The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-15

NEN YORK, March 14.-Wiliie Hoppe, worlds 1s.2 balkline billiard champion, retained his title tonight, defeating Jake Schaefer, challenger, l,500 points to 1,341.
 fioppe, defeated 500 to 2,7 Monday night in the first block tf the match, overcame Schaefer's lead last night, the challenger was counting to 944. The champion ran his final 800 points tonight in 12 innings.
 Resuming from his unfinished run of 99 in the second block tonight. Hoppe counted 43 before missing. He took ltng lead in the third inning with run of 1S6.
 Schaefer, q marvellous shot maker made the highest run of the match in his fifth inning, 2t4, and drew to within 20 counts of Hoppc. The title- holder pulled away With a run of 113 in his sixth inning and was never headed Summary:
 Hoppe-First two blocks 1000: 43, l, 1S6, 2, 30, 113, 43. 4, 3, 0, 55, 21- 800. Average for block Al SIP. High runs lS6 and 113. Grand average 54 S-44. Grand total 1,50o.
 Schaefer-First two blocks 994: 3 0, 0. l. 244, l, 37, 26. 0, 29, 6-347 Average for block 31 Gil. High runs PA and 37. Grand average 31 S-43. Grand total 1,341.
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 IIoppe ran 43, missing one cushion bank for position after los ing the ball on difficult masse. Schaefer missed a two-cushion shot two-cushion bank and missed a three cushion carom. Schaefer played wide on two-cushion draw. Schaefer appeared nervous.
 Hoppe gathered 40 then played three three-cushion shots for gath CT. He counted to 7S and froze all three balls. Calling for shot he his tooth shot he drove the white around the table for a perfect gather. He made freak two-cushion bank on his l20th shot. At 155 he got the balls a-straddle the baikline at the head of the table. He split them on the 170th count and used the bridge for a stwo-cushion bank in the upper corner on the next
 After making remarkable three cushion reverse shot for his 1S6th count, Hoppe missed on an easy three cushion carom.
 Schaefer tried three- cushion sho- and missed.
 Grand total-Hoppe, 1,230; Shae- fer, 997.
  ion shots on the side rail and failed on a three cushion around the table. Schaefer made a one-eushion cut shot across the table and missed an easy draw. Hoppe counted 30 on open billiards missing a three cushion carom for position. Schaefer col lected the balls on the head rall after 10 driving shots. On the 33d count he made difficult follow shot and continued the run.
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 Schaefer counted to 75 by nursing closely oR the lower .balklines. He drove the white around the table on the S0th count and gained perfect position. going on to the 100 mark. Schaefer was playing great game, making the most difficult shots without the least delberation. He split them on the 130th count and drove the white ball F times before gathering them They were split again at f52. He gathered them in free territory at 165 and went on.
 Schaefer executed brilliant masse in d lower corner to top Hoppe's high run ef 1S6 He had them close to- gether at 200 He made a difficult threezra shot at 243 on a masse on 244, then missed one-cushlon shot. The score then was:
 Hoppe.>1 .262; Schaefer. 1,242
 The champion counted 50 at the close game then made IS with the balls scattered. His 68th shot was a swing draw, two rails across the upper end of the table. He drew the balls together on the shot and continued to 100 when he drove both balls around the table for position. He made l1a and missed a close fol- low. His total then was 1875 against Schaefer's 1.242.
 Schaefer made one and missed carom.
 Hoppe nursed on the lower balk- line and passed 1,4o0. His tetal run was 43 He missed two- cushion. bank shot through a kiss. His total was 1,41S against Schaefer's 1,243.
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 Schaefer increased his total to 1 ,2SO on his next turn. He failed on shert draw in the lower left corner. Hoppe counted four and a one e-cushion carom across the table. The challenger counted toh To rf c