New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-30
SCHAEFER DEFEATS DAILY.
SLOW PLAY MARKS THE OPENING GAME
IN THE BILLIARD TOURNAMENT.

DAILY PROVES NO MATCH FOR scHAEFER. AND is
BEATEN OVER TWO HUNDRED PoINrs-THE
BEST RUN OF THE NIGHT SEVENTY NryE-
DALY's BEST RUN THIRTY EIGHT-DALY
SEES A MISS AND CLAIMS IT.
Two veteran billiard experts. Jacob schaefer and
Maurice DAILY. played the opening game Of the
championship billiard tournament at the Concert
Hall in Madison Square Garden last night Schaefer
easily outplayed his more experienced opponent and
captured the game by the OF 800 TO 49, Neither
man showed to his best advantage. and DAILY par
ticularly. seemed nervous and preoccupied. He has
evidently been busy making money In the last ten
years that he has given little time TO the thorough
practice OF the game 1t is played to-day.
The contest the first of series OF games
which will be played each night and during Tues
day, Wednesday Thursday and Friday afternoons.
The other players are Frank c. Ives, George F.
Slosson and George Sutton. The contest Is at 500
points. each playing at eighteen-inch balk lne one
sho, In balk and shot in anchor space. Be
sides the worlds championship. the winner VIII re-
ceive $50 50 per cent OF the entrance money, fees
and net receipts.
The attendance last night meagre. rather In
keeping with the game itself Schaefer ran out
the game in fifty-three innings making an average
OF 1888. and beating DAILY 22l points. DAYS
average was only 5-l9-52. Each player was cour-
missed shot by narrow margin. but as DAILY
did not apparently the miss. Schaefer was pre-
pairing to 70 on. Daily jumped up. and. appealing
to the referee. Edward Mclaughlin asked II
schaefer had counted The referee said no. and
Schaefer took his ceat. not at all put out
The game slow from the start Schaefer won
the toss and chalked up three points. and missed.
Runs OF fourteen and fifteen we're the best work
done in the first ten innings Schaefer drawing
blanks In the eighth, ninth and tenth, while DaIy
missed In the eighth and ninth In ten innings innings
Schaefer had made total OF ~ buttons. leauihs
DAILY by % points. ,, 49,,
mastery Of p th vores until the nineteenth inning
when Schaefer. by clever nursing. got the balls 70
draw. he had added 70 buttons to his string. max
ing his total l7S. to 43 for his veteran opponent
The play was commonplace up 10 the tnirty-tnlro
inning when Schaefer managed to bunch strins
Of 81 on delicate carroms and draws ,o DAILY Tas
the Wizard" was not playing In the bic
style expected. so,oorou o,,o, .. >,
his total making him %6j; while DAILY with run snG
ty-third and forty-fourth innings. DAILY showed a
asS fhs in bis M MSG Of 5f0has play
around the table work and. while pretty and
dseas %' p not done BY
sGhaesT vas al his best in the fG 'acS
them I"t shown and he licked off 20 points like II.
true expert that he is. He kept the balls well In
or as rs ra and he%
| precision He missed on a difficult follow. wher
| he seemed have good chance 70 run ou
| the game. DAILY was hopelessy beaten. and h
was dragging along 24O points behind Schaeffe
ran out the game In the hftythird inning with five
drawing blanks In the fifty-frst and ffty-seconc
| innings.
The score follows
schaeter-a. H. . T. IL. /, 10. O. 0. 0. ls g. 10 4 Q
3. o. l. 70. 30 20 g. H. O. j. H. 10. 81 iS
| 500 Average % 80. best runs. 20. 81. 40. 81
Il ss d RI. q! l. IL ~ ~:
| 10 81 bcs. %. %. rs
sos.on and Sutton will cross cues this afternoon
| and Ives and DAILY tonight.