The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-06
WON BY THE AMERICAN
Ives Beat Roberts Badly In the
Billiard Match atLondon.
NEWsY NOTES FROM FOREIGN LANDS


Anxious IrisI,men Watching the Homo
Rule Biii--Mr. Gladstone's Mighty Az.
LONDON, June 5.-The international bill
Hard match between Frank Ives and John
Roberts ended by the American champion,
Ives, winning handsomely. The game was
for 5000 points, and when Ives ran ont his
opponents score was only 1881.
The result did not give unqualified salts
faction to British sportsmen. When Ives
got the balls fixed over the top pocket he
gave the spectators such an exposition of
the art of making carroms as they had
never previously had the opportunity of
seeing. Possibly it became monotonous
to see the American monopolizing the
table and scoring two Mt every stroke, but
1t was not sportsnanlike for Roberts to lose
his temper. If he had had the skill to get
the balls in the same position there is NOT
much doubt that he would have taken full
advantage Of it,
After the match the referee said in an
interview: Comment OH such a match
IL supcriiuOuS The match was a curious
ana Interesting experiment, but it is
hardly likely to lie repeated The players
were cramped by the circumstances of
larger balls and smaller pockets. and
neither was able to display his abilities %
advantage. Roberts adapted himself more
readily TO the change than did Ives, who
probably would have done better had he
ignored the pockets altogether"
Death of the Coronation Cham pion.
The death of Francis Dymoke at Horn
castle has carried the minds of the English
people buck to the old Norman times when
kings fought to secure their thrones and
fought 10 Keep them. For Francis Dymoke
was the queens champion, and it was his
onc great duty in life to ride fully armed
To Westminster hall on coronation day tn
throw his gauntlet upon the floor and chal.
lenge Ia mortal combat any one who dis.
puted the newly tledSed monarch's right of
accession to the throne.
vi course, no one i'll these proSaic days
locs challenge Il sovereigns right except
the 'iacobite league, and they deal only in
words. But if some crank should 80 dis
iinguish himself. the probabilities are that
the Iirst man out of the hall to seek the
nd and protection of the police would he
the queens champion. The Office is hcredi-
tary, having been instituted 10y William
the Conuueror, who appointed Marmion
his champion and gave him the broad cs-
late of Scrivelsby to maintain the honor
with dignity. The present holder is Dy-
moke's only son, and naturally it is a sine
cure; but his forefathers often fought in
full knghtly array Il half dozen times "A
week for the king, SO that the conferment of
Scrivelshy Manor would not today be con
sldered excessive for the rendered services.
Impatient Over the Home Rule Bill
The house of commons is still engaged
with clause of the home rule bill, about
90 amendments to which have vet to be
disposed of. The Liberal rank and file
are getting impatient at the slowncss of
compel their leaders to quicken the pace.
The favoritc idea is to fix II date for the
disposal OF each successive clause but Mr.
Gladstone Is so painfully conscious of the
great constitutional Importance of the bill
that he hesitates to take unusual means
for forcing il through. The British Lib
erals and Irish Nationalist think he il
over punctiliOus in view of the ayowed
filibustering tactics of the other side, and
popular opinion seems decidedly with them
Unless drastic action be taken soon. there
Will he no chance of getting the bill
through the committee before the end of
July; but it is probable that Mr.. Glad
stone will call Il meeting of his party some
time this month to tell them what he in
tends to do and to Indicate means by which
they may help him do it.
Mr.. Gladstone has taken Il house mt
Brighton for three months in order that
he may get rest and change of air without
going far from London; SO that is pretty
evident that he thinks the session will last
well into August.
Amerlc. to Have Gladstone's Ak.
AT the request of the Timber Trades
association al the United States, sent
through Frank >. Shurick of Marietta.
o., Mr.. Henry White, charge datfares.
has obtained from Mr. Gladstone rs Il gift,
and has forwarded to America, one of the
axes used by the premier in telling trees
at Hawarden castle. The AK is TO be eX-
Inhibited i'll the forestry department of the
Worlds fair, and ought To prove IL great
attraction. it is very fine one, sharp
and heavy, with the ash handle we'll worn
by the Grand Old MANS frequent hearty
grips. II is understood by Mr.. Gladstone
that at the close of the exhibition the
ax will find II permanent home at the
headquarters of the Timber Trades asso-
cation. AS far as can he ascertained he
mas never previously parted with one of
MS axes, and Americans will therefore
appreciate the present compliment the
more.
British Hnchtsmen Still Trying.
Mr.. Watson, designer of Great Britain's
fastest yachts, still declares that the trials
60 far have not been sufficient to form an
accurate opinion on the merits of the Brit
ANNA and Nalkyrie. He thinks the pair
very evenly matched. The Iverna and old
thistle are not to be compared to them.
he declined to make any prediction as to
the race for the America cup, but he felt
certain that both the Britannia and Val
kyrle would beat any American cutter
atloat, if the match were sailed in British
waters. The American yacht would have
many advantages sailing in her own