The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-18

general. A veteran expert said recently
tina he considered SloSson the best gen.
eral of the field OF seven. He plays with
his head, mannuvres and plans in keeping
with the aspects Of the game, n his are
tactics that make opponents earn their
counts.
The Slosson stroke is less attractive than
that of most players. The wrist is stiff
and the forearm swings rigidly. The
Student is an indefatigable worker, APP
plies himself closely to the business at hand
and takes into account in practice and in
the match every condition that may arise.
There is not q gamer player.
Slosson's old time rival, Schaefer, is
his opposite in method and manner. The
"Wizard" might be called q many styled
player, or rather a versatile player. OF all
the men who will meet in the tournament he
Is the most versatile. His all-round work,
his technique and his stroke are points in
which he exoels all billiard players. He
Ia the best mass6 shot player that ever
held q oue, and by some he is rated the
most finished player that the world ever
saw-that lie, when at his best. He is brilliant
and original. He is a fine nurser, though
no closer nurser than Sutton or Morning
star, and none have equalled his exquisite
touch.
aHis stroke said one who knows him
well, sis the most perfect in the world.
That supple wrist, with its free and delicate
twist, enables him TO get more precision
in landing on the cue ball than any other
player attains," Schaefer is a close player,
but his confidence in his execution and
resouroefulness Is prone to make him care
less. II he gets into trouble he does not
doubt that he can get out OF It. Whether
Sohaefer and others still have the eyesight
l. H. @l-N ~ AhA N Ill
and also the nervous force and muscular
pliability to cope with Hoppe remains t.
be seem"
Schaefer made his public debut in 1873,
three years later than Slosson. George
s%uttonfs public debut was made II twenty
straight rail game and even the champions
game with its corner lines had died out
when Sutton appeared OF the carromic
horizon, IA inch balk line being the game
that ushered in his public career. Sutton
wrist and forearm-a free stroke. He is a
close student Of nursing, always studying
position. He is careful and. painstaking
as careful as Schaefer is careless, and does
everything possible. TO avoid getting tie
balk line essentially a nurser., A couple
Of his performances give an idea OF how
formidable he ia. He has a record run OF
200 in a championship tournament In PARIS
at 1872 and an average OF Sl'2o In q chain-
pionehip tour arnont.
There viii he orc left handed player, in
the tournan cnt. France supplies him.
Cure is another big man. He never has
been seen on this side Of the water, but his
performances tn big tournaments in Paris
leave no doubt of his skill. Outside OF his
tournament and match experience he hiss
had plenty, Of opportunity to develop bus
game in the academies in Paris. The
F~renchman's manner at the table apCar-
entity besPeaks eoreiesspesS and indii e Go
rlays an open game and often keeps on
ado ing points after hard leaves threaten
to end his run. As a cushion player he is
strong, as a general only fair. His stroke
is a wrist and forearm movement.
Cure won the championship OF France
at 1872 in 1902, defeating Fournil, Vignau1
and Gibelin. In 1908 he tied Vignaux and
Sutton in the 49, tournament for the worlds
championship, the final award Of the title
being decided by the best grand average,
which was made by VignauK.
Morningstar has been playing. In the
French academies almost entirely since
be competed in the 1871 championship tour