The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-16

2ncnOr SnOt peTHl1Gueu, Scnde1er Is
without a peer, and well does Ives
know it. The young Napoleon" is
easily second. while ''Student" Slosson
brings up the rear. With the anchor
barred the trio would put up rat
Ting good fight for the mastery. Ives,
however, think, would cross the line
winner at this game, with Schaefer
second and Slosson good third.
That the anchor shot should be
barred is proposition that few will
gainsay. The element OF luck enters
too largely with it. Say two players
of equal merit participate in a game
when thousands Of dollars besides the
championship is at stake. 1t is match
of six hundred points. One player
catches the anchor, say, at the fifth or
sixth inning; what earthly chance has
the other fellow to win the game if the
first named has consummate nerve and
extreme delicacy of touch? None
whatever. That was proved in the
last game Of the recent tournament be-
tween Schaefer and Ives. The young
Napoleon had but fifty points up
when the wizard made his phenom.
email run of five hundred and sixty-six,
which with the thirty-four he had al
ready on the string. completed the
score. Jake might keep on for thou
sand points if his physical powers did
not become impaired. In cushion car
oms 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 two
kinds of anchor shots. The first is
when the object balls are astride the
balk line, one against the cushion, the
other wee bit from it. The second is
where both object balls are astride the
balk line and firmly wedged against
the cushion. The anchor nurse is
maintained by striking the object
balls with the great test possible deli
cacy. If the player but barely touch
them with a cue ball and the object
balls are perfect spheres he will not
disturb the center of gravitatiOn and
the weight of the balls keeps them in
place. Should the player touch the
first object ball too full or with the
thousandth degree too great force the
center of gravitat.on is lost and the
balls drift apart Achievement. in this
speciality is only given 10 those who
possess the keenest eyesight, most del
icate touch and extraordinary control
of nerve. At this particular play
Schaefer beats al living men and Ives
is an easy second. Patient, studious,
plodding players like George Slosson
end Maurice DAILY. for instance, could
never master il. 1t was by the first
anchor" nurse. shown IN Fig. where
one object ball is slightly moved from
the cushion-that Schaefer Hade his
record breaking Y..D of FIVE hundred
and sixty-six; tho second anchor
where both objecs balls are wedged
against the cushiop-as shown in Fig
., was employed by Ives when he made
his then unbeateyi record-run of four
hundred and ffty-six at Chicago.
A particular reason urged for the
ebolition of the anchor shot is tha; in
the course of nursing indentatious or
"hoies. as Napoleon" Ives put it, are
made il the able cloth. ana taat the
PLAYER who first secures the anchor
cannot possibly lose it if he possesses
any nerve at all, as the object balls
secure q sort OF foundation from which
only carelessly strong touches can root
them hardly think that this argu-
ment holds good Certainly ball. II
pounded continuously, though even
gently. against a given spot for
a lengthy period. is almost sure TO
make al ..inSsntaiioa On toe cloth