St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-10
IVES SURPRISES SLOSSON.
SE0SS0A BUNS AGAINST A SNAG Nv
BILLIARDS.
1T TOOK BUT SAX INNING ;

For ives to Run the Game Out and
Make kecord Only Second TO
That OF Schnefcr- Hemarka bic
Nerve Displayed by the Young
Bnliardist-Capt. Arson Ref
creed the Game.
CHICAGO. Jan. 9.-Although playing
much better billiards than he did last
night with Schaefer, it was Slosson's
luck tonight To fall up against the an
Choir nurse and be beaten by the equal
of the highest average on record and the
second highest rup-l0) and 4S7, re-
Spretv2ly. 1t took Ives five innings 10
get the anc!:or. but in the sixth he got 1t
and ran out the game when his score
stood ll3 against 1863 for SlosSon.
Schaefer'S sos still stands. as the
top run. Ionight'S game probably
settles the anchor nurse. Now that
Ives has shown lie can play it as well
as Schaefer, the latter will doubtless bar
il In future matches and tournaments.
In tOnight'S game Capt. Arson was
again on hand, Respondent in swal'
low-tail and broad shirt front with
blazing solitaire, and again gave perfect
satisfaction rs referee by his alert
watchfulnesS. keen eyeSight and per-
feet Knowledge of the rules. He was
on his feet near the table constantly,
never taking the chance of being SO far
away as to miss fine point. The re-
suit was there was
NEVER \ DISPUTE
Eor a question as 10 correctness of de-
cisionS. Having won the bank, Ives
missed the IaY-0ff, and Slosson, on his
second shot, missed dead easy two
cushion stroke for position, leaving the
balls punched for Ives. who at -
failed curiOuSly Oh simple carr0m. At
this stage SiOsSon proposed and Ives
agreed that Referee Arson should look
out for both, TINS serving alike as UNI
pire and referee. The plan worked
well. Thus SloSSOn in his second inning
found the balls in easy shape, and with
far more accurate play than he had thus
far shown held them at the head rail for
good run lie bad the anchor position
twice i'll the irst twenty shots, but
could do little or nothing with it. SO
he ceased 10 bother with it, and applied
himself to good general play. At II he
made badly judged drive Of the white
ball'around the table, and at y stopped
on hard one-cushion attempt. Ives
ratified along in his third inning with
some very strong g0-aS-yOu- please bill
iardS, and at p had
TIE KISS NURSE
on the natural rail, but soon lost it, and
ha 10 go after points promiscuouSly
a 20 lie had gathered the balls on the
lower end rail, where lie tried for the
anchor, but his stroke Was too strong,
and the balls would not stay in the
right place. His run ended at 76 as the
result of bungIing spread on the pre-
ceiling shot, and SlOSSon. though he
found the balls closely huddIed in the
middle of the table, came to grief at 9
on maSSe not at all difficult. Ives. iii
his fourth inning, played more ragged
billiards. and at % went wrong OF a
tough round-the-t table proposition. In
his part or The fourth SlOsson brought
down The house by magnificent bank
up and down the table full length. so
perfectly gagged as TO speed that it
gave HIM excellent position. At IS he
had the anchor opportunity in fine
shape. but could not utilize it, and was
forced to resort to open billiards. His
18th was
AN OUTRAGEOUS SCRATCH
wherefrOm he derived Il fine position
But he could not keep 1t long, and at 81
halted on single cushion shot. Score,
SlosSOn. 1919; Ives. l13. In the fifth
inning each drew a blank as the result
of two very difficult round the table
breaks. In the sixth Ives played up
toward the anchor and at 81 got it in
faultIess shape on the head rail at the
left-hand- corner. Both red and white
were locked to each other, and both
Rugged the cushion. 1t was the anchor
nar excellence. SlosSon simply went
and sat down, Temarkipg g0od-naturedIy
to the Associated Press reporter: Il
don't suppose / shall get another shot in
the gawe." He didn't. Ives had 4S7 to
go. but it looked as though he need
never stop. Arson stood over the table
and closely noted every shot, and Ives
merely faced the balls with wonderful
delicacy of touch and kept up his march
and counter march from side to side.
At 131 he played too lightly and nearly
froze 10 The white. He