New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-18
TALKING OVER THE BATTLE.
rur III.LIARD TOURNAMENT AND THE
ANCHOR NURSE
,vrs,s ILL FEELING GONE. scHAEFER TO REST
ZOE TINE AND sLossoN ACCEPTS HIS


ZOE 4 TINE AND sLossoN ACCEPTS HIS
rrCY-TAIK OF FUTURE GAMES.
- ,,coroe of the billiard tournament and the
ndsrful run of "Blucher Schaefer were the
VT, ,onics of conversation in billiard circles yes
."rdav The playing of each Of the billiard giants
denounced far the finest ever seen here at
tourney. though opinions vary as to the wisdom OF
- ,hat make the anchor possibility The balk
run came was instituted so the playful tells,
49," eliminate the tedious nursing and consequent
ous runs of the old three ball or straight
"a came and TO replace 1T with more open table
',," But il seems the rules were not made
srcent enough, and some. Ives In particular,
~ additional line drawn three and one-haf
- from the cushion and by that means bar
49, orchor entirely. "If this is DONE Ives said
" y tribune reporter. Il will play Schaefer for
On m or any part of that sum- series OF SIX 10 ten
r,mes-6Oo points each game. made MN this
eoor" he added. land even tried to bully him into
oooenrpe it, but he declined point blank Schaefer
offered 10 play me at cushion carroms' OUT ne KNOWS
tina, I never played the game
CAS- 20 the result Saturday. 1t was simply a
,.,,er OF who got the balls at anchor first. IL l
,ad succeeded in doing so | would have won.'
When questioned on the matter OF the table
,,os said: mo | do not think the table was
exad but such a thing can be done with very
little trouble and If done could not be detected
hv either sense Of touch sight, and there Is
~ use playing a game where one must look OUT
for such thing
rho "student" Slosson looked what he said when
Ia told the reporter that everybody Is happy"
He said also: "Schaefer put up a great game. but
Il was simply matter OF chance The balls fell
ave, right and possibly heavy side down-for
billiard balls are equally dense at all parts In
al cases-and Schaefer had the skill to keep them
there If Ives had got the balls 50. the chances
are he would have done the same
The new champion. Schaefer. Is staying at the
Coleman House. He takes his victory cooy, and
says: 1T was nothing new for me to beat , Ives.
and then | was out of form and my average was
,sn a"c championship Now when have worked
far that title it was always against a number
as eight and ten were entered in the contests. and
when won at such a time / was entitled to the
championship. He beat me after / had tried Tor
win you play Ives AGAIN." he was :, asked. l.,
IL may possibly consent TO match he SAID.
"after get through at Chicago, but / doubt Il;
] need rest before going to Paris In February.
when billiard people get together and make new
rules amend those now in force SO as to exclude
under the present rules the anchor allowed and
can no reason why It should be barred ,,o
tournament was a great success, and there was an
exhibition of remarkable playing. l know that
LAX lake ' With the anchor barred No such game has
ever been played but can see no reason why IL
should not be, II all parties ccnctrueu uic asicoN'
An amateur well known in billiard circles says:
"The billiard public is sick of the nursing game.
and the anchor in the balk game as we'll: open.
table play is the prime test of players SKILL and
Schaefer will be urged to play such game or
series of games with Ives. and the probability Is
he will consent
The biz of bad feeling which came to the surface
Immediately after the close of Saturdays game
has vanished and at the entertainment which "
s hinted Manager DAILY will give TO the players and
their friends before they start for Chicago they
Will probably all unite in singing:
After the Journeys over, after the prize Is drawn.
afer The anchors broken after Jakes record Is won;
No one is heard to murmur the players all take the
same
Everybody is happy--after the game.