The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-10
BROKE THE RECORD
Remarkable Display of Fine Bill
lard Playing by Schaefer.
In His Game with Ives at Boston Last
Night He Made Runs of 271 and 125,
with the Anchor Barred.

BOSTON, Mass, Feb. 9.-Billiardist
Schaefer took revenge tonight for the ig-
nominious defeat he suffered at the hands
Of Slosson on Wednesday night in the tri-
angular tournament at Bunstead Hall by
showing a play that was altogether too
fast for Napoleon Ives, beating him 600 TO
402, and incidentally breaking all records
for the fourteen-inch balk-line game, an
Choir barred, by rolling up the splendid to-
tai Of 2n in a single inning. The previous
record, 203, was made by Ives at Chi
cago. The game tonight was by all Odds
the finest exhibition Of scientific play ever
seen in this city, if not in the country.
Schaefer's work was very erratic, but his
two long runs of 21 and 125 were marvels
Of steady nursing and position play, occa-
sionally varied by a brilliant round-the-ta-
be shot or a long drive for a gather. Ives's
play at first was rather unsteady, hut
after Schaefer had accomplished his rec
ord-breaking feat the boy" settled down
and it looked at one time as if he might
pull out of the game, and especially after
the Wizard" played in exceedingly bad
shape for four or five innings; but Schaefer
soon rallied and rushed things through to
the end.
At 8 o'clock the two experts pulled out
their cues amidst applause. Schaefer won
the bank, and started off rather unsteadily,
nursing the thirteenth shot across the table
for q single cushion. Ives opened his por-
ton of the proceedings with a goose egg,
also on a cross-table shot Both men were
playing very ordinary billiards, and up to
the eighth inning had made but So and 90.
respectively, Schaefer leading. In this inn
ing Ives broke the ice by a run OF %. the
feature OF which was a magnificent long
gather for position. This was the highest
run thus far, and 1t put Jake on his mettle,
Tor he began a career of balk-line nursing
on the upper end of the table, part of which
was with the lert hand, which held its pro-
verbal cunning for many minutes.
a difficult lineup of the balls, but he over
came the difficulty with a beautiful masse
which won great applause. At 10 he missed
a frozen masse by moving the wrong ball.
Ives made a run Of il. Then Schaefer be-
gan the run which now stands as the record.
His touches were then as before. balk-line
nursing being the feature. At $50 the spec
tors began TO wake up and rec
ord" The Wizard" kept up his work steadi-
~ of delicate caroms and faultless posi-
ton playing. AS he neared 200 the
excitement grew intense. Most Of the on
lockers knew that Ives's 2O3 was the high
est mark with the anchor barred. Just be-
fore the 200 point the three balls rolled to-
gether IN an obstinate straight line.
Schaefer electrified the crowd with a quick
and brilliant four-cuShion shot around the
table. AS the 23 mark was reached and
passed a shout arose that was full Of en-
went the Wizard" clicking away until n
was reached and a new record made. Here
he missed on a single cushion. The next
four innings resulted in two singles and
two goose-eggs for Schaefer, but Ives
rallied brilliantly and rolled up 6S, IA, 3S
and Il. His friends began to hope, but his
efforts We're too late in the evening, for
Jake played steadily. and carefully, and
finished the game in the eighteenth inning
with a run of "a. The score:
Schaefer-l2. 8, 5. IL. ?, s.. 8, 13, 125, 2n. 1,
1, O.. O., s, so, 10, 54.-Total. Coo.
Ives-o 4. 2 8. II. Q; l. %. II. 4, 6s. la. IS.
schaefer's average, 1888; Ives's average,
23.O5. Marker, Mr.. Hendricks. Referee.
Mr.. Murphy.