The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-12-05
LOW AVERAGES IN BILLIARDS.
SCHAEFER AND BARUTEL DEFEAT
OPPONENTS.
Roth Games Long Drawn out Tine wizard
Wins From HOwisO1 After a Close
Tussie n French Expert Beats Morn
inSstar In Championship Tourney.

ul8SthT !" championship louTltVss
Jake schaefer defeated Leonard nowison
last night In the Is-inch balk line billiard
tournament for the championship in Madison
Square Garden Concert Hall. In the after
noon Louis Barutcl defeated Ora Morning
star. Barring occasional spurts. both games
were slow and low averages were nude.
The men behind the cues slipped up on fire.
quent seemingly easy chances.
Jake Schaefer made his first appearance
OF the tournament last night. His opponent
was the young Canadian cueist. Leonard
Howison. The %lattcr's bank was the better
and he got under way with u break OF four
Schaefer's opening count was a two cushion
effort. a solitary tally. as he missed the next
one. For a while Referee De ORC was kept
busy calling nothing There were five
zcros. all told. in the first four innin gs. ION
his fifth inning the wizard quickly culled
10, his last shot Of the run being a pretty
| cushion follow that earned applause.
Applause was meted out LITERALLY to Howl
son a few Innings later for a long distance
four cushion shot which called for a fine cut
on the first object ball and then n rapid flight
up the table and back to the other side. the
| cue ball humping the second object ball flush
In the nose. He made a similar scintillant
count In the same inning which netted IL
billiards and put him on even terms with
his noted opponent. Schaefer's accnmulation
OF carroms was the reverse of fast, the cue bal!
frequently falling short, and Howison passed
him before so was reached
Mild applause greeted Howison when. ne
made his ona-hundredth billiard. one OF an
unbroken chain of ~ which made his total
soon forthcoming an example Of the great
skill which the Wizard possesses and IL was
aprlauded enthmsia sticallyA IN
1t was n brilliant mass6. The cue ball
was close, 10 the first object ball and both
close, to the rail Posing hi: cue at a per,
/ tbumn The che bnI skinned around the
first object ball. quivered for a mo!nent,
then darted merrily over to the other bail and
sSl,1nsi to %'' Bring me JAKE out oa1" Of his iiethursy'
With gentle yet firm stroke he proceeded
ished he had cajoled the obcdient worries
for the largest run of the tournament 70 date,
O., and this timely seance put him in t!io lead
by seven points. A..
tw enty-ninth inning. .schaefer was PLAYING
missing easy ones just as he seemed TO be
warminS up T. a run H%wis 5oa 81 rs s"bsel
for'- 100. but the In tier passed him in ms
part of the inning with an attractive bouquet
cushion fiver- around the table and the SIN
plest Of Carroms Missing. u bank in his
thlrty.eighth inning SChlrier Ieit the iuc oaai
ONLY ii. which made him five behind
What had the earmnrk- Of q good run by
Schacfer in the fortN-scventh inning was
follow shot II was not Schaefer'- first mis-
| cue 81 the night Schaeier preceded this
son Around the 30p mark the play was dull
| and uncventfnl until q run OF 10 sent hoWl,nh
into HE Ia string md only . Dehlnd renewed
the interest somewhat
The play was commonplace and dragged
with n dazzling shot Of considerable length.
the ball sCooting 10 the far end of the ubie,
taking two CUSHIONS and coming stra,fnt
back by means Of reverse Engii-h centre
space manipulation figured largely. in n run
Of % by Howlson and Wad" the ldtters tduy
3t1 to Schlsfcr'S 3G2 IL took seven more
innings for Schaefer to 60 out
This afternoon sutton and M~orningstar
will play md tonight Slosson and Howison.
last nights score:
Sch,eter-Lo o. o. 10. o. ia. I. q. 1. o. o, T.. 10. 0. 5.
II, o. /, l.. /. 3, !. {. o, q, .. az i.lIi. .: II, l LIZ.
d !; 's 70. is is j. hrI 70, a. GO; { s Is ss' 81. l0''l' ''. H's" runs
sGriscpI,, g. g. "a "a. q 8 O. + s. l. = ~ 4. 3. :. 3. 70. !. ~ y.
g a. j. o 70 g. 20. ! ., I = tS q H. 81 81 ~ afieih
rum runs. st. 20, Il. "&Sytisse', 5 70 81.
Barut"l led of in the afternoon. hut failed
10 count. and Morningstar gathered m ioqr
toved with tho worries for - clenn-cut counts
and Morning-tar folio we'd with IA very ornate
cushion shot, which required precise eAecn;
ton and sharp cyeSlgnt \ mISCu' ended
the second double-ngure run. a group Of II
by Barulcl. jus, ~ the balls were running
nicely Morning~tar md" five zerus IA
succession and in twelve innings was able
e. persuade tl. BALI 10 produce only o. hard
leaves coming HE way With frequency lne
Freuohmau. hoWev"r. WGd" q number Of
Spectacular opeq-tabl" shots
good leave 20 MorninEstar ~ RE --yenteenth
inning aud he made his hr-t doublc-hgur"
run, IL closely uur-"d "uc~ IN Tie oehir"
q ma--e which scattered the -phcrcs When
Barutol turned into hi- second hundred
Muruiug~,uT lad only 20 points
Barltel was over 70 hundred IN tho lead
AZ his tV'uty-~roond inning when Morning
,tHr woke ~ and reduced ~" SAP WIN q
rIuofu BIttlc hrlo" VA only lnpm"utarv
NotnInrs'ar followed vii TWO barren IN
uiug, and Bhruirl We gam over "a hundred
- Tho good 10" Ircu'hmau .rpald not
Wa -uTsr end faster Illi Doe tINHl \ ~,
aht,tr 80 uuraH'l "pcu-,HhI' -iuf- h"lp"i
h!m ~ ID r'H,Ht" q" "H~' '"or' position
hr prolonged tack Of getting - billiard.
We ruwplrt~d b. hHru.nE-'hr n IT. ls"nir-
',shth iuunf The ,""r' Then Nas herut"l.
40 NDIulHr-t.i. Is u WH- 81 dull pru.
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mo b. fYIur o,utIr Mpfuin~-t4r -. at
90 Small luUlug. came Win muHotpLuu-
r.slaut' M.iuuF,'ar o'ss"d an o"tput
tuulns b., .iraiHl ,ir- IIa1 aud hi. Total
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