Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-15

played In Chicago will be at cushion cnr-
oms. or, II at eahtoen-lnch bnlk-linr. that
"A suitable handicap will be ngrcui upon In
order that thorc may b. something like
contest. II he fails to do this. hia players
Will not draw enough people to mako a
noise. for ChloaronnH ARE the beat critics In
| tho world on bllliarda, and VIII not croua
| the street. much lcaa pay to see a CANA
| whore hut one player has n chance 10 win,
| 1t 10 not likely that Schacfer would uccept
odds from Ives, The tournament might
proceed Hucc,safully. however, FOR all that.
for. as have already stated, schAcfor Will
always have a chance to win In slnsio
nights play.
Gnrnier on the other hind. Las shown
that he hna no earthly ohRndo against
other % the others. He should not play 4
moro thar 500. or $50 at tho very most.
aralnat the othar'a COO / am much dis
appointed. BY the WAY, In uarnier's show
ing did not SEQ him play while In PARE,
but was told by thu players that he ranked
az good mn any French player next TO
vignaux. II must DO TINT he has NOT done
hlmsoif Justice no far. for Ives would sure
iy have known better than 20 bring him
over wero he not capable OF bother work
than he has shown There arc second rate
players IN this country who would break
into jail 10 get game with oarnler " he
docs not Improve over his hhpwins up 70
date
II N 10 be hoped that Ives VIII rcoonsldcr
and conclude 10 accept schnafor'a resent
challenge to play series Of matches at
yarlolia ptylan OF billiards. Such serics
would be Welcomed by billiard patrons<
inarmuch a. It would furnish Just wbtt Z
thcy want 10 aec--novoity and vnife.y OH
play II would do much good for billiards..
and do Iydn reputation 70 harm " ho vcral
10 lose Indeed Il N difficult 10 nco whore
1vtn vii. have chance to play matches
ut an II hc continued 70 Insist Oh playing.
nothing but baIli-ilne.
echnrfer has yielded much In Trio past
10 othnr pioycra N tho fnnttrr of,chengin<i
the style Of game, whom no held quito a. I
hlEh position ~ billiards ~ Ives door
today. lie was always wiling 20 play my
ona at any style Of billiards. ind was Glad
Of thu chance, whether ne had SURF thing
cf winning or not II 10 this loyal trait IN
tho ''Sgizori's" character which has won
for him 80 lnating plncc IN tho heart. or
nil billiard players. Ives. with all HE great
skill. hite yot 10 fttain that popularity
which tho world nccordn 70 Jacob Hchnefef.
he can NOT gain II by resting on hie inufaiH
and refusing 70 lelEe any kind OF n chnnce-
nut leaving ngidc Tho matter or profrr-
elonal Sentiment. and may even xny graf
itude which should IN iterlf induce ivea 10
strain point In echaefer's favor, tvss Il
sobacfcr sim eonfidcrs himself tho great -,
est player AZ All guinea on Billiard table. I
md n Wiling 10 hot hla money uecort.-
lngly. n Iycs persists IN hin refiaai 70
play. II VIII be bennufc no knows ne fcu
not win. and for no other possible rennon.
An a matter Of fact, Schucicr would be AZ
most certain 10 win ne majority ~ Kaufoa
IN such contest, and no ono knVv1 Y
better thnn IVrd "
II Il unfortunate for Echnefor'r requires
lion that haik-llpo has been The only KApr
IN voRue IN lats years.. Tho fact or ffcF
having demonstrated his undouDted au-
prcinacy Mt OILS style Of Ennsc has seinef4
thc "Wlzlrd" 20 b position IN the public
mird Tar below t,iat 20 which hia gtec
skill ara versatility rs a plnrnr nntiiiv
him Any ono who han not seen this mar
Vicious man play throo cuahione, rtralUhf
fajl. cushion caromn. hank nhots and az
other ranieB commonly played In bllinft
rooinr but not IN hatcher can haze no
ldoa or HI nal ecnlits. Il ~ here that he Z
rhovse hlr1sulf 70 h. itdefd wieard{ ana .
ths crcatrat pihycf8 VI Tie wcglu b4cQpie
nh tsfftixthineflp Ms hands, not even ex~
oooti1,t itsf, cptRk from q thorough ~
oaninfauce Ni,h both uifn AUD their rl'li
etlh the cue Hundro-ia 81 otAetf IN mr.
ftion 10 know VIII bear me opt ia she ~
eertion. 81. /. 81
y, Il not my nlDul,on or deaife y 40
nris = fveA Of fhh cfoalt no h4e hoptaut
sarntd llfc Ia. In fs.r' epiaion. henf ana
phouidrrs above HrhAefer cf rpy pitfrI9
pla, az nt haik-llnf, but ne II tssenaaix y +
fnottnlift a. that ono game aEo tnot ft.t.''.,
ouiy Ifnnt. lot hi'f accfpt tho 'Wii4 81 ...
clafIsns< hfd prove h'nitrif 70 ~ ~
rrcafcst a.i-afound 1iltiAicixt on enfIia-