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Show SIX PLAY FOR BILLIARD HONORS TWO CONTINENTS evenly divided ! , 7 NEW ToRK. Nov. 12. Six 0 the world' (rreateat exponent of 18.21 balk lino billiards, three Americana .ind throe European i-tars, are epterCil' in the International professional pam- j pionship tournament in pinningi today at the Hot" I 1 'nnsylvanla. The tOVirA ncy will continue eixht days and to the victor will go a cash prize of 13,000 and 4f. per cent of thn net sate receipts, Iwnldes th" tropin- nihlomat-lc nihlomat-lc of the tltlo. Jake Bohaefer of San Fvanclec, youthful 11th holder, v.-ill open thei tournament tonight with a match with I Erich flagenlacher-, champion i( Germany Ger-many and th- "dark horse' of the event because il marks his debut in International chamnlunshlp play The oth.-r contestants ;ire Willie: tloppe, of N York, holder for thoi ll than a decade of the title h lost la-sti uojer tnii, ooampras 01 rTance J was the only billiard player to score .a victory over Jake Stihaefer In the j last hip tournament, dt-ntl Is a brll- ' J V"fl ' si flflJ P I I J 1 KJK 11 i i l BXSl L 1 1 i L t I' : iny, hac hop ol landing Schae- K 1 1. 11- nlac : ! 1 b playing 'a fine pame at present and 'Is sure I to be a formidable opponent for the I title. The German champion Is ersd-I ersd-I lied with a run of 7CS at 18.- balk-I balk-I line. I 4. 1 year ftt Chieatro to Schaefer; Welker Cochran a native, of Iowa, who fin-Uh'ed fin-Uh'ed third last yar, Roger Conti, Ji-year-old champion of Franco, the only layer to def it Bchaefer tn the 1921 tournament: and Edouard Horrman? Belgian champion. Conti and Cochran will play the second match Tuesday afternoon and in the evening HOppe and EXoremans are paired. Except for the opening day, two matches will be plHV'-'l dall) The games will be for LOO point, 100 more than prevailed last year. Ui Sides he prlsee for first, place, other awards are as follows: Sccoml place. Jl, ".00 and ? per cent of tho n.-T r--e"lit. tlnr.l place. $1,000 and If. per cent of receipts; fourth place, J7r,o .and 12 PT cent of the receipts, fifth place $250 and four per cent of the receipts. not. I. u con 1 1 .t.uic. out a trine erratic, piayer. ai-r ai-r BChaefer won th- title he toured the country with him. There are many who Insist that Conti Is one of the players Schacfcr need fear. I DOl VRD MDKIMANS Edouard Horemans. the Belgian lit- 1 holder, is ono of tho most brilliant bril-liant billiard players in the country When on his game. In his matches: tn this country Horemans has showu j to great advantago In all his exhl-lutions, exhl-lutions, hut has not done so well in mt-tch play. He la a dangerous contender. con-tender. Winn Horemans first came to this country sinking a match with Hoppc, the manager of tho Belgian champion Prior to t'ie idg tournament In which Bchaeter won tho title from Hoppc. lloiemun was given a better chance' to win tliun the present title holder.! Hoppe very frankly admitted that he regarded Horemans its the most dan-; . ' roui ' on tender. , |