Jacob Schaefer Jr.
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Jacob (Jake) Schaefer, Jr. (1894–1975) was a professional balkline carom billiards player, and was posthumously inducted into the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame in 1968.[1]
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[edit] Professional career
Schaefer is widely considered by historians of the sport to have been America's all-time greatest balkline player.[1]
[edit] Titles and tournament wins
He won the 1921, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, and 1933 World 18.2 Balkline Championships. He also won the 1926 and 1927 World 18.1 Championships, as well as the 1937 and 1938 World 28.2 Championships.[1]
[edit] Records
In 18.2 balkline, Shaefer held four records never broken by another American (some have since been beaten by non-Americans):[1]
- A 400-point game average (from the break)
- A 57.14 tournament grand average
- A 93.25 match grand average
- A high run of 432 in a match
[edit] Personal life
He was the son of fellow billiards pro Jacob Schaefer Sr. (1855–1910).[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e "Hall of Fame Inductees, 1966-68", Billiards Congress of America, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA; accessed February 3, 2007
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