New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-16
RECORDS OF THE PLAYERS.
EXPERTS WHO WILL ENTER THE BILLIARD
TOURNAMENT.
PAST ACHIEVEMENTS OF scHAEFER, sLossoN
IVES, HEIsER AND CATION.

which will take place at ChckerinS Hall next Thurs
day night, and last until the night of March /. The
arrangements for the tournament have been com
pleted and the large advance sale Of seats indicates
mat all of the games will be witnessed by $
many spectators as the hall will hold All Of the
details of the management have been perfected ny
A. F. Trocscher and Mortimer T. Humphreys, OF the
brunswick Bake COllender Company, and as both men
have had many years experience I'm such matters
there are not likely TO be any unpleasant mtches
The practice work of the men, while giving an ldea
Of the form in which they playing, does not give
positive indications of the probable result oil inc
tournament games. Schaefer never played ID better
form than now and his line nurse is almost phe
nomenal He is undoubtedly strong faVoFiVe lot
first prize but il must be remembered that inc eooru>
for ten years show that all Of the players drop to
much lower averages in tournament games Ihah ''cF
were making in their preliminary pTacuce'
During the week. Schaefer, Ives, Heser ana 'auoh
bove nractsed mucb together Schaefer has beaten
them all, and has been beaten by Ives ard cation
All have made great averages-fIom 20 10 go. and
rms of over 100 have been frequent. sloSson ana
DAILY have not played any practice games with theT
contestants believing that such contests deact from
public interest in the tournament games. Both now
ever are playing in fine form, and either Is liable
10 win any or all of his games. Cation has de
veloped his skin wonderfully of late and Ives has
improved steadily since he came to the city. All
~ the three Western men have a strong following,
Ives in particular being the choice OF for first
or second prize.
The following sketches and records of the men
NAV lead those familiar with the game to form an
opinion as the chances of the players for securing
Ae leading prizes:
sCHATFER A WESTERN MAN.
Jacob schaefer was born in Milwaukee February
o 1855. lie is five feet. six inches in height, and
Of slender build. His style of play differs from
that of any other professional player in the world
IT is quick and dashing, and seemingly careless
Never does he stop TO study out shot but appar-
entity grasping the situation at glance he proceeds
70 manoeuvre the balls through the innumerable
angles. as if the spirit Of ccometrlcal precision
po,sessed him completely Other experts refer TO
him As one who has beer inspired by the spirit OF
billiards. He is not An educated man. I'm the sense
Of school and college training and his sh seems to
be natural gift
When Schaefer was eleven years old his stepfather
purchased two billiard tables and the boy at once
took strong fancy 10 the game At this time he
was living in Leavenworth, Kan, and as he grew
older his love for the game became almost mono
mania At the age Of fifteen ne could defeat easily
anv of the players, old young. III Leavenwortn'
Two wears later in 1872. he PLAYED his first great
match game. IT at the four-ball game and ms
opponent was Adam Klesser then champion OF WIS
cousin. Schaefer by score oil
500 to 5O2. He next defeated Lew
purse of 500. In 1872 he was matched against
Sosson at French carromS 400 points up, for purse
This time he was defeated, Slosson winning 400 10
ESQ
schaefer next appeared in san Francisco and ohal-
lenged any player the Pacific Coast. lie was
promptly matched against Tony kraker at french
carroms 600 points up, for $1,000 in gold side
1t was great contest Schaefer winning WITH all
average Of twelve and by score of 600 to SOL
In 1873 schaefer went to New orleans incognito.
Bv concealng his skill he enabled to win some
large sums OF money before his identity became
known. 4 story is told Of how he worried the
local PLAYERS. Henry Miller a room Keeper tired u
double discount him for wager. SchaefeT won OF
course as he did every other game, easily. The
odds were reduced after each game but as he could
himself have conceded than the odds he was
receiving he could scarcely have lost if he had tried
on this one occasion alone he $500 from his
opponent.
HIS CAREER IN NEW YORK
Coming TO New-York scbaefer gave exhibitions OF
his skill in Tim Flynn's room in Park Row. lie
astonished all who saw him, and Mr. Flynn wagered
800 70 81 900 that he could defeat sexton who
then champion. The match fell through, sexton
FORGETTING the 500 deposit.
Since 1876 schaefer has met with many successes
lie finished next last in the French carrom tourna
ment in New-Yogk in 1876 being defeated by j. Dion
Rudolph, slosson, GARNER and G. Dion. and in 1573
he was defeated at the same game by ,losson in
match for 81 900 in Chicago. in 1919 he won the
New-York tournament at French cauoms defeating
slOssOn sexton, DAY. Gallagher. GARNER Rudolph and
Ileiser. lie defeated slosson for 81 900 and The
championship at French carroms in 1870 in Chicago
and again for 20 900 a side in New-York the same
ear lie defeated three times by sexton In 19c1
at cushion carroms for $500, 81 900 and 5000
specively side and again in 1882 for 3 900 side
lie finished second to Dion in the cushion carTOm
tournament in New-York in November ISL. IL
November 1856, Schacfcr defeated by slossOn at
cushion cauoms in Chicago for 81 900 d side and
again in April 1977, by the player for 81 900
a side.
At the first champions game tournament in New
York. February. 1879, Schaecr finished third. sexton
winning first and slosson second prize. in January.
ls70. Schaefer def ad sexton al th, for y 900
a side and defeated by NignauX in Paris. lie
cember $50. Schaefcr defeated >lo,son in April
ISL. for $1,000 and defeated b, slo,son in l7-
for $1,000 schscfcr victorious over Slo,>On
again in January. 1sS5. which wa, the last Of The
contests al tine champions game. DUrin- t'e period
Of Its popularity the lines gradually increased
from 14X27 to 2OX4O.
schaefer, with a single average Of 40. and grand
average Of % g. the first balklne tournament
eight inch bail in Chicago. March. 17-3. defeating
NignauA DAILY, sexton. Morris. Dion and Wallace
and lost a match with Vignaux in New York the fol
lowing month In November. 1853 he was defeated
~ NignauX in Paris. 5000 to . $50. he defeat ID
Slosson In Chicago, May, 1854 in an eight inch mach
ly score 0i 800 TO 3-4 with an average Of - 10
and at tweiveinch baikliue game in January. 1-o5.
with an average Of H. lie was defeated by Slo,,ou
for first prize in fourcen-inch bahIine tournament
in NeW-Iorh i'm May, l-s5, and wa tied with VIZ
nauG and sosson IN the triangular fourtccninch bak
line tournament In Chicago, I'm November. 100. IN
December. 1883, lie was defeated for first place in
the same kind OF a tournament by s!osson
Another triangular tournament in the same month
between the same PLAYERS, played to d finish re
Qur.nc three set, Of games play Of two successive
ties. was by ScAacier who made the highest ran
and the best single and grand averages. the latter
being % 3. schaefcr defeated NignauX with grand
average Of &c "a in five nights match fourteen