New-York tribune., 1906-04-17
CURE BEATS SCHAEFER.
FROM SUTTON
French Player Finds "U7iaard" off
Gdme-CutIer U1ins.
STANDING OF THE PLAYERS.

Morninssar ...........: 10 - Is AS
The unexpected happened in good earnest last
night IN the lS2 championship billiard tournament
in the Madison Square Garden Concert Hail. when
LOUIS cure the French eutrant, defeated the
eran wizard OF the game, Jake Schaefer by 500
10 $50 The winner had lost not only TO Slosson but
TO Morningstar in earlier games Of the tourney and
was expected to fall an easy victim the def and
resourceful Schaefer.
The result OF the game leaves the ultimate out
come OF the tournament a matter of increased
speculation. The winner had a high run of 98 and
an average Of 20 2o-24 while Schaefer's high run
was us and his average 16 16-2i The hall was
c:oWGed 10 sufocation. as is usual when Schaefer
or Slosson or Hoppe plays. It was Schaefer's first
defeat in the tournament. Slosson is the only
payer who has not yet lost game to date, but he
mas still TO meet Cutler, Sutton and Schaefer.
= letter from George B. Sutton challenging the
winner of the tournament for the medal embIematic
OF the 49, championship and $500 a side, and in
closing check for $3.50 to cover the required
ieit. was received yesterday by the Brunswick
BaIke-Collender Company. The blond Chicago
FaTls player, speaking Of the challenge, said:
My reason for challenging the winner of this
tournament is that 1 do feel satisfied with the
believe that could have done Better WitR proper a1
amount OF practice. From the time of my arrival
pare for the tournament. During the play I have
ieIl the ef1ects Of my recent ocean trip.
CURE BEATS sCHAEFER.
schaefer won the bank shot and elected TO play
with the SPOT ball He made the opening shot and
added half a dozen scintillating round-the-table
counts IN an unavailng effort 10 get the spheres
Curb before fGnd he M sR@ge6 @ up on
three or four shots sufced to group them at the
10 aGot OF me t1b@ 1e treRca play er then proceed
lightly played single cushion carrom. leaving the
Da!ls grouped for mis- opponent
Schaefer took advantage of the opening TO run
80 Cure made 80 in the fifth inning. Scnaefer add
ed 70 in the sixth and Cure made Il. re had the
ivories nicely bunched when he made foul by
striking the cue ball before he was ready shoot
AZ AZ tHe END Of SIX innings Schaeier had II points
session Schasfer proceeded to fall down VT Iamen
tably upon his four succeeding opportunities get
ting 2 o, @. o, the three goose eggs being
shots which he would not miss once in hundred
ha the WzaFd ~ % was T from Sehr in bs best
form, ana apprehensive glances were cast al the
advantage of his opportunities until the eleventh
inning when with the score l46 70 l2S against him,
he put together a beautiful collection Of carronls,
cushion shots follows and masses, which netted
failed to drive the balls out of balk This gave
Cure the lead by % points, the score being 205 to
schaefer came back with a. the last shot being
was MINED in the bnd b,, sIIbseouen+ miss ~ a
simple carron. Cure got s, and then took his seat.
ponent The Wizard, with all vestige Of his
previous unsteadness gone, under the unusual
the game then and there At the forty third shot
cushion first for the carrom His ninety-seventh
shot brought forth not only hancclapptng but
remarkable cross table one cushion shot at
difficult angle. which called for powerful English
down the table shot sending the player 10 his
corner with lead of IS points.
Schaefer's rext three innings resulted in a 70
sandwiShed between two zeros, while Cure got
in rather poor luck. but with imperturbabie good
exhibition, which uetted him sS points. and
6sRsd 6sns ca @ 3 seRae sei s 10 points the score
1 seoT1s was was hghJ . for the next three innings
as he saw his competitor get the balls to going
again. L was a bad stage If the game from
schaefer's standpoint, for Cure to indulge in any
geted and twisted in his chair as his 225-pound
adversary reached the half century. At 66 cure
STOPPED on a twice across the table shot He now
had a lead OF 80 points and was on his last lap
average slightly better than 20
Schaefers next inning netted only points while
and seemed have lost control Of his stroke en-
tirely under stress Of the emergency. He got a
lone point in the fwentJy;1seco9nd and when Cure
and settled back with a look Of resignation. Cures
! thirty-eighth shot a one-cuShiOn draw sent him
TO his chair with only 45 left TO 90. while Schaefer
The veteran of many tournaments had do-or-die
his twenty-third wrestle with the obdurate worries
he went at mis- task with the utmost care and got
running Il underplayed a straight draw. Cure got
score in his next session while his opponent v no
the match Win run Of 40 The crowd shouted ifs
was the first. rendered them personally.
Louis cure-49 3. ., 80. IL Q, @ Il, . rs. s 2. 81
8s / 3. C. u 81 3 40 Total 500 Average. 20 20 p.
Jacob schaeseE-5 95s : . l. 10 % 2 o. o O. 81.
Is 2i-24 High runs. 1i9 % ~. "a.
Heferee-Edward Mclaughlin
CUTLER BEATS MORNINGsTAR
The same hard luck which has followed Ora c.
Nornirgstar throughout the tournament pursued
him in the afternoon game in which Albert c.
Cutler beat him by Of 800 TO $50 The
loser took the lead early in the game and main
tained II until the twenty-seventh inning when
| Cutler made a of l46 points, which I'M him -
The game slow and long and the averages
low. il took the players thirty innings each
fourth successive defeat. Each PLAYER has
game. Morningstar has only sutton to play
while Cutler has Siosson and Cure stil TO face
The only victory OF MOmlugStar scored
Cure in the opening game. while Cutters single
victory TO date has been over Morningstar It
looks as II M0rnlngstar and Cutler VIII finish out
side Cf the hVe prize moneys.
Morningstar made high record for
himself yesterday, when ne gathered Il IN
the seventh inning. while Cutler dd likewise with
MS cluster OF l5 points in the twenty seventh IN
ming. Neither player increased mis- average. Cut
lers high run, IN fact was the one bright sPo; Of
/ II dun game
q o. . - o. :. g. -. %. 10 3 i5 o. ~ =. ~. 81 -
J. u Total 459 Average l3 35. Hish runs a.
Albert 9 Cuuer-l6. IA. a. 4 l. 26. II.
/ ! o. l. - .. o. 10. 3h. %. Is. l. 4 146 !, !.
- -. o u, 3. Total BOO Average. Il 1875. High
Heferee-EdNard McIAughin.
This afternoon Slosson and Cutler viii play, and
tonight Hoppe and Sutton viii meet Tomorrow
morrow night Slosson and sutton viii CLASH
Hoppe and Cure were originally scheduled 10 play
tonight. but change Was made. and sutton MAS
substituteds