Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-11-26
SCHAEFER WINS.
Ae Closed Up Gap of Over Five Hun
dred in One Nights Play.

Re Closed Up Gap of Over Five Hun
dred IN One Nights Play.
CHICAGO. November 25.-The great bill
lizard match of 1900 points 14-inch balk line
between Frank C. Ives and Jacob Schae
fer was played to a finish tonight at Cen
tral Music Hall A big audience witnessed
the closing 500 points.
At the close of last nights play the
score stood: Ives 8, 200; Schaefer 1885.
In the first inning tonight Ives got the
ivories together and ran 81, Schaefer fol-
lowing with a run of 30. In the next,
Ives by careful work rolled up ll3. Begin
ming the fifth inning Schaefer found
the balls punched, and at 20 had gained
position for the anchor nurse and 80 was
run before he lost the anchor, when he mad
10 resort to general billiards. AT l5O he
got the natural balk line nurse and played
it beautifully for time, then changing TO
general position play.
At 40 he had regained the anchor lock
on the upper end rail, but lost II at : ;oS,
but be was playing superbly and 1t seemed
he would never stop. 1t was not until ne
had reached 277 that the balls broke away
and he stopped at 2S9 on hard Jwo-cush-
ion effort. Score: Ives 1886, Scha1er
In his seventh, after scoring S25, Ives
stopped on a rather easy masse, and lett
the balls punched, but Schaefer could not
profit by the leave, being kissed on oy
faulty play. Breaks were bad and play
ragged on both sides for some time,
but in the twelfth inning Ives
get an opening, but only took
twenty out of it. He was lucky,
however, in leaving, Schaefer making a
series Of tough propositions, but the IaIter
got chance in the fifteenth inning, and at
81 got the anchor on the end rail-. care
fully and with extreme delicacy OF touch,
Schaefer held the balls in the valued po-
sition. PLAYING as a man would who saw a
ten dollar bill coming for every unit added
to his string. Ives stood by and watched
intently, as he saw his big lead pared
down point by point At 2Ol Ives claimed
the balls were frozen. The referee eX-
amined them through large magnltylng
glass and disallowed the claim. AT I'll
they froze in earnest and Schaefer fouled
in his masse shot. Score: Ives 3,4S1
Schaefer 3,2T2.
The break was an easy one for Ives,
who passed 10 his 36th hundred with a run
Of 70, and was now 24O points ahead, out
Schaefer was not in the least disturbed.
He came again with swift rush, playing
the most perfect balk line billiards OF ms
life. He stopped at l33 and was now but
lO7 points behind. Schaefer IN his 23d
inning seemed in fair way 20
closing the gap completely. He had the
balls in fair shape for the anchor, but his
own ball settled aud froze and he missed
the masse at 80, being now but % points
in the rear. The balls were buncnedln IN the
corner for Ives who ran So Shaefer's cue
ball was now in bad condition. 1t jumped
and lost him an excellent cnance
for position. Ives ball did the same thing
AT the end Of a run Of 80. The balls were
now changed at Schaefer's request, but
the new ones froze for him at 20 and
spoiled fine position. Again they were
changed to the first set, this time at Ives
request. The play was ragged on ooth
sides, though Schaefer was at the greatest
disadvantage
In his thirty-sixth inning Schaeter crept
up within four points with run OF oil.
The excitement was tremendous when
Schaefer in the thirty-ei ghth inning took
the front with a plucky run of 50, having
closed up a gap of over 500 points since the
opening of the evenings play.
Ives stood the strain Extremely well, and
a few minutes later tiee the score.
Ives turned into his last hundred with
run Of As, making his score 1914, against
3,SS7 for Schaefer.
The latter got his chance in the forty
fifth inning and ran out the game with lO2,
Ives total being S,945.
Score tonight: Ives, 745; Schaefer,
1905. Averages: Ives, l6 20 As: SchaS
fer, %.
Grand averages: Ives % 8-l46; Schaefer
2S S4-147.
High runs, Ives 1863; Sohaefer 34S.