The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-01
THE WIZARD" IN TOWN.
Jacob Schaefer, the Worlds Billiard
Champion, Tells About His
Rival Ives.
The Result of tho Paris Meeting
When Ives Refused to
Play.
schsofer on . Tour Of the Northwest
with w. A. sptnks, Formerly OF
Helena.

Helena.
Jacob sohasfer. 1.-THE Wizard" a shs
worlds champion at balk line billiards, 40
companied by w. A. Spinks. arrived at
The Helena yesterday. TIT eyes OF the
billiard world are liked on every movements
made BY Sohaefsr and his rival. Frank Z.
Ives. who claims the championship. Among
people who do not tnks much interest III
billiards thsre has been some misunder-
standing in regard TO who really Is the
champion. MIR. Schaefsr gives the follow
Ing review OF his contest with Ives and the
challenges between Slosson, Ives and him.
aelf In the last two years. Mr.. Schsefer
says: "The old emblem for the baik line
championship of the world l nad
held for q number OF years until
II had become my personal property. The
Brunswick, Bake Co!lender company with
! view OF stimulating interest In tho game
offered q new emblem for Slosson and my
self 70 contest for. which l also won. Inc
esnditions we're that the holder OF tho em-
blems was to defend them against all COM
80. and could BE- forced to plny. II chai-
lspQed, every sixty days at least. or forfeis
The smblsms; the trophy to become the
permanent property OF the player "no
should successfully defend 1t for two years.
The holder of the emblem was given she
right to name the city in which the matoh
should be played. Ives challenged ma de-
featsd me in Chicago. Slosson then ohal-
lsnoed Ives and was also defsated. In the
meantime / had challenged the winner OF
the Iyes-Slosaon game. Ives being the
vinnera and holder of the emblem had the
right of naming the city where the match
should take place. He named Paris. greatly
10 the surprise Of everybody. but l agreed
a. ~ N Paris to play. He then claimed
tba r;oht of naming not only the city. but
Aha hall in which the gains should be
nlsved. and designated as his choice me
Eoiies Merger. q small academy where ne
vsa ENGAGED TO give daily exhibitions. !!
Objected TO this on the grounds hrst thas
the place was not suited for the match ano
secondly because an9snes ansra1t.s of
&2.OOO rate money if the match co1'd pc
nlavsd there. Ives refused this and hatly
refnaed to play anywhere but a. MS own
nlaoe. I offered to agree to this demand
providing his academy would offer the same
guarantee ~ the other place, but no re-
.y 4 this time MI. Moe BsnsinRer. presi-
dart Of the BYunswick, Bake Col!ender
eomnanv who we're the donors OF the en-
blem. happened to be in Paris, and decioeo
that a. We could not aarse or a nall the
match should be played on neutral ground
and selected the Grand hotel. q place wnere
eli the great matches in Paris have taken
place. and BY far the best suited OF any hall
Z ~. ia. a., billiard DnotOheS. Ives also
refused 10 play there and MIR. Bensinaer
aocordinqly declared the emblem forfeited.
but 10 avoid further unp!easantness
returned TO each player his stake money
and rotaipsd tho emblem. After this i
again challenged Ives TO play . hye night
match at any style OF game ne Wonla name.
He replied that business called MIN TO
America but that he would return in No.
vembsr and accept. November came but
Ives did not. waited until February
vhen I sailed for New York and on my
arrival there accepted slosson'e challenge
10 the world. which had been open for .
month and which Ives had declined TO as-
both concluded il was wasting time to ohal-
lenpe Ives, but ON my arrival at Chicago i
again challenged him with tho same result
az before. The accident to my arm shortly
after that time prevented the match be-
tween Slosson and myself taking place.
Slosson has since announced has retlrsmens
from billiards, Nv Arm is all right again
now. and I am willing. as I always have
been, to play any man in the world Mt any
style of billiards. at any place, Tor any fes-
sonable amount OF money"
This 10 Mr.. bchaefer's first visit to Mon
tana but he did not see much OF Helena
yesterday. He was suffering from a cold
whom the train got in and did not leave rs
room at The Helena until evening, whsnhe
and MI. Spinks went to Marks billiard hail
for awhile. Mr.. Sohaefer was agrsesbly
surprised and sstonished to End such a
we'll equipped place. He said that the
equipment was as fine As any to be found
in the United States. Mr.. Spinks found a
number of old friends to greet him whom
hall for Mr.. Marks. Since leaving Helena
he has been = Iupil of Schaefsr's and has
improved in a wonderful degree. He caa!-
lenges any one in America outside OF
schaefsr, Ives and Slosson. His bsoke, is
Maurice DAILY. of New York. schnsfer
and Spinks are making q tour
Of the west. To-day they 90
day. On Monday and Tuesday evenings
they will give exhibitions at the auditorium
of balk line and straight rail billiards,
concluding each evenings exhibition with
displays Of fancy shots. II il we'll known
that Schaefer has no rival in fancy shots.
He has lone more for billiards probably
than any man living and, as he says him.
self, Il have taught them all how to play"
Everything that Ives knows about the
game he learned from Schsefer which is
shown in his playing, his style being the
same as the Wizards. From Helene
Schaefcr and Spinks will 60 to the coast.
From San Francisco they will return east
via Denver. The lithographs of schasfel
about town do not do him JUS
tice. lie 10 a good looking maj
and very modest in his demeanor. He hai
tried in every way to get a match with I've
and demonstrate to the Chicago pet tina
that individual is not the champion. Ives
manner of getting away from challenge
docs not please the Wizard, bat he hopes t.
get him pinned down SOHO day 30 that h
cannot Dodge.
Assignee Sale.
The entire stock known as the Vionn
bakery consisting of groceries, restsuran