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Show GOLF KELPS SCHAEFER WIN OVER HOPPE BY HILLY EVANS. Golf seems to be a conditioner for every other line of sport. Jack Dempsey, heavyweight champion. cham-pion. Is strong for golf hlle fur from a Jock Hutchison, Dempsey plays a pretty fair game. During spring training trips most of the athletes plaj as much golf as baseball base-ball As a matter o ffact. somo managers man-agers are of the opinion that golf ts bein goerdone by the ball players. Jake Schaefcr, billiard champ, is the latest tltleholder to sing the praises of coif Whllel most of the star golf players ire expert at billiards Schaefer us tri'-l first billiard player of note to risk his hands swinging golf clubs. ! Schaefer insists thai tho use of the I wooden and Iron clubs improves his long game of blliinrds and that the short golf game, patting and pitching, IS helpful to his short cushion work. 'nurse and masse shots I "Hv father always advised that I stay away from all outdoor sports to j protect my hands When I look up golf many billiard players shook their heads. They figured my billiard game would he ruln 1 I "A billiard player, like a golfer must have extremely supple wrists and fingers and free working shoulder Jlnts. Golf has Improved my billiard game. ' The only danger to a hllllardlst in k-olf is that his fingers might stiffen a little. But I havo never been both-ered both-ered that way " Willie Hoppe, who tried in his re-jcent re-jcent match with Schaefer to regain the title that he held for a dozen years. Is a great lover of baseball. Hoppe once told me that ho greatly i-gi-"tt..'d that he didn't go in for baseball base-ball as a kid rather than billiards. Hoppe always regarded billiards as a business rather than a sport. Reiafly no game Is more dangerous on tho hands than baseball yot Hoppe used to take all kinds of chances. When playing exhibitions In a major 1. aguo city ho usually worked out yvlth one of the teams prior lo the start of tho game. In this respect Hoppe used to make all kinds of worry for his manager Fortunately, however .his love for baseball never In any way slowed up his billiard game. 00 |