Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-15
IVES NOW IN THE LEAD.
He Plays q Brilliant Game. WhfA
SlOsson fs Out of Form.


There was only fair-sized crowd In the
Concert Hall of Madison Square Garden In
New York last night to see the fourth game
in the billiard battle between Schaefer. Slos-
son and Ives. The moderate attendance was
probably as much ascribable to the prevail
ing bad weather as to the undeniable dis
appointment among billiard lovers over the
comparatively poor showing thus far made
by all of the principals in the tournament.
Their failure to realize or to come anywhere
near realizing the general expectation that
all the records and averages would be
broken, however unreasonable expectations
might have been. doubtless had much to do
in the appreciable falling OF In the nights
attendance.
The game was between Ives and Slosson,
and as on Monday night these two players
put up the best game Of the series thus far.
good deal was expected Of them In the
way OF averages in last nights game The
betting was for some unaccountable reason
largely in favor OF Ives, although the
young mans performances thus far in the
contest have certainly not been of q nature
to Justify the odds being so considerably In
his favor.
MT George Moulton. as on Tuesday night.
was the referee. Slosson went to work easily
and got the balls on the lower left-hand
rail, kept them there for a few shots and
then began an exhibition Of open table play
that excited the admiration Of the specta-
tors. His balk-line nursing was exception
ally clever. The balls became frozen on the
thirty-seventh shot and he failed on a peril
ously long bank shot.
Ives then started in with the bearing of q
runmaker. The balls became suddenly tract
able under his delicate touch, and ne got
them near the upper rail and began a beau
tiful exhibition of balk-line nursing. The
ls,1l
wonderful touch. and when he passed the
fifty mark with the ivories scarcely moved
foot, applause broke out spontaneously
The balls became separated after he had
passed the seventy-five mark, but he soon
got them together by a series Of dazzling
caroms. When he had accomplished just
100 he missed on a kiss follow. The score at
the close of the third inning was lis to q
in Ives favor.
But Slosson was In good condition too
You could tell that the moment he stepped
to the table after one glance at the score.
He tried nursing. and succeeded so well
that on the twenty-fifth shot he secured the
anchor nurse. He held IL for fourteen shots,
when they separated. and the Student re-
sorted to open work. After the seventy
ninth shot he miscued- Ives ran thirty and
the score stood: Ives, las; Slosson. l22.
Later in the game Ives started out in q
most interesting manner. For fifty shots
he nursed the balls along the lower balk.
With the seventy-third shot he was still
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anchor purse.
The spectators were so interested that
they forgot to applaud his passing of the
four hundredth mark. They did not forget
though when he passed his 100 mark for
the inning, still trying 10 anchor them. But
there was a sigh. long drawn, when he fall
ed on an easy carom three shots later. This
closed the thirteenth inning, with Ives, 40;
Slosson, 191.
Slosson then gave the best exhibition Of
carom billiards that had been seen thus far
during the evening. He worked OF at least
a score of shots that had all of the luridness
of Schaefer's carom work in his palmiest
days and he was very literally applauded.
He failed for an astoundingly hard cushion
carom, which was preceded by a most diffi-
cult carom beautifully accomplished. He
scored 53.
The score at the end of the eighteenth
round was 453 to DIS In favor of Ives.
Ives got the balls in his favoIfte anchor
nurse position, but only held for 80. An
exceedingly beautiful exhibition Of balk-,ine
nursing was presented by the young man.
who daintily juggled the balls all over the
table.
The score:
Ives-O. Is. 400. 30. o. o. 1. 90. 50. o. T. GA.
103. 2. 2. O, IL, 132. /. 8, Goo.
Slosson.-1. 81. 5. 40. u. 3. 1. o. 40, 3, O. z.
1, 80. IS. o. IL Ia. 1i3. ]. 66-47s.
Ives average D 12-12: Slosson's average,
q 1874. High runs-Ives, lS2, loS; Slosson,
113, 20.
siosson and schaefer will play tonight.
The standing Of the participants In the
now is:
Won. Lost