New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-23
THE BILLIARD TOURNAMENT.
SCHAEFERS BRILLIANT PLAYING.
He DEFEATS IVES BY SCORE OF 800 TO 200
POINTS.


The fourth game in the handicap balkne billiard
tournament PLAYED at Chlckerng Hall last night be
tween schaefcr inch line and Ives 8lnch llne was
the most interesting Of the contests thus far schaefer
was In superb form, and won easily BY score ~
800 10 200 &c game was witnessed by large
audience including many women
Schaefer won the lead and selecting the spot ball.
started ~ with a run Of nineteen. He aroused the
spectators 10 enthusiasm at the ont'et by executing
the most bevyldcrinc Of massc shots. During tho
course u bis first run he had the balls close together
IN line near the lower end rail, In such position as
70 make II seem impossible for him 10 count hai'ihe
lis cue 70 perpendicular. he brought the tip down
upon the cuc-ball with stroke that sent the sphere
two feet away toward the other end u the table Inc
bali stopped and then sprang back like fash' coming
In contact with The two object balls with snap thae
sent them flying in opposite directions The spec
tators applaudcd this until their hands we're red.
Ives began his work with apparent confidence
in his ability 10 win. His style Of play is as
nearly like that Of schaefers possible. and his ex-
cellcnt work in his game with Cation led many TO
believe that he could conquer the wizard In his
third inning he contrved to get the balls well togGher
on the eigIt-lnch line aud piled mp as points by
splendid nursing. sending the first obectbal 10 tho
rail- every third shot and causing IT TO kiss OF the
cucbal back into place on the line. He had already
won the sympathy Of the audience. and every good
stroke warmly applaudcd.
Schacfer In a good humOr and smiled encourag
ingly at the good work of his young opponent. Then
he started in 10 give him a few lessons. In ms
seventh inning coaxcd the balls 10 the fourcen-lnch
line. at the lower end Of the table and had run "a
prcttily enough. when he missed one Of his Fourth
ofJuly masses. In the next inning he did not seem
to for the line nurse conienting himself with ont
and IN play across the end Of the table. In this way
he added ~ points TO his string. and then. when
he missed. mean enough t0 leave the balls safe.
In tenth inning he tried the line nurse again, and
liked IL well that he Kept his cuetal moving dell
catcy the edge, OF the object balls until he had
RIM 4. AGAIN he lett tie ball, safe on his miss,
aud VI? lvo- could not score. Again. In hl, twelfth
inning -chacfcr got the balls running well the line.
and he kept them at IL until 30 points had
boon added 10 his score and once NOR
Doc lef rc spheres In such way that
iv,s could rot make then. connect with each other.
a, II 20 add 10 the misery Of h, youthful opponent
~clac,cr wen, on IN hi- n"yt inning and piled mp
seventy four points Iort' three ~ h.s mutceniA
ul1 forty uirr lu Boz, seventeenth lnullS r, aIl made
~ Inc uu-ir- simply p.i'd up the misery tor Ives.
-...cfer'- -'roUg piayug -ccMrd 70 take an 81
~ r.t,"- wa, ort ,ocI,v Jour. Thou a. b.a, ed
up q DIT and pu' lG line nurse run OF forty ave DO
U.s. f.u.t,o.th inning aad another % fly -even IN
lis lnccnt. %" PLAYED c>.eiientlv. hut IL "'- TOO
overcome ty nothing le.- than miracle.
Fuupwlu- is TIE -cpr".
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Referee. Abs .a4.t &..i..t.r marker. B'dd > -"hrd
r.,, ~ .a,. hoa-. 81 minutes.
T..rre gangs will lr p'aNcd Monday. ono ~ noon
ic,,,e.r IIo...r and cation. another 30 o. m. be-
'v",u -lo--In atd Cation. and the third ~ n - III.
,-ltu,h Al, excepting >.o-son. who plays fourteen
inch.