St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-03

He Made the Remarka bly, Long
Run of 1913 Points in the
Eighteenth Inning, the Next
Largest Run Ever Made With
the Anchor Nurse Barred -
SIosson's Fancy Shots.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 1.-The feature Of
the second night of the billiard tourna-
ment was the long run of l6S points
made by Ives in the eighteenth inning,
The next to the largest run ever made in
balk-line billiards with the anchor nurse
barred. Ives also holds the record of
POS, the best under these conditions.
Ives showed the greater skill, but oios-
son scored more fancy shots, and was In
high favor with the crowd. His long
caromS and brilliant follow shots won
applause. Ives nurSed the balls care
fully. and his playing was strong and
steady from the start TO the finish.
There was only one weak effort i'll his
playing, and that was in the middle OF
the game. The theater was cold, and to
this both attribute their missing of
easy shots. Ives took the lead
from the very outset. and.
though his playing was uniformly
good, he reserved his best work for the
last. Slosson was very irregular i'll his
work, and was exceedingly nervous at
times. particularly in the first seven
innings, when he made some very anna
flourish misses. Ives won the bank and
chose the black ball. The game was
loose up to the seventh inning. Ives
had scored 1SS to SlOsson's 80. Then,
after SloSson had a simple one-cushion
draw, leaving the balls in the best pos
Sible position. Ives began his play and
maintained an even gait throughout his
long run. He kept the balls steadily
rolling along the upper rail. Once an
inopportune kiss left the balls in an
awkward position, but with a perfect
stroke. Ives brought them into position
and resumed his careful nursing
play again. The spectators sat i'll
breathless suspense when ninety was
reached, and applause greeted each
succeeding point as he worked steadily
up to ninety-nine and then missed a
difficult draw. SlosSon regained con-
fidence in the next inning. and made
his first good run of fifty-nine, following
it up with shorter runs Of nineteen and
tWenty-seYeu. In the thirteen inning
SlOSSon did his best work. The balls
were left in perfect position by Ives, who
scored his first miss of the game. SlOS-
son tOyed with the balls along the upper
rail for forty points, working them
gradually down the table. In the middle
of the table the balls became separated.
ueceSSitating several difficult shots
Tor position. all of which SlOSson
made with delightful ease. The
balls were in position for at least dOZ-
en- more when the Student failed Oh
inning Ives kept drawing steadily
ahead. while SlOssOn was treated 10
some exceedingly difficult shots and not
d little bad luck in the way Of inOppOr
tune kisses. In the eighteenth Ives be-
gan his wonderful run with the balls
several feet apart. He quickly brought
them around to the upper end, where
he tossed them back and forth with the
most perfect skill and regularity. He
secured the anchor on the upper rail
and played it for points. Then fol-
lowed a splendid exhibition of fine rail
play. Tile masSe was repeatedly called
on to help cut in tight place. At
Us Ives again got the anchor for
the last time. AS he passed 1G0
the crowd cheered and the excitement
grew intense as he kept steadily. slowly
counting. Two of his masse and draw
shots evoked loud applause. He failed
on his 163d on a difficult four-cushion
carom. He ran only Z i'll the next
TWO innings. while Slosson added 43 to
his score. but in the twentytirst inning
Ives ran out the game by careful nurs-
ing of the balls along the rail. SioSson
stepped quickly to Ives side to con-
graduate him on his brilliant runs.
Score by innings:
l, s., ,. 26. los. Z, 0, $3.50. Average, IS At.
SlOsson-i5, II, .. C. l, !, g. 80, 10 q. ), :, 81,
I. ., 80. 8 3. 3s. 2-344. Average, II Is.