The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-29
THE GAME OF BILLIARDS.
RccolIections Of some Great Players and
Their Achievements With the Cue.

Il am very glad TO see the Seattle Ath-
Ietic club taking some interest in the
game OF billiards" remarked one of our
best amateur players the other day. al
though have been interested In tho clubs
baseball and football games. boxing anu
many other exercises. ever since the club
was organized. am more than pleased 10
see ENCOURAGEMENT given for the first
time 80 what / consider one Of the most
attractive of indoor amusements
NO man can play billiards without
nerve J do not mean by nerve the ability
to HIT hard, or TO play baseball or foot
bali success sfully. but rather the posses
sion OF "a good clear brain. with hands
arms body and feet TO back II. 4 man
who car make "A gain of thirty yards at
football. or who can make a home IAN At
baseball viii not necessarily be able 10
ptav good billiards As an Illustration Of
this point | remember little incident
that happened I'm New York some years
aro when Jacob Scbaffcr was king.
while Schaffer was teaching NJ his
rooms one afternoon john l.. sullivan en-
tered Ito then weighed D. pounds. and
was in condition To fight for his life. John
had been fodulEiuE slightly and ia this
condition was. as usual wiling 80 make
any unreasonable wager ms ~ strength
4 friend Of his said: sullivan. Won see
fhat mile luan over There pointing 80
>,.b,efer who a the t.mo weighed it<
mounds. i want 20 make a small wager
with vou chat he can hit a tiliiarj ball
harder than YOU can. or. IN other words.
can nix more cushions with single hall
than YOU can HIT
JOAN wanted 20 lot hig money. hnt
finally The wager was made-ch champaign
for the crovJ-aod. taking eff his coat and
sailing mn his shirt sleeves. his muscles
standing out like whip-roris hr made r
r,i-,s-. Al the hail. which. II IL had been
with Eis fist. would certainly have settled
mo question right then and there. FOR in
tl5, opinion There would have been no tan
l.ff AS u was. Dee succeeded IN hitting
-s-. cushions Ifo smiled and asked for
fh. wine. hut Schaffer. without taking or
hts coat or using auy apparent effort
succeeded fu winning The bet by easily
HITTING eleven cushions
81 sfr,ulv give this illustration % show
r,,,- billiard friends that tho success ~
ne game comes from knowing hoN %
80 tre cue bail correctly. AMI thar
strength cuts no figure. one reason whN
t,,e~a ara 50 few good PLAYERS / believe
Is b,rauSe 81 "A lack 81 proper in~tr'lc-
+5,n Bill I'VE is quite lover 81 billiards,
.,,s r,--rrenller in ONE CT his letters h"
Sad bc had been an over thc world ana
BIAS never Vet met q man " Ao coN.d not
r1sv better billiards wears ago IMAM nov
81 ,.r,r,,r,ert-sf 20 watch billiards when I
80 ,a~,. Young. and soon came m The
.,o,..i,,sfa~ chat the player who played a
,-..-ss-~ same Ghat is, the RAID could
.,ss,,,- win from man who played a gooa
.g-tre-tab,e game. and one ~ the
-,,.,.t ~.r-a-},ahle Illustrations OK tnis WAS
d, .-,-,s saw iu Boston Some sears as'
- Harvey NfcKenna. 80 Detroit Mich
,,e4l..s into Nouugs hotel one day. ana
,s,,,5 .Ne PROPRIETOR x he would o7 sind
e,,o,,-h 70 tell hi1 who was the best oa-
f.,~f r-Ilys~ fn the state az Aa~~1eouSeJtS-
.',.., .~errssrcr told him Ar Erred Ames
f.f INST Won the cushion ca-ron tourna-
,.,..,.t f7~ New ENGLAND, a93 was undauot-
~, fnr beet PLAYER. Mckenoa- anon
r,,@t-i~- Nf~. Arles. immediately qrorte<'e';
20 talk bias ness,
.fg4 s.ds. 4 am ~ Boston .o- Two
,.t-r.s ana am here - riay o..sAr.. s.
N.@,, t..,.. been recommended 70 IRE rs tA'
s,sr rr,a~l oiaver here. No". = "e Gan
.>.,,.e -, terms Iu pisV Won - raj otl3r
81, ,-.,-, ask. NJ ADeS. who me gay ~
f,-c het ~,.n s.xtv-oiEht - ruSaloA eA'
ems sass ne thought "A G sro1nS No'''.'
,,ol. a ra,a game Mr Achen'@ eN'
5.~-l. though. this good ioSe- ~
..s-.s3 ia h. ten him his .iea ct od2s- az
r.ase me following remarkable PROPOSE