Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-04
SCHAEFER AND HIS CUE.
SLoUCHY CLOTHES BUT WON
DEtFUI. PLAYING.

How He Ropsd In the crack Players Of
Denver iu nays Gone Ry--Brought Out
by Tim Eiynn--A Flesh Brush Craze
Pondletoa's ninner--Aarrigan y Hart
In Bad Luck.
NEw YORK, May S.---rhc billiard tourn.
ament now in progress reminds me of a
little episode Of my life in Denver. l
wandered into billiard room one hot
afternoon In the summer OF 1870 while
little, freckled, sandy -haired fellow was
playing alono at one Of the tables. He
wore no coat, and HE unbuuoned waist
coat disclosed more than was pleasant TO
see Of a torn and dirty shirt, which was
collarless. A cheap straw hat with a
broad hrim covered his head, and his en-
tire appearance was SO disreputahle and
povery.strickon that would nave taken
him for a tramp had there been any In
Denver. There were none at that time
for the reason that the country between
the few towns Of Colorado was too thinly
settled 10 afford Subsistence 60 ttincrnnt
beggars. Wondering how such q queer
looking specimen of humanity ever
learned the game | watched his play.
NV wonder soon changed TO admiration,
lie proved master Of his cue. After
making some very difficult shots, he re-
moved all but one OF the balls, aud then
standing at she head Of the table he care
lesely fired the remaining ball nc the bot.
tom cushion. The ball rolled swiItly
across the table, aud ON reaching
the cushion arose In the air, and, jump
ing over the wire ON which the counters
were strung, came back 60 the player,
who, dropping his cue, caught IL with
ease. l saw nt once that n was an expert
who was on exhibition, and was not sur
prised TO hear that the poorly dressed
stranger had made not n little money by
beating the best players In Denver. No
body knew anything about him, except
that he had been employed in "a billiard
room In some Kansas town, and although
told his name | soon forgot IL. Two years
later saw familiar face and figure In
Tim Flynn's billiard room, In the base
ment OF the Times building In this city,
and when the owner took up a cue | rec
ognized the Denver expert. He was
much better dressed, hut was rs uncouth
looking as ever. Before long | saw him
beat one of the best players IN the world
in match game for the championship In
Tammany Hall. The Denver expert was
the now famous Sohaefer. He was COM
paratiyely unknown when he arrived in
this city seven or eight years ago, and II
was Flynn who brought him out AS a pro-
fessiOnal player aud rendered him fa-
nous. Schaefer, ! understand, has not
forgotten his old tricks. and nothing de-
lights him more than 10 20 whore he is
not known and 'rope inn some unsuspect-
ing stranger at pool or billiards.
PEOPLE wGTH "TAD,"
aSthe English term what used 60 be known
as n hobby, sometimes have so much sue
cess In converting others TO their way Of
thinking, that they prove untrue the die
hlm about prophet not being hOnored In
his own country. A New Yorker not un-
known 20 social fame, has a theory that
use Of the flesh brush can cure nearly all
the ills that flesh is heir 10. He claims
that many OF our maladies come from un-
equal circulation OF the blood. and this
vigorous use Of the flesh brush will cor
rect. He has made many converts and
the ieeh brush trade has apparently re-
ceived a proportlouate impetus. This il
certainly true Of Washington. The adj
vocate Of the use Of the 6osh brush as a
cure all spent two weeks there not long
ago, and In that short space Of time he
made 50 many converts 10 bis theory
that, when one Of the number went
to n popular drug store 10 get
n brush the proprietor said,
IN "A tone Of wondering yoxation, "rhore
has been such demand for flesh brushes
the last few days that haven't one lott.
Up 10 week or thereabOuts ago, they
we're comparatively unsaleatle, and we
had stock on our hands that we had
had for years. ! can't understand their
sudden popularity II IL rather pity
that the creator Of this boom In flesh
brushes is not manufacturer Of the
article so that he could put money In bis
nurse through his Hiad.O
TIiE NEW YORKER IN QUESTION, NY rug
WAY,
is connection (not n relation ), in a
roundabout way, Of the COnklin9s, and
the consequent association Of Ideas re-
minds me that not a small part Of the ex-
Senator's uupopularity IL due ~ his treat
ment Of bis only daughter for not making
better matrimonial mntch--botter. that
Ia. from worldly point 0f view. Ile rec
fused b. go 10 her wedding and has seen
her but once or twice since. She and her
husband are now living here, and, al
though Inhabitants Of the same city,
father and daughter have met but twice
In ~ many years. Mr.. COnkllBg has but
little right % complain Of his sOn-iB-law.
Personally he ig all that could be- desired,
and he seems 10 be getting along IN the
world NJ u sufficiently rapid rate ~ make
him comparatively rich man in time.
Something must be wrong with Mr.
COnkllnR, ~ otherwise he would not
live his present solitary life. His
wife, sister Of HOratiO Sey-
mOur, Is ono Of the most charming
Of women, and ho allows her ~ live alone
IN Utica. while be- keeps bachelor hall IN
New York. Couklings enemies land
their name is leglon) when yituperatluQ
him, grow most eloquent when they talk
0f bis unpaUrnal and uuhusbandlike
conduct. Mrs. Oatman, although thus
neglected by her father, keeps herself
posted NJ ~ bis movements, ard ono
would think from the way she speaks "
him that they met 0lnn.
+ sEVER SAW 4 NORE fHcOvGnOUs A.
eE1HLAGK
than that which gathered together 10 eat
The dinner given IN honor Of Minister
Pendlst0n by the muHuunps and civil
service rcf0rmers at DsimDnieD's On Tues
day night. senator kvarta seemed out ~
place enough, Dui the hlRht NJ Stove Elkina
dining with Carl -ohufz and GeOrgs viii
liam Curtis was DeWiidsrlng. a var
says that the waiters we're forced ~ Daaa
civil serViCs examination bef1fe tn0Y
we're rendered eligible ~ serve the dinner
in honor ~ civil service reform ami ne
champion, Minister PGudlelOn. Among
tne questions asked Weres
Who was The "friendlY WaiforT
Was his conduct towards David Copper.
field On n certain memorable occasion
that gf BfOfeaslgual uoIltlniau of The