The New York herald., 1922-11-12

making satisfactory progress he went
to San Francisco, where got an engage
ment in Graney's Academy and had an
opportunity to play three cushion
caroms. red ball and balkline until tired.
Improving rapidly he soon became
masterful expert at all carom games.
In February, 1920. he matched himself
against Horemans, over whom he tri-
umphed in record breaking, sensa-
tional contest of 4,S00 points. played at
Maurice Days. in sessions of 400 points.
Horeman's expressed view of what
happened was: II beat Schaefer five
days: he beats me one and wins the
watch When the final days play be-
gan Horemans had a lead Of 234.
When the afternoon session ended
Schaefer led by 81 points. He has
scored In five innings a total Of 694,
including a run of 1856. the highest ever
made In match or tournament play. At
night he averaged 100 and won by 4,S00
to i.4Sl. His grand average was A 54-l00
In May following, at San Francisco, he
again defeated the Belgian The game
was 1900 points. 1t was one-sIded and
the winners average was 81 1-5.
His acquisition of and defense of the
championship are bright pages OF bill
lard history. Having been beaten by
Cont, when he reached his final game
posed by Hoppe. who had not lost Il
game. Then his detectives were to
beat Hoppe and tie and again beat him
in play off. He obtained both. In
the tournament contest he won by the
incredible score of 400 to &C. In the
play off he prevailed by 800 TO 346 His
tournament record presented run OF
SlS, single average of 200 made against
Cochran, and a grand average of
II A ha t-ft,
and> Cochran in challenge matches. by
r, spective scores of 1,500 to 1,46S and
100 to 1888. in order to assist in the
promotion OF another tournament, he
resigned his championship and con-
tracted to compete in any series of
games in which a worlds title would
be an issue.
HngenIocher Great Nurser.
Erich Hagenlocher is q years old. He
was born in Stuttgart. Germany. July
%. 1895. While student in the Gym
nasium> College in his native city he
became interested in billiards. He has
played billiards eight years. four as an
amateur and four in Berlin as a pro-
fessional. His method is strictly in
dividual Naturally left handed he
billiards. with his right. Using a cue he
is practically ambidextrous.
Evidence Of his skill was attested in
games with Albert G.. Cutler and Welker
Cochran. At Maurice Daly's. IN a game
of 1000 points, he ran 3S5 and made
grand average of nearly So At the
Strand In April he defeated Cochran,
2.400 to 19J9. and made an average of
AZ.
Cochran the hoy wonder.
welker Cochran is a Hawkeye prod
uct He was born at Manson. Iowa,
October z 1896. At the age of II he was
pronounced hoy wonder" Going TO
Chicago and becomingk pupil OF the
late Lansing Perkins. he soon became
local celebrity But II was when he
came to New York. located at Maurice
Daly's and became playing partner
Of that incomparably artistic exponent
OF billiards the late Firmin CassIgnol.
that he developed a masterful degre OF
skill.
Roger Cont, the French champion. is
tho youngest OF the six entrants. He
was born at Pau. in the south Of
France, February s, 1901. He has
played Billiards six years. At the close
OF the war he went 10 Paris where he
played in an academy eighteen months.
during which time he made rapid
progress During the summer Of 1921
Benjamin Il. Bensinger. president OF the
Brunswick Bake e-Colianderf Company.
while on a visit TO Paris met tho youth
full expert and induced him TO come 10
the United states. Cont arrived in time
10 enter and participate In the Chicago
tournament. November 8 70 20. in which
he was the only contestant who beat
Schaefer. Besides Schaefer he beat
Sutton and Horemans. Against Hore-
mans he averaged so. After the tourna-
ment he Joined Schaefer. with whom he
Travelled from the Atlantic to the
Pacific.