Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-01-18
Sparks From
Sp0rtland

accumulated billiard skill of his
Iamou father?. Could the famous
Old Jake have transmitted to his son
those Qualities which have made the
younger, Schaefer champion 1872
balk-line billiard player of the world?
Laymen. represented by hundreds
OF D1lllard fans who have seen both
father and son manipulate the worries
on the green cloth. GAY yes" to both
questions.
Science in the person of Prof. Fred
erick Starr. noted anthropologist of
the University of Chicago. says mo"
Old Jake Schaefer was a world
champion billiard player until. 1908.
Since then the father has died, but the
feated Willie Hoppe for the same
worlds title. Old Jake died two years
before his son began playing billiards.
Hence. he, could not have instructed
personally the lad in the art of "nurs-
ing drawing" and other fine points
Of the game. Old billiard fans profess
to see releaved in the features of
Young Jake, the characteristics
which predominated his father. Pro-
lessor Starr cannot see them.
Might Inherit Qualities.
NO one could 50 resemble his ia
tner IN actions and display the same
skill unless he had inherited the
genius OF his parent" the old-timer
viii say. But Professor Starr asserts
that every one who is an authority on
evolution will agree with him in his
statement that the son could inherit
no accumulation of billiard skill from
the father. st is quite possible,
however" Professor Starr said, "for
the father to transmit to the son those
qualities which would make a good
billiard player, and these inherited
qualities could be developed so that
the son also would be q skilled billiard
player.
The fact that the younger Jake
grew up in, an environment where he
would see q great interest taken In
billiards would tend to influence him
to take up the game and encourage
him to develop his skill. 1t is inter
esting that the father died before the
son scam actively interested: that
TACT may nave deprived the son OF
some OF the influences that would en-
courage him to play"
No "Biliard Type"
! There is no billiard" face or ex
preston. no more than there is any
expression peculiar to a certain occu.
Shown a picture Of Jake Schaefer
ST.. Professor Starr said: at would
be impossible to tell from this picture
that the man is q billiard player. The
picture shows a nan awake, keen, in
lelligent-
, IF / were given a group of pictures
and told thai certain pictures in tina,
group were, those Of two or three bill.
lard players I could with my atten-
ton thus directed pick out five pic.
lures which would contain the pic.
lures Of the billiard players. Blu,
without such a hint it would be i'm
possible to tell an occupation"
According to an Associated Press
report from Arizano. negotiations are
under way in Mexico to have Jack
Dempsey. heavyweight title holde,
meet Jack Johnson. deposed negro
champion in a match in Mexico City
Those backing the enterprise are SAID
to have declared that Dempsey has
agreed to fight johnson.
The comlnotion that was caused h,
the report of a mythical battle Be-
tween the two fighters in Saskatoon
recently. will indicate the great
amount Of interest a battle would
create.