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Show Jake Schaefer Greatest Balk Line Billiardist "Jake Schaefer Is the greatest balk line player In the history of billiards," bil-liards," Willie Hoppe, former cham- piuu, saia on returning to New York from Chicago, where Schaefer regained re-gained the 18.2 title by defeating Edouard Horemans, the Belgian champion. cham-pion. "No one can stop Schaefer the way he is playing now," Hoppe said. "But for a bit of carelessness In not chalking chalk-ing his cue in Chicago he would have made a grand average of 100, the goal of all billiard players. His average in winning was 93 12-16." Schaefer returned with Hoppe to start training for the next defense of his title against Eric Hagenlachter, the German champion, cham-pion, In March. |