The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-12
VERY SLOW BILLIARDS
Schaefer Little More Than Defeats
SlOssOn in a Long Game.
'The Student" Though Stronger with
the Anchor Barred, Put Up Disap-
pointing Exhibition.

CHICAGO. Jan. 11-Fourth night balk-
Slosson together for the second time With
the anchor nurse barred, Slosson becomes
once more figure in the billiard arena, his
general game being strong enough TO furnish
an argument with any living player. The
attendance was slight compared with the
immense crowds of last night Winning the
bank, Slosson scored, and at once got posi-
ton. and by careful, but by no means bril-
liant play, kept the balls fairly under control
for fifty-five, failing at a cross-table single
cushion shot. The leave was rather unprom-
ising. In two shots, however, Schaefer gath
cred the balls at the lower end, where he
worked the corner prettiy for a time with
occasional short drives across the table. On
his thirty-fourth he drove the white around
the table, and in the fortieth made the red
take the same journey, each time with per-
feet accuracy. At fifty he lost position by
too much force in left-hand cushion draw.
and stopped at fifty-two on a hard follow
shot for position. Slosson let go with two
in his second inning, and Schaefer with
beautiful single cushion stroke gathered the
balls at the head rail, and in three shots
had them inside the anchor block. He played
them in and out with charming ease and
only let go on double cushion bank for
position Slosson got opening, and
Schaefer, who was playing fast billiards
came back with beautifully played run of
103. in which everything possible in the game
was In evidence.
In his fifth inning Slosson put together
80 under difficulties, the balls lining on
him four different times. Schaefer now let
down a little and Slosson was playing none
too well. Nothing of Importance happened
for several innings. Slosson's ball began
to roll crooked, and he was forced to re-
sort to pounding. Meanwhile Schaefer was
doing very little, his average for nine in
nings being little over IL. With all his
pounding SloSson was making the most
billiards, and gradually overhauled his OPP
inning carried him to $50 against $50 for
Schaefer. who at one time had lead Of
l68 Schaefer now started out for billiards
and seemed likely to get a lot of them, but
a miscue stopped him at IS. He got an
other chance, and took a fresh cue out OF
his bag in the eighteenth inning, but a
line break at Sc ended the run; Again the
game dragged YEARLY for a time, neither
player showing much more than amateur
form At the end of the twenty-hrst inn
ss5 the 'an was ''"Ae w.
Schaefer got them going again in the
miscue fioored him Slosson. in his TWEEN
ty-third did some careful work, using the
corners to better advantage than at any
previous time in the game. AT hfty-three
the balls lined and stopped him Score:
Slosson 34S; Schaefer, 4S6.
Both men were having trouble with their
cue tips the balls acting greasy: There
were five lean innings on each side, put
In the twenty-eighth Schaefer came Out
of the trance long enough to click OH sixty
and turn upon his last string with the count
SIS to &c., But he did very little more Tor
the next eight innings while SloSson crept
along after him with runs OF thlrty-Slx ana
thirty-seven in the thirty-fourth and thirty
fifth In the thirty-sixth he seemed all or
a sudden to get his stroke back, and he
made sixty-nine very clever billiards Score:
Schaefer $50; SlosSon, 512.
Schaefer was badly tied up, and though
| he had the balls we'll in hand in the thirty.
| fifth he got but eleven out OF them and
| still had twelve to go SlosSon was IN
reaching distance now, but he fell down III
the thirty-eighth on bump shot and
Schaefer ran eleven and game at half past
IL Score:
schaefer-52, 80. 1Os. 0. 81, 6. o, IS, Sc, l. q
/, o. a. o, /, 26, Sc, Z, o. 2, 50, o, A., 4, 0. H.
| GO, p, 20, 0, 0, 81, o. IL, 0, !. 11-60O.
Slosson-55, 3, 2, 3, 80, 3, 28, 2, 6, o, z, q
| l. 49, q 81 A, IA, Z, l, 0, 13, 3d. 0, T. 0, 2, ,
/ O. o. o. s, SO, 81, SO, 0, 1850.
Averages-Schaefer, l. e0-SS; Slosson
| IL 36-3S.
High Runs-Schaefer, 103; Slosson, So.
Tomorrow night Slosson and Ives play.