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Jake Schaefer, who holds the world's 18.1 balkline billiards championship at present, will play Welkor, Cochran in a block of billiards in the Main Living Room of the Union at 4 o'clock today...
...stone table beds; and rubber cushions clustered to change the game. In 1854 one Michael Phelan contrived an improved cushion; became first U. S. champion. Many masters have succeeded him. Today great players are Edouard Horemans, Belgium; Eric Hagenlacher, Germany; Kinrey Matsuyama, Japan; Felix Grange, France; William Hoppe, Welker Cochran, Jacob Schaefer...
Schaefer, former champion, son of famed "Wizard" Jake Schaefer, one of the greatest experts of billiard history, led and increased his lead. Late in the match he saw Cochran score 196 points in a run; was not impressed. Schaefer is the only player alive who has run out a tournament match "from spot," not permitting his opponent (Hagenlacher, 1925) a turn at the table. Cochran was not unduly proud; once in championship play he ran 407 points. Neither played as well as he knows how. Cochran, stocky, abrupt, lost the world's championship to slim, catlike Schaefer, 1,500 points...
Soon he turned up in Paris with 20,000 francs, hired the Femina Theatre, and put on a vaudeville with Russian emigres, only three of whom were professional performers. The first attempt was creaky but a "moral success"; its possibilities were recognized by Charles Cochran, London producer. Under Mr. Cochran's management M. Balieff took the troupe to London. Shortly afterward "that stupid man" appeared, M. Balieff and his vaudeville opened in Manhattan and played 65 consecutive weeks; toured; became a U. S. institution...
...stationery reserved for authors. His pleasant and gentlemanly use of the epithet "Yanks" further bears out my theory. The distinguished habitues of the Club doubtless call him "Dilly dow" for short. I can see him now in gorgeous yellow stockings with silver buckles on his shiny shoon. JOSEPH WILSON COCHRAN Pastor The American Church of Paris Paris, France Cramp v. Cunningham...