St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-11
IVES AN EASY WINNER.
THE NAPOLEON SCORES 500 WHILE
ScRAEFER MAKES 3SS.
ANCHOR NURSE NOW BARRED


Played Poor Game.
CHICAGO, Jan. 10.-The two bright
particular stars of the American billiard
armament. Schaefer and Ives, drew
big crowd at Central Music hall at their
nrSt encounter, since Schaefer, in New
ork, four weeks ago, set a new high
water mark in runs and averages. Both
are chicago men, and both have hosts
OF admiring friends. Tonight, how
ever. Schaefer's friends were in OBJ
VlouS majority, as is usual
ly the case. Additional interest
attached to the game from the fact that
the players of the tournament-Schae-
fer, SloSson and Ives-met today and
signed an agreement which bars the
anchor nurse for the balance of the
tournament. Ives great run of 4S7 last
Night following so closely upon Schae-
fers recent record breaker of 566 in
New York, clearly demonstrated the
necessity for eliminating unlimited an
chor play, as its retention was pro-
ductiYe Of mOnotOnous billiards.
and might at any time enable
q player TO run out game in
the first inning. The new rule provides
Tor eight separate and additional balk
spaces at each intersection OF the balk
lines and the cushions. The new spaces
or blocks are six inches long and three
and half inches wide, indicated by
chalk lines. The player has nine con-
secutlve shots when both object balls
are inside the block squares, 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 III the rules, all
bets were declared off.
Ives won the bank and failed to
count. Schaefer found all unpromising
break after his second shot, ana retired
on well-nigh impossible break. With
long force follow, Ives got the balls IN
hand on his first shot, and clicked off
his points with great rapidity at the
lower end of the table. He was evil
IDENTIFY strung up to a concert pitch,
nursing on wide lines with ex-
traordihary proficiency. at So
the balls got away from him
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TWO cushion stroke. The balls were
left absolutely safe, and Schaefer
missed. Neither player got any OPEN
Ing IN the third inning, a kiss into line
spelling a beautiful position play by
Schaeter. Ives found things more to
MS liking in the fourth, but after hand
ling the balls cleYerly for what looked
like good run, he lost them and stop
ped at 81
Schaefer led off now with SONS splen-
dld position work, but he was not on a
me edge yet, anu by oVerfrrcing a
snort drive finally failed on a long-reach
maSSe at IA. Once more Ives found A
good opening and made good use of it.
lie was playing with great confidence,
ana dong everything just right Up to
5O he mad done but little close nursing.
put he then used the corners to good
advantage. He made no attempt for
the anchor, for, under the new rule, it
was not Worth bOtherIng with. As he
neared 100 he had to take
THE OPEN TABLE
Tor a few shots, but it was all the same
TO him, as his play was daring and
strong. No shot was too difficult or no
risk too great Tor his wonderful execu-
non. Not every shot was perfect in
hnlSh, but the next one would make up
Tor 1t. When he at last fell down at l3i,
1t was on a dead easy one. When
ocnaeierS turn came he was all at sea,
ana the 10 which he made in his fifth
inning there was hardly one good bill
lard shot. The same was true of his
seventh inning, in which his stroke was
watched.
. Score-Ives 22O, Schaefer 50.
In his ninth inning Ives got the an
ehor position by accident. and played 1t
Tor eight shots, then got il again and
promptly broke it. His next experience
was two freezes, but he overcaine them
both by daring cushion play. He was
having all the luck and doing all the
playing as well. and nothing looked
hard to him. When he ended at 70 he
left for Scnaefer an apparently impos-
sible break, but by a stunning round
table shot the Wizard scored amid tire
mendous applause. But the next break
was even more difficult, involving four
cushions with reverse twist, and when,
wltha marvellous conception and eXecu-
ton strictly SchaefereSque, the count
was made, the spectators simply went
wild. Outside OF fancy-Shot exhibitions,
two such shots were never seen con-
secutively. But the breaks were still
bad. and he could make no more than
twelve. But Ives had gone into tenn
porary retirement and made no progress.
In the eleventh inning Schaefer showed
form for the first time in the evening.
He anchored the balls at will, playing
them in and out OF the new block spaces
WITH PERFECT EASE.
He quit at 81 on a weak drive of the
white around the table. Score: Ives.
BIG; Schaefer. 142. Failure to get out
of balk ended Ives run of 81 in the
twelfth, and spoiled what looked like a
big run. Schaefer could not hold them
with his faulty stroke, and at 81 sat
down. Ives now opened up a very
choice and interesting collection of all
round billiards. introducing very much
everything in his repertory, including
an occasional bad shot, promptly
So he got in trouble and missed by
hair long four-cushion shot around
the table. Score: Ives, 433; Schaefer,
167. In the thirteenth Schaeter for the
first time acted like himself. Now
came succession Of pretty drives,
forces, follows and draws. He had re-
gained his stroke, and was now playing
fine billiards. AS he scored 100 he |
received the warmeSt burst of ap- |
plause of the evening. He failed at
JOB at an easy masse. Score: Ives, |
9oo' oCHaele' %'o' Ives calle up Win 80 |
good ones, and he. too, failed on a |
masse. Schaefer fell heir to a fine |
bunch near the head rail, and we'll did |
he work it for 81, but on half mis-cue |
fell short in force and missed. His total |
now was 33l, against Ives 469. With |
131 to go. Ives started out for billiards,
but at 43 he had the balls badly spread, |
and missed fairly easy round-table |
attempt. The leave was bad for |
Schaefer and he got but two out |
of II. Ives confronted hard !
proposition and failed on it. Score, 511 |
TO 333, in Ives favor. Schaefer had a |
fine chance now for big run, but he |
could only get 80, a very hard line break |
stopping him. Ives let go rather |
tamely at i'll his fourteenth inning, |