The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-03-29
Leads Challenger at One
Stage of the Contest
by 800 to 81.
HOPPE MAKES FINE FIGHT
Takes Lead With Run Of 1877
but Loses Second Block
500 to 486.

I Willie Hoppe tonight gave one Of
the gamest exhibitions of billiards in
his long career but was unable to
l overcome the spectacular playing of
\ the champion. Jake Schaefer. In their
\ $500 1872 balkline match for the
\ worlds title, and the second block OF
/ play ended with Young Jake" still in
/ the lead. 1000 to 952. Schaefer won
to-night's block. 500 to ass, but at one
time led his challenger 900 to 81.
4 The champion started with rapid scor-
4 Ing runs of 157 and 143, which took the
/ heart out of Hopes followers. but only
! stiffened the backbone of the veteran.
/ who as a boy in his teens nearly two
| decades ago, beat the wo4lfs greatest
l players.
Hopes lips frightened perceptibly es
| he sat in his corner watching Schaefer's
4 perfect work in the first two frames,
and when the challenger failed to score
in his third inning the match appeared
I to be over.
Schaefer however, weakened in the
final frames and Hoppe came back with
| 1874 in his sixth frame and passed schae-
fer in the next inning with run of 1877
At the start of to-night's play Schae-
fer was the Hoppe of last night. He
played with precision that was perfect,
while Hoppe was very unsteady and the
breaks were all against him. AS the
game progressed the luck shifted and the
champion at one time seemed certain of
defeat
Schaefer left the balls in good posi-
ton for his first shot tomorrow night
when the final 500 points of the match
will be played.
Schaefer Begins Brilliantly.
Schaefer. resuming his tenth inning
in the total play and starting his first
inning of to-night's block, found the balls
grouped at one end of the table, where
he left them last night. The champion,
holding a "a point lead over his chal-
lenger, began with four nurse shots, but
had to drive one object ball around the
table for his fifth.
A great ovation greeted the 10th point.
massee then forcing the champion into
open play, but two or three cushion shots
and miraculous driving again grouped
the worries at the 125th count.
schaefer's nursing was a revelation
in direct contrast to his rather arratic
position play last night and de did not
drive the balls again until he had made
1856 He missed a straight carom after
scoring 157 for his first inning tonight
which with the 81 at the end of last
nights play, made run OF 191.
Hoppe found the worries in good posi-
ton but began playing deliberately. He
took four minutes for the first ten points
He ended the run with forty-three,
with the balls scattered.
Schaefer's work in keeping the balls
together was wonderful and he reached
the seventy-fifth point in his second in
ming without a hard shot. The same
style of play carried him to the ninety
mark and almost impossible draws made
It 100. the balls becoming separted then.
After making 143 Schaefer shot too
easily on a six inch one cushion bank
and missed.
Starting his second inning Hoppe
again found the balls together. The
challenger nursed twenty points out OF
them. then brought them into position
again through several drives, his delicate
play bringing his points to forty.
Jnasse from frozen balls made 1t forty
FIVE and n draw fifty with the balls all
in corner. Hoppe got another line
up and missed after scoring fifty-four.
The total score at this point stood
Schaefer. 500; Hoppe, 563.
Schaefer started his SEVENTH frame
with the worries lined up, but scored on
pretty bank. He barely made his
third point, and the balls were still sep
arated after two more clever plays.
cushion drive. and on his next three he
was forced to use all his skill. He
missed after scoring IL points, all OF
them difficult The score then stood
Schaefer. 942; Hoppe, 7s5.
Hoppe mt His Best.
After n few open plays Hoppe got
the balls together in his seventh inning
and proceeded TO roll UP points through
nursing. He reached the so mark with
out difficult chance and generally the
three balls were within an area which
could be covered with n dollar bill After
making so he had to resort to drives
hut the balls were together again at SIS.
They were separated at TO- but he again
grouped them at 49, He still had the
balls in position at 100.
Hopes work bordered on the spec
tacular In his next shots. He played al
most every stroke IN billiards, never
seeming to lose control and always
getting the balls back together. He
reached $50 with the balls still grouped
Hopes next seven were easy and he
passed Schaefer's score OF g42. tre-
mendous ovation greeted his 942d point
OF the match-the 167th of the run. He
missed after making 1877, making the
score:
Hoppe, e52; Schaefer. e42.
After two points Schaefer was frozen.
but made a two cushion shot. Nearly
every shot drew applause and at his
twelfth point the champion had the balls
nj an end rail and was shooting stead
lily.
He reached thirty easily, but had 20
play three masses In his next five points.
The sortieth point was q clever follow
AMI table length drives together with
draws made 1t fifty with only eight more
needed.
schaefer then won the block, 500 10
4s6, with an unfinished run OF fifty
eight making the total score Schaefer.
1000 Hoppe 952.
Score by innings:
sc1tAEFER-tsI, Ti3. 50. 10. 80, 81. n, 5s-
600. TOOL 900. Average tonight, 81 As.
Grand average ~ 14-tT.
H0PpE-43, 80, o, a.. IL 1874, f67.--4sJ 49,
N52. Average tonight. 90 81. Grand
average, 80 S-tJ
Schneider Cue Victor.
Carl Schneider. New York state pocket