Show SCHAEFER TO PLAY COI COATI TI Youthful French Star Ex Ex- Expected Expected Expected to Defeat For For- Former Former Former mer Champion CHICAGO Jan 2 Dy 2 By The Asso Asso- Associated Associated Press Roger Roger Conti tho the year old 21 year old billiard champion of Prance will wll enter the challenge match against Young 6 J Juke Inke aka S here b 10 January J 9 and 10 confident of ot conquering ton the Chicagoan and thus earn the tho right to challenge Willie Hoppe the tho crow re-crow ri- ri ero crowned nod ned champion for the balk line IIno title championship The match will III be bo staged at nt Or- Or Orchestra Or Orchestra chestra Hall and will III be on the usual terms of ot 1500 points points points be being b be- be being ing disposed of ot each eadi night The contest promises to be one ut of the m most st interesting ever eser e or pIa played ed In Chicago and despite the great great reputation tion of Young Schaefer there thero ire lre many experts who believe e the boy bov from Prance France will this time take hIs measure This opinion Is shared sh red especially br those who witnessed n Conti 3 s play inthe In Inthe Inthe the International tournament at New NewYork York and who vho were greatly surprised at the tho Improvement in his plain pIa play In compare compared with that shown In the tha 19 1 tournament at Chicago That Conti Is a real match for tor Schaefer has been proven recently on more than ono one occasion Born In France on May ay 1 1301 1901 Conti Is the tho youngest of ot the tho pia players ers who took part partin partIn tn in the tho recent international and for tor a youngster he has a remarkable rec- rec record rec record ord In France Frane before coming of age he defeated one of ot th the o 10 30 best balk liners In Prance Franco In the 1921 1321 tournament in ChicagO Conti finished fourth jut just I Cochran In the tho last International Conti finished third ahead of ot Coch- Coch Cochran Cochran ran and Improved his Ills average a or o that made In the 1921 1321 tournament by figures of oC 41 H 8 1 8 12 compared to 28 3 37 37 Gl Gl That shows how 1 fast Conti Ls Is coming and how he appears to bo be boa bea boa a formidable candidate for tor the cham cham- championship championship Ills admirers point out outi I that Conti gave gate ga e Schaefer his first deI defeat de- de defeat I feat teat In the tho 1921 tournament when Ita ho ItaI ItaI hoI I beat him in the fifth game to I toI I |