Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-03
BELGIAN PLAYER GIVES
AMERICANS EXHIBITION
Edward Horemnls Starts Or in
Colorful Fashion in Match With
Jake Schuccer

NEW YORK, March 2-Edwarl
Hcrcmans. the Belgian wonder bill
HARDEST. again is furnishing any re-
maininS sceptics n show down on
his far prcss-agentcd skill Jake
Schaefer. son of his father. the late
Wizard" Schaefer. of Chicago. is the
mg a,h Horemans is now using.
purse OF $1,000. Is taking place at
Aiaurice DAYS Academy, and Is over
,he i'SGso-point distance. ut 400
DOCKS afternoon and evening, or six
days of So balkline for the rams.
Horemans has started off in color
III, dnn fashion ;nn He is giving every in
SGhaefer is in fine form. "A victory,
which seems assured. will bring the
Belgian within one step. ilguratively,
land. not including Willie Hoppe,
present enthroned King of cuemen.
This last step is Charles Cochran,
Detroit, and then he will have more
challenge ammunition to lombard
Hoppe, whose title he SEEKS.
and all the other cracks have been
forced to acknowledge his wizardy
in defeat. since the Belgian came
from Europe last November.
Iioremans ricnses Veteran.
Maurice DAILY. former match play
star. who has seen champions come
called uncanny execution OF Hore-
mans.
This fellow will beat Hoppe as
clarcd. The Belgian. in my opinion.
is the greatest player this side OF
the hereafter. and l have every con-
hdence in his ability to beat Hoppe
at ISL"
Snowy haired Tom Gallagher.
= Kid in enthusiasm, and thinks
Horemans will be an odds-on favor
lite IL the pair meet. Tom is quito
an expert. Said he:
strokes and otherwise. seems to
make the apparently impossible pos
sibie. lie has consummate blend
ing, of originality. technipue. iinesse
ana art. but II is not orthodox balk-
line. Avoiding the ends OF the table.
he dierc,s his efforts in Keeping the
balls In the unrestricted rcstanElc
in the middle of. and instead of play
ing lS.2. he operates in Il field of
from "a to As inches from the side
when the balls are in nursing po-
sition,-and here he particularly ex-
cels-his close work surpasscs any
when he has to drive his judgment
and adjust of force are delight
fully precise. The possibilities OF his
skill are inconprchcnsibie. He's the
greatest player in the world
Bclginn FaE0rs Long Match.
Horemans says he will camp close
FOR match any time. over the ionE
route. which he claims. is the only
way to decide the best player. Hoppe
agreed TO IL l,O00-point match.
But this did not appeal at all TO
Horemans, who believes luck too big,
q factor.
The Belgian plans staying in this
country. the present playing season in
hope of II match. but IL nothing re-
suits will go back to Belgium, to re-
turn here in the fall for the national
championship, in the event OF no
meeting with Hoppe. and will then
play the best in America, not eNclud-
ing, naturally, the renowned While.
Both stars are Of phlcSmatic tenn.
permanent. alike in chunkiness OF
build. being under medium height.
The Belgian is a dark blond" type.
ruduy OF complexion. and has the APP
pcarancc Of a wclltrained athlete.
HOremanS made q run OF GAS abroad
at 1871, but cynics here wanted TO be
est ever. which ended in an accident.
y simple. short shot terminated the
spectacular performance when the cue
ball struck Il hole in the cloth.
Hoppe, experts declare. has never
been fully extended as champion, but
on performances here and abroad
Ilorcmans is the one TO make him
Iiogi lamada masse star from
Japan. but far from being a Hore-
mans. did grca; things in exhibitions
and the public howlcd for a match.
Hoppe won In hollow fashion.
llorcmans may be another tale. All
champions. like dogs and cats, have
their day. The great Willie Hopes
sun may set when he meets Horc-
mans. July 4 now appears likely
date.