The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-30
Champion Ives. Action Stirs Up Old Snacho
Among the Players.

George Slosson said yesterday In reference
TO the report published in Thursdays Sun
that al admirer OF his was willing to back him
in match with Champion Frank c. Ives In
this city:
Il will play Ives in February fourteen
inch bnlk line match OF ono. two. or three
nights. or two matches. ono at balk line and
second at cushion carroms. rs THE SuN stntes.
The forfeit money will be deposited with THE
SuN within twenty-four hours II Ives accepts.
give Ives tho preference as n contestant. as
he won the championship emblem in match
with me. expect that there will DO q match
in this city. even II lvcs should decline my Of
fer. az am now In communication with both
Maurice vienaux, the French champion, md
Jacob Schnefer to playa match In this city.
and expect n cable answer to the nroposition
shortly. believe that Ivcs would profit more
by match with me hero than By going TO
England to play Roberts. rs he proposes to
do. AS far as havo been able to
discover tho public impression here
seems, to be that Ives would not benefit eithor
English billiards. which are not understood
hero and never will DO popular in America. us
oiier to him in the interest of billiards. which
sadly need stirring up as The syn SAYS ana !
and myself would be something that would
boom billiards. and would insure handsome
return to fss wnner OF fhS Gon nSs
cup that Ives and Schaefer and myself have
Slosson read with considerable surprise the
report published in Tnf = syn OF e Ch1n1i2
match at balk line for any IN y part Of sio06U
cannot rspy to that Challenge now for '.
e eH ai to discuss It nTher .0Ss0n auo
iyes's announe en- emit that he had allied him
sof with the rival Of the manufacturing corpo-
Hon Ia, NrIN iV,t.A la hnd nrnv Inrla
played created a sensation among the local
billardists Yesterday. Among the amateurs s yrs
revolutionary action: Some praised him for
his independence;". while others said that
tic is he Of s dspu IN last
fall over tho m atch for the championship that
jacob Schaeter crossed the, water to play.
wealthy gent leman. WHO is head OF the firm
dered Ives TO play at bic Paris hotel Exactly
how this decision was announced nobody put
these present ut the interview know .i,a anu me
known. however. that there were mighty hot
words from Ives over the wealthy gent!cman's
vss sfnes al ss.
with his rights Tho ppshot was t h. the
He embe That IS he he deeared that was
and aoSed ves to Keep it He has since de-
clared that Ives is no longer champion.
This declaration. naturally rolled the young
blood in Ives's veins. and he struck out for
himself He is now reltting his room with
sixteen Of the rival tables. and now things arc
seemingly getting pretty hot at the prospect
OF real old. fashioned billiard war. II the war
comes nobody hereahout will have n change to
longer complain of '".,stagnation' in New York
billiards. There wi be some mighty lively
hustling all around. and II is an undoubted
fact that New York lovers Of illiards will be
tickled at the prospect OF seeing plenty OF
billiards.
CHICAGO. Dec 22.--Frank c. Ives. the worlds
champion lilliardist, has not yet decided to
accept tho New York offer to play George Slos.
son for "a big stake. Tho " Napoleon is con-
sidernG the advisahility Of issuing asweeping
challenge. backed bv big money. to the earth,s
greatest experts. and tho wording OF this def.
the answer to SlOsson, and his com ng match
busy thinking all of the night.
That London table upon which Ives will
shove his cue in practice for the contest with
the Brtisher. was placed in position to-day.
and POO enthusiasts watched the champion
chase the worries about the green cloth to-
night. Within thirty minutes bets wore. Of
fercd that the young Chicagoan would beat
the foreigner at his own game
lves's evident advantage is proficiency in
nurse play. without attention to the pockets.
while his adversary will no doubt DEPEND upon
the four sacks to run his score into deep
figures. Tho table is twelve feet long and six
feet wide.