The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-10

BosroN. Feb 9.-Billiardist Shaefer took
revenge tonight for tho ignominlous de-
feat he suffered at the hands OF Slosson on
Wednesday evening in the trianguiar
tournament at Hampstead hall, by show
ing a play that was altogether too fast Tor
Napoleon Ives, beating him 600 to 4o2. and
incidentally breaking all records for the
14inch balk line game, anchor barred,
rolling up the splendid total OF 2sl in
single inning. Tho previous record (2Oo)
was made by Ives at Chicago.
|. The game tonight was by all odds the
fiuest exhibition of scientific play ever
seen in this city, If not in the country.
Schxeffer's work was very erratic but his
two long runs Of Ell and 125 were marvels
of steady nursing and position play, oc-
casionaliy varied ny u brilliant round-the-
table shot or long drive for gather.
Ives play was at first rather unsteady,
out after Schaeffer had accomplished his
record backing feat, the boy settled
down. and it looked at one time as if
he might pull out the game, especially
as the Wizard played in exceedingly
bad shape for four or nve innings.
but Schaeffer soon rallied and rushed
things TO the end. At O'Clock the two ex-
merits pulled out their cues amidst applause.
Schaefferewon the bank and run on nurs-
ing the thirteenth shoot across tne taoie
for a single cushion.
Ives opened his portion OF the proceed
ings with goose-egg, also On q cross-table
shot. Both men were playing very
ordinary billiards and up to the eighth
| ipning had made but So and 30 respectively,
| Schaeffer leading.
| In this inning, Ives broke the ice oy
run of 90. the feature OF which was a
magnificent long gather for position. This
was the highest run thus far and it put
Jake on his mettle, for he began career
| of balk-lile nursing on the upper END OF
the table, part of which with left hand
which held its proverblal cunning foi
many minutes. =,
| by difficult lineup of the balls. but be
oyercame the difficulty by beautiful
| by beautiful masse. At 1925 O'Clock, he
| missed a frozen masse by moving the
wrong ball Ives made run of IL. Then
| Schaeffer began the run which now stand S
| as the record. His tactics were the Same
as before, balk-liue nursing being The
| feature.
! AZ $50 the spectators began to wake mp
and murmured record" The Wizard
kept up his work steadily with faultless
| Dosition plav As he naared 300 the excite
meut grew intense. Most of the onlooker
| knew That Ives 203 was the highest mart
| with the anchor barred. Just before th'
2OO point, the three balls rolled together IL
an obstinate straight line. Shaefer elec
trified the crowd with quick and bril-
| liant four-cushion shot around the taoie
AS the 203 point was reached and PASSED
a shout arose that WAS full OF enthusiasm
and the expectation of more. On Wen
the Wizard, clicking away till 2Il was
reached, ana another record made. Here
he missed on a single cushion.
The next four innings resulted In TIVE
singles and two gooseeggs for Schaeter
but Ives rallied brilliantly and rolled ul
6S. IA, IS and A. His friends began Il
hope, hut his efforts were too late III th'
evening. for Jake played steadily and care
fully and finished tue game in thu
eighteenth inning with a run OF 54.
SCORE.
Shaefer-12, 9, 5, Il. 2. s, s, 13. 125, 271
l. /, 0, O, 8, 80, 10, $500
Ives-O 4, 2. Is. II, 0, l, 20, IL. 4. 6S, IA
3S, Al. 3. 0. 27-402.
Snaefer's average, 80 SO; Ives, 1906.
Marker, Mr.. Hendricks; referee, Mr.
Murphy.