The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-18

Interesting game. Ives and Slosson want
the anchor" barred. but Schafer. VINO
g. truly "a ",gizard" in his manipulation
Of the shot simply laughs at the propo-
eitiOn. 1t is his strong point ana JACOB
cannot be blamed for strongly a1VOca-
tin. its maintenance. At halk line win
the anchor shot permitted Schafer IS
without a peer and well does Ives know
A.. The Young Napoleon" is easily
second. while Student" Slosson brings
no the rear. with the anchor barred
the trio would put up rafting good
i mt for the mastery. Ives, however,
think, would cross the line winner M
mis- game with Schafer second, and
Siosson Il good third.
That the anchor shot should be barred
IS a proposition that few Will gainsay
THE element OF luck enters too largely
with IL. Say two players Of equal mer
participate in game when thousands
Of dollars besides the championship Is
ut stake 1t is a match OF 900 points.
one player catches the anchor, say, at
fue fifth or sixth inning what earthly
chance has the other fellow 10 win the
game IL the first named has consummate
nerve and extreme delicacy OF touchH
None whatever. That was proven in the
last game Of the recent Tournament be-
tween Schafer and Ives. The young
Napoleon" had but 80. points up when
.he wizard" made his Thenominal run
OF 566, which with the "a he had already
on the string, completed the score. Jake
might have kept i'm for a thousand points
If his physical powers had not become
impaired. In cushion caroms and other
kinds of billiards such nursing would be
impossible and neither contestant would
be absolutely sure of winning until the
last button would go up.
Here let me state, what may not be
generally known, that there are w o
kinds OF anchor shots. The first Is when
the object balls are astride the baik
line, one against the cushion. the other
a wee bit from il. The second is where
both object balls are astride the balk
line and firmly wedged against the cush-
Con. The anchor nurse is maintained by
striking the object balls with the greatest
possible delicacy. II the player but bare
ly touch them with the cue ball anc
The object balls are perfect spheres he
will not disturb the center Of graVita-
ton and the weight Of the balls keep then
In place. Should the player touch the
first object ball too fun or with The
1housandth degree too great a force th'
center Of gravitation is lost and the hall
drift apart. Achievement in this specially
IS only given so those who possess the
kcenest eyesight, most delicate toucl
and extraordinary control of nerve. a
this particular play Schafer beats al
living men and Ives IS an easy second
Patient, studious. plodding players Tx
George Slosson and Maurice DAILY, 70
instance, could never master II. IL Wal
by the "hrst anchor" nurse, shown il
Figure f--where one object ball is slight.
frnf a. HiDn-fhqf
made his record breaking run Of 566; tn
''second anchor" -where both object bah
are wedged against the cushion--as shown
in Figure 2. was employed by Ives whei
he made his then unheaten record rul
as at Chicago.
particular reason urged for the abO
luton Of the anchor shot is that In tn
course Of nursing indenIations or "holes.
us Napoleon" Ives put IL. are made II
the table cloth and that the player wh'
first secures the anchor cannot pOSSibl,
lose IL II he possesses any nerve at all
as the object balls secure a sort Of foun
dalton from which only carelessly stronl
touches can root them. 1 hardly thinl
that this argument holds good. Certain
~ bali II pounded continuously, though
even gently. against a given spot for
lengthy period Is almost sure to maxi
an indentation on the cloth and thu
aid a player in "a measure sOlidfying an
anchor for the time being. but tina
could not obtain IN a second game Of
tournament as the table cloth Is change'
every night and no hole" could be II
the new cloth. Hence ! maintain tina
Sshafer made his great run fairly ant
squarely I'm the last night Of the recen
tournament and that Ives insinuatioi
that the cloth was "holed" was decided,
unjust. If baik line billiards is 10 continu
advocate by all means the abolition O
the anchor shot Many plans hay
been discussed by eminent billiardist
Tor getting around It. but 1 think th'
simplest way Is the best l would sug
gest that a small semi-circle Of say si'
inches radius be drawn about each dia
mOnd Of the table. as shown In Figure
and that one OF the object balls b
forced out OF the scmi-crcle after tn
execution OF single shot. This woul'
at once prevei.t anchors" "straddies'
and unlimited rail play. A man woul'
really be compelled 10 study the game
then and IL would be made decidedly
interesting by diversified ana open play.
As ! said before. however. | am II
favor Of a complete change OF rules
must be more satisfactory 10 the player
aad the public Cushion caroms Is TN
pCetsiest. most scientific and most inter
,esting OF all billiard games and SHOULD
~ given a trial. That II Is the mos