New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-09
PREPARING FOR THE FRAY.
BRILLIANT PLAYING EXPECTED AT TIE
BILLIARD TOURNAMENT
UNCERTAINTY WHICH HANDICAPPING HAS
GIVEN TO THE CoNTEsT-NO LsfEOlAL
FAVOR IT'S SOMETHING ABOUT
THE CONTESTANTS.

and urtcs in the bak line professional Dill"" "'"
ment 70 he held at ChickernC Hall beginning fcpI"'
airy 20 have settled down 10 hard pra'"'o III '''' ~
scbaefcr is usinc an exceptionally Inc tabo SCI up
1,r. ,,r him in the warerooms Of the Brunswick
,,ai ,,,1lordor Company, where also cation mas All
onnortunitv 10 improve his form Ives VINO Is eN-
cccdingy popular with the other players pehle Oo'''
voutbfuI and free from " freshness OF ooh'ei'' mas
accented the courteous offer of Maurice DAILY ana u
doing hard work on table in Days Assembly, room 10
proohlvn DAILY himself has his practice table III his
bopee where he spends many hours every udS
ueieor and slosson both have their own rooms, ana
hath are mailing the best Of their spare time ohS
a little more than two weeks remains III "uch t'o
contestants can practice and all oil ule" VIII nave
to embrace every opportunity TOT Improvement
to maintain their individual standards Win edoH o'io
pubIic interest in the tournament becomes more
-, &c the dav for it, opening approaches
The novelty Of the handlcappng is Of Itself an ~
traction that other tournament, never nave possessed
for the reason that IT is supposed TO nave placed "i
the PLAYERS on an equal footing Heretofore ol'o VI
two players have been almost If not P"i'e "I""
favoritcs for first place, while the reu'ln'"E '""
testants have been scarcely thought OF As 'apoic u
winning better than the minor prize There VIII nc
an element Of uncertainty the approaching contests
betccn all the PLAYERS and such betting aN mas b,eh
done already shows that there will BE- II" over" hem
ing htvortes one book has been made with i'o ouu'
AGAINST for first prize As follows: schaeer' u .
slosson = to /: Ives = II TO l; Daly' l. 10 l.
Cation, to / and IIciscr, . 10 J.
FOUR PLAYERS on NEARLY ~ - VIZ
These odds place the first four players on more
nearly even terms than was ever KNOWN n''''o j,
thc preliminary betting the result, Of professional
tournaments and that they are justified is shown hy
Tho recods made bv the men IN their practice IhcIe
,r. many now clements to be kept M mimi ln con
sidorng the merits of the players IN u'', 'nc
In the hrst pace ~ 49,, .,,e,,g,. ,l,,,n.
whelhei ''n"''' 49,. ,,.,,.r s,,.ou can con.
on the i'ur','. III. '''',' o., 49,, tine , plaver AS
'coe s"''''''"''
DdF' ..- ,o,y-ccn the
III ''' '''"''' i', ..... ,...,.., f.ii f., ID, ck-
PLAYERS al inc c'-u' WV .,a mo heretofore
ccedhsN '"'' anu 49, .,i.i should one
have ranked a. "p'"' 'l"''' '' ,.t, ,.,,,cr s,..on
or more 81 "' ,'-,' mas, ,, ,o A. ci.ut-
or 0'i'c''r' "' "''''' ''
inch contestant Am, M,
IN the u''u p'''' GOV .,,r .,d
ic,,ional and Jealous H'l'F O''"' -
>'e,on for many N''''' "'' ,., .,
style "t game "'u '' "'''' ' ..,i.,,
the present une 'l' ''"'"I-'' .'' IT,, ....,,,
although II is Claimed 'N 7" ,, ~. ,n.
inch balk line game hh, come 10 ~ ....
finest ana Wri"e-' p','l' 3D.. ..,.,.,..,.,
~ billiards. uc wv" 10" ''.'' .,.,
shp VIII m'"' "'''' ,, ,.. ,.r.0n.,l
'hcY mot '' '"' ' t..,.~ lnt .a.n
hlicclInf between 10 V' ..'. ,i....
would rather d"'''' TIC "'.'' ''''
army "i "'h'I P'''N' ..r
PLE>ONN AZ ZEN '~hH ~ I'M
4 fourth consideration must be- take" INTO account
and II q. one that VIII l1rc %" SMALL degree 90 i'
u,rtau,c BOO accomplishing results u - i'"'' ." '
hitter p,r.ouaI feeling cN-tus h"tv'cn lt.' ana
-r',cf.r How tIr ttp ncI cam" i' ''.4 H' '''
o,ncr .o flIorou-hll probably u' Dn' "n'" r.i' i''
li.t Whatever the original cause ""- tH' i'''-- 'i
D,1v,, p,rt has been i,d 0y olr,un-tAn'', u-ul 81
tbc nr,-cnt time the Brooklyn man eager '- 49,
An,Ibc for the pr...,.I. nal scalp Of t.e Wizard
DAILY withdrew from TIE ''"'H'''."' "' ~
c''c'ci' D.. r.,..,.i t.,, II might Doe
came D''h "'''' "''" d., ,-.. ..,,i.,,,,s
po'sihc 'I "'" '' "''i .t, .,
pF"'c'-Ioh"4l' 80 "' ID. co.. ,,,,,.
declared th't Hc "o"'4 '.''
mcut # bis skill ana h'i'' "'' 't'''