New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-17
SCHAEFER'S GREAT RUM
HE MAKES A NEW WORLDS RECORD AND
WINS THE TOURNAMENT
THE LAST GAME PROVES TO BE IvEs's WATER
Loo-HIs CLEVER RIVAL ANCHORS THE
BALLS IN THE SIXTH INNING AND
SCORES SOC PoINTs-AN ASTON
ISHED AND JUBILANT LOT

ISHED AND JUBILANT LOT
OF SPECTATORS
This Is the game and the tournament that
Schaefer won 1t might have been an Austerlitz
it was a Waterloo Napoleon" Ives is van
quished and "Blucher" Schaefer is receiving songs
of praise. Schaefer broke his own record, broke
Ives's record, established a new record away
up" while Ives had to stand by and watch 1t ALL
solaced only by vigorous and soothing gum
chewing. The game of Friday night placed Sosson
"out of It" for first second place. the result OF
the previous work being:
Monday-Ives 6Oo average 80; siosson. 800; average
Al 2-3.
age. 2s 9-9.
Wednesday-schaeer GOo average 30; Ives. 347 aver
age. II 100.
ThursdayIves COO average IS Al siosson. 49,
age, % 1921.
Friday-schaefer 6OO average IS SIT; sosson. s9a;
average % 3-i7
This game last night to decide the question
who-the Young Napoleon or the wizard
should secure first place In the fourteen-inch bak
line tourney, and with 1t the money prize of $500
and lions share Of the gate receipts. Schaefers
magnificent playing Friday night encouraged
his friends and Ives stock lower at the start
of the game than it had been since the opening
night.
THE GAME STARTS TAMELY
DAILY went through the usual performance OF feel
ing the newly covered tables pulse with the spirit
level He found 1t normal. but 1t was S35 p. m. be-
fore he brought out his brace Of gladiators The
players were in their working coats and lost no
time. on the bank Schaefer won. and scored
twelve. Ives fondled his cue tendery, and made
a miss. Schaefer added fourteen to his string on
the second inning. without doing anything remark
able Ives following with thirty-three. twenty OF
which were made at the lower rail. The third
Inning was tame. netting Schaefer eight ana Ives
three. Schaefer's fourth gave him his first zero
and Ives made ten, most Of them cushion gems
Schaefer got another goosegg in the fifth. Ivess
ball Jumped" after he had made four in the fifth
inning
In the next inning the Wizard" after knocking
the balls about the tune OF forty-one points got
them anchored on the upper ran ahu sdpr pnber
Of 5G6 points out of the bunch
At various stages OF his progress the enthusiasts lasts
gave vent 10 their appreciation OF Schaefers skill
His hundredth and two-hundredth points were
loudly applauded as was his two hundred ana ana
fourth which took him beyond his best run IN TINS
harder and harder, as the Wizard drew nearer
his Chicago mark, and the face or Mrs. Ives III an
upper box was study.
SPECTATORS IN AN UPRoAR OF DELIGHT.
A roar rewarded schaefer's three-hundredth point
After making four hundred. with the audience
shouting and clapping hands. the "Dutchman'
stopped long enough to take drink OF Deer tea
and file the tip Of his cue and then began again
TO reel of the points. IvesS gum was haVihs,
hard time OF II. The worlds record 456. made oy
Ives at Chicago. was passed at 1885, but the W.
ard kept right on; the anchored balls were MOVING
but simply responding the delicate touch OF the
cue bali. when the hve-hundredth point was
reached betting was even that he would run the
game out; at Ave hundred and Twenty-Five II was
2 to 1 that Ives would never get hundred. A.
five hundred and fifty Ives wasn't In IT. and
after running the game out, Schaefer was fresh
enough to entertain the house full OF billiard en-
thuslasts with fancy shots
Ives was seen after the game. Between puffs at
a long cigar he told how he lost the game
"Anybody could see" he said, that the table
was fixed Nothing more simple in the world than
to take a couple OF balls and make indentations IN
the cloth deep enough 10 get the balls anchored
and that's what was done with this table: 49,,
''Do YOU know who did it?' was asked, ana
Ives said that he knew some one got In and dd
H. The whole tournament was so well conducted
and Yielded so much real pleasure TO the lovers OF
billiards that It seems unfortunate that there
should be any question OF unfairness raised by
any
The audience was larger than at any previous
game. and there were many ladies present Colonel
John r. Fellows. Richard Croker, x-Mayor Grant,
James Breslin. Dr. Knapp and DR.. Jennings were
interested spectators.
The in full Is: "a
................... 33 10 ::-U
Schaefer ..............l2 IA 566-oo
Schacfer's average. 100.
Iyes's average, 10