The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-05
GREAT BILLIARD PLAYING.
sLOssoN DEFEATS IVES AFTER 4
sENSlTIONAL FINISH.

- VIII w
tire FINAL TsnipE Cinsed-Tbcy Run EduniiS
Cipse on AvernEea-Ivcs Leads on the f,nsi
stripE. but HIs Rival FORCES Ahead ana wins
J Frank @. Ives, who lost his cue battle on Fri
Z day night with Jacob Schacfcr, met another OF
s his old tutors at billiards last night in George
3 Blosson, who was tho second OF the stars OF the
J Fret rank to encounter him in the big billiard
tourney in tho Madison Square Garden Concert
I Hall. After Ives gave up being n bicycle and
roller skate expert and turned to billiards
+. echncfcr and Slo,son shared the honors OF
teaching him things worth knowing. and when
he met Slosson no encountered a mentor, just as
he had done on the previous night when no
played Schaefor. The ~lattcr's victory over him
had dimmed his prestige unquestionably, and
the : young Napoleon =" faced an assembiAge that
was Inclined to DO worry critical, 80 far as his own
play was concerned.
Nobody know. in view OF Schaefer's victory
over him, exactly what was going to happen.
and this uncertainty added greatly to the in
terest Of the contest Slosson had defeated the
youngster many times in years gone by. but
Ives has outstripped him in all contests with
the cue.
Before the game opened last night n big floral
piece representing a bicycle wheel was set on
the stage. 1t was a gift to Ives from his friends
Of the Century Wheclmen. The players re-
ceived applause when they stepped to tho table.
The game opened very lndiferently, as tourney
games do nine times out OF ten, and
the fact that Ives put up double figures
for 20 in his second inning very swiftly
did not upset tho usual tradition about games
that are supposed to impose a crucial test on tho
experts. The first really clever fAey was done
by Slosson in his fifth inning, and It included
some carroms that could scarcely be excollcd for
Judgment of position strokes. The effort nctted
him "a carroms. Ives, who had taken the lead
at the start, overtopped the run a little later by
2 break of %. The way he left the globes forced
his rival to resort to cushion carroms. at which
difficult style OF play his proficiency is acknowl-
edged.
George played these dangerous shots with
marked success at the outset of the battle. Ho
was putting IA noticeable amount of vim into his
admirers enthusiastic. Well Judged position
play gave effect to his carroms. and, fortified
won the critical admiration OF the billiard
lovers. A run of 80 showed him to better ad.
yHaiHf fve es" woke hss y Tp. and r1 with On Is t Of his , swift
oarroms turned the first wire quickly. with q
total OF 113 to Slosson's So.
The youngstcr ratified Off a series of draws
and drives that were conspicuous for accuracy
IN Judging force, and kept the aSsemblage APP
rushed his count OF carroms along. Occasionally
no cssayed q masse stroke TO retain his control
Of the ivorios. and. passing the half hundred
point he still Kept the globes racing until they
had rung out 81. This break gave to him n
sssayed his trick Jump Shot, and to his own and
everybody else's establishment he failed to exc.
cute It. and by the failur cracked his second
swing round his first wire with a cluster of 1s,
some of them cushion carroms, 50 clevcrly de-
signed and executed that they awoke the
Ives. ~; Slosson, ll3.
ward. with n bunch of %. that came to an end
with a comparatively easy. masse. Slosson hav-
newed the battle with a score Of 2oS to Slos.
sons 10. Despite the fact that the outlook was
promising, Ives came up to a short turn with
cushion carroms of exceptional design that
Melted %, ana nearly every one of them was
stage the enthusiasm of the rival partisans of
the two, experts added greatly to the gen.
then put together some Sne Of &hi the sh6w asss
nurse sarr1ms he has yet executed, in
part. There were SO in the cluster and they We're
So brilliant in execution, particularly in balk.
sssthsr shot. sIossdn replied to this display PIN
technical skill of execution. They set him Of
his second wire. and his admirers gave to him n
played: Slosson, 215; Ives. 2s5.
This made a close game of it, and Slosson
ssslns so'S Sis y 1is ,STn rival IN ve and f iSs oi iihisPG
overs watched the battle with an interest
shst e sepMfs t fnify they Mani snsoy " t the l gliaig| Of S Setn
studying the play through opera glasses. and
mere were women in the boxes who Joined
T. some more unusual balk.line play Hn'0o along
10 the execution of cushion carroms that par.
i}ok OF the nature OF exhibition play in the com
e, last wire In the thirty-hfth inning with q
ives, 400: Slosson. 1885,"
George caught the position for bnlk-line nurs.
ing at this point, and he played i in almost
M FAIL and tho ilinr nynr Inl
clinical skill that this is sort Of play d iSa%isad.e
tie position. He played open table carroms
after that, and set the assemblnge cheering
G" shion shots. At the seyenticth shot he had
s. ibr aEnt the the nurse so position on the other
ah.iaa renewed outburst Of cheers that were
thp h%eartlest evoked by any Of tho exports in
t ta% ' fSn. urged Geo on BY s9a' sSe " Shouts 8 Ss%I
H., kept Up the difficult single cushion
ha .led by a roar of applause. and rolled tho
E.'ees on until he had reached OF. when a two.
Gu hlon shot brought him 10 II stop. He had
m,te the Top run OF the game. and II turned his
third wire. the score standings:
Slosson, 1888; Ives. 400"
This notable achievement was unlocked for
bT Ives. evidently. and it mate MIN hustle for
IN. n him MAS en MGreh; l Too n Close oid for Tiv com Was erG 1--WE,
g; 70 back Si at him m with ~ aar and t fSa yoa slGsS9a
~N~e Nc"" ~ uoiiOon 81 III uotlc III
his cue with, de ermiSed energy. Ives cap.
~ making z single; which were stopped
sh Irt by, IA very difficult bank, turned
! last wire with a total of 4O2 to Ives's 46s.
lrts picked up o and Slosson resumed his per
II. oped.
YES cracked a duck egg and then the strain
b. anne feverish for both players and spectators.
: 'ss3n has long been noted for his nervy play,
ail no held his nerve at this stage in a
wy that proved, that he. could be level.
hn pded In u great crisis. He made 10, then
j. . missed entirely and was kissed b 'ck by
re luck to n counting stroke. and by this UNI
i"Jkcd-for favor of fortune no was enabled to
II. Ike "a. lust . less than he needed to win. He
u ssed on n mass6 shot.
sfeorge needed 90. u huge number at such a
81 Ie Of the game, but he did tho trick,
PISSED the greatest billiard treat of tho
protection with which, George played these
20 carroms. earning them by position draws
4 ID nursery cafroms. In addition to the trophy
+" wins a special prize offered by Ives's partner.
Snlr equal to 1t being n Chicago game between
Sch .efer ana Ives that was decided by one point.
= OBSDn'a victory Uivaa ancnp1 ,nr,., =.