The New York herald., 1921-11-24
Finishes His String With
Unfinished Run of A
in Sixth Inning.
BEST EFFORT NETS 21e
Hoppe Averages So 1-5 With
High Run Of 140---Advanccs
No Excuse.
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High runs Hoppe. 2sa; schaefer. sIs;
Cont, 100; Cochran, 1854; Horemans, 1853;
Morningstar. it5; sutton, 14s.
Special Despatch to THE New YoaK HERALD.
CHICAGO, Nov. 23.--Jake Schaefer OF
Chicago defeated Willie Hoppe OF New
York In The playoff game for the 1872
ballkline billiard championship Of the
world tonight by 500 to 346.
For twelve years Hoppe has been in
almost undisturbed possession of the
billiard crown Nine years ago Koji
Yamada defeated him in a tourna-
ment game, 400 to 39s. but Hoppe won
all his other games and retained the
championship. From that day until
Tuesday night Hoppe has never been
defeated. Schaefer defeated him Tues
day, sending him into a tie with the
champion, which was played off to-
night.
The. match tonight was replete with
thrills. Old-time biliardists declare
there was never n more exciting billiard
match played than the one played to-
night. Hoppe Is never beaten until the
last button is countad. but he met his
master in the Chicago bred youngster.
The champion did not advance an alibi.
Young Jake by his double victory over
Hoppe in two nights must be recognized
as one of the greatest billiard players
in the history OF the game.
He is the son OF noted sire, the
fArvrnar Wizard nj IN ~ 4tva, ~.
champion displayed all the fighting spirit
Of his father.
Schaefer played the best billiards of
his career tonight His speed was
amazing. In his fifth inning he ran the
first so points in exactly five minutes
He completed the century in eleven min
utes. Hoppe. who has always been
noted for his lightning play. was COM
paratively slow against Schaefer.
The veterans best time for so points
in a row was made in the first inning.
when it took him exactly twelve min
utes to get them.
Hoppa announced Immediately after
the match that he would Challenge
Schaefer to play for the championship.
the match to be played within sixty
days.
Schaefer lost no time In getting start
ed. He won the break by two inches,
choosing the white ball. He made the
opening shot and promptly got the balls
under control at the top of the table
and reelod off eighty-six points in
eighteen minutes. He missed on a one
cushion shot
Hoppe was compelled to bank to make
his first shot as a result of liner. He
marched them down TO the foot OF the
table in true Hoppe fashion.
MnSse Shot Brings Cheers.
From his thirty-flrst to eighty-ninth
point he did not make a long table drive.
His 1l7th point was a remarkable masse
shot which brought down the house He
missed one cushion, half follow shot off
the red ball
Hoppe played faultless billiards and
his run of 40 in the initial inning was
"a reversal of the form ne displayed on
tuesday night. when Schaefer showed
him under, 900 to 2s. That was the
smallest total he has made in Billiard
game since he was a small boy and his
father boosted him up on the table to
make any shot that was not near the
rail.
Schaefer took the balls in perfect posi-
tion when he started his second inning.
lie ran 100 points at the foot Of the
table without leaving the rail. Schaefer
the elder. always the master of nursing,
could have learned something from his
son, as the points came. so fast in this
inning as to be almost confusing He+
had everything. His wonderful table
length drives. masse shots and lire
nursing gave the capacity crowd ample
opportunity to cheer him. He worked
the balls across the table like a weaver
at loom. His cue ball played the part
of shuttle. At 1872 he stopped to wipe
the perspiration from his forehead He
exchanged smiles with Hoppe. He ran
2l2 and then missed on a one cushion
draw from q dead ball. .
Hoppe was stopped at 26 in his second
when he attempted a one cushion shot In
an endeavor to gather the balls. II was
the wrong shot. a short draw would
have been the shot for the gather.
schaefer Makes Great Shot.
Schaefer started off his third inning
with a wicked follow shot 10 the rail.
on the thirteenth point the balls lined
mp straight two feet away from the
cue ball. Young Jake looked at the
balls from every angle and then 49,
trihed the crowd by makiS ,n-sse
that even Edouard Hof~arans remarked
was almost an mpossibility The shot
cost him the control OF the balls and he
rnissed a difficult two cushion shot after
running 16.
Hoppe ran and then missed q one
cushion left-handed shot Jake followed
with a run OF l2. missing "a one-cushion
shot leaving the balls In ferfect posi-
ton at the foot Of the table for Hoppe
The champion ran 1873 before he missed
spread draw shot Schaefer came right
back with 1870 OF the fastest billiards in
the history Of the game. His speed was
amazing. He finally missed fine cut
shot off the side rail playing off the red
ball.
Hoppe had a perfect setup and seemed
on the way to a big run when he mig
oued after running ~. His mIscue cnme
ON short draw shot. leaving the balls
IN close formation for schaefer Jake
only needed a. Re played cautiously
ana cut down his speed He got them
rolling bad on the thirteenth point ut
the foot Of the table.
His fourteenth was a beautiful masse
fhot, bringing the balls together like