Omaha daily bee., 1894-01-14
SL0SS0y DIN FCZT GAME
End of His Share of t1e Great Hatch Leaves
Him OF Zero.
IVES LUCK AND SKILL SAVES HIM
Another Long Game in which the Young
Napoleon Was Blessed 10y II Scratch
to start q Run that Won
for Him.

CHICAGO, Jan. Elves and SlosSon met
for the second time in the balk line billiard
tournament tonight, this time under condt-
tons more favorable to the New Yorker,
who was completely showed under last
Tuesday night by Ives big run of 4S1, made
almost entirely with the "anchor nurse
Tonight the anchor was barred and Slosson
felt that he had a living chance at the all
around game.
Slosson having won the bank and missed
the lay off shot Ives cornercd the balls on
his first shot and started off at a rafting
pace, but soon lost his hold and sat down at
nineteen on an easy spread. He let go on
the same kind Of a shot at his next opening,
while in his third inning he got sewed up on
q bad line break with his own ball jawed.
Slosson started off with unusual slowness
even for him. For his first four innings he
had plenty of opportunities, but could
hardly make a shot to suit him. His
fifth inning showed some Improvement, his
run of thirty-nine beng we'll played. He
had now taken the lead, 80 TO AZ, and as
Ives let go easily, ne got another chance in
the sixth and put IN another good run,
though it was chiefly of the sledge hammer
style, his miss at thirty-eight being a very
hard round-thc-table shot. In the seventh
ne had every chance in the world for bill
lizards, but stopped at twelve on an easy
masse. Score: S~losson, 100; Ives, ~.
Poor Work for Ives.
Ives began his eighth with q perfect set
up in the lower right-hand corner, but let
go at seven on Il shot a beginner wQuld make.
The balls were left very safe, however, and
the young Napoleon got another benefit in
the shape of a good leave, and he now set to
work to do something with it. AT seventy
nc had the anchor, but did not use half his
allowance. He now struck a smoother gait
and was trottlng very fast. His 100 was
passed with the balls well in hand, but a
freeze and bank split them at l21, and at 124
after a very poor drive he missed u hard
cushion shot. Score: Ives, ISL; Slosson,
105.
in his twelfth inning Slosson did some
very neat bulk line nursing for fortv-four
and seemed likely to make an important run,
but unaccountably slipped up on the easiest
possible carom. Ives for his half inning
gave a fine exhibition of nursing, hating on
"a slow follow for lack of force. The run Of
tifty-nine carried him to 24l; Slosson, 154.
Slosson's Best how.ng
Slosson found the balls ready punched and
showed his appreciation of the fact by doing
his very best work thus far. His run was
sixty-seven, and the score now stood: Ives,
PAL Slosson. POI.
In his fifteenth Slosson stepped to the
front for the first time leading off with a
magnificent long shot around the table for
position, which he got to perfection. His
forticth shot was a long and extra
hazardous bank, which he would have
missed but his kiss went into a count. His
devout thankfulness for this prize-taking
was exhibited by some superb playing, in
which he showed a perfect stroke and rare
judgment. AS he reached 100, his best run
for the tournament, the audience cheered
heartily. On he went with close position
work and accurate use of the short drive
ana never stopped until, at IA, a hard double
cushion play for position downed him. He
had now gained a strong lead, having u score
of 365 to PAP in his favor. Hard breaks
stopped his sixteenth inning at eight, his
ninth being a kiss which deprived him OF
count.
Ives, in his sixteenth, played for the anchor
and got il, but froze at twenty and missed on
an out and in masse. Slosson again found
the balls in a heap, but could only get
twenty-five out of them. In his eighteenth
he failed on an easy masse to the cushion
and quit at seven when the outlook was most
promising.
Ives Goes to Work.
Ives had five rather barren innings, while
Slosson was reaping his harvest, and in his
half of the eighteenth set to work in dead
earnest. He found The balls IN easy shape
and held them for a long time in the upper
right-hand corner. He was playing balk
line billiards at its very best, and stood to
make a big run, but strangely decided to
smash his position out of all shape when
there was not the slightest need of 1T, aud so
fell down at l06. Score: Slosson, 402; Ives,
36S.
Then followed two blanks on either side,
due to effective safety play, but in his
twenty-tirst Ives broke the deadlock with q
screaming long bank shot, but let up at
seven on an easy draw. Both men were let
ting go on rather slight provocation just
now, as both seemingly felt the stage was a
critical one. Ives in his twenty-fourth got a
nice break in the lower Ieft-hand corner and
worked il for eighteen before changing to
the opposite side. but in getting out of balk
he scattered the balls and quit at twenty
seven. Slosson's failure on an easy masse
cut him off at five.
Scratched and Won Out.
A rank scratch on his second shot saved
Ives life in the twenty-fifth, which he began
with 4l5, against 1855 for Slossou. Ives now
resumed the lead with a well-played run of
l04, which ended with n freeze and n missed
bank. Score: Ives, $40; Slosson, 400.
There WAS poor play and easy falldowns on
both sides for the next few innings, until in
the thirtieth Ives ran ffty-siX ana was now
within sixteen points of game, while Slosson
lacked ITO. Hemanaged to gather up twenty
six in his thlrty-tirst, but ended by leaving n
set-up, and Ives set for sixteen and game,
but was kissed off at nine. Slosson opened
the thirty-second with half n dozen hard
shots aud then had the balls in good nursing
shape, but failed at forty-six on an easy
draw, leaving Ives seven to go, which he
made at midnight. Score:
SIosson-0, /, 6, 4, SO. SO, IL, 8, o, sc, A, CT,
o. LA, 8, %, 7, 6, o, o, 10, 27, 8, 8, 2, l, 8, %, 26,
ives-l9, /, 8. II, &, %, 8, 7, 124, /, o, so, O., l,
o, 20, o, LOG, {, 0, Z, ., IL, 27, 1O4, O, o, 2, SO, 9,
1000.
Ayerages-slosson II o-1G; Ives, lsa,
High kuns-Slosson, IA; Ives, 1914.
SchnefTer ana Ives play tomorrow night.
The game stands now:
Played. Won. Lost.
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