New-York tribune., 1918-02-17
No Chance Now
For Schaefer
and Cochran
Young Jake" Will Do His
Billiard Playing on Coast
Glass B Tourney

Prospects Cor q match at 1872 balk-
line Billiards between "Young jake
Schaefer and Welker Cochran have
gone glimmering. Schaefer. who was
expected to come to New York, has
decided to remain in San Francisco.
where he has a comfortable home
When Graney's Academy was destroyed
by fire, December 81, it was assumed
that young Jake" and Koji Yamada,
who had been employed there, would
come East. Recent advices, however,
are to the effect that Graney's is to
be rehabilitated and all the players
emy are remaining on the Pacific Coast
awaiting the reopening of the place.
Cochran need not confne himself to
balkline billiards, at which he is con-
ceded to be real rival of William F.
Hoppe. He is a star exhibition per-
former. That fact was revealed with
emphasis in Jersey City Thursday
night, at Ryan's room. where he and
Tom Gallagher played an exhibition
game of 300 points 1872 balkline, which
was followed by a display of fancy
shots by the young expert, of which
Gallagher said:
Gallagher Much Impressed
"I was the most astonished spectator
in the hall. l had never seen Cochran
affect fancy work and expected to wit
ness an ordinary display. Instead,
witnessed one of the best exhibitions
ever saw. Cochran executed q series
of extremely intricate and difficult
strokes. with a dash. brilliancy and
spectacular work of Wizard Sch aeeer,
than whom there was not a more cleo
trifying cue wielder."
The exhibition was for the benefit OF
the Billiard Players Ambulance Fund
In the balkline game Cochran made
run of 80, which was terminated by a
foul. Line nursing amused and en-
thused the large crowd of spectators
When this was supplemented by a Won
derful display of fancy shots observers
manifested enjoyment and delight in
wildly demonstrative manner.
In his games against Joseph Concan-
non, at Maurice Daly's last week, Ralph
Greenleaf, who was eighteen years old
November 3, proved himself the most
attractive of all pocket billiard experts.
Reinforcing an engaging personality
with rare skill and prompt and fasci-
mating style, he established himself III
the favor of persons who attended the
games. Gems of conception and eXecu-
ton increased his popularity.
In recent exhibition for the benefit
of the Ambulance Fund at the Tennis
Club, Philadelphia. at which $3.50 was
subscribed, he made a shot which puz-
zled one of the members After the
exhibition had been concluded the mem
| ber who confessed inability to men
tally solve the problem said: young
made that shot l will add $50 to the
fund" The balls were replaced. the
man was shown and the $50 was CON
| tributed.
During the next two weeks amateur
billiard events of Importance will be
in progresss The annual Class B tour
nament will begin tomorrow at the
New York Athletic Club. On the fol-
lowing Monday the National Associa-
open its championship tournament,
which will be held in the Recreation
Building, Detroit.
Inman Victor
Melbourne Inman. champion of Eng
lish billiards. won the triangular tour
nament, which began in London De-
cember 81. Henry W. Stevenson and
Thomes Reece were his opponents in
games Of $4,000 points, each occupy
ing twelve days. No championship
was involved. Cups for each player
We're provided by Sir Guy Chetwind.
Sir Thomas Dewar and Henry Lukens.
who in amateur billiards plays under
the name of 7. n. Palmer. Inman de
feated Stevenson by 8,2l9 points. It
was the worst defeat Stevenson had
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1862 points. Inman gained an advan-
tage of 1876 points in the first
two days.
The contest for the amateur cham
ponship Of England. under the man
agement of the Billiards Association,
which began January z, at Orme's Hall,
London, ended January 81, in n victory
for Lieutenant J. Graham Symes, who
was the winner in the corresponding
event a year ago. He played only one
game, defending his title against E. s
Bourne, who in the tournament series
qualified to compete for the CHAMPION
ship. To defend his title Lieutenant
Symes obtained leave OF absence.
Reviewing the billiards situation in
England in Sporting Life" London,
Hazard" says: "lf in these days it is
permissible to write of anything as
growing in popularity, then one may
cite the grand old game of billiards
as having increased its goodwill. Fewer
billiard tables have probably been
built during the past year than dur
ing any year since the game became
an institution among the pastimes of
| the people, but. nevertheless. more
tables have probably been in active use
from morning until night than at any
other period in the history Of the
game"
/ Wukhan, R;se Girls Win