St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-13

Cheered Heartily-1he Game
Closed With the Score: Ives
600, Slosson $50.
CHICAGO, Jan. 12.-lves and SloSson
met for the second time in the balk-line
billiard tournament tonight, this time
under conditions more favorable TO the
New Yorker, who was completely
showed under last Tuesday night by
Ives big run of 4S7, made almost en-
tirely with the anchor nurse. Tonight
the anchor was barred, and SlosSor felt
that he had living chance at the all
round game. His play up to the sixth
Inning Tuesday night, when Ives shut
him out with the big run, WAS good
enough to have hurried any player with
the anchor barred. SloSSon having won
the bank and missed the lay off shot, Ives
cOrnered the balls on his first shot
and started off at a rafting pace, but
soon lost his hold, and sat down at 10 Oh
an easy spread. He let 90 on the same.
kind of a shot at his next opening, while
in his third inning he got sewed up on
bad line break with his own ball
jaWed. SlOSSon started off with I'M
usual slOwneSS, even for him. For his
first four innings he had plenty of OPP
portunitieS, but could hardly make a
shot to suit him. His fifth inning
showed some Improvement, his run of
80 being well played for the most part,
though characterized by
IMPERFECT FORCE,
he had now taken the lead, so to AZ,
and, as Ives let go easy. he got another
chance in the sixth, and put in another
good run, though it was chiefly of the
sledge-hammer style of play, his miss
at IS being very hard rOuud-table
shot. In his seventh he had every
chance in the world for billiards, but
stopped at y on an easy maSSe. Score:
Slosson 100, Ives 10.
Ives began his eighth with perfect
Set-up in the lower right-hand corner.
but let go at on a shot a beginner
would make. The balls were left very
safe, however. and the young Napoleon
got another benefit IN the shape of
good leave, and he now set to work to
do something with it. Much of his play
in this inning was Of the sort that made
hard billiards for himself. but that did
not matter. as he thrlyeS on hard bill
iards. At 20 he had the anchor, but did
not use half his allowance Of ten shots.
He now struck smoother gait and was
trotting very fast. His 100 was passed
with the balls we'll ill band. but freeze
and bank split them at 121, and at 124,
after a aery poor drive, he missed
HARD CUSHION SHOT.
Score: Ives, ISL; SIosson, los. In
his twelfth inning SlOssOn did some
very neat balk-line nursing for A, and
seemed likely to make an important
run, but unaccOuntably slipped up on
the easiest possible carrom. Ives for his
half of the inning gave fine exhibition
of Open-taUle nursing, hating on a slow
follow for lack of force. The run of 80
carried HIM TO 241; SlOsson, I54. SloS-
son found the balls ready punched, anG
showed his appreciation of the fact by
doing his very best work thus far.
After some elegant short drive
nursing. with an occasional longer
Journey, he at last scattered the balls,
and failed on tough twO-cushioned at
tempt. His run was 81, and the score
now stood: Ives 24l, SiossOn 221. In
his fifteenth. SlOsSon stepped to the
front for the first time. leading off with
a magnificent long shot around the
table for position, which he got to per-
lection. His f0rtieth shot was long
and extra hazardous bank, which he
would have missed, but was kissed into
a count. His devOut thankfulness for
this prize package was exhibited by
SOME SUPERB PLAYING,
In which he showed a perfect stroke
and rare Judgment. As he reached 1OO
his best run of the tournament, the au-
dience cheered heartily. On he went,
with close position work and accurate
use OF the short drive, and never
stopped until at 144 hard double
cushion play for position dOwned him.
He had now gained a strong lead. hav-
ing a score of 365 to 242 in his favor
Hard breaks stopped his sixteenth inn
ing at s. his ninth being kiss, which
deprived him of a count. Ives, in his
sixteenth, played for the anchor and,
got it, but trOZe at 20. and missed an out
and in masse. SlossOn again found the
balls in heap, but could only get %
out of them.
At the eighteenth he failed on an easy
masse to the cushion, and quit at Z
when the outlook was most promising
Ives mad five rather barren innings
while SlOssOn was reaplng his harvest,
and in his half Of the eighteenth set to
work in dead earnest. He found the
balls in easy shape and held them for
long time in the upper right hand cor
ner, using the balk-llne nurse very
but cast it overheard forthwith, prefer
ring the open sea to the shoals. He was
playing balk-liue billiards at its Yerv
best and stood to make big run, but
strangely decided to smash his position
out of all shape when there was not the
slightest ueed of it, and so fell down at
1G6 Score: Slosson. 402; Ives, 36S.
Then followed two blanks OH either
side, due TO
but in his twenty-irst Ives broke the
deadlock with screaming long bank
shot, but let up at on an easy
draw. Both men were letting go on
rather slight proYocation just now, as
both seemingly felt the stage was
critical one. Ives on his tWenty-fourth
inning got a nice break in the lower left
hand corner, and worked it for Is before
changing to the opposite side, but in
getting out of balk he scattered the
balls, and quit at q. Slosson's failure
pm an easy masse cut him off at 5. a
rank scratch on his second shot saved
Ives life in the twenty-fifth, which be
began with 4I5 against 456 for Slosson.
Ives now resumed the lead with a we'll
played run of 1O4, which ended with
freeze and a missed bank. Score:
Ives. 519; Sl0sson, 456. There was poor
playing and easy fall-downS on both
sides for tine next few innings, until in
the thirtieth Ives ran 81, within 16
points of game, while Slosson lacked
10. He managed to gather up &c in his
thirty-frst. but ended by leaving a set
up. and Ives set for 10 and game, but
was kissed off at 9. Slosson opened the
thirty-secOnd with half a dozen hard
shots and then had the balls in good
nursing shape, but failed at 40 on an
easy draw. leaving Ives to go. which
be made at midnight. Score:
EFFECTIVE SAFETY PLAY,
Slosson-O, /, 6, 4, 80 IS, IL. 5, o. 5, 0. "A, 6z.
144, & %. t, 0, 0, ID, q, 3, 5, 2, l. g. %, 26
E6-Total ST.
% 0, JOG, 0, O. Z, ., II. ~ 104 O. 5, 3 2 S. O. =
Total, 600
Averages-Slosson, II GIG; Ives, 1871.
High runs-Slosson IA; Ives, 1874.
Schaefer and Ives will play tomorrow
night.