The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-17
GHAEEERLOSES AT BILLIARDS
c,,RE or FRANCE TAKES TIE
WIZARDS MEASU RE.
cratic Playing by the Loser, Final Score
being 500 to 3sO-Cutler Defeats
w~ornInSstar In n Afternoon Contest
-Sutton Challenges Tourney Winner

noInr 800 TO 3SO-Cutler Defeatt
w~ornInEstar In the Afternoon Contest
-Sutton Challenges Tourney winner,
1,te Schaefer was beaten last night In the
=" holk line championship billiard tourna'
nSnt in Madison Square Garden concert ran
- cure of Paris took his measure, b0oto $50,
~ Franchman grew better as the game pro-
n"..oa while Schaefer was erratio. The
Ea;,s,d complained of a draft. due, he said, to
Zinc a window, which chilled the balls.
~ ,bon rrratic and affected the play OF
uo rho figures contact down to so fine q
point as he .s.r..
-.nts ard cure in turn went the Wizard AZ
%y,,sr Cure loft the balls in Position for
s.hsafer and the distin guished Jacob was
" HE way to an extensive run In no time.
" his own Incompatible style he Obliged
he balls 10 shuttle back and forth. manipu-
n,trg ,hcm As if they were his abject slaves.
~ ono Of them tailed by a fraction of an inch
10 oon,nr 10 a stop Just where wanted the
W2sri's couhi'nahce 'ooA y" d repi'a'"iu'
bok.
.,,otmont WAS a conspicuous feature of the
sin and long table journeys were as scarce
IA hens teeth in the whole o5. What
oorpellcd .Iakc's au rcyoir was q lineup
I'm no went wide on on q bank of simple
,a,lc Less fractable were the balls for
"rrr For instance. in his third inning a
lang one cushion shot. played with an almost
dircct return of the cue ball and the second
r.n IN the rail. was vivid in the excellence
n lis execution. but an inch too much OF
,,yalltrg bv the first ball spoiled position.
rscb man went to the medicine chest, so
,h,t the first big run of each was trailed for
, time by billiards at wide range and small
lots.
The Frenchman nov and then cuts loose
with a run which for quick counting and
nretty work on all sorts OF shots is hard to
hast This he did in the ffth inning. His
frstslmen Of 80 was one of evenly distributed
worth and attractive scope. The French
man did A sportsmanlike thing in his sixth
inning He fouled his cue ball. His opponent
dd not see the foul and did not make a pro-
tsst. but Cure went to his seat just the same.
schaefer made a bank OF very rare arrange
ment in the seventh inning. On the return
from the cushion the cue ball had to barely
share the frat object ball to get by to the
second. this because the object balls were
all but lined UP on the course taken by the
cue bail on its return from the cushion. Ac-
cvracy had to he absolute.
But so far there has been little durability
10 the playing OF either Schaefer or his OPP
ponent. There were misses and glazing
misses. The cue ball not only went wide
Of its target. but did so by gaps OF yawninR
vidth, The snreness and dash Of S Sch
PLAYED in a guesswork manner.
Ii the eleventh inning Cure forsook ~falter;
hs, and under dpress the balls sputtered
1t twas open play in the main, good position
inr at medium distances. h balls did not
appear TO he rolling true in ell instances,
-, ,ka nlnt-aE nod ranoinn1 nA6 annn and
did not fret over the ,yagaries OF ivory. Once
haven't clear around the table and thumped
the second ball from behind so as to chase IT
into position, 1t was a case Of taking a risky
chance in order to, play the right shot. 4
russe failed TO send the balls out Of balk and
.ndd the run. Cure had taken the lead. and
the score was 2o3 to l46 in his favor.
4 convalescing run Of 3! was made by
scbaeier in his twelfth inning, The fabric
b. knitted vas OF closer textgTe than his
delicate hnessing of the Wizard. On a
dad cue ball and a driven first ball Jake
missed by the thickness Of the dye on the
ave signs of being Keyed up TO the. proper
tension. It began to take on the slight chop
which is one of its distinguishing oharacteris,I,
1 Ss,s snt to ! th Is objeet af Balls 10 X TRer fee was Still
10 much spreading on wide shots. hut better
"i;rOl on GneinS az Close Lose q SsissSTsssfsr; Ind q
CHANGE to get the line nurse but failed. The
enc ball sneaked In between the other. two
nd wrecked the hoped for geographical
Us ninetieth shot was a fne spread draw,
his ninety-second a bank which drove the
I'd across the table n back to, position. |
sro.s u he table and back Of a dazzling and
Intricate pattern. In fact, there, were, eful-
r.nt billiards around the 100 mark. and soon
nrried To the other end OF the table. From
tat on to the end OF the run the counts we're
sattsrtne The, size OF the sesnce was 49,
schaeier rounded into the 300 stage with
~ tfaT. giayiSs Tor ne opposite Sdse
y points ahead, Two innings later It was
ateLsnt. Cure ran 81 and came back with
\ These two, outbursts were sliqr;aE with
h Intervals Of equal length between shots
hling Dittimes the, balls spread. but
Mt was elective and unaffected, But
Monsieur took care that the spreading was
NJ such es 10 make actual counting para
,netr-siyth shot that the balls eluded his
mntroll, and when he retired he had 333 points
nss for Schaefer.
%Seeaefer was uncertain on cushion shots.
zenith. eighteenth and nineteenth innings
Is points, Cures seventeenth and eieh-
slg Schaefcr, adjourned to the, ante
room, hut returning. his twentieth inning
rs A.. emntv az a drum. II was a COSTLY
Jump Tor Schaefer. The trans Atlantic con-
,Ss sa made hay. while the sun Of his oppor;
Y billiards II embraced a dash Of nursing
IA ?theT, eAfcacious treatment In the three
over halk spaces. Near the finish there
~ swift darling masse of the red, thence
tsht angle 10 the cushion and three feet
I'm. relindui,hed his turn at the table his
t~ouldrrinV
,.AChnTine fondness for the rail was mani
t.Siel ny the balls in Cures. wenty- second
ing Ne made them stick close 10 the
p,st emhhnkmnnt, strokinG them lightly for
points, moNtlv straight ahead canoms and
KIT draws from the cushion. When he
SHSnI he left the balls in position. and
lhaeler ratified of billiards OF much the same
i%bn.rrDtoh as Cures 81 play rear the. rail.
4 Aver w, making 30 Jake switched the balls to
u y ,Sne rail then got them in front of him
~ D cross h%alkline. He nursed a while,
na,,a draw followed. but II was short and left
erect position for Cure. The latter made
uMsSe1 and, left a hard lineup, This was
I,re ny Sohaefer, who again provided a
Cure compietc1 the downfall Of schaefer
he score: '"'N
VGN-s 3 , -. IL. Q, q. II, t,S, 80 l. 81.
"a High runs, as, os, 10. ~
.SSnSsetT-, HS, ! l. j, 10. z z O. ., o; 81: ie,
hSM HIGH runs, ito. Is, a. ~
van nv NE afternoon Albert Cutler OF boston
rstin ns ntst game of the tournament His
We, was Orlando M~orninRstar,. who. how
: b 4. vas a victim who was In the fight up
d. clomast point, The score was son to $50,
guWtt opened rather hriskly there heino