Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 March 1915 — WILL PERPETUATE NAME OF HIS FATHER [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WILL PERPETUATE NAME OF HIS FATHER

Some men are born billiard players, some achieve greatness as billiard players, other have billiards thrust upon them. Young Jake Schaefer, the Chicago cue expert, has the distinction of belonging to all three classes. In this respect he is unlike any other billiard pltfyer in the world. > Jake Schaefer, the father, known as "the wizard of billiards,” was one of the most proficient players that the world has ever known. It was his fond wish that his son follow the same profession. The younger Schaefer inherited a natural ability to play the game, and also'the wonderful skill and technique of his father. Therefore, he was born a billiard player. But he also acquired a decided dislike for Ivory balls and green tablecloths. And then he had billiards forced upon him. His dislike for the game made him shun it, and during the earlier years of his life he could not be induced to handle the

cue. It was the earnest appeals of his parents, their threats and chastisements that compelled him to take up the game. After the father’s death the mother added her final appeal and then young Schaefer began to take a real interest in the game, or, rather, he was determined to become as great a player as his father had been. But his natural ability had lain dormant too long and the task was not an easy one. Now it became a question of achieving. And Jake has succeeded. Although but eighteen years of age this youngster has shown the class and skill of a veteran. Those who have watched his game closely say that he is certain to make as great a player as his father. He is now most proficient at the 18.2 style of playing, but is fast developing as an expert in other styles. He is certain to become a champion, and Is urged on by a determination to reach that pinnacle of fame which his father reached.

Young Jake Schaefer.