The New York herald., 1921-12-08
SCHAEFER MAKES
AN AVERAGE OF 100
Balkline Champion Complies
400 Points in Four Innings
Against Cont.
By THOMAS J. GALLAGHER.

Jake Schaefer. worlds 1872 ball1line
champion, was in excellent stroke last
night in the continuation of his exhibi-
French champion. in Maurice Days
Academy. Schaefer monopolized the
table and scored the quota of 400 points
for the session in four innings, averag-
ing 100. Cont collected only AZ points,
.Schaefer now leads by total score OF
2.217 to 1889
Bad breaks cut Schaefer down I'm his
first two innings to % and Is. His
third inning yielded 2S2, OF which 259
were scored at the head end. 1t was
run in which his unerring draw shot
figured extensively.
Occasionally he demonstrated the art
OF line nursing. Generally he revelled in
long and short drives, masse strokes and
a few cushion effects, and rarely failed
to retain absolute control of the spheres.
On his 2S0th shot the balls became
scattered and were transferred TO the
foot Of the table, where after counting
twice he failed on account of a difficult
single cushion shot across the table
His next inning ended the game. Be-
ginning with eight long shots, most of
them three cushions. and a spread draw
from near the middle Of the left rail to
the head corner which brought the balls
in close order. he slashed away until he
had accumulated 81.
Decision Costly to CONT.
BY a close score of 400 to se6 Schafer
Hon the afternoon block. Cont prob
ably would have beaten Schafer badly
had nor the referaa lied to eae r.oyy,t
that was only a slight contact, but was
clearly Visualized by many spectators.
When the youthful exponent had
eighteen TO go he mads fourteen caroms
that were obvious. Then ne made one
on which the cue ball barely touched
the objective and settled back from It
The referee. DR.. Shaw. was standing in
position from which he could not sec
so slight an action. He looked to sec
II there was freeze. and as there was
none decided that the shot had not
counted. From his viewpoint his de-
cision was eminently correct.
According TO the General Rules of
Billiards a referae must decide as he
sees, not as anybody else sees Hence
he cannot allow count he does not
see. He cannot guess. Neither can he
accept information. To Cont the Incl
dent was a grievous misfortune. To the
spectators 1t was a source of rapturous
entertainment
Between unkindly breaks and indif-
ferent execution Schaefer had performed
like Class G amateur rather than a
champion OF the world. In eight in
nings. with a high run OF As, he had
scored only 127 points Given another
chance he redeemed himself He became
a lighting change artist" Spectators
were electrified by a transformation
from mediocrity to the superlative.
Playing more rapidly than he had
ever before done in New York and. com
oining brilliancy and accuracy, he held
the table until he had run 273 and won.
Ills performance was a spectacular ex-
position Of forceful and delicate manipu-
lation. the acme of championship re-
quirement. Spectators who had been
disappointed by his previous work were
effervescent Of enthusiasm when the
run was finished.
Cont Is Applauded.
Cont. whose style and skill make
for popularity, acquired the admiration,
plaudlts and sympathy OF a classical
gathering that occupied every scat In
the temporary amphitheatre. Io began
with an engrossing run of 152, later
later made 65 and 81, and concluded
with en- engrossing run of 1852, later
made 65 and 81, and concluded with an
average of a., barely exceeded by
Schaefer'5 average of AZ 40.
In a general discussion of the after
Moons play and the players one gentle
man remarked That French boy is a
conner" eliciting a rejoner, "A conner!
He is not coming. He has arrived. In
my opinion he is already a top-notcner."
The scores:
AFTERNOON GAME.
schaefer-s, /, s. 70, II, 20. -. 2. 2T3.
Total, 400. High run. 273 Average, "a 40.
Cont - 152. ~. !. 4. 81. 25. l. %. H.
Total BOG. High run. 152. Average. a..
NIGHT GAME.
Scheefer-22, 70. 2s2. si-4oo. High run
252; average. 100.
Conti-47, o, O--47 High rim AZ. aver
age, Is 2-3.
Grand totai-sohaeter. 2.2i7; Cont. i.7sa.