New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-04
billiard PLAYERS ANGRY.
DISSATISFIED WITH THE CHICAGO HANDl-
CAPS.
ALL BUT IVES ASSERT THAT THE,YoUNG PLAYER
rs TOO MUCH FAVORED.

There is much dissatisfaction among the players
.,o tool, mart in the recen. handicap balkne billiard
tournament at Chickering Hall the handlcapphs
for the second tournament under the auspices oil 'c
brunswick Bake Collendcr Company, which VIII Do
nIaved in Chicago beginning April 3. 1hc players
selected one Handicapped. Mr. McCreery OF 81. LOUIS
and the Brun swicl Bake Collcnder Company cioSo
another the veteran player Dudley kavanagh' WIZ
Is connected with the company, the agreement p"7
that if these two should fail to decide the hauicas'
third Handicapped should be selected by Mr. M''rces'
whose rulings should be final oe
The two handicappers mentioned faneu " ',a,.s
and Mr. Mr. McCreery named Mortimer 1. hu'"p"os =
- vewyorp &C the third one Before the recent
tournament was begun Mr. Humphreys maze or' Wv
handicans on points for the Chicago 'ou''i'
placed the document in sealed ehNeiop0' w .
nosited il with the Bank OF the Metropo'S' ny
being that the Chicago handicaps sIouiu no. ~
fuenced by the result OF the Ne"-io'"
which was handicapped on lines. 49,. -. oo,ourc.
Yesterday. at . 80 p. NJ, the time sci ior annouo
,,c Tho Chicaco handcaps the players asSenpied az
tbe brunswick Bake Coenden warcrOoms 10 "edi
theu road The envelope was brought from inc pain
and was opened and the document was ro'u " N"V
ton. one of the players, as follows:
sosson and schaefer scratch 100 po and uei.cr
DAILY, 300 points; IVES 80 foi"''' W
600 points each. os,.,o aro,s
There was at once unanimous opposiuon a"o"e
IN, other pIayers at the odds allowed 10 Ives sosson
declared that it was pracIcallS sllt VI ''0 '' ''
,oent 70 Ives and schaefcr held the same view Daily
rrotested that he should not lave more points 10
rlav than Ives while Cation and IIecr were strong
To- ~ the opinion that there more than twenty
I'VE ponts of difference between their games ana tit
Of Ives in favor Of the latter Ives declared that
the handicap was satisfactory to him. and schaeicl
remarked Significantly that it ought TO be SO. Ihe
pIavcrs departed somewhat ruied in hlmor over the
prospect
Mr. Humphreys told Tribune reporter that he had
made the handicaps according TO his best judgment
as to the merits of the players. lie called attention
10 the fact that in the Chicago tournament all the
PLAYERS would have to play the fouricenlnch Inc
which he thought would put them all on more even
footing at the odds named than did the recent handi-
cap on lines. The fine playing OF Ives he lhoush'
did not warrant the Handicapped in overweghtlng hh
He was a young and inexperienced player unused 70
appearing before large and excited audiences, and
those influences upon his skill had been taken mo
account in fixing the odds.
In their complaints the players point out that IN
the recent tournament Ives's average Of Il eo-lOo
was almost as great as Schacer's. l. 1913 and even
greater than that of sosson the winner Of the touIna
mcnt which was Il 1886. When 1t j. considered
that Days average was only is 4--e3' 'at'oh >
II o3. 100 and Heser's only 10 1O11, il would seem
IN sustain the complaints of the PLAYERS that Ives has
been especially favored in the handcappng on Ioh,'
This does not involve any criticism upon me manu-
ment on lines had begun, 1ut the players thlnk ule
second tournament handicaps should not nave been
However there is no appeal and the players VIII
have TO 20 on at the odds named
and Cation will be settled has not been decided Ives
wants to play it or. but DAILY and Cation are anAOu,
In divide he money that they can begin al one e
practising on the fOurteeninch line. All OF the men
srs much pleased with the running of the table used
md The Chicago tournament viii be PLAYED on on" cN-
ar,iv 'similar~a by 10 Brunswick Bake Colcndcr
fitted with Monarch Cushions