The New York herald., 1922-11-18
BELGIAN IN FRONT
FROM FIRST inning
Iitleholder Experiences Many
A Difficulties in Gathering
the IvOries.
ROGER CONT Is VICTOR
Frenchman in Perfect Stroke
Downs HagenlOcher by
500 to 355.
BY THOMAS J. GALLAGHER.

last night in the ninth game of the
1872 balkline tournament for the
championship of the world played at
the Hotel Pennsylvania. The score
was 500 to 321 Encouraged by a
scratch on his fifteenth stroke in the
second inning. Horemans won the
game by masse work which to be ap-
preciated had to be seen. 1t was
abundant and indescribable. He ran
144 in his second inning and Ill in
the next, while Schaefer was gather
ing 6. all made in the second inning.
lie reached 329 in the fifth, while
Schaefer fingered at 40.
Toward the end both players in
dulged in strategical play. Misses and
reduced average resulted. But no.
body need any longer accuse Horemans
of a lack of courage. His opening
shots in the eleventh and final innings
were of the heroic order-long and ac-
eurate cushion effects. He Won the
xame in fourteen innings, averaging
35 i0-14 NVy
Schaefer played brilliant general bill
1iards, interspersed with superb close
manipulation. But throughout the con-
test he was pursued by iI fortune. No
matter how good a shot he made the
cue ball frequently landed on the
wrong edge of the second object. He
ran 167 in the sixth inning. but 1t was
hard earned. The scratch Horemans
made In the second inning may have
had a bearing on the result
In the sixth inning Schaefer finally
struck something like his real stride and
began a stern uphill chase Playing
with the same consummate skill that
Horemans had shown in the early inn
ings. the champion counted steadily up
10 167, when he missed on the simplest
sort of bank shot He had, however,
brought his score TO 212.
Following Schaefer's run OF 167, Hore-
mans gathered seventy-three and again
Increased his advantage to nearly 200
points, 402 to PIP. On his next trip to
the table the Belgian reached 439 and
then failed on two cushion shot. Both
registered zeros in the eighth and ninth
innings, finding the balls widely scat
tered. and the averages slumped con-
siderably as a result. Horemans was
leading, 439 TO 232, which gave the
Belgian an advantage of 207 points.
4. sCnHefer STARTS Win MISS.
\ Schaefer won the bank, chose the
white ball and missed from the lead.
Horemans failed on single cushion
Effort. across the head section. The
two whites Dame to rest about a foot
apart. The spot furthest away at the
3niddle of the table and in the left balk.
/: Schafer made a perfect spread draw
Hnd in two strokes had the balls in
Hose order. but not in n controlling
position. After making six he missed
y little spread. played too lightly in
the upper right section. In two shots
The Belgian had the spheres In the
upper right balk, but did not hold them.
fSn his fourteenth stroke. a wide single
cushion spread he missed. but the first
ubject ball, returning from the foot
rail. kissed into a count
At 81 he had the balls out in the
middle of the table. Gradually, by ac-
nurate drives and deft masse work he
5an them down TO the foot line. At 20
4 draw and long drive aligned the
halls on lower rail. 4 follow with
twist counted and elected hearty APP
Jlause. AS he continued with frequent
delicate masse nips and neat drives to
manipulate in the lower section there
WAS a sustained ripple OF enthusiasm.
y BY squirming over the rails and doing
Fther acrobatlc stunts. he was able to
,plasse his way out of all difficulties
mntil he reached Ia. Then he missed
a masse In the lower left section.
\, After Schaefer had missed on a single
cushion across the table Horemans
slnade six hard shots, the last a drive
and spread from the lower right corner
10 the lower left balk. which sent the
red ball around the table TO Join the
two whites.
Then he proceeded 70 exercise his
draw and masse with unerring preci-
4ion until operations in the lower sec
zion yielded 110. In one instance, his
seventeen stroke. he made long bank
INSTEAD or masse. Shifting to the
ppper left corner he made one single
seushion carom and failed on a short
two cushion affect.
Schaefer Acquires Twenty-nine.
D By hard struggling Schaefer acquired
iks. He played nearly every description
iTs caroms without getting control.
futile masse left the balls clustered I'm
the lower left balk. Horemans utilized
the break for SO. ending by close miss
ION widespread draw. Thus four in
rings established a score of $40 to 35
lin favor Of the Belgian.
I In the NTH inning by open table play
Including long two and three cushion
shots. the champion gathered 10. He
concluded with long two cushion ef-
fort along the right rail. In which the
Cue ball almost touched the red ball In
the lower left corner. With a long two
cushion shot Horemans got the balls
in the lower right corner. From the
position developed he scored 19 With
the balls I'm the lower right balk and
having TO 20 out, he played a masse
drive 10 hold his position and did not
farom.
\ with a short draw Horemans cor
Failed tho spheres in the upper right
Former. IN his picturesque style he
held them IN the head section for 70
IA bump" on a nip draw stopped him.
Schacfor had "a perfect opening but
made only twenty. on dead ball drive
Ne got a bump and stopped the cue
pali close to the white. The red ball.
however. took four cushions and kissed
the two whites into n carom. Banking
TO the head rail he missed and left the
two objects almost frozen. Horemans
Extracted 81 from the break but failed
10 score on a two cushion shot at the
head end.
Both failed to score IN the eighth and
NINTH innings Schaefer gathered 45 In
The tenth Bc was in the lower section,
playing close billiards. when he en-
countercd two ugly alignments. He ne
gotlated one with an extremely fine
two cushion shot around the lower lef.
corner. A single cushion masse Just
failed TO master the other. Another
zero for Horemans was followed by rs
FOR gchaefer, who came close on long
single cushion effort. Horemans opened
his eleventh inning with two classical
thrc. otshfon ehots which gathered the