The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-20
IVES, 800; SCHAEFER,. 400.
THE YOUNGsTER DEFEATS 7HE CHAM
PION EASILY.

PION EASILY
| NE Il New the BilfisrA Chsmpioa OF the
World. aaa schsefer Has . New Eeemy
to righs-The OiA-tiae Chsmpioa Lost
His Nerve SD Fen ~ Easy vietis.
! CHICAGO. March 10-Central Music Hall. big
as It is. could not hold the people who crowded
about the doors tonight to see the match
| game OF billiards between Jake Schaefer and
Frank Ives for the championship Of the world
and $500 side. at tho 1&.inch balk line.
It took three policemen to keep the crowd
from breaking down the wire gate at the head
OF the staircase and pouring pell NELL into the
auditorium. Before the game began the bet
| ting around town was 3 to ! that Schaefer
would win. There wero few takers at these
odds.
| Most OF the betting was at even money that
Ives would get 600 points. Delegations were
In the hall from all the cities In the West.
The East was also represented by con-
testants In tho Syracuse pool tourney.
and admirers OF the game from New
York. Boston. Philadelphia. and Providence.
It was after q o'clock when Sehaefer. looking
cold in his evening dress. came down the
main aisle OF the hall. He was followed by
John Callahan Of Milwaukee and veteran
Charley Matthew'S The great crowd cheered
vociferously rs the little Wizard flung his Derby
Then the crowd gave another cheer as Ives
almost stumbled down the steps from the pipe
organ with an olive-green box coat buttoned
closely about his neck He spoke good ma
turedly to Schaeier as he passed him and
then began eandpaperina his cue.
1t did not take long to start the game after
the Nspoleon took his seat. The balls wore
weighed and then q message from George
Slosson was read. 1t challenged the winner
Of to-nght's game to match for $500 side
and tho massive cup emblematio OF the
worlds cham ionship.
Then Schaefer put on q silk jacket and
walked to tho table. Ives rasped his cue tip
with a file. and then both players banked
The Napoleon won the bank. but missed
the object ball by the width Of
clothespin. schaefer started out like
q house ,aare From, difficult reverse
SSs1af Ss Ss ana sss e
lGr VI, Se was :, Disk .sa 4p and
h.rd oarrons IN sis SaIi Of the seccnd inning
'hs 5000 ss Is Das at ns
beauties "' Then he JAILED to get them out OF
balk on the sixty-ninth shot, and the Wizard
The balls we're sa in fine position. With dain-
t ty stroke sshaeter picked out 81, and v, then
scowled at his cue tip. rasped it Vigorously
with {. piece Of sapdpaper: and sat down:
iore. sSshion day s sent The wizasd to to Il,
ives followed With bunch Q, 1s and after a;
had but his hall Of the
rtS s S Sn he
The cold weather or q table out OF level. or
something which the players themselves could
MT n;,f,. explain. was the cause OF more poor
At one time there was kissing when ,schaeter.
wssered. missed an easy one.enshion SHOT p'en
spurt With run Of 81. but he again missed an
Saanded far into the lead bya ' Pretty exhSi
ton OF halk-line nursing.
and still the balls ley like nest egg, along the
nEIsr rai. cushion i, follow is on the thirty.
sohaefer followed with 9. wonderful cushion
d 16eSS h the rail wheh melted him
sns S lead n With
R Has noM e, F9S rDa ~
he was further behind when Ives got through
with the twenty;frs inning. for in this he Piled
100 corner and provok ed storm OF cheering.
Schaefer was now clearly nervous.
He took something brown to steady his
nerves. but It seemed to do no good. The
Deardless boy kept hammering them out. and
buttons.
Bchaefer did little better in the twenty
hird inning. when he put together 35. but
his run was quickly knocked to pieces BY the
with punches OF 81 and 10.
There was a loud roar from the 5000 spec
ators when Ives crossed the 800 line with
rn Of IL In the twsnty-sixth inning. It was
lot until tho twenty-sixth inning that the
Wizard began to play as people wanted to SEQ
lin.
In this inning he turned out 30 and "a more
n the following inning. Ives was now playing
81 poor form: In the twentyrp,inth innin$
tood: Ives. 80: schaefer. 4O3.
cSaeier said TIE tsee was out Of eear ani
yes WAS growing about the balls. In, the
hirty-h inning. however, Ives got the balls
head with splendid run of95.
After this tho Wizard lost his nerve. and fell
N easy victim to the young Napoleon.
Final score: Ives. zoo: Schaefer. 489.