New-York tribune., 1918-01-13
Young Schaefer
Might Make
Cochran Hustle
Son of Wizard" B;ll,.,
Player Shows a Greatly
Improved Game

That Young Jake" schaefer b..,
come prospective baiaiiac bau' Ss.
champion is asserted by good ;,d... "l's
billiards who have witnegsea ~ 90 y
forTnances during the last s;1. rnole ~'-
IN San Francisco. At Maurice ~
Thursday billiard enthusiast w,.
Gently arrived from The Pacific cos.
said: S'
81 have bcen watching Ja,.
Graney's ever since he became DI..
in the San Francisco acsdernv ~
improvement IN year is incrod;h,.
Physically he IS much better than 49,.
before, and in execution he is a. 9.
ished as his father Wa. / was w;..
his father in Paris, and know as ws,
as anybody what he could co. so Noon,
have 10 reason % believe am exsn
gcratine whom J gay young Jake :.
the equal OF the Wizard
"Sincc Graney's was DESTROYED :.
FIRE, December 81. it is likciv ~.
Schaefer VIII come East. II he CON-.
he VIII probably tackle Cochran. and;
they play ard am in thu East viii
bet lot of moenv on Jake. | hav,
watched Cochran play, and while d
not discount his ability .rmly belieys
Jake can beat him. believe JAKE !.
the steadier and sIrer nlaye,s Of tbs
two. AS a red ball player Jake is sim.
ply wonderful. Al sny game he playsl
he W&a the star Of Graney's.'
Bring iiim On"
When informed Of the visitor
opinion of y oung Jake" Cochran said.
Tell that man to bring him OH. m
play him and back myself. The las.
time ] played HIM nearly everybody
was betting on him. but | beat him two
to one. Suppose he has improved in
year. haven't ! had an equal chance 70
improve. Can't enc player improve as
we'll as another
Maurice Daily expressed .he hone
tha. Schacfer would come to New York
and make q match witt Cochran and
added: THAT'S Just What the game
needs. The more matches We have the
better. When v-e had plenty OF matche,
there was ten times as much H.
terest in professional billiards as there
is now. Present day professionals are
nearly all exhibition players.
Il suppose that Schacfer has probs-
bly, improved When he was here last
with the Hoppe combination he told ME
be had no chance 10 practise When
suggested that he take q set Of balls
and got 4 little practice he said under
rlS contract he vas 10. permitted to
pla.- anywhere cxcertine in exhibiting
But don't care how much he mas i'm
proved ii he comes here 7 will back
Cochran against him.
During this week Miss Clara Catha-
rine Haywood, toe phenon nenal female
billiard expert, who is resident of
Cynwyd, suburb Of Philadelphia will
appear nightly at the Palace Theatre.
Chicago. She viii give brief exhihi-
tons of her skill. and as conpensa atios
the proprlctors o. the tiGet.e viii ca
tribute $500 to the Billiard Arbulana
Fnnd. While in the West i. IS rrobs-
nly that Hiss Haywood win perform &.
clubs in Chicago. st. Louis and ka-
sas City. Her father WIN accomapny
her on the trip.
Protest of Taberski Proper
The protest made by Frank Taber
ski III connection with his match 70.
pionship with Ralph Greenleaf at Mil
waukee, January ,. 3 and 4. was 4
nronec one. He did not wish to bress
each night. as was erroaeoGsiv repor.
ed. huo did wish 70 have the fifteenth
bail left on the table a. the termina
tion OF play the first night, having been
advised by Charles p. Miller, vice
president of the Brunswick Bake.
Collender Company, donors of the
championship trorhy, that such was the
proper procedure. Greealeaf showed q
rule which said the table should "be
cleared" and the referee, John Sean
Ian, sustained that contention.
The dispute arose from 4 conflict be-
tween The rules governing the trophy
and the rules Of play, ore requiring
that after 150 balls had been scorsi
on the first night and the total Tor tFs
nights reached 300 play must contins'
until the table be cleared. the Other
that only fourteen balls should be
pocketed III any frame.
When the conflict was referred 70
Mr.. Miller for a decision he ruled thai.
the game should be continuous ard
that it would not be if ore unprotected
ball were not left on the table at the
termination of play on each of the
first and second nights. and the posi-
tions of the unprotected ball and the
cue ball marked for the resumption OF
play the following night. Now tha::
!aberski mas become absolute owner Of
the trophy at issue new tournsment
and revised rules are current probaoli-
itics.
4 triangular tournament on even
terms between the English experts
Melbourne lnman. champion. Henry ".
Stevenson and Thomas Reece, has been
definitely arranged. They will compete
in games Of $4,000 points, under BIZ
i:ards Control Club ru.es. tor cup.
valued a. $3.50, offered b. Sir Guy
Chetwynd and Sir Thomas DewaT'
which VIII become the property OF the
winner.
Ga A1s Dr.