The record-union., 1896-04-05
SCHAEFFER DEFEATS IVES.
EACH HAVE NOW WON AN EQUAL
NUMBER OF GAMES.
The Battle VIII be Continued at Bos.
ton, Commencing on the Four
teenth Instant.

NEW YORK, April 4.-The second
meeting between the Wizard" and his
former pupil was, if anything, fraught
with more interest than their first game
on Wednesday night. In addition to the
keen rivalry that always exists between
Schaeffer and Ives, the doubt which
Schaeffer has expressed of Ives ability
as an all-round champion, and the fact
thse the Wizard" bad Wednesdays
defeat to counterbalance, all served to
draw attention.
The battle will be continued at Bos-
ton, commencing April 14th. The cush-
ion carom game will be played in that
city, and Maurice Daily will join the
trio, making 1t four-handed game.
The game tonight commenced at $50
O'Clock Alfred de Orc, the champion
pool-player, was the referee.
Ives won the bank, and gathered in a
neatly executed bunch of forty-eight be-
fore he broke down on an easy cushion
shot. Schaeffer contributed one and
then missed falling on a draw shot.
In his fourth Ives gave an example of
his skill as a billiardist. Gathering the
balls along the top rail- he gathered up
the points with startling rapidity. His
easy touch and the accuracy with which
he drove the balls down the table, only
to bring them back to his will, brought
forth several rounds of applause from
the audience. A loud cheer greeted the
scorers call of 100, and then the failure
of a simple draw shot sent the champion
to his seat. He had passed his first wire.
and when Schaeffer missed, with four
to HI 6n roo n E
Schaeffer 10.
Ives passed his second wire in the next
inning with a pretty break Of "a. The
Wizard" registered zero.
Four ciphers from the ninth to the
twelfth innings caused a murmur of
surprise among Ives friends. With the
aid of twenty-five in the ninth and two
in the eleventh. Schaeffer passed his
first wire and the score read: Ives 23i
Schaeffer 102
Ives added thirty-three in the thir-
teenth, and then Schaeffer gave an ex-
hibition of fine playing. With posi-
tion play of wonderful quality he rolled
up very high score. Nurses,
drives" "masse shots and draws
followed each other with dead certainty.
A loud cheer greeted him when he
reached the century. Continuing. he
forced seventysix more before he
tripped, and retired with the second
highest run of the t-116-to
his credit. The score now showed
Schaeffer in the lead for the first time
for the game. the cards reading: Schaef-
fer 2IS. Ives 267.
The youngster started off in the fif-
I ccf lot firsy,
to swamp his rivals lead. He kept the
balls together by fine position tactics,
and showed that the wizards" won
derful break and consequent lead did
not unnerve him any. He corraled
eighty-three before a long draw shot
beat him. He had passed his third wire,
and passed Schaeffer again, the score
reading: Ives 800, Schaeffer 21S.
Once more 1t was Schaeffer's shot, and
though the balls broke against him at
first, he continued to score until he had
made 159. leaving himself in the lead
with the score: Ives 800, Schaeffer 437.
| Ives retired with four to his credit in
| the seventeenth, while Schaeffer made
seventy-four earoms, and passed his
fifth wire. The score was: Ives 354.
Schaeffer $40.
Everybody in the hall closely watched
Ives eighteenth inning. He soon got
down to business, and before many min
utes had elapsed had made sixty-seven.
when he tripped Schaefrer unexpect-
edly broke down on his fifteenth shot.
and the score was: Ives 421, Schaeffer
5333
Ives had a hard game to win, and
| play as he could he was unable to over
come the Wizards" lead
The final score: Ives 534, Schaeffer
GOO. High runs-Ives 129, Schaeffer
176 Averages-Ives % 7-10, Schaef-
fer 80
Result of series: Ives. won 3, lost l.
Schaeffer. won 3. lost /. GARNER, lost 4.