The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-03-28
CHAMPION FINISHES
GAME IN 10 INNINGS
Former Title Holder Z Makes
Splendid Uphill Fight to
Tie at 466.
COMPLIES RUN OF 26O
COMPLIES RUN OF $50
Schaefer's Best String 252, in
Fourth Inning-Runs Out
With 81 Unfinished.

CHICAGO, March 81 ASSOCIATED Press)
Young Jake ScEaefer, worlds 1872
balllline billiard champion, tonight
defeated Willie Hoppe, former title
holder, 500 to 466 in the first block of
the $500 point match. The play was
extremely spectacular, both men doing
some wonderful work and each throw
ing away chances to win near TIE end
through poor work.
Schaefer's play was the more bril-
liant, the champion giving a splendid
display of shot making. Hoppe ex-
celled in consistent position play.
Hopes $50 run in the sixth inning
unsettled Schaefer, but neither player
was able to take advantage OF tho
others misplays, both missing miser.
ably in the last few innings.
A Slow Beginning.
Schaefer won the bank and shooting
the white ball missed. Hoppe started
with two cushion shot, but made only
two points, missing an easy one cushion
play. Schaefer then ran eight. finally
missing straight carom.
Playing perfect position. Hoppe ran
fourteen in the second inning, missing
difficult masse. He left Schaefer
Sewed UP. however. and the champion
failed to score.
In the third frame Hopne's position
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repeatedly sent the balls around the
table. ending with all three in a corner
He scored twenty In scarcely min
ute's play and then, playing end table
shots almost entirely, ran the string ia
thirty, when another round the table
stroke brought the worries together again
for ten more points. After a difficult
niasse for his forty-frst point he easily
reached fifty-five, but then missed a
cross table drive
Schaefer started his fourth inning
with four difficult cushion shots that
brought continued applause. He had
difficulty in getting the balls together
but played a splendid open game, and
on his seventeenth point finally grouped
the worries. He was frozen to the red
ball on his thirty-f1rst point, but a
good bank made the next point. Schaefer
did not have to drive the balls until
his fifty-first point, when he sent them
around the table and back together
again. Six hard masses were included
In the champions next twenty-five
points and he continued to the 100 mark
more through good shot making than
position play. twice making deliberate
kisses.
Brilliant All Round Billiards.
Making points almost as rapidly as
he could move his cue, the champion
mingled masses, drives and draws until
he reached $50, when he again grouped
the balls for a series of nursing shots.
He made twenty more without moving
his cue ball more than four inches on
any shot.
A four cushion shot scored the cham
pions Goth point and he was again
forced to resort to masses frequently in
continuing to the 250th point. He
missed a bank after running 252 for a
total of $50 thus far.
Hoppe found the balls in perfect posi-
ton and playing with perfect tech
mic that gave him only easy chances,
he quickly clicked off SO points and ran
on to 100 without driving the balls from
the end OF the table where he had
started. He ran the 100 in IL minutes.
The run was broken at Ia, when the
former titleholder failed to drive the
balls out of balk.
In the fifth inning Schaefer quickly
ran to % when he was frozen to the red,
but scored with a masse, and good posi-
tion shooting took him to 40 when he
tried kiss shot but missed.
Schaefer Reaches 445.
Hoppe was frozen to the white ball
after his fourth point in the fifth inn
ing, but made a break shot. He missed
a draw after tie ninth point.
In the sixth frame Schaefer seemed
to nave found his real stroke, for by
careful nursing OF the balls he reached
10 points with only one or two hard
@hots among them. A series of end rail
nursing shots made 1t 125. with only rs
wore needed for the first block of 500.
Nhaefer then ran on to 146. a total of
VIC. when he missed a masse.
Playing with the delicate skill which
made him champion for sixteen years,
sGoppe kept the balls together I'm his
&xth inning and reached the 100 mark
without trouble. Several clever masse
and draw shots were among Hopes
next fifty points and his position play
kept the audience cheering. He was
given a great ovation when he passed
the 200 mark. He barely made the 220th
point a two cushion bank, and was fore
ed into several spectacular shots until
the 230th, when he again grouped the
balls. He easily passed Schaefer's run
of 252 with the balls still In perfect
position. Hoppe missed draw after
running ESQ.
The score then stood: Hoppe 454,
Schaefer 445, the champion losing one
In the sixth for missing both balls.
With 55 to go. Schaefer was forced
into an open game, missing after making
IL.
Hoppe ran nine and missed a bank
In his seventh inning.
Unable to get the balls together,
Schaefcr could run only nine in the
eighth inning. However Hoppe got
only two points In this eighth frame.
tying the score at 1876. while Schaefer
got only one In the next attempt. Hoppe
also missed after making one point. Each
player was beinecareful TO leave them
hard.
Tied mt f68.
Schaefer then seemed to recover from
his blowings. and began clicking Off
shots without trouble. He reached the
Is mark easily. The champion then
completed his string with an unfinished
run az "a, winning the block. 500 to a66.
The score by innings:
SrHAEFER--o. g. o. 252. 40. 145, II, ., /,
81. Total. 500.s
Average. 90.