New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-05
SIOSSON THE CHAMPION.
BILLIARDS IN THE LAST
GAME OF THE TOURNAMENT.

WITH IVES LACKING ONLY TWO POINTS HIS
OPPONENT MAKES RUN OF SIXTY
AND WINS THE CONTEST
| coorge F. Slosson. by wonderful exhibition or
r.rve uphill fighting and beautiful blizzard sho's'
last evening in the billiard tournament at Madison
square Garden snatched an almost impossole VIC
| ,ory from the grasp of his opponent, FRANK Z.
| Ives and won the game, the tournament, haho-
! some trophy large cash prize and the champioh-
ship OF the world To do this ne put up 'he '
romarkab bic game Of the five days TOURNAMENT anu
amid constant applause netteo TWO runs Vi % w
ca noints when people had left the hall In the con-
,,,o, ,hot Ives had won Sossons run OF 90 was
ad Union Ives had only two points TO GO ana IN
,ht r,,p sone superb and almost Impossible sho's
were made ,,se.o,,
Ives had started off the game, ana lh"i''
billiards was played up to the thrtv-sN., 49, 20
with the one exception of two runs OF o. anu 90
-, r !, the twelfth and twenty secono
innings. ,a ,,s
7, IN. thirty second inning Ives had raised HIS
lead 10 the apparently safe one OF ~ II, Wv, w
next innings he cracked ducks eggs anu 0io'so"
nulled ten from his lead. In the thr'!-ni." minis
Ives Melted a. increasing his lead 10 io7 po'"'''
while Slosson took his turn at duck css'
II tho first half of the next inning Ives secureu
only two points having then lead OF $50 po''''
the score standing: Ives 422; Sosson IN. Ne' ia"
then only rs points more TO MAKE Will" ~ ~
ponent had PA ,,.,, o,,oh,
Then the unlocked for happened. slosson oaue" u.
tho halls inst right and got them ROLLING III Pe'ie
form He ran off so points in quick oroef' anu
,,hor no turned the half hundred mark ne was ell
couraged by applause and cheers. ne heP' ny
worries working down the middle OF the '"''e 80
the most dexterous skill in easy carrons ro"'''e
,ha so 70 80 and 90 marks amid the greatest en-
,busiasm still he kept them going for seven more
pretty executed shots, but failed w''h'h '"oo
rorts of the century mark. That brought MN
within 80 points Of Ives. the score being ives '--'
and Slosson. 3S3. 1890
1ves was worried trife and began little harder
billiard playing and less gum-chewing ne he,'e"
81 again increasing his lead to 10 Inc "eN' ~"
innings passed amid intense silence as ives graz
uauv worked I'D 10 the 47i point, while Sl"ssoh
could not get beyond 44o. In the forty-nrst INNING
Ives corrallcd pretty of "a. and faeo on an
easy cushion shot. only two snort Oh ru''''"s ''
Az this pont Slosson still lacked 60 of the coveted
800 vet with almost assured defeat before MN he
went to work with great deliberation ana heeah
running off the points in absolutely perfect form
II was the best billiard playing that has been seen
I'm the tournament As ii began TO he real"' 'n"'
he was playing winning billiards. each sho' WIS
breathlessly awaited ana literally applauden 'nc
of his most difficult shots was baik one .ua
three-quarters the length of the table win me Nv"
object balls close to the ran men ~, h u,h
The spectators arose TO their feet ana howled VII"
delight .r,. u.,,, r.,c,ess
4
lin he netjed hfty-nine points one ahead OF inG W.
and within OF the goal Every one vas c Soai,a
Ing then and shouting Several times Mr. sioSso n
waved his hand for silence, as the an WIS c,ousi
10 unnerve the steadiest. The referee, hdHdtu
NcIaughlin then motoned for silence. ana sara IN
view oi re fact that Slosson's next shot was an
easy carrom that as only one shot remained 10 pe
made ne took pleasure In announcing MI SlosSoh
the winner Of the tournament and the CHAMPION
ship $500 .,s ha,o
owing to the unexpected turn anairs nav
taken" he continued 1.-THE trophy Is not on hahd
TO- night but will be presented TO Mr.. Slosson SOM
day next week take pleasure IN now ir'srnli =,
| 10 Mr. Ives the prizes for the highest average IN
the tournament. diamond scarf pin. ana ior IN.
| highest run. pair Of diamond link sleeve buttons
Mr. Ives received what TO him appeared but poor
recompense. when he had been picked by every one
as the winner and had certainly every right TO eN-
| pect TO be He then quickly disappeared. ana MI.
Slosson while mis- friends were making rush ioi
him slapped out the last point which made him the
| champion of the world. His friends grabbed him
on ali sides and he hustled about the table FOR
fifteen minutes in their eagerness 10 congratulate
Siosson-i g. 3. o. "a. 5. s. 80. 6. . :: IS. a. -
\ O. O. 90 H. g. 81. g. o. Is |. 10. |. l. l. 10 = e. T. w.
| 81 IL. T. 25 10. el-oo Highest run 81 average
Ivrs-s 20 G. 3. o. 2. q 3. 81. Is. g. o. ~ !;
| o. l3. l. So I. O. g. IL. "a o. q. Ii ~ ~. a. a. ~
| . 81 ~ g. o. 24-ios. Highest run. 81; average.
| IL 6-4l.
| The for the tournament was: