St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-25

CHICAGO, Nov 24.-It was assigned
as a reason for Schaefer's somewhat in
different play in his billiard contest
with Ives. at Central Music hall last
night. that he was out of form by rea-
son OF congestive chill. BE wanted
10 excuses offered. however, saying he
felt better last night than all the week.
The fact is the Wizard has severe
cold. that may or may not have de-
tracing influence on his work during
this contest. Ives left the balls in poor
position for himself last night. BE
only had one to 20, and was in a
hurry to get it and the game, so he
SMASHED them without exercising his
usual care for place. When he
resumed play at the opening of this
evenings game be consequently had
short inning He added but six to his
score, all of them long range shots. but
he quit on an easy cushion to the side.
Ives did not play like himself in the
first half-hour. He missed several SIM
pie ones. and, with the exception of 81
in the fifth inning, which he IaboriOusly
piled UP, he did next to nothing until
lLE SEVENTH hi4cl 44C OlOhCs dAlCI l4NlL
work, on a back draw. He got the
wrong English on it. His run was -.
Schaefer did not do much better at the
start. but now he got in some of his
pest licks. He found the balls in the
upper le1t-hand corner, and after play
ing them in and out for a dozen points
he got an
ANCHOR POSITION.
But they were at the wrong end of the
table for him, and. While he got S. on
account OF that position. ne did not hold
them there as solidly as Is his wont
when he nails them in the lower right
hand corner. lie made 81 OH the run.
Ives run of 1I6 in the tenth was the
result Of accurate driving OF the first
object ball Ior position. He got them
ali in open play, his pet position being
buncn. which lie was able 10 mold for %
billiards by sending the first object bal!
TO the side rail or corner pocket. Like
boomerang. il always came back.
1t was in the twelfth that Ives tried a
little con came. He came pretty
close. but the position Of the balls dem
onstrated that he failed TO count. He
was going right ahead with the next
stroke when Schaefer. who had his
eagle eye open, dropped his cue on the
table and demanded a decision Of the
referee.
NO count" said Mr.. Rhines. and the
Napoleon got III a subdued but vigorous
Kick. Both men played a pretty even
game from the start. but Schaefer had
fewer small runs than Ives the first half
Of the game. and he gradually dimin-
ished Ives lead of us. After two
hours play there were only fourteen
points
BETNyEI-N TIE PLAYERS.
Then Ives asJOmshed people and
awakened tumu.tuOUs applause by get
ting the balls III Schaeftr's pet position
an anchor III the lower right-hand
cOruer-ard playing them there as
cleyerly as Schaefer ever did himself
Without budging The objects he played
back and forth on them until the people
grew tired OF the mOnOtOny, and their
eyes weakened from being chained to
tile same spot. The red ball was tight
10 the cushion all the time, and the
other object was frozen TO the red and
stood two inches from the cushion.
ives shot from the lower rig lt-hand
corner and the lover left-nand
corner alternately, and so del
icate was his touch that the red could
not have been more stationary if riveted
to the spot. The other object shiYered
with each contact Of the cue ball. but
never moved. 1t was on the forty-sec-
Ond shot That he made the anchor.
When 100 was called and il was still IN
broken there was loud cheering. Ives
took q drink OF water, went at it again.
and rolled UP another hundred. Still
the balls had not been moved from posi-
ton. One hundred more, and the ap-