The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-24
IVES WINS THE MATCH.
HE SCORES 5000 POINTS hGlINsT
5,3OS FOR ROBERTS,
4, Ell. Inst Niehra Play the American
MAKES = Run OF A3s Foints nsd Secure.
n Lead which Could Not he Overcome.

Ia His Lnst Nights Play the American
Makes = Run OF A3e Point. ssd Secure.
n Lead which Could Not he Overcome.
CHICAGO. Sept. 22-Before Frank Ives and
John Roberts. Jr.. started their final nights
play IN the 5000 point match at English bill
linrds In Central Music Hall. the foreigner
thank ed tho spectators for the courtesies they
had shown to him, and hoped he would have
another opportunity to appear before them.
The score. at the close OF playing last mig hit.
stood: Ives. 5.0Ol: Roberts. 4.785. Ives be-
gan to. light with the balls as they were lett.
but ran only Il. Roberts answered with ~.
The English champion kept ahead a little I'M
I'll the fifth inning. He had made IA points.
when he failed to put stick enough behind
his ball and missed,
lioberts left the balls near the rail. and al
lowed Ives to make run OF ITO. leaving the
score Ives. POO: Roberts. A.. The English
man crept up somewhat In the next inning
playing In his inimitahle style until he had
made IS points. lie did not make much
progress later. however. scoring seven misses
In nine innings Ives. in the mean time. made
only small runs Tho score now was: Ives.
oSi: Roberts, l56. Tho latter played n CAPT.
tai game in the seventeenth inning. making
run OF -. which brought UP his total to 22S.
against 2s|,t for his rival
The play had been very slow. Ives continu-
Ing TIE open en-, game after hs making ms big break
err than on any previous night for twenty
three INNINGS with the exception Of Tuesday.
The AM rican champion again got the worries
against the rail in the twenty eighth inning:
to score. and finished the run with 81. :, In the
same inning after reaching 3 points, Roberts
got the balls against the rail; but failed on a
kiss carrom. giving another chance to Ives to
Play on the rail. The score stood Ives. 424:
Then Ives took the balls near the cushion.
where they had been left by Roberts; and made
the highest score Of the match. He had the
them cleverly to get them on the upper cush-
ion. and proceeded to score carrom after car
ROM. He passed the upper right pocket sue
As he reached tho middle pocket he scored
300 Then the balls broke. but Ives brought
them to the cushion again. and no had scored
where they became frozen: but after they had
been spotted he ran up his score to 49,. His
previous highest was }OS Roberts only scored
II In the same inning. showing the figures:
The English man did not score much In the
next four innings. and the game stood In the
thirty-second inning Ives. 945: Roberts. 372.
and played a splendid game in the last inning
He also made his highest score Of the match.
After running up ~ he got them against the
Use the spot stroke" yelled an English
man.
But Roberts DELIBERATELY avoid ed that stroke.
He kept the balls against the rail- and made a
The score now was. Ives. oG5: Roberts .5:sS
The American then won out by a run OF 81.
The total score Of the match was: Ives. 5000:
Roberts. 5.303. Score by innings tonight:
VS. t. li Is s. 4s Is Z, 2" :: - 3. 4G;.
1000 XveTge ~ 1884. High runs 4:2. 10.
9. R ~ iIs O. g. T. f. 3
leo. Total 5as Average IL 1854 iish runs. is, ~