The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-20

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slhsr sndng that makes blIE.arcist wish
ne nAo never taken the cue froga the rack
= 20 nfsa That the table Is not level There
y wonderful fascination in billiards
Waen conditions are perfect To touch 4
Jail Agnfly, see Il strike the obtec, ball
9Aoe on 10 the cushion carom and with
the Engfish" shoot down the table 20 the
tnifo BAL. arouses keen interest not only
70 the player. but those who are watching
tns zane. The deeTer one imbioes Of the
scsehes OK the game the more ne desires
70 learn There Is no end TO the possible
ties OF the game. It 10 truly scientific.
iaefe u much more exercise in the game
than most people think and as a means Of
training the eye TO Judge angles 1t has
no superior. Il is q school for the nerves.
me history Of billiards In this country
Tor the past ten or twelve years furnishes
some peculiar and At the same time in
tesesting features. and shows how q player
goes up and down the scale OF ranking
Jacob Ehafer, commonly called the
wizard OF the cue. came to the front. and
AFTER long struggle with George S1osson.
the Student" won the title OF champion
OF the world In doing this ne also dis
posed OF the aspirations OF the French
champion. vigneaux. Then sha.sr picked
up . pupil in the person OF Frank Ives.
WHO 10 known as the Napoleon OF billiards.
FOR time the world commented upon
tns wonderful Improvement Ia the young
mans game. but did not dare speak of him
as the equal OF his instructor Finally
Ives and Shafer parted company and
Ives made tour OF the United States and
Europe astonishing billiard devotees ev-
erywnere by his wonderful exhibitions.
The next thing he did was to beat his in
sfructor and assume the crown OF premier
bfiiiardist OF the world II seemed i'm
possible TO stop his progress Recently.
however. shaser. Slosson and Ives met
In grand tournament In New York city
The outcome OF the play vas that Shafer
beat ives and Siosson beat Shafer. Thus
II may be seen how time has brought
about complete reversal OF the chain
that was slowly, bat surely, constructed.
1t Is probable that the three leading ex-
perts will meet again.
Bicycles are now carried as baggage
without extra charge on American rail-
road lines aggregating over s.. ou0 miles in
length. an increase OF about 5000 miles
since last February. Coast line and river
steamers and ferries having a combined
length OF route OF $4,000 miles are also
carrying bicycles the same as other forms
OF baggage and without extra charge The
principal coast line steamers on both the
Atlantic and the Pacific coasts are ineIud-
lines to China, Japan and Australia are
In line with the same policy. In France
all railroads carry bicycles as ordinary
baggage. and the increase o. receipts
within the last year. due TO wheeimen's
patronage, has been very substantial The
same effect is noted in this country as
shown in the case OF the Long Island Rail-
road Company. which last year carried
about 10000 cyciist passengers. and this
year about 10000, each paying a full first
class fare.
A committee OF the l.. A. w will meet
committee of the Canadian Wheeimen's
Association at Buffalo this month to dis
cuss matters of interest TO the two organ
izatlons.
This evening, at the Y. M. c. A. gym
nasiuni. beginning at Sis O'Clock. the reg
uIar weekly athletic games will be held.
In addition TO the basket ball handbali
and Indian club race. there will be nata-
torium events The basket ball game will