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Show Schaefer Smothers Hoppe in Cue Tilt CHICAGO. Jan. 28 (JPI Young Jake Schaefer of San Francisco had a 247-point edge today over Willie Hoppe. veteran New York star, in their battle for a $1000 side wager and the world 28.2 balkline billiards championship. Schaefer put In a big day yesterday, yester-day, smothering the one-time "boy wonder," 309 to 62. in the afternoon block, to wipe out a lead Hoppe established by winning Tuesday night'a engagement, and took the evening block. 250 to 191, to increase hia margin. The San Franciscan went into today's afternoon and evening schedule leading Hoppe by 1000 pointa to 753, with aix blocks of the 2500-point match left to play. Schaefer turned in a high run of 96 pointa in the afternoon meeting to a 17 for Hoppe. Although beaten beat-en at night, Hoppe had high run honors, 56 to 43. |