The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-01
IVES KNOWS THE TRICK.
TIE DEFEATS MAURICE DAILY At
BkLK-LENE PLAY.

Tho 4. +. younr Napoleon ~ Exhibits the secret Of
a.. w.r Restricted Gan,e-It 10 an Original
s,.,sr, or Position Play By Drivrs-sioason
,,d sutton piay Well Mt Cuahion Carrems.
Frank Christian Ives, the youngest OF tho
hil,iard stars OF America, and who 10 considered
Inv many good judges to DO the greatest billiard
riaver in the world, engaged In his first contest
for tho new championship at up-to-date balk-
| lino billiards at the Madison Square Garden
Concert Hall last night. His face was
bronzcd BY the exposure OF q long ~sojourn In the
Adiropdacks, made necessary by the almost
comnlete breakdown Of his health last
sprinR. He showed no trace OF that try
inc ordeal, and his practice play at the
newest style of professional billiards has
been 30 exceptionally strong that he was
| Iooked to by the billiard lovers to set the pace at
| the difficult improved game. Ho faced his old
partner, Maurice DAILY, who was about the first
| Of the stars to forsee his future years ago. Ives
has for several years won everything in sight at
billiards. including the former trophy cup of
| the fourteen-inch balk line worlds champion
ship.
As Is his habit, he chewed gum necessarily
during the game. and he played with his favoritc
twenty.two.ounce cue. He uses this heavy stick
on the theory that its extra weight saves ply
steal e~xertion in draws and drives" Ives
got rid of his dress coat in q jify and put OH q
cardigan jacket with silk sleeves, a garment
much worn by Wizard" Schaefer.
Ives started the game Off leisurely. His
familiar trick jump shot that shoots the cue ball
up in tho air and drops it upon the two
object balls was his most striking play
in tho first ten innings. A round-the-
table shot. in which he made the cue ball
chase to avoid q kiss was another beauty
in his eleventh inning. Some of Days draws
AT - 4 tA- - ~
with Ives in the earlier stages Of the contest.
DAILY had a momentary lead Of so to 40. but the
youngster quickly swept IL away and enter
tanned the assemblage with some posi-
ton play that possessed absolute per.
lection of judgment. The accuracy OF
his drive shots contributed to make the display
exceptional. in its interest for students of tho
new game. He played rapidly and with a Ger.
tainty of stroke that made it look as easy as
rolling of a log to roll up double cures. despite
the dreaded balk spaces. An ornamental clus-
ter of AZ sent him around his first wire, and the
score went up on the wall: Ives. 1Ol; DAILY, So"
little later Ives got the globes together in the
middle Of the table and he toyed with them with
a delicate deftness Of stroke that could not be
excelled. He shot the cue ball back and forth
across tho face Of the globes. and only broke
them apparently Just for the fun of the thing.
when he had gathered in 81. 1t was a glimpse
only or his prOWeSS at anCnOT Work on the open
table. Then he tried some balk line nursing on
after showing that no could Judge force on ths;
csrrSms; He LET 4 go for q shots + end as gave
play. They enabled the veteran to, turn his
first wire with 100 to Ives's 49,. DAILY aroused
s sinsle spplSsisse shot I %U sifse'ed irt Nth ~ sharp a spr rs1erss
tators the best show Of the tourney thus far; and
stnn nrt-a1 thn TInndifQ v nj want around his
s Billiards. ! The score stood: IVES. 265; Day Spi ii5.
critical student Of his distinguished play than
Daily, who appeared to really enjoy his oppo-
adns e, exh ii thnse for the nrst time time how i' It i is
possible to quickly gain position for balk line
nursing. and also how to avoid being tangled
his third wire IN the t~enty:hfth Inning.
when he picked of the green cloth a group OF 81
Almost directly afterward DAILY, in turn. swept
the fundamentally Of ,cleverly devised car.
soms: the p=rsttiest Of which was : long and ID
MADE eA the score ssand: DAILY. sio: ives. S41. ~
s,t 9oee , hofs i IN as tn5nee s sntce ISIS %on and as P Se
By %elappins their hands. The cartons Were Of
sLs sorts by sp psa a Of Skilled q S Salliklihney' nu xs.
ing far from the s regulation ,o,d lines; There here
were Oh Oh tu6m MI lolu, dIu Cney
with a total of 4o5 to Daly's el0.
and put WITH Up 8 SO sc STps Of 4 eIl'i to e. two %n inG 3usi tM 1ss1 to
one ahead Of his old business partner, Nobody
could stand up against such billiards ,h:, and it
ion carroms before the finish. however. Ives
Scoring 500 to Days 25o. DAILY had done bet.
follow:
Tyaa-I K o n o u n I I I n 10 q 40 81 or I
8. 80. il. 500 g. 90
/. ? %, 9. !, = ~ 2 {. 5: g. :: q ID j. Is. q is Fl il: . ., Il e. Iii Is
R~eferee-Edward Mclaughlin.
Time of Game-Two hours ~ minutes.
AFTERNOON GAME.
George sutton. who was an able player OF
pool away back in the seventies, but who went
f. Capsds and passed out OF the recollection Of
slosson yesterday afternoon. 1t was the latter
first appearance in public for two years. He is
the new s!ngleshot balk-line game. He seemed
to be feeling clipper, which was a good sign for
short stops before he entered tho tourney. was
tho first to get the globes s .S started ID for s double g
)c eKSfreilii played sdI group Il 20. MT or these IL LETT
HANDED long draw . { for ! position .1sL s. was not 1o;,.a 10
fourth inning. and Referee Mclaughlin looked
surprised. SO did tho ex-champion himself. He
atoned for this directly afterward, however, by
some dainty nursing of the worries while they
lay together on the centre of the table. He
gathered 10, and then unaccountably tripped VI
u second time on a miscue. Sutton. who showed
marked skill and round-the-table play. kept In
the lead of his older rival. His position shots
were frequently greeted with %plaudits from thu
billiard lovers. They were critical, but the
strangers open play both surprised and dc
lighted them.
SIosson tied him with m even score of 70 il
the thirteenth inning. and he went ahead just
little with n break of 10. But George seemed
unable to gain control of the globes, and could
therefore, develop no system OF. play, and hi
want OF luck was calculated to discourage him
He missed a splendid round.the.table shot b,
his first wire with a cluster of ID carroms
The crier called tho scores: Sutton. 10s: Slos
son. 90"
Siosson caught up again with q double of Ii
and he rounded the second wire first with
score OF 2O2 to Sutton's l44. Two clusters o
SO and "a earned on the open table helped materi
ally to send him onward. These breaks wer,
starred by position carroms that were judge,
excellently and executed with skin. but Their
was no bslk.line nursing about the runs. 1t wa
hard work and it did not satisfy the ex-cham