New-York tribune., 1906-04-22
sIOSSON Is CHAMPION.
IT'S SCH4EFER EASILY.
sSty1ent" in Great Form, Defeats
His Old Billiard RiUd.

e. 60: : e izIi :s !. 8
- uon play-on Of by 800 to 4ls and gets fifth
rR
-, = siosson defeated Jacob Schaefer by a
- ~ 70 sos in the final game Of the la2
80 tournament last night in the concert hall
,,.s,son square Garden and thereby won the
- cbsr-pionship emblem and first place in
- rosrnancnt Slosson played exquisite baIk hne
s.s~l 10 finish Of the game, AND averaged
~. "a, made nigh runs Of ll6 and llS
.,-r ,,ss crowded 10 suhocation TO see the
s.-,, and the Wizard" those veteran rivals
ne Billiard world clash again Tor me cnam.
q G-etir title. After the match there was great
1'osT-sarrsti7r for slosson, who was quickly sur
,san6ed by crowd Q. aGmlIeTs ~ %5S gTeas
49, II he uroudest moments OF his long career
sasefer made gallant sh ots, tos eDeG yeooId
- -he frst eleven innings, one and Two points
1y separating me conIeSla.s ,, "a :, S' his Cow
E--ss snS counted JIG points, which gave him a
si7ssnn wins re custody OF me NsiSaoie i. elel-
80 trophy which he will have 10 defend within
Sosne Of months. as George B- sutton, lsleo
.sBerge Il the winner OF the tourney early in tho
Ss5s now tied with Sutton each having
= Soy~ ar6 lost Two games and they will play on
- lie to-morr0w night 10 cecloe VINO VIII get tne
Ls,rS rrze on Tuesday night the seven COM
s..-.-s So wlo took part in this tournament. with
ssrs-sI other professionals and the Leading ANA
t.-sef N he earthquake sufferers in California.
s.ossor and Schaefer. The acknoWledged masters
ssa prsras se G rvSis sehaefers free sfyie cap-
sane az - e-,eorst6~s but SIosson was as usual
~ and sure. he played one Of the finest games
9, Dis lie.
THE GAME IL DETAIL.
s,ossrr Won the bank. and made for the opening
- nc game SchsefeT missed open-table shot
q+t The balls widely spread Slosson in his next
.- tt,-rs made = Is and 1s but he missed shots
winch under other circumstances he would have
ss5Ti1g in MS second. third and fourth innings.
sssn ,tl he worries in fairly good position for
ssaeser IN the fifth inning. and the Chicago eX-
Iss I5 ,te 1sIs INTO he rDper left hand corner
M dozen carEons and then down the table for as
s1rs 10 MAINTAIN control, and he was s1ccessfui.
r. s'ored at lively rate and worked the balls
p'.rn hard spread draw, with the cue ball
amaG toucllng the uDper cushion sending him 10
hs chair Tie score Al the end Of the fifth inning
was. sChaeter. 55, SlOsscn. "A.
s0ss1n got 30 in lis sixth inning. while he was
s-.rrg 90 acquire The line nurse position, but ne
tsfe5 10 get g. With The cue ball in the middle OF
tbs 5tl5r tWo. and all three almost touching in the
centre space Sussou attempted masse, but made
foul which Scaaefer was quick TO claim. Schaefer
mace oaiy in lis half Of this inning falling on q
s.ossaa raised his score and average in the sew
elh inning 1y adding ll6 TO his string II was
SOW mechanical billiards that attained this result
s0ss0u worked Ike q careful mechanic. taking no
chances. and frequently studying out situation
During tre entire run SiOsson did not move his
s5ace b1t he came 10 grief in the lower right hand
o5Tner on tWo-c-shlon crlye which drove the red
ts4 Ground ne able This le2ve suited schaefeT
points r. quick time. Then he had the balls nicely
Y A-lo I'D fae ce4Ee space ano khocked anoiIler
ponts oui Of them before losing The position.
low and The cue ball rolled of q triae and missed
sosso5s s@ marsh %eI. astalment was T. and sohaeter
began another repi5 FIRE run He gathered thirty.
The last carrou four-Cushion shot well conceived
e-shtor slot with a gfeat deal OF English. The
so.- i7E -ie5t in7-nEs vas 25 TO II in slosson,s
t'a- scsson missed q tour-clshion shot after
making In ne ninth inning, leaving similar set
1r t1- Schaete~. Tho Chicago man negotiated this
eno.rts. which made his t0+al 213 to Slosson's E2
Through close nursing in the upper left hand
bsck again. slossoa made his tenth inning fruitful
- -al,e- LaE-he - IN ms secuon o. me tanle ne
ong draw when De- had Earnered 81 carroms Slos-
hut schaefer lost 40 time in reducing this lead The
.hfaEo man gave another exhibition Of fast play
ing which was made Ut. Of sparkling billiards. He
caught up - and passed Slosson with an assorted
collection NJ - carrCms which gave him the lead
t The score ~ 2aS TO 25 This even playing aroused
,ae spectators % unstuted applause for both men.
sosso2 made . in MS next effort but Sehaefer
was FpofIe5 by a kiss on a good follow shot
sossons work IN the twelfth inning consisted
mainly ~ series Of delicate nursing shots in the
lHE 1a.k spaces. On his sixtieth shot the balls
,iosf badly and he began open table play. He was
-.Ay WITH his slNty-second shot He played for
Qfe't carror az long angle. but missed the second
eoeH bail. His cue ban touched the bottom cush-
-5 ana came back. making the carrom account
9. lie reverse twist Slosson had given TO il This
e-fiel hin fine opportunity OF prolonging the
tEhr-sec5ud shot, with the balls well in hand in
-. upper ha.k space. Slosson continued TO count
r'u b. had made 1l3. when an unlocked for kiss
ltsti MS calculations on a follow shot
saaefer began his half Of the twelfth inning with
iead ot 81 20 overcome, and proved unable 10 get
e.sl ths time as he had made only 90 when
@tpiLyed single cushion carrom compelled him 70
.l1he way for SossoD. The score al the close OF
" twelfth inning was 422 10 37, IN favor OF the
~ loFk expert
SCISSOR needed 3 points 70 win out. and he got
- Appea Up a short spread draw. a single
tS-sLon shot proved stumbling block for Schaefer
Y ais next eH0rt after he had added eighteen 10
~ 'o1sL he strain was beginning 10 tell on both
~ AZ this advanced stage Of The contest as
ne y a5leiIpt IN The following inning. The score
slood i51 % pc in favor of Slosson. and the
he fifteenth inning.
IA g, a. Total 500. Average % 5-15. High runs
pts'. - seaaeter-o : 8 ! IS = u, 80 a. S. q. 81
H. -o'al as-1 AveIaee 2s 4lz High runs s. Il So
CURE BEATS CUTLER IN PI.AY-oFF.
Louis Cure. q Paris defeated Albert C. Cutler.
Dosio2, - score % 800 10 El3 in the afternoon
49,. which an extra match TO decide the tie
-, 19 snc sixth places As a result Cure finishes
tgre6 yiIy =, reeve the last prize, WHICH 1t is
r--e game Was close and Interesting but long
oh cae i q run q l4S in the second inning and
lie p1s.et sot le-c. Cure caught him az the end OF
u s.N-I inning, when the score was 81 20
m = isEor % the Frenchman Thereafter II was
ise-;h ins,re until GuTe made ;! II The twenty
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