The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-11
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SCHAEFER FELL DOWN
With the Anchor Nurse Barred
Ives Was an Easy Winner.
The Wizard Seemed Out of Form and
Got in Only One Respectable
Run During the Evening.

CHICAGO, Jan. 10-The two bright par
tfcular stars of the American billiard firm
ament, Schaefer and Ives, drew big crowd
at Central Music Hall at their first en-
counter since Schaefer, in New York, four
weeks ago, set a new high-water mark In
runs and averages. Both have hosts of ad-
miring friends. Tonight, however, 5chaef-
er's friends were obviously in the majority
as Is usually the case. Additional interest
attached 10 this game from the fact that
players OF the tournament-Schaefer. Slos-
SON and Ives-met to-day and signed an
agreement which bars the anchor nurse for
the remainder Of the tournament
Ives's great run OF 4S7 last night, following
30 closely upon Schaefers recent record
breaker In New York. clearly demonstrated
the necessity for eliminating unlimited an
Choir play, as it's retention was productive
Of monotonous Billiards and might at any
time enable player to run out a game
in the first inning. The rule provides
for eight separate and additional balk spaces
at each intersection of the ball-lines and the
cushions. The new spaces or blocks are six
inches long and three and one-half inches
wide. indicated by chalk lines. The player
has nine consecutive shots when object balls
are inside the block spaces, but on the
tenth shot one at least of the object balls
must be driven out OF the block space. In
view Of the change IN the rules all bets
were declared of. Ives won the bank and
failed to count Schaefer found an unprom-
isdng break after his second shot, and re-
tired on a well-nigh impossible break
With long force follow Ives got the
balls In hand on the first shot and clicked
r.fP Hfo
lower end of the table. He was evidently
strung up to concert pitch, nursing on
wide lines with extraordinary proficiency.
At ffty-five the balls got away from him
and he stopped at fifty-eight. on hard
two-cushion stroke. The balls were left alb
solutely safe and Schaefer missed. Neither
player got any opening in the third inning.
a kiss into line spelling a beautiful posi-
ton play by Schaefer. Ives found things
more TO his liking in the fourth, but after
handling the tttlls cleverly for what looked
Ike good run. he lost them and stopped
at thirty-one. Schaefer led off now with
some splendid position work, but he
not on fine edge yet. and by overlooking
a short drive finally failed on a long reach
masSe at fourteen. Once more Ives found
g good opening and made good use of IL.
He was playing with great confidence and
doing everything just right Up TO fifty he
had done little close nursing, but he then
used the corners to good advantage. He
made no attempt for the anchor for, under
the new rule, 1t was not worth bothering
with. AS he neared one hundred he had
TO take the open table for a few shots,
but IL was all the same TO him. as his play
was daring and strong. No shot was too
difficult, no risk too great for his wonder
full execution. Not every shot was perfect
in finish. but the next one would make up
for IL. When he at last fell down, at 131,
Il was on dead easy one When Schaef-
er's turn came he was all at sea, and in
the nineteen which he made in the fifth
Inn fhara yVa r.
shot The same true of his seventh
inning. In which his stroke was wretched.
Score: Ives, 90: Schaefer. SO.
In his ninth inning Ives got the anchor
position by accident and played 1t for
eight shots, then got 1t again and promptly
broke it. His next experience was two
freezes, but he overcame them both by
daring masses. He was having all the luck
and doing all the playing as well. and moth
ing looked too hard TO him. When he
ended at seventy-nine he left for Schaefer
an apparently impossible break. but by
a stunning round-the-table shot, the Wizard
scored amid tremendous applause. But the
next break was even more difficult involv-
ing four cushions with reverse twist, and
when. with a marvellous conception and
execution strictly Schaeferesque, the count
was made. the spectators simply went wild.
Outside OF fancy shot exhibitions. two such
shots were never seen conSecutively. But
the breaks were still bad and he could do
no more than twelve. But Ives had gone
INTO temporary retirement and made no
showed form for the first time in the even
ing. He anchored the balls at will, play
ing them in and out OF the new block
spaces with perfect ease. He quit at fifty
one on weak drive of the white around
the table Score: Ives. $40; Schaefer. 142.
Failure TO get out OF balk ended IveSS
run OF thirty-one in the twelfth, and spoiled
what looked like a big run. Schaefer could
not hold them with his faulty stroke. and
at twenty-one sat down. Ives now opened
up a very choice and interesting collection
of all-round billiards, introducing pretty
much everything in his repertoire. includ-
fuc shot. off
by extremely good one. AT eighty-six
he got IN trouble. and missed by a hair a
long four-cuShion shot around the table
Score: Ives. 433; Schaefer, 167.
In the thirteenth inning Schaefer for the
first time acted like himself. Now came a
succession OF pretty drives, forces, follows
and draws. He had regained his stroke and
was now playing fine billiards. AS he
scored 100 he received the warmest burst
of applause of the evening. His failure at
Schaefer. 27O.
Ives came up with So good ones and he.
too. failed on masse. Schaefer fell heir
to a fine bunch near the head rail. and well
did he work ~, for 81; but on a half mis-
cue fell short In force and missed. His
total was now 3Sl against Ives 469. With
13l TO go Ives started out for billiards, but
at 4 he had the balls badly spread, and
missed a fairly easy round-the-table at
tempt. The leave was bad for Schaefer
and he got but 2. Ives confronted a hard
proposition ana tailed on 1t. Score: OIL to
Schaefer had fine chance now for big
run. but he could only get 50. a very hard
line break stopping him. Ives let 20 rather
tamely at IA his seventeenth inning but
was lucky enough To leave the balls dead
safe. and Schaefer scored a cipher Ives
seemed TO realize that the game was his
and with fine exhibition OF every known
kind OF billiards ran 81. ending the game in
the eighteenth inning. Score:
Ives, 0. Sc. >. 81, Isl. 0, 0. /. 10, TO- G. 81, So
S. A. o. Z, 81. Total. COO.
Schaefer-2 0. 2 II. 10. O. 16 0. u. &c. 81
Is. IOs, CT. ?. So o. Total sss
Avera ges-Ives. 90 l-3: Schaefer, 22I-1T
Highest runs--Ives. 49,; Schaefer, l03
schaefer and Slosson play tomorrow
night.