Telegram-herald., 1888-10-20

Pstosksy team during The season of 1857. He
bad not only developed into a reliable
cateher. bat splendid al around player
we'll Ths Lima, o, club wanted him, and
their offer ~as - liberal that before the sea
son or 1887 bad fairly advanced ke wore a
Lama club uniform. Il was largely due 10
Brank's proves that tks Lima club won ths
Tri-sSate pennant this season
EUpDTsG 0Exrus
A Pososksy hotel, five ysars ago, boasted Of
q billiard table that bad a bed OF wood,
. cushions made Of rags, and set Of balls no
two OF which were Of tho same si1a Only
one vas OF ivory, aEd that vas ehipped
Frank used 70 play every Saturday during
the winter time, as the ret Of his tlIss during
weak days was occupied in bis fathers turn
ing mill The mastery manner in which ne
handled tho cue attracted attention. The
hosal Ylgosristor had al eye TO business, and
purchased second hand pool table.
IL took Frank but thres weeks to
discover he could plny pool George
Sutton, tho jolly, red checked pool
sharp, happensd IN Petoskey one day,
and eoaxed Ives to play q game. Sutton bad
ss5 In has pocket whsn tho game began
Frank had It when tho play was finished
Ives genius at billiards, and wanted him TO
20 70 View York, but Frank is conservative
and liked the atmosphere OF Michigan too
well to seek new halds at that time. How
ever, Do would now and then venture into
towns that Hure provided With good billiard
tables and balls, and, TO uss las own express
sso-- surprised himself
Frank is fine looking youth. To be sure,
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while his fingers would indicsts that be had
been afflicted with rheumatis-n from early
childhood, but this is due 70 bis ball playing
proclvities Not SINGLE joint on his left
hand Is normal in size Prank looked good
deal lie q countryTnan when he first visited
Chicago town. This was nearly two years
ago. George SloSson was then keeping
saloon ara billiard hall on Monroe street,
near State. be challenged Slosson TO bout.
George accepted. They played az cushion
carTons, and George paid for the drinks
Ives gave SlosSon the story oi his life-told
bow he hal taken Sutton, Burleigh aud other
players of commence into camp-and
SloSon h.. A. Then came the 81. Louis
tournament, curing which he defeated Car
ter and Slosson, and gave the champion the
hardest run Of his life. 1t was handicap
never receive the same odds again
THE coEIsG MAS.
During the past year Ives bas improved
rapidly IN billiards Sc.saefcr says he Is the
coming player and win match him against
any player in tho country, barring Slosson.
at the l4inch balk line game, or any other
game, in fact. This announcement az ST.
Lou!s several wesks ago was what brought
about the match vita Cation A friendship
has sprung I'D between the champion and
Ives that IL bound TO result to ths hds
sdvsntage Sshsefer has twice conceded
tbs boy tho ODDS allowed other players at
tss 1s4nch balk limo and lost The last
time they came together al The cham
rions rooms on Clark street Scbaefnr was
beaten eveo up Ives plays good DEAL like
Schaefsr. lie bas that same brilliant stroke
and dashing style and never appears To gee
Yatisd He nurses beautifully and has ths
prsttsr<t stroke, barring the etamplon's, per-
hays ever seen arou1d q billiard table. Like
the champion, Ives depends good deal on
his rasss shot for pos1tlOu- be would rather
tackle n mssse, no mater how dIEicult, than
20 around The tabla. at any stage q the gazne.
Receutly be averaged - = in a gaToe q 90 at
ths t4-iuch halk line. Most ~ the exxsrts
want ~ keep him undsr cover % subeervs
their o~n interesrA Schaefer declares he
shall oou,s 70 TIE front Tom Foley has
also taken a deep interest in TIE young
nan. A balk lfne tournarnent viii follow
tie Cstsoo-Ives match. in which ths latter
vii ut quise figure He VII carry the
sanBer of the wezt agaiEsss -ae esst