Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-03
1T MADE GARNER TIRED.
Ives Played the New Game IN Surprising
ly Easy Style.

Ives Played the New Game In surprising
ly Easy Style.
New York World.
From his remarkable showing against
the Belgian champion, GARNER, at the
Madison Square Garden concert hall last
night, it looks as though still more
difficult game at billiards than 1S-inch
balk line will have to be devised to put
Frank c. Ives to an actual test. In spite
of his talk about lack of practice, which
was made principally for effect and in
cidentally for self-protection, the Michi-
gan wonder took hold of the new game
as though he had played it for years
and ratified off 600 points in thirteen in
nings, leaving GARNER, who only made
17S, so far behind that he lost all hope
at a very early stage of the proceedings.
1t is admitted by men who saw the
foreigner play when he first came to
this country that his ideas of angles and
his execution are quite as good as ever.
But that he is not a progressive player
is a fact While the Americans have
gone on devisng difficult games GARNER
has stood in his tracks Some of his shots
were marvellous, but that Ives was his
master at position plays was clear from
the start. And position is the game.
1t was thought that Jake Schaefer's
run of 76 on the opening night would
stand for some time, but 1t only lived
tWenty-four hours. Ives established a
mark of 200 points for ambitious players
to shoot at, and during this remarkable
run the young Napoleon of the cue never
appeared perplexed in the slightest de-
gree, although he was frequently con-
fronted by what to an ordinary player
seemed impossible shots With all his
skill Ives never missed a chance to try
grand stand" play, nor did the spec
tators ever fail to respond to one Of these
bits of good natured deception.
Twice Ives tried jump shots success
f,.1lxr I'D n sxxr6 oh xxrf1d Ac
q matter of fact they were easier-for
Ives--than dozens of round the table
breaks, and an amusing smile followed
the applause showing that Ives was
tickled at his own sharp practice.
He's a peach" remarked Col John
r. Fellows, who sat between Jake
Schaefer and Jakes hacker Dick Roche.
"A peach, en- said Roche rather
gloomily. Il should say he was. He's
a whole peach orchard
After the eleventh inning Schaefer and
his hacker arose and made for the open
air, leaving Colonel Fellows to make
comments to himself on the final plays
As Ives approached the end of his long
run much excitement was manifested.
Col H. W. Foster. the referee, called
''199'' in deep base voice. Colonel Foster
used to own the Boston Ideal Opera
company, and Tom Karl Is said to have
given him instructions in singing. Ives
viewed rail shot from several points
of attack. 1t was not as difficult for Ives
as he desired to make the spectators
think 1t was.
Just as his cue was In position for
striking, and while many a man in the
crowd held his breath, a cat in the gal
lery uttered a plaintive. "meow-wow, "
and Colonel Foster struck-a sub-cellar
tone as he remarked. =
Yes, and he'll make this too"
This prediction was a good one, but
Ives slipped up on the very next shot
amid chorus of "Shame!' "Aint 1t a
plty?" etc.
The sixth inning helped Ives along
his score being rs points. The first
goose egg" was scored by Ives In the
seventh inning. and another fell right on
top of 1t In. the eighth.
THAT knocks the average to Chicago
and gone,' was the young mans com.