Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-22
IVES HOLDS THE CUP.
He Wins the Worlds Championship
at Billiards in 30 Innings.
THE SCORE STOOD 800 TO 4SS.
Very Few Brilliant Plays Made but the
Game Was Steadily Good.
THE STUDENT TO MEET SCHAEFER

CHICAGO, May 21.-The billiard match
inch balk-line, tonight attracted to Central
Music Hall, where the match was played,
an audience which packed the spacious
building from roof to basement. The match
was named to commence at 8 o'clock. 1t
was 20 minutes later, however, before
the call for the balls was made
By this time every available seat
had been taken and later on it was imposs1-
BILE to secure even standing room. A good
deal of feeling was displayed by the audi
ence, all in favor of the Chicagoan. The
simplest stroke was applauded with an e1-
uberance which is rarely displayed. John
Callahan, of Milwaukee, acted as referee
and c. Matthews as marker.
The match was for the worlds champion
ship and a money stake of $1,000 Ives
won, and now bets are being made that
Schaefer will hold the cup again within 20
days.
The play was steadily good, rather than
brilliant. Occasionally Slosson made miss
which, to the ordinary player, seemed mex
cusable, and the same may be said of Ives.
The latter, however, in the early
portion of the game, at least,
played better average. Slosson won
the lead and in his first innings made one.
Then Ives ran up small score, and short
time later Slosson put together a score of
120 bv really good play. Ives followed
with AZ while Slosson kept on with 2, 10, 6,
and an occasional 0. Up to 945 he had
made no good score. Ives by fair scores.
the largest of which was 63, made his total
240, against III.
Later the play became more exciting and
interesting. Ives began to lead ahd gradu-
ally his confidence returned. In the early
part of the game, for four successive turns,
he did not seem capable of taking advtan-
tage of any opening, however great. Such
scores as 2, 1, and were his average, and
after one or two medium breaks he put to-
gether GO. In the ninth round he made
some brilliant strokes, essaying shot three
the balls to an anchor nurse, rolling up 90
Then he broke down on an easy three
cushion shot.
One of the greatest strokes Of the evening
was made by Ives In the thirteenth inning
The balls lined up straight across the cush-
ion with the cue ball at one end. Ives
jumped the nearer object ball (his oppo-
nent's), hit the red and brought the two to-
gether, making score of 122. Slosson
played one remarkable kiss shot which
evoked rounds of applause. In the eighth
round he brought the balls twice around the
table and missed a stroke for lack of speed
after score of 81 At 11:30 the score was
Ives, 557; Slosson, 46S.
Toward the close Ives made spurt, alto
gether outstripping his opponent. With
1tT - hn =,
total up to 757. Siosson followed
with a spiritless run of Z. Then
Ives went in and finished with an unfin-
ished 43, making the 800. The champion
received soul-stirring ovation. He has
broken the record for average, his being
26H. The following Is the score in detail:
Ives-2.l,7,0 o. 50, A. 20, 1s, So 10, o. SO, I22, 1,
SO, g. |. IA 2 l, co. 13 a. l, rs, l24, 43, making
Il total of 500.
SIosson-l, 2, 10. 100. 2, 49, 6. Lo,o,1 20. 10,
90, 81, 10, 81, 0, 10, 81. y, 20. 2 q, q 49, T.
making total OF 4S5.