Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-23

whore he had Just reached. with a hope
OF prolonginE life which was prac-
tlcally at an end before starting on that
journey. In tho entire history Of bill
lizards. 20 far Ms IT, history ~ known,
from the Confessions Of 81. Augustine"
down 10 today, there has been no man
who wa 10 favored with professional
advantages as was Francis G.. Ives.
ana no man 80 90 repaid the hOunrF
fnNor1 ana cuurteHlvH which had been
hcuprd ON him Tor years us ana Francis
g., Ives. 10 was his good fortune 10 have
been discovered by Thomas Foley az a
period NJ time when billiards In this
country threatened TO die out Tor want
of new life, or young ana fresh blood
among our professional experts, Frank
lNuH was "a western product, says John
trcahan IN sporting Life, Born 90 the
farm hr was practically as strong ana
vigorous aa Il young colt Ills latent
talent u not renlua Tor billiards was
soon discovered by Mr.. Foley. who in
his day was ono % Amcrlca'H greatest
experts nt the cue. Foley coached Ives
until 10 was soon discovered that as an
expert Ives could coach Foley
George IT, SlnsBon, then lu Chicago.
who nc that time was Mr. Fulpy'H SOM
ln-lnw, was requested by Foley 20 han-
de the rising young expert. which Mr.
sluHHOn did until his removal % New
York when Mr., SlolHpu, like Mr. Foley,
handed his prutcE0 over Co Jacob
Schngtcr in Chicago, with tho request
that he should make him the great cx-
port NJ the future. Ever willing 10 be
the creator of the masters OF the game.
sghagter was not slow IN handling Ives
who hy this time gave promise III being
one OF the leading experts OF the day.
Sehaetgr ana Ives remained together
ana Dee ~ be- said 90 the everlasting
greatness VI SChacfeF. they never part
ed until Frank Ives was practically a
greater expert than tho wizard"
Frank Ives was not only great billiard
player, hut also % great diplomat aa
diplomacy ls known 10 tho world as
MS Huharlurnt career has shown. Dur
INK AN of these years lu which Foley
SIoHHnu and Schaefer did 30 much 10
make Ives the Kissing sun IN the bill
Hard world, eastern newspaper writer's
and professionals everywhere through
OUT tho length and breadth OF the land
were mo- less s1llclt0us lu tho interest Of
the future Napoleon uf billiards."
JouRNEYEp TO EUROPE.
Having mastered ,he game 20 such an
oNtDut ua Co be- able To defeat both
SlusFuu and SChaofHr Ives next turned
his attention Co John Roberts OF ENG
land, whore the young American Cow
prcd himself with impnrlshuhls glory
hy not only defeating Mr.. Roberts az
his own game Boo London. but also iu
New York. whore Mr. Roberts came 60
meet the American thus giving Ives "a
double victory over Mr. Roberts NJ the
lutterH own game which was up TO this
time something considered impossible
10 DO by any living expert, Ives by this
time was ~ firmly established as AN OK.
pert that Dc sighed Tor new worlds TO
conquer tie went t1 France, whore the
magic of hiH cue was such that lator ou
Dec offered Co play Maurice Nignnux
hunO 90 1000 points Tor $4,000 IL slide,
The NrHuChmlu declined the prup0sl-
uuu uH lIl Jacob Schuofcr later ON,
who received u like challenge from Mr..
Ives. 10 seems Co be- the opinion ~
many that these challenges 10 NiguauN
ana SghuDfUr were but mere hruyud0 on
tho part M Ives, This, however, o. not
the general opinion OF the public. There
has mover been any doubt Ga our mind
that Ives was perfectly sincere, ana we
have not the slightest doubt that both
NiguauN ana Schaefer would have ec-
ceptni Ives challenge were they rca-
s1nuhly certain NJ coming on victorious.
II would Of course have been lie or
death struggle professionally speaking.
hut more especially 80 for Nignnux
Defeat TO thu FTenohman would have