South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-29
FORMER CHAMPION
IS now 48 POINTS
BEHIND IN BLOCK
Hoppe Cuts Down cad Of
Rival But Is Tn, lie To-
Overcome Handicap.

iu bis long career. but was unable
10 overcome the spectacular playing
% the champion Jake schaefer in
their 1900. ls2 balk Tine match for
the worlds title and the second block
~ play ended with Young Jake"
stlu IN the lead 600 90 952. Schaefer
won Tuesday nights block 500 90 4o6
but az one time led his challenger
coo 20 o.
Before the start Of Tuesday nights
play. tho balls and the table again
were carefully tested 20 see II the
weather or the movement Of that
part or the audience on the stage
had affected them.
Schaefer drew a good ovation
when he stepped on % the stage
and Hoppe was equally applauded.
schaefer. resuminE his tenth in
ming ia the total play and starting
his first inuing in tOnight's block,
found the balls grouped at one end
OF the table where he left them last
night.
The champion. holding a "a point
Isad over his challenger began with
four nurse shots but had to drive
one object ball aroung the table for
hiai NTH.
,Schaefer's Work a Revelation.
Saveral clever open shots were
necess airy before the champion could
agsin group the worries. but finally
got them together and quickly reach
I'd the so mark. His position pay
on drive shots brought frequent ap-
pIause.
Schaefers nursing was a revela-
tion i'm direct contrast 20 his rather
erratic position play Monday night
and he did not drive the balls again
until he made 1856 He missed a
straight carom after scoring 151 for
his first inning Tuesday night. which
with the 54 ar the end of last nights
plav. made a run of l9l.
Home found the worries in good
uosltion but began playing dellber-
ateIv. lie took folIr minutes for the
dust two points.
The challenger then speeded up
and quickly had a string of 30, mix
ing i'm several good banks and drives
Three times i'm the next 10 points
Hoppe left the balls lined up but he
recovered from the bad leaves
through beautiful shooting. He could
not Get them together and the run
ended an a. with the balls scattered.
a beautiful bank scored Schaefer'a
first point i'm the second inning.
At his thirtieth point the title holder
had tho worries well together at one
end OF the table.
After making las Schaefer shot
too easily ON a six one-cushion bank
and missed.
Starting his second inning Hoppe
again found the balls together. The
challenger missed after scoring "a.
The total score at this point stood.
Schaefer 500. Hoppe sos.
Schaefer found the balls apart in
his third inning but q beautiful six
foot semi-circlLar draw brought
them together and at the 30th point
he was I'm good shape. mingling
masses with caroms for some rapid
SCORING Schaefer missed drive
after making 50.
Hoppc. however. could not score in
hihs third inning missing three
cushion shot and Schaefer resumed
scoring
Hoppe Makes Great Shots.
During the next score Of points
Hoppe made some great shots. but
his NAV a. FIRST lacked It's usual pre-
k-s,,r several times he barely
80 ose,- lsvouts hut finally set
tied down and was shooting steadily
when he reached 60
ue made the next billiard bu,
failed 20 drive the balls out of an
Choir and IL was Schaeffer's shot.
Sobaafcr starting with the ball.
together. and with only 149 10 Ga
Tor the block was into open play
bur ne mingled two or three cushion
shots with draws and reached his
So point with the balls well scatter
81 The next three points were exc
treueIv dirHcuIt and then he missed
one cushion attempt. leaving the
score Goa 20 ga tn his favor. Hoppe
else had 20 resort 20 open play and
missed after running II.
a missed threc-cushion shot ended
Schaeser's run at %. the one ball
passiuc a hairs breadth from the
tecord object BAN.
Hoppe then began showing Tho
PLAY that made him champion for
is wears His delicate stroke kept
fhe balls so well together that he
reached SIS without moving his cue
ban more than six inches ON any
Shot
Perfect position work carried tlJ
nun 90 ICs when he was frozen. but
recovered ON n tvo-cushfou bank and
near The balls were well located
three--rshfon drive gave Home
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