Show I COCHRAN HRAN is ONLY r n PLAYED Tournament to Come Came Cometo Cameo to o Close on Saturday W WASHINGTON Marcy 11 AI Weller Welker Cochran cue star Stal with four foul victories and no no dc defeats eatS eatS' was firmly in first place place today In the world billiard tournament as R a result of IrIs sweeping victory last night over Eduard Horemans of Belgium The Californians Californian's ability to keep his record clear Is best described perhaps by the overwhelming score of to 28 by whIch he sent his BelgIan down to de- de feat The victory came after Jake Schaefer of Chicago former title titleholder titleholder holder had met his first downfall In the tournament in an afternoon afternoon after after- noon match with ErIch cher of Germany another former champion to The contests contests con con- tests put Schaefer In second place and Horemans and In a tie tie for third THREE MATCHES TODAY Three matches Vere were JEd for today in order tor to complete the tournament tomorrow In case of 01 a tie was to meet Willie Hoppe of New York present champion now In sIxth place ulace this afternoon while Schaefer plays Horemans Tonight Cochran will face Hoppe The only match scheduled for tomorrow tomorrow tomor- tomor row Is between Cochran and Schaefer and in event of a tip tie the champIonship will be decided tomorrow nl nI ht In goIng out In five Innings last night for an average of 80 Cochran Cochran Coch- Coch ran duplicated a prevIous per per- whIch while not exceeded ex- ex has been equaled by Schaefer and Cochran Cochran Coch- Coch ran had a hI high h run of In beating g Schaefer Ha continued the form he displayed n disposing ling of Horemans Wednesday Wednes- Wednes day dav although h his hl high h run Chicagoan Chicagoan Chica- Chica the of was topped b by goan with Yesterdays Yesterday's averages a Cochran 80 Horemans Horeman 53 Schaefer 66 45 5 Standings on Lost Cochran 4 0 Schaefer 3 1 3 2 I a 3 2 Grange 3 3 3 Hoppe 1 3 l Ia Matsuyama tsu ama 0 6 |