The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-30
MISCUE DEFEATS
FORMER CHAMP,
SCORE l,5OO-l,468
Schaefer Sees Title Fade
But Then Snatches It
From the Fire

ship fade into tho distance, lut hN
uervy work uc pulled his match with
the third ana final block of play
with 1900 points Go the former
champion 1,iGN
Hoppe won touIrhrP block $40 TO
500, hut schnct,r'a aS-pu'nt lead,
gained iu the first two blocks,
proved too much oven for tho man
whose brilliant play during his 10
years Hs champion modo him the
most popular player tn tho world.
After the utulnr contest thore
worH fow who would dispute Gch8o-
fCrH claim 10 supremacy.
Hoppe himself expressed tho gem
eral sentiment whom ho said: -
have no excuse. There are none bet
ter than Young jake
Hoppe might have won but FOR n
mlscue Just before the finish. Need
ing but 45. while Schacfcr required
10. Hoppe started nursing tho balls
and quickly ran ~. Just before ho
made the next shot someone In the
audience yelled sharply and Hoppe
miscucd. Schncfcr then ran out
easily.
Many Women In Audience.
Tho final nights play drew an
other capacity house and Tor tho
first time there was a noticeable
number OF women present. In tho
boxes there were many women In
evening dress There were more
than two thousand persons I'm the
hall when Schacfer started shooting.
Both players drew tremendous
oyations when they stepped onto the
stage.
Schncfer's first shot was n con-
tinuation Of the seventeenth inning
OF total play ana was the resump-
ton OF the unfinished run Of 6S
with which he won last nights block.
He started with tho balls vol to-
ge,hcr and held an advantage OF
1000 10 052 at the start.
Schacfcr Pushes Run TO M.
Schacfer found no trouble IN his
first 10 points tonight hut had TO
play two-cushion bank for his
eleventh ana n difficult semi follow
for his twentieth billiard. Ho nursed
the balls through the thlrty-fifth
point pnd n nice draw on tho next
play got him out OF a dangerous
spot. A beautiful draw. with the
first object bah driven around the
table back into perfect position. gave
him his half century point. lilo was
lined up on tho fitty-flfth, but made
the shot only to find another lineup
which he also negotiated by clever
however, and he missed two
cushion drive after scoring 30 TO-
night, which. with last nights bS
made III for the inning.
Hoppe I'm his first turn tonight
scored six I'm open play and thcr
missed n shot in which tho balls
were almost lined.
Schaefor started his next effort
with q four-cushion shot aud then
nj tho fVAVfna 60.
rail drive. Schaefer was keeping tho
balls together, but they repeatedly
lined up on him and 1t was not until
his fifteenth point In this run that
he got them on the end rail. The
next 80 points came through beauti-
ful nursing with only one masso
needed.
Hoppe Very Nervous.
lie was frozen TO the white on his
slNty-first point and scattered the
balls In recovering. A nice round,
tho-tRblo drive brought them back
In the corner for another bit OF
nursing, which carried the champion
to the lOO-mark. Schaefcr's contro
gradually became better and as h,
passed tho century score he grouped
the balls in n 6-inuh area at the
end OF each stroke. After makinl
l07 he had the balls in perfect posi-
ton, but 6-iuch draw was one
thousandth OF an inch short an,
Hoppe WAS left a sct-uu hut mlrsc,
after making three. Tho score tho
stood; Sohaefcr 1853: Hoppe, QGl
Hoppe left the balls scattered am
Schaefer could make only two, miss
ing two-cushion attempt.
Hoppe scored a rouud-thc-tRhl
shot and then drew a lincup whic
he missed. The two object bal
were on one side Of the table an
the cue ball directly across.
Schncfcr Makes Hard shots.
Starting his fourth inning Of e
night, Schaefer made five almoi
impossible masses and drives befoi
he was in good position. He ran .
and then missed ON an easy draw.
Hoppe, generally n rapid shoote
played with the utmost care. lie ha
no difficulty In his first 20 point
however. The twenty-fifth brougi
a lineup, but he made It bv bankinI
A masse got him out Of anoth'
lineup for his twenty-cighth poll
of the run. The challenger nurse
10 more scores and made tho fiftl
eighth on a masse, which brought
minutes ovation. The next was n
easy carom but he blow II badly.
Starting his fifth frame SchaefC
shot too hard and soon had the bal
so scattered that he was forced I
three cushion work. Tho ivoriC
then began 10 line up on him and
was only by brilliant shooting tina
he scored his first ! . points An IN
territorial klss-follow made the M
'eenth and a drive finally brough
the balls into fair position,
Botn players seemed extremol
nervous at this stage OF the game
Schaeter repeatedly shooting 10
hard. He missed an easy shot afte
running 90
Schaefer's miss came when he hi
too thick In a cut shot with tho firs
object bali on tho rail, resulting
kiss.
Twins for Hoppe.
Hoppe started with a set-up hu
scored his 20th OF his fifth innin
on kiss. After making 80, he hn
the balls IN position for nursing an
began clicking, Off points rnpidI
reaching so before ho was forced
drive.
The balls then became scatter,
and Hoppe took some despora
changes before reaching SO, VIII,
he missed a two-cushioned corn
shot