Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-04
WILL STAR TAKE
HONORS AWAY IN
BILLIARD TILT ?
Young lake A. Schaefer Picked
J.. as Successor of Hoppe;
King Helps Youngster

When Willie Hoppe announced scv-
eral months since that he would take
Young Jake Schaefer of Chicago I'm
der his wing as member OF the
Hoppe Peterson Wright Sehaeier
, troupe Of exhibition ,blliardists, it
was predicted that some day Hoppe
would have Schaefer to reckon with
in defending his crown of world's
was aware Of the youngsters great
skill or even dreamed OF his ever he
ing championship possibility is not
known, but the fact remains Sehaefar
has almost arrived II he Is not al
ready there, as q candidate for titutar
h0nors. Il WAS pointed out that Hoppe
learned much OF his billiards from
Schaefer,s father, late wizard Of the
cue, with whom he travelled on exhiot-
ton tours, anG now It. seems history
may repeat itself. - = 4
Beats the Champion ~
Schaeferss splendid victories over.
Hoppe in two styles of play, 1872 balk-
line and three-cushion caroms at the.
Gently, before Dig crowd adds
strength to the belief that Jake's inn
pFopement is such that he is now
ct opponent for Sir William, should
they meet for the championship at
any time In the future. In that Chi
cage crowd were many men who had
seen Sehaefer, the elder, IN action
against Ives, Slosson and vignaux,
champions of other days. They watch.
ed Young Jake's work against Hoppe
with profound interest, and all In.
GLIDING Charlie Matthews, the old
time marker, who journeyed from
Milwaukee expressly to see him. play,
proclaimed him . greater player at
the same age than his illustrious sire,
and saw in the clever lad a certain
champion of the future. Playing with
Hoppe In exhibitions has given Schae-4
fer confidence. He has utterly no
tear of the champion and should they
meet for worlds honors when friend
ship for the nonce Is cast aside, Jake
is not likely to get stage fright, as he
might had he not acquainted himself
so thoroughly with Hoppe and the lat.
ter's style and method Of play. 81
Jealousy Makes Them Play :. :,
Chicago fandom saw ,Sehaefer In
the games referred 70 beat Hoppe on
his merits in two splendid exhibitors
where enough Jealousy" entered into.
the competition to make both PLAYERS
take matters seriously. A. champion
always feels his pride and before an
assembIage OF Chicago's leading citi.
zens, both men and women, there
was ample incentive for Hoppe 10 do
his best. On the other hand, IL was
Schaefer's home town. Jake's motler
and sister were present, and the
yoHngster was out to acquit himself
as he had meyer done before. And
what was the, outcome? Well, Jake
won the three-cushfon game from
Hoppe, 20 to is in SO innings with q
high run OF six, and trounced the
champion ESQ to 2sT at balk5line. !
Sehaefer averaged 81 2,8 and had 1aU
Tor his high run, while Hopes aver.
age was 29ss and his high run 14a.
Schaefer Showed Class
s In the baik-line match Sch iefsr
won In manner that left no doubt
as to his real ability. Hoppe had run
40 and is and needed only 13 points
for game when he slipped up on a
difficult single cushion shot. jake
needed $50, and his friends thought
he had little chance to get them, but
like his famous daddy, Schaefer is
never beaten until the other feliow
has scored the last point, and ster.
ping up to the table with do-or-die
look in his eye Schaefer turned the |
century needing 80 to go; but. Jake
never faltered. played every shot rtr.
fectiy and when the last button was
accounted for, and the cheers Of tae |
onlpokers broke loose. the new .asa = |
ter of the worries had the spheres in
a bunch in one corner. completely un-
der control Jake ran out with $50 |
unfinished. The crowd was breath |
less. ~. ~ = ,
Hoppe, always. o good sportsman,
took defeat amiably, bnt Willie Is not |
blind. to the fact that some day, per-
haps in the near future, he must
cross cues with Jake Schaefer in de-
tense of his championship crown, that
at last there has come out OF the
West Loehinvar of the green cloth |