Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-22

gives Slosson the title OF worlds Champion
at 1872 balk line billiards. and also the Gus
tody of the valuable challenge trophy
which he will have to defend within a
couple of months as George Sutton issued
a challenge TO the winner of the tourney
early In the week.
Schaefer is now tied with Sutton, each
having won four and lost two games and
they will play off next Monday night in
order to decide who will get the second
prize.
On Tuesday night the seven competitors
who took part in this tournament with sew
eral other professionals and the leading
amateur players will give several exhibit
tons for the benefit of the earthquake sur
ferers in California.
The game tonight was a fitting climax to-
a tourney that productive of some OF
the greatest billiards ever seen in any bill
Hard center.
Slosson and Schaefer. the acknowledge
masters, and practically the origlnators or
the balk-line game, are old-time rivals, and
for many innings the contest tonight was
nip and tuck. Schaefers free style caDti-
waited the spectators, but Slosson was, as
usual slow and sure. He played one of the
finest games of his life.
The Hall Crowded.
meeting between the two veterans,
Slosson and Schaefer Is always looked
upon as an important event in the world of
billiards and the hall was crowded Win
men and women long before the players APP
peared.
Slosson won the bank and made four.
Schaefer missed an open table shot Win
the balls widely spread. Slosson in his
next four turns made four, seven. sixteen
and thirteen. but he missed shots which
under other circumstances he would have
made with comparative ease Schaefer
made a very poor showing in bis second,
third and fourth innings. making only I'VE
points in all Slosson left the worries IN
fairly good position for Schaefer In the NTH
inning and the Chicago expert got down
to fine billiards right away.
Schaefer worked the balls into the upper
left hand corner for a dozen caroms and
then down the table for as many more. lie
had to resort to three open table shots in
order to remain in control and he was sue
cessful. He scored al a lively rate and
brought the balls back again 10 the top or
the table for run of hfiy-eight points, a
hard spread draw with The cue bali almost
touching the upper cushion Sendlng MN 70
his chair. The score at the end OF the nth
inning was: Sehaefer. CD; Slosson. "a.
Slosson got thirty in his sixth inning
while he was striving te~2cquire the line
nurse position but he failed 10 get IL.
With the cue ball In the middle OF the other
two and all three almost touching in the
center space. Slosson attempted a masse.
but made foul which Schaefer was quick
TO claim. Schaefer made only seven In his
half of this inning.
Slosson Makes 116.
slosson added 116 to his string In his next
inning During the entire run SCISSOR did
not move his cue bali more than two feet
from the bottom balk space, but he came
to grief in the lower rlght-hand corner on
a two cushion drive which drove the red
ball around the table This leave suited
Schaefer, and In his d3shing style he clicked
off fifty points In quick time. Then he had
the balls nicely In hand in the center space
and knocked another twenty points out OF
them before losing position. HIS seventy
second shot was a difficult close follow bug
the cue bali rolled off tri6e and missed
BY very small margin.
Slosson's next instaiment was seventeen
and Schaefer began another rspid-fre run.
He gathered thirty, the last carom being a
four cushion shot well conceived and ex-
ecuted, but he fell down on his next. an
awkward cushion shot with great deal of
English. The score for eight Innings was
207 to III In Seasons favor. Slossons
missed four cushion shot after making