The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-23
THE ENGLIsBMAN,s MAsNANIMITY.
Ives Kicked Over the spot Stroke, and
Roberts withdrew It.

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CHICAGO Sept. 22.-Ives began the nth
nights play In his match with Roberts with
the balls near the upper rail. They had been
left 10 that position on the preceding night.
after the American champion had scored nifty
| four points in order 10 win out.
ives played his favorite rail game and
scored l04 before tho balls became frozen.
They were then spotted. and Ives made two
| more carroms Roberts only scored two
points. In tho second inning. however. his
playing was exceedingly pretty. and he man
! aged to score 81.
Ives was away ahead In tho next inning.
scoring Al. Roberts giving n miss. The score
now stood: Ives. 1871; Roberts. o.
The American punched the worries In this
inning, but Roberts sprnng up when he had
reached 81 and asked IL they were frozen.
Ives said they were not. but at the next shot
they stuck together as II they were glued.
Ives played the losing hazard from balk and
won. piling up cartons until he had reached
Al. He made 81 moro in the fourth inning.
but Roberts doubled this run. leaving the
score: Ives. 212: Roberts. SO.
In the next three innings Ives scored %.
Roberts only adding two points more to his
string. He showed good form again IN the
147 against 81, for Ives. The latter t"G ran away
again while Roberts rested. and in the four
ieenth inning the English champion was l41
From this time Roberts played brilliantly.
pineteenth inning Roberts lit ths balls near
the rail and Ives scored % The latter made
ROBERTS began to roll ur buttons rapidly. In
t a3e tTehhty,nfth inning the score stood: Ives
Then the Ensishman got chance to play
the rail game. When he had made % ives
jumped w s and looked to see il the balls were
not. and the Engllshman continued his play
a ne was successful In making four masse shots
no tbe me ra h oF some time dfoys
He placed Ives's ball in the poke for safety
a An the score stood Ives, 422; Roberts, 40l.
In the thirty fourth inning Roberts got the
he began his famous spot stroke by driving
the red alternately In the upper corner pock-
and declared that the SPOT stroke was barred.
SO In the articles"
The spot is barred" persisted Ives.
Have you the articles here3" asked Rob-
fused to declare that the spot was barred.
However" said the Englishman with q
Will not do so. The size OF the balls Virtually
stely d Played 81 carrom. and finished with
Roberts has scored more than 9. 900 points in
did not voluntarily sacrifice his spot stroke.
In the thirty.sixth inning Ives scored 6S,
but Roberts followed quickly with runs OF 30
and 81 the score now being Ives. 500: Rob-
erts. TO. In the iorty.first inning Ives seized
an opportunity to get the balls against the rail
and made llS. This placed him ahead OF
hob IT, the score being Ives III: Rob-
In, the forty-fonrth inning Ives crept atil
further ahead. his score standing T6O to 727
for Roberts in the forty-sixth inning Ives
was compel ed to stand by and watch Roberts
play the rail game in a way that the American
could not but admire.
pocket successfully. and proceeded to nurse
the balls along the left rail. Roberts said af-
terward that he astonished himself by keep
ing them SO wei! near tho rail-
At 81 he broke them. but continued to score.
finishing with a total Of 1O5. He had again
passed passed, Ives. the score standing: Ives. 773:
Roberts had another chance to rail the balls
but he had to use the bridge and only scored
~. Ives did very little in the next three
innings.
Roberts again madea run Of 90 In the Atty
second inning. making his score S7 to S13 for
Ives.
There was great cheering in the flfty-iourth
inning when Roberts began to run up points
quickly. As he made the carrom which sent
his score into four figures for the first time In
the match the excitement was intense.
Roberts finished with a run of 30. leaving
the score as follows: Ives. 800: Roberts
1.OO5. Roberts had to continue to play. as he
has to make 1.51O points for the nights total
to Ives's 800.
In the seventy first inning Ives ran out his
night being l.275 The grand total is: Ives.
5OOl: Roberts. 4.767.