfurc he missed in trying to get
the worries out of the seven inch square
anchor space. The philadolphian came
back with Z and Hoppe made the same
number In his second inning. cline
gathered in - in the third round. missing
on hard round the table shot. Then
/ Hoppe showed the skill and versatility
that has won titles for him At other va
rietics OF tho game. 10y ripping or a striuc
OF 1875. The best previous run that had
been made at this style Of game in a req
uldr match was l0j. made by Albert q.
Cutler against koji Yamada. the japanese
expert Hoppe followed this with "A run
t of :" and had the score AT 2J> to ~ in
his favor at the end OF the fourth inning
Hopes average at this STAGE OF the game
was 6ii..
From this time on Hoppe fcl. down
and went three innings IN a row without
scoring. cline. on the other hand. having
changed his low average cue FOR u hiGh
average stick, kept adding to his mctgr.
total steadily. Hoppe however after no
had gotten the zcros out of his system
drew nearer to the four century mark a
/ little at a time and finally reached IL with
a run Of II in the eighteenth inning after
] Cline had made "a IN his eighteenth turn
/ at tho table Hopes slXty-titth tally in
! his turn of l25 was one of the prctticst
strokes that the champion ever has been
seen TO make. II was a hard massc shot
! in which his cue bah was frozen to the
red and he had to play Off tho Other
object ball, lying about live incncs away
| from the red. Tho scores
/ WILLIAM +. HOPPE. NEW YORK. vs.
HAnRN i CLINE. rUTI.ApEIrHlA
| Hoppe -, :. l25, So. .. ~. o. y. II. ~.
/ = o, -, ~, o, is. !, H.. Total 'o" iish
Cline o, :. a. .. y, s. q. IL. =. o. Il.
Is, . :, a. 10. o, - Total -3' High
JACOB SCHAEFER. CHICAGO. vs.. GEORGE
+. SI.ossoN. NEW YORK
schs.fcr 3. o. :: D. .. II. 20 .. :. %.
~ q y, o, 20. B. = = T. I, ~, ~, =,
runs--5l, A. 40. Aversgc--Ie e>.3l.
Slosson-.l, =, I. Il, u. l. o. -. s l. q.
I. !, g: a q IS O. ra,n :. y 10 j., 4: <
| runs-il, ~, -. Average G3l
To-pAN'S MATrHEs.
.:3o p, NJ -Gcorg. r. Slossor New York
v, Harry !. cline. Philadelphia. calvin
! pemarc>t. chicago, Is. Jacob Sch 4cirr.
! Chicago.
So William n. Hoppe. New York IS.
| ora Morningstar, rittsburs. George sutton.
! Chicago, ~. koji Ndmadi, Japan.