Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 April 1917 — YOUNG JAKE NEXT CHAMPION [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

YOUNG JAKE NEXT CHAMPION

Freely . Predicted That Schaefer,- Jr., Will Some Day Succeed Hoppe, the Incomparable. . “A chip off the old block.” This is currently tised by billiard followers in their talks anent “Young” Jake Schaefer, star balk-line player. “Young” Jake is only a boy boyish ideals, but he has perfected his style of play to such an extent during the last few months that the

old-timers of the green cloth see in “Wizard” Schaefer, who reigiied supreme in the billiard wnrld-before the ■adieul of "Hopped Like his accom--plished parent, Young-Jake is developing a wonderful stroke and under the tutelage of Willie Hoppe is absorbing knowledge rapidly. 1 It is freely predicted that Schaefer will be the next champion, but that is still a long time off, as Hoppe is good enough to retain the title for a number of years.

Jake Schaefer, Jr.