Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-12-17

NEW YORK, December 16.-The largeS
crowd Of the week assembled 80 Madi-
son Square Garden Concert Hall to-
hight, TO see the closing game in the
,reat Schaefer-Slosson-Ive tourna-
nent Schaefer and Ives played, and
the game was the final and decisive n
Of the contest.
VIM. Mouiton.a as in most Of the games
during the week, was referee. Schae-
fer won the bank and chose the spot
ball. He was successful on the break
aud seemed to have fallen into his
stroke almost Immediately, although he
,ly cOntrived 20 pick up IL, missing on
a end the table carOm. The balls
wereTaft in q very bad way for Ives
aud he failed 10 count. Schaefer sailed
in greatly in earnest and pulled ont "A
open table shots, falling on q simple
cushion carOm.
Schaefer then went TO work. He got
the balls securely anchored on the
lower rail, and be began 70 play the
nurse with a superb lightness that ne
had not before displayed
DURING THE WEEKS GAMES.
When be passed the 200 notch cheers
rang out all over the hall. When
Shaefer, still perfectly fresh, and with
q grim sort OF asmile on his face, passed
the 800 mark, the assemblage rose as
one man and shouted for fully i've
minutes.
From side to side OF the table be
walked, hopping his forehead, but cool,
im~perturbable. When be had COM
pleted $50, and while the crowd was
yelling itself hOarSe, Jake walked to
where his attendant was waiting, and
took another Quaf from the tea cup.
The balls might as we'll have been
glued TO the table. They were simply
anchored" in the literal sense OF the
term.
Ives never took his eyes from the ia
bic: as the scoring went q
.'Four hundred and ffty-Rve, called
Scofeld, his voice a little tremulous.
Schaefer stood still for q single sec
ond, nerving himself.
flour hundred and hfty-six, almost
shouted the popular Bud"
EAsY-GOING QUIET MEN
who love the game Of billiards do not
oftAn make such exhibitions Of them
SELVES as they did when this announce
mert was made. They we're not content
with giving forth meaningless yells
frork their lungs, but they stood on
leif seats and waved their arms wildly
nut. The women waved their hand
chiefs in a Joy which they only felt
.~cOntGgsOn.
Schaefer did not wait an instant, but
made another stroke with that wonder
full cue and went on with his work.
When he got $50, Schaeier was tired.
His movements from one side TO the
other OF the table were labOred. The
pe%rspiration poured from his forehead,
and bis big white silk handkerchief was
almost constantly in action.
Sixteen WOre-he had made sixty IN
the same space Of time be had made
those last sixteen.
give hundred and siXty-6ve" rolled
out Sco6eld again, impassive.
Schaeier wiped his hands, laying
down his cue the while, and looked at
the table intentlY.
give hundred and siXty-siX."
il was over.
Ives bOlted for the ante-roOm.
Schaefer struggled 20 get away, but
he was corralled by Maurice DAILY and
asked to give a few Of his exhibition
shots, IN view Of the cOmparativn short
ness OF the evenings game.
HE WAS UNDER A STRAIN
such as few men are used to, but he
courteously acluiesced. The crowa
sat down, under great excitement and
watched him throw the balls on the
rail With his cue and bring them back
TO carom; make masse shots the length
of the table; make double cue drives and
follows; make shots such as only q man
born TO that sort thing could dream Of
accomplishing.
The crowd went away satisfied that
Schaefer had proven himself the mas
tor, but IL was the consensus Of opinion
that the anchor nurse is henceiOrth
doomed 10 big billiard contests.
Schaefer beat the worlds record In
his big run, having OutdOne Ives by a
clean 10. He also beat the
average attained by the great
Vignaux OF France, which has
never been equalled before. That
average was IS. Schaefer's average to-
night, in six innings. was just exactly
100. Ives, who only scored so In his
I'VE innings, averaged ten. The score:
Schaefer-l2, IA, S, o, o, $1,000.
Ives-Q, 80, 3, 10, $50.
Highest Runs-Schaeier SOC; lves,3 49,.