New-York tribune., 1922-11-22

/ ard tweiftn innings, hoppe came
s,baefer's $50 to regain the crown tt
.vay When he had scored his final
,asition for nursing at the head of
tinueG scoring indefinitely had that
ceyssialy sever besore in the history
- billiards has such demonstration
folIowsa at the finish of match. The
saao psrsors in the room rose from
.heir seats aud fairly roared welcome
a Hoppe, TO his return TO the heights
and to attinsiy show their apprecia-
ZION of Wonderful return to form on
she part Of defeated champion.
Sehasfer, a{ter holding the lead from
tie sixth TO the tenth innings, let his
last great opportunity go when he
mssed on his tweEty-sixth shot in the
fselfsh with the balls clustered close
together at the foot Of TIE table. A
zee bank shot that left the cue bail
list fraction of an inch short of the
arrow spelled the champions doom
Hoppe went TO the table and STAYED
4 here until his last needed point had
been scored.
Hopes average last night was
Il S-i2 and his high runs 1888, III and
8 io6 Schaefer's average fell to % TIP,
Il sish high runs of 90, 6s and 4b.
4 Hoppe's grand average for the tourna-
q nent was 81 S7-100 to Schaefer's
q % a4-10o.
a An hour before the scheduled start
4 ing time there were several hundred
Il parsons in long winding line, with
Its head peering in the box office win
dow in the main floor lobby and it's tail
4 wishing outside on Thirty third
Street
Half an hour later even those with
nserved seat tickets had to literally
/ fight their way in, and generally at
/ the expense of crushed hats, lost but
A tons or other damage Inside the
y grand ballroom when the game began
& here was not seat to be had, and
a men and women stood three and four
Il deep behind the boxes. Mrs. Hoppe
81 and Mrs. Sehaefer, wives of the chai-
III lenger and the champion, watched the
81 play from boxes directly in view of
IA he table.
Forne Starts Long Run
81 A iiashlight picture having been
~ taken, tne men .ayed for The bank,
81 and Schaefer won. The champion
81 managed to count 8, but that was all,
4 TIE balls refusing to come together,
\ Hoppe, as though waiting for more
A favorable opening, scratched on his
4 sfst turn at the table, Schaefer follow
4 Ing suit in the second inning.
| The balls were in fair osition as
Hoppe started his second session and
ste Two drives had taken the worries
E TO tee head of the table, Willie began
~ an exkihtion of billiards that had the
81 great gallery pulling for him on every
hat u. Af.
M hampton had been absolutely supreme
II d the billiard world for so many years
# Inc old magic touch was there, the
# perfect position play and the marvel
ID aus deftness at line nursing.
III For forty points the former cham
n pon remained at the head of the table
81 and then he found it necessary to drive
d the balls to the foot, where he again
q took up the counting. Close billiards
81 q the most brilliant variety marked
d Hopes play at this stage. He was
q hot showing any of the hesitancy in
4 making ms shots that had marred his
q play in his last two or three games
& and also seemed more confident.
After clicking off 90 caroms, Hoppe
q again took the spheres to the head OF
the table, where he built his cluster ur
to III caroms before he failed on q
I difficult spread draw. The crowd gave
4 Hoppe great hand as he took his seat
4 Schaefer put together cluster of q
in the third inning, all on open table
play. The champion simply could not
get the balls together, and each of his
points was earned only by hard work
draw shot brought Jake's run TO ar
u end Hoppe failed to score ant
schaefer clicked off as caroms in hit
!ourth inning, close billiards account
1 ing Tor most of the points. A masst
that went wrong brought the run to al
end. Hoppe made is points in his hal.
railing on short draw shot. He ther
ied the champion by score of 12i
4 20 60.
4 The Champion in Form
q Jake could add only 8 and Hoppe
4 point to their totals in the fifth frame
a put In the sixth Schaeffer went into Tn,
a lead with brilliant cluster of 80, will
Il most Of the scoring done at the head o.
4 the table. After giving dazzling ex
! nibItion of all round billiard skill ii
th,s run the champion ended it by fail
sng on an easy unadorned follow shot
4 me little things still count, be the gam'
billiards or Just life.
4 Hoppe got another scratch i'm hi
half of the sixth, leaving Schaefer il
4 the lead, 1862 to 1877 The balls had be
4 laied to score on his next turn a
i tue table. The former champion man
sged to get in run of is here be
\ .Sfe ne failed ON long draw shot t.
q me side cushion.
q 10 those who watched closely at thi
a 9ase II appeared that Hoppe. as he ha
q a0he before in this tournament, was be
q ginning 70 show signs of the strain OF
q as nerves. Again came those dis
h uesslng halts before his masses ant
i VS,netlmes even on simple follow shots
4 s,sSenaeYer made another scratch in hi!
4 sath inning, as did Hoppe, and thef
\ ssuie s;oie runs of 90 and 2t BY each in thu
INC: the title holder then made /,
1 sanfui cluster of SO close billiards
1 ssstiy at the foot of the table. Hopp.
.Sap0hded with 40, failing or q follow
1 Sss and Schaefer could only gathel
4 ssems in the eleventh.
Fl -. ass Z came Hoppe's turn at the table
Il s,ss.ae sS ne greatest billiards seen in thu
nsassneA; since play began.
4 sts e aoppe, an cold foxp at billiards
+ f;s0agh barely in his thirties, beer
I fsis;.ing decrepitude, stiffening joints
Z Hag eyesieht. falling arches, etc.
ssz szfeiiorma &c in this eleventh inning
s.salaniy ind Gated he had been "spoof
4 sa the public.
ran the gamat of billiards II
= fota, run, which added 1873 points to hi,
q - ana left him far in the lead, 3el
so.,s;s Always noted as master OF
1 ~. S.hien play, Hoppe showed marvel
1 this soai oasroi and fawless judgment il
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