The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-23
SCHAEFER In HIS GLORY.
TEE WJsARD sMhsHEs THE WORLDS
RECORD WITH A RUN or 3f3.

Sshs sssurss over leo Potrts More Thsu
tsis Forrser necora OF $50 at Fourtesn-
ineh Bats Eire-worderiui Rtniard- ~
= wonderful Mar-Ive-'- BriiIinnt Play.
CHICAGO. Nov. 22-Jake schaefer broke the
worlds record By runninR 343 points at IA
inch balk line billiards in the second nights
play OF his match with Frank Ives. in Central
Music Hall tonight. At the end OF FIVE
innings Jake had 438. an average Of 72S. or
only ~ less than vignaux's record OF rs. At
the end OF last nights play Schaefer had 800
and Ives $50 Tonight schsefer led of with
the balls on the lower cushion near the right
hand corner. He soon had the globes at
anchor and reeled OF 30 wthouta break Then
he drove the white ball across to the cushion
and toyed with the spheres on the open table.
After his ftty-four billiard he drove the
balls to the other end Brilliant carroms fol-
lowed each other. the Wizard finally retiring
to his seat on an easy cushion draw. He had
70 buttons to his credit,
Ives played without an Indication OF ner-
vousnesa The balls acted contrary. but by
brilliant work he accumulated 80. missing
long straight shot. but the cham pion gathered
II billiards Jake drew a blank. but the
young Napoleon did not stop until Marker
Matthews pushed up "a white buttons max
ing the score for three even innings Ives. 10:
Schaefer. "a.
Jake picked up 10. but Ives missed. The
Wizard then gave a phenomenal exhibition.
making all sorts OF difficult shots He was
cheered when the marker announced so When
he counted his ffty-flfth billiard the balls were
at anchor in the lower right hand corner. and
Jake held them there until he had clicked
of lot. whom a forced mass6 sent the
red out. He soon coaxed It back. and then
The red anchored close to the white. The red
rested solidly against the cushion. but the
white. which was up close. was the width OF
sheet Of paper from the cushion. Here 1t was
that Jake displayed his wonderful delicacy OF
touch. Like pendulum. back and forth he
waited his ball. His stroke was as delicate as
spring zephyr. He ran $50.
Then he kept on until he had made 100.
Whom he made his next billiard the house
shook: he had euualled the champions high
run made the night before. Still he kept up
the endless motion.
Ives was nervous as q bear. He pac back
and forth. Jake muttered under his breath
"sst down." but Ives did not sit down. and the
Wizard sawed away. The crowd cheered when
he passed the 200 notch. The best previous
run on record was go. Would Jake equal It
There was q hurricane OF applause when he
sdualied the worlds record. and the air was
rent with cheers whom he smashed 1t to pieces.
There was another roar when he passed the
Would the balls never move from the oush.
fTs espe1 Rhnc. tU
The balls were all right. SO was Jake; So
was the worlds record run Jake wss out for
re scS 366. Then the franks iump.d Ito to
their feet and yelled like Indians. Il took over
q minute for the turmoil to subside. during
ala nos sscS the bats une
Then he hit the white ball wee bit too hard
az h sorf Sssn most
70 quit A series Of pretty round-the-table
The balls began to act badly. Jake stopped
Ward. al smiles. to ii. sese Hs SAID Sfn' 'n'
Am a. back number He had seen the
worlds oalk line billiard record and gone it
That glorious run caused ehills to run down
the cham pion's back. He fell down on an easy
shot. and the score stood at the end OF the
ssSen eip min e. schaefer 1885, an average OF
Jake eoTralled II in the ninth. and Ives
he He the red
The Napoleon lacked the wizards touch. and
the snche55 was coon broken Ives rested with
JAKE made two. but Ives started IN
pretty ones, then he got the globes at the
S.sG IN III +.
white out A masse followed across the table.
and he finally halted with s' 81 T. his credit The
the last half OF the thirteenth inning, He had
shape ss deuit S SanE Shot st takins IL two
cushions and the length OF the table, was we'll
executed; ,h,, IT. ,,.r.d m
2es and also Srots the Old Sr record The mai
score was 300 for Schaefer to $50 for Ives.
Sehaefer's average was 40. and Ives's Al 14-le.