Jacob Schaefer Jr.
Jacob Schaefer Jr. (born October 18, 1894, in Chicago, Illinois; died November 10, 1975, in Cleveland, Ohio) was an American professional carom billiards player with German grandparentage, a specialist in balkline games, and was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame in 1968.[2] Schaefer is widely considered by historians of the sport to have been America's all-time greatest balkline player.The sixth game of the tournament on Thursday evening, February 26, featured Jake Schaefer II against Erich Hagenlocher of Germany.Hagenlocher was afraid that after sitting and watching for more than an hour, he wouldn't be able to stand up and hit the end rail.He was the son of fellow billiards pro Jacob Schaefer Sr. (1855–1910),[1] who was known as "the Wizard" by reason of his exploits with the cue.
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