The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-12

L. u Dec. ,, are about completed
The contest will decide the
worlds championship, and practically
all the best players now in active serv.
ice have entered the lists. -
The billiard championship has beer
much discussed subject ever since ,he
death of Frank c. Ives couple oi
years ago Ives was alone in his class
Jacob scha~1er and George slossor
have met upward of fifty times to test
their skill on the green cloth, and the
result is an even division of victories
The long suffering public called hall
long ago, and the two Teutons have
, since been but little in lhe glare OF The
/ imelights. Every American devotee OF
the cue knows full well that Slossor
is better than Schaefer at cushion car
oms and that the latter is superior al
balk line pay. The question OF vie
tory therefore usually depends upon
the style of game chosen.
MANY of the lagge cities will contrib
ute competitors 10 the tourney. New
York, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago
and st. Louis are to be represented
Among the stars who will cross cues
are s. chaefer. Slossan, Ora Morningstar
the hril'ant young New York player;
Edward Mclaughlin. also from Goth
am; Leonard Howison. Tom Gallagher,
Sutton OF Chicago, Rarutel, the Parl'
sian and Ortiz, the Spaniard.
Little Willie Hoppe, The wonderful
boy expert has at last decided to
compete. This phenomenal lad has
done more in the last year or two to
keep alive ths popularity of billiards
than has any one OF the grown men
identified with il. Hoppe is so small
that he has to kncel on the table ia
execute mUst shots, but nevertheless he
recently defeated both Mclaughlin ana
Mulninsslal The youth asks for a wa
ger OF $500 Il corner and stipuateS Il
weeks play of l,5oO points up. He
would accept Il reasonable concession
in the matter of odds, possibly playing
$50 to his opponents 5 800. Hopes chal-
lengc attracts vide interest, and the
games in which he participates are GER
tain to be witnessed by record breaking
crowds. Howison defeated Morningstar
in their last match, and their perform
anCes will also be followed with inter
eSI.
According 10 arrangements, the com
ing ivory pushing carnival is TO bring
Slosson and Svhaafer together at balf
line play. Schaeier consequently has
the ad vantage. II" is unexcelicd in his
speciality and should rule a ten TO seven
favoritc in the betting. IT was his
magnificent balk line work which won
for Schaefer the lit'c Of the wizard
Will" abroad last season the Chi1a goan
vanquished the> foreign pros pluck
ing most Of thCir spare cash in the
bargain. Rarutcl was one of the best
players Schaoter met in Paris, and he
brought him to America to pit him
against our experts. BaruteTs playing
thus far has been confined principally
to Chicago academies.
Schaefer would have remained in i.u-
rope another season had not betting
been stopped by The Partisan authori-
ties. This unfortllna teiy interrupt ed
Schaefer in the midst Of a very protlta-
BILE series of contests.
Football fatalities have not been nu-
merous his year. although the recent
death Of John Scsrist Of the Ohio State
team aroused considerable comment in
the middle states. Most of the bad ac-
cidents have occurred in the west. II is
within bounds TO state that very few
football mshapS are unavoidable. If
the men are properly trained, have
serviceable, thickly padded uniforms
and know the principles of the great t
game. they win rarely be put out of
playing condition FOR more than a few
minutes At time. The chief danger
in football results from the using of
men unSeasDnod, untlied and unadapt-
ed to the severe trial ii fast game ne
cesSitatcS. In case of this nature
none but coaches ana captain should be
held responsible.
Tn" hardihcod of veteran pigskin chas-
crs is marvellous when one considers
the physical pressure they are com
PEELED to undergo. Men like Hinkoy.
McClung, De Saulos, Thorno and Hale
of Yale. Barnard, Kelley, Wheeler,
X ing and Lea Of Princeton, Reid and
SawiE of Harvard and Hare. Brooke
and FolHclF of Pennsylvania could
push and plunge, tackle and block, like
hulnan demons, never knowing what it
was 10 rec"i.e lasting injury. Training
and equipment are Two protectors that
will carry a man safely through the