The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-09
LOUIS NASH,
Manager.

as no shot IN balk. What is meant Is
that a count can be made with the balls
IN oalk but that one or both of the OBJ
Ject balls must be driven out of balk on
the first shot whenever in.
An uptown roomkeeper remarked per-
tlnentIy that the eighteen-inch balk line
game, one shot in, was not too hard when
Ives was alive. Professionals are, of
course more qualified to speak of the
merits or dement's of the game than 9TH
ers' but it did not occur to laymen that
the game was too hard when played here
IN match between Schaefer and SIos-
SON The play was speedy enough Ever
since the anchor nurse was abolished
Schaefer has been somewhat disgruntled
although his play without it has been
fast enough for anybody
schaefer beat Cation in 1,OOO-point
18-inch match the other day with an
average of IA and a high run of S. There
is nothing particularly slow about that.
The old established game Of cushion car
oms does not show any faster counting,
and is style that has been more or less
IN vogue for good many years. Maurice
DAILY, Carter. Slosson, Sexton, Ives and
Schaefer have played it well enough for
tournament purposes, and it is doubtful IL
the play in cushion caromS Is as fast
as In 18-inch balk line. Certainly 1t does
not afford opportunity for ball-to-baIl
billiards like the other.
Some of those opposed to 1S-inch mo
shot In, want to go back to 14-inch
That might be all right for shortstops
and amateurs, but would seem to be a
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compromise is that suggested by SUIT
ton, that the balls be driven out Of balk
on the second shot-one shot in, Sutton
calls 1t; two shots in, some might call It,
The opinions Of the experts gathered In
Chicago which follow, are interesting
and; OF course, worthy of considera ton.
Schaefer-I have given the 18-inch balk
line fair test both In private and pub
lie, without the privilege Of one shot in.
consider the game a complete failure.
It Is contrary to all natural ideas OF
commemorative hn
beautiful parts of the game are destroy
ed, and the player is forced to perform
inconsistency.
Catton-The eighteen-irch balk line. no
shot in: could never be a success. It IS
too difficult for even such great masters
as Vignaux and Schaefer, and entirely
to understand
Sutton-I would like to see the game
changed, allowing the player one shot
In. The game as played Is too severe on
a delicate stroke.
Carter-Any old game suits me. and
can beat anybody at any game but
eighteen-inch balk line as played is too
nigh for ever as great an artist as I am
Joe" Capron-I have never indorsed
the eighteen-inch balk line when PLAYED
allowing no shot 1t impedes the progress
OF a player.
Clarence Green-From the first tourna-
ment of eighteen-inch baIk line, no shot
In. in Which the three great masters COM
Peted | figured 1t a failure then as I do
now. 1t took away those beauties Of the
game that the public so much admired.
such as position and the masse feel
that better billiards would be played and
the public be better satisfied if PLAYED
on the same basis as fourteen-inch. al
lowing one shot in. 1t would surely help
the amateurs.
George Slosson's views on the subject
differ from the foregoing. ''It is pretty
game, says the Student" land for one
thing does not contain much nursing
as to become monotonous I haven't
found 1t too hard. although personally
prefer to play cushion carOms in tourna-
ments. The professionals haven't PLAYED
the etghteen-inch game. one shot in. or
no shot Unjust as you figure 1t out
enough to develop It. It's possibilities are
extensive 1t could be develoned so that
runs of $50 and averages of % could he
MADE AS for it destroying many of the
DsSp!les OF Billiards. how about the three
cuSh1on game that they have been plav-
ing SO much in Chicago? There's no
chahce Tor masse shots in that game ard
billiards. +" - -