The New York herald., 1921-11-23
Many Expected Schaefer's Vic
tory, but Not by So Wide
a Margin.
ny THOMAS j. GALLAGHER.

Local devotees of billiards were not
surprised when informed that Jacob
Schaefer had beaten Willie Hoppe in
the worlds championship Is q balkline
tournament at Chicago. They were.
however. astonished by the overwhelm-
ing score Of 400 to 26, in six innings.
1t was the first time In which Hoppe
had been beaten in match or tourna-
ment game since 1912. On March Is of
that year George B. Sutton defeated
him for the 81 championship. In tho
fall Of the same year, in an IS q tourna-
ment, held at the Hotel Astor. Koji
Yamada won q game from him by four
points. Nevertheless he won the tourna-
ment and has held the championship
ever since.
Hoppe was born at Cornwall on the
Hudson October IL, 1887. He began
playing when 8 years old. Although
noted as billiard precocity it was not
until January 10, 1906. that he became an
international celebrity. When only lit
tie more than Is years old he crossed the
Atlantic to Paris, where he wrested the
championship of the world at 1871 from
Maurice Vignaux, by a score of 500 to
32S. Returning to New York he de-
Tended his title against George II. Slos-
son, at the Grand Central Palace. before
the largest gathering that ever wit
uessed billiard match. April to 81, at
Madison Square Garden he participated
In the first worlds championship tour
nament at 1879 ever held in America. He
finished fourth Slosson won, with SUIT
ton second and Wizard" Schaefer
third.
Resigns Two Titles.
After having defeated Wizard"
Schaefer in a challenge match for the
1871 title at Madison Square Garden.
October II, 1906, he resigned the title
In favor of Sutton, who had challenged.
March 81, 1908. he first acquired the
1S 2 championship by defeating Sutton.
April he resigned that championship.
He did not compete In two tournaments
at Is q held In 1909, one of which was
won by Ora Morningstar. the other by
Calvin Demarest. Harry p. Cline took
the title from Demarest, and on May 26,
1910, Hoppe again became holder of the
1S q title by defeating Cline at the Con-
cert Hall of the New York Theatre.
Since that date whenever an 1872
championship was in vogue he has held
1t. A year later he went to Pittsburgh
and took the 1871 title from Morning
star. who had won it from Sutton.
Eventually all the 1871 and 1872 trophies
y
championship was not revived. In its
stead a 141 championship tournament
was introduced. He won that and had
to defend II only once, Yamada being
his only challenger. In handicap tour
nament at 1872 he made a high run
record Of 3oS. This was made in a game
against welker Cochran.
schacfcr's Inherited skiiI.
Jacob Schaefer is 26 years old and
was born in Chicago. His father. the
recognized genius of the game, caused
several drastic innovations in il and
brought it to tho high standard IT now
enjoys. Every Advancement that has
been made in carom billiards is due to
the Wizards" startling conceptions and
amazing skill. Every restriction except
ing the largo anchor boz seven inches
square, introduced from straight rail to
ballxline. was designed to check his oper-
ations.
Until after his fathers death, in 1910.
the Schaefer of the present did not take
to billiards seriously. The father wished
the son to engage In another pursuit
The young man did not develop rap
idly. Within the last year. because of
the closing Of an academy in San Fran
cisco, where he was employed. playing
three cushions and red ball, he applied
himself to balklino and made sensa-
tional strides. In a match of 4.S00
points, 1884, for $500 side. played at
Maurice Daly's. he defeated Edousrd
Horemans and incidentally scored tho
highest run ever made in competition,
4ss.
In a subsequent match at San Fran
cisco he again defeated Horemans and
made the extraordinary average of