The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-29
SCHAEFER FINALLY WINS.
MAKES 1000 POINTS TO 1915 FOR
IVES.
The Wizard Resumes His Old Time
Play and OvercOmes the Lead of 5O5
The Contest LOng-Drawn Out-The
Score.

CHICAGO. Nov. 25.-The great billiard
match Of 1900 points, fourteen-inch balk
line, between Frank c. Ives and Jacob
Schaefer, was played to finish tonight
at Central Music hall The wizard grad
ually forged up and Ives began to work
in earnest and with the aid of a scratch
at 81 put in run of II in the seven
tenth inning For his turn Schaefer
missed an easy follow by hair, the re-
suit of his own ball going wrong be-
cause of a sudden admission of cool air.
A run of 30 by Ives brought his score
10 1926, Schaefer 3.4O5 In his nineteenth
ming Schaefer worked again FOR the
Choir nurse and got it on his fifty
seventh shot. The balls began to give
trouble and ne stopped at rs. This
brought his score tsEen $500 while Ives
total was S,62I. Schaefer i'm his twenty
third inning seemed in a fair way to
close the gap completely He had the
balls in fair shape for the anchor, but
his own ball settled and froze and he
missed the masse at thirty-two, being
now but ninety-five points in the rear.
The balls were left punched in the
corner for Ives, who pulled farther off
=
was now in bad condition. 1t jumped
and lost him an excellent chance for
position. Ivess ball did the same
thing at the end of run Of thirty-nine.
The balls were now changed at
Schaefer's request, but the new ones
froze for him at twenty-six and spoiled
fine position. Again they were
changed to the first set, this time at
Ives's request The play was ragged on
both sides, though Schaefer was at the
greater disadvantage.
Schaefer wins-4,0O0; Ives, 3S45
In his thirty-frst inning Schaefer man.
aged to get in a run Of fifty-two making
his score 3,643 to Ives 3,765. Shaefer had
a good chance for Billiards at his next
opening, but fell down on a miscue and
left the balls in a heap for Ives, but he
stopped at forty-four on an easy miss.
Schaefer rallied bravely with siXty-seven
and now was but hfty-three points in
the rear, the score being 3,S12 and 3,759.
In his thirty-sixth inning Schaefer crept
up within four points with a run of
fifty-one The excitement was ire
mendous when Scbaefer in the thirty
eighth inning took the front with a
plucky run of fifty-nine, having closed
up a gap of over 500 points since the
opening of the evenings play.
Score: Schaefer, 1872; Ives, 3,S17 Ives
stood the strain extremely well respond
ing with As. which brought him within
10 of his opponent. A moment later he
ran 10 and the score was tied. Then
Scbaefer was ahead again, but by good
open table play Ives ran "a. and was
again at the front. He turned into his
last hundred with a run of as making
his score 3,944 against 1857 for Schaefer.
The latter got his chance in the fifteenth
inning and rallied the balls at the divid
ing line and clicked off 30 before he lost
the anchor and then played balk line
awhile. At rs he got the anchor back
again and ran out the game with 1O2,
Ives's total being 3,945.
The result was a great surprise, odds
Of $500 to $40 had been on Ives this
morning. Ives, 745; Schaefer, 1905. Az
erage-Ives, 10 20-45; Schaefer, 30 Grand
averages-Ives, 81 3-146; Schaefer. %
S4-147. High runs-Ives, 463; Schaefer,
343.