The New York herald., 1921-03-01
HOREMANS TWICE
BEATS SCHAEFER
Belgian Takes First Two
Blocks of Match and Leads
by 800 to 494.
MAKES HIGH RUN OF 175
Wonderful Masse Shots Draw
Applause From Big Crowd
of Spectators.

Edouard Horemans. the sensational
Belgian billiard expert, and Jacob
Schaefer, son Of the late Wizard" yes
terday afternoon began match OF $500
points 1872 balkline in hall above Maui
rice Days billiard room, Broadway and
Fiftieth street
Horemans won the first two blocks.
In the afternoon he made 400 to Schae-
fer's 252, and at night finished his
string Of 400 while Schaefer was count
ing 242. The score at the end OF the
second block was: Horemans. 500;
Schaefer. 494.
The match is for purse Of $1,000
and division OF the admission receipts.
1t is six day contest Of twelve ses-
sions. in each of which 400 points will
be played. At the end Of each session
the position of the balls will be marked
and on the succeeding session. with the
balls replaced, the player then In hand
win resume.
Schaefer made the highest run in the
afternoon when he counted 141 and
averaged Horenans averaged
finished run OF 121 and a perfect leave.
schaefer Displays Tact.
Although Schaefer displayed superb
tact and art In his third and seventh
innings in which he made respective
runs OF IS and 141. the Belgians skill
was the paramount feature. In his first
inning. after Schaefer had olis aed the
game with a miss, he quickly enthused
the large gathering of spectators and
earned plaudit after plaudit as he exc
cuted magical masse strokes as IL he
were dealing with ordinary caroms. He
accumulated "a and was then stopped
by an alignment on the left rail. which
MA failed n solve SnhSeOucntlN
lie failed on two masse efforts, one long
one and an uncanny position stroke in
the upper right corner.
In each instance the effort was so
startling and so nearly successful that
rapturous applause followed. In his run
OF 81 he made eight successive masse
strokes.
While his masse execution was pro-
nounced his most valuable asset. he
demonstrated he need not depend on that
speciality. His draw shots position
strated versatility.
Schaefer made a good impression. In
his run OF 14t he managed and exc
cuted so we'll that some spectators were
impressed that he was never going to
stop.
Belgian Makes Run Of 178.
Horemans ran 173 at night and av-
eraged SO 4-11: Schaefer ran l3S and
averaged 20. Horemans's grand average
for the two sessions was exactly 40.
lie has promising position from which
10 begin this afternoon. On two occa-
sons the Belgian failed to get the balls
out OF the balk. On another, trying to
make a close nip draw. he made u push.
In his run OF 173 he made "a caroms
before he made long drive.
Speaking of his chance Of winning the
match Horemans said: IF ! grand
average forty I think I will win. II
I fail to make forty Schaefer probably
viii win. do not say ! will beat
Schaefer. ! Will not say 1 can beat
anybody. I will not say I will beat
l5oppe. I did not challenge Hoppe. His
manager challenged me. When I am
not ready to play he offers me 400 in
1000 When am ready and he says ne
win play even. He says he vii play
only 1.Co0 points. I do not play 1000
points. Between good players LOO is as
nothing. Ono good player could make
two good runs quickly and the match Is
over. do not say I am the better
player"
AFTERNOON GAME.
schacfcr-o. : .. IS. 0, Z, 6. 14t. 1. Total.
252. Average, -.
Total. 400. Average. "a 40.
NIGHT GAME.
schaefer--12 ~, y. =. 4. g, -. 0. 0. 1873. O.
Horemans-ee. SO. o, 8, AZ, 20, 17s, 1, o. 1,
10, 40. Total. 400. Average 50 l-;,.
unfirished run OF 1871 which closed the aftor-
noon session Consequently Horcnians's total
for his ninth inning IS $50.