Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-03

schmidt were the star performers and sew
eral lesser lights wrestied for honor on the
padded mat The enthusiastic reception
which the game received was most encour-
| aging to those who have been promoting
this class Of sport in Omaha In the neigh
borhood Of $500 gathered at the big build
Ing 70 see the wrestlers tug and pull and
see which could throw the other. The little
| exposition OF "wrasling" which Farmer
Burns made before the opening Of his
match with Hack was received with great
applause and made the Farmer a great
favorite. None left until the finish, and
the way the applause rang through the
big structure was sure testimony to the
popularity Of the sport
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The skaters and ice boaters have had an
other week Of uneaualled sport and have
nut in fun timo all week The ice boating
at Cut-Off has become a rather precarious
game because Of the large surface. which
has been taken on by the Ice harvesters,
but by working the boats along the edge
to the middle OF the lake clear sailing may
be had for a sufficient distance to make
good sport. The ice skaters have been
given longer Tericd than usual this winter
and this has tended to increase the num-
Der until all the lakes and ponds around
Omaha present a most lively appearance
on every afternoon and evening.
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Billiards were given quite a boost In
Omaha last week by the appearance Of
Champion Sutton, who gave an exhibition
at Lentz Williams new parlors Thurs
day nisht with A. Taylor. who II said 70
be next to class A. Increase in the inter-
est In billiards has also been shown by the
es4v II
or which are arranged to be played in the
near future between local celebrities AL
bert Calm and Arthur Remington are
scheduled for a match for next Fri
day night at the Omaha club. and the club
is split in twain in the backing it is furnish
ing these two players. each of whom have
numerous followers.
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Professional billardsts are again pro-
mitigating the Idea that a one-night match
is too short TO decide worlds champion
ship titles There is the possibility that the
rules as they are at present will be changed
as almost always they operate unfairly TO
one Of tho competitors. That Jake
Schaefer intends to bring about a change
is looked for, because Of his challenge to
George Sutton for the worlds 1871 balk-
line title. which Sutton recently became the
possessor of by default of William F.
Hoppe. The match must be played within
sixty days, or on or before Friday. March
22 This match must be decided in Chicago,
and II Is under an amendment made by the
original rules that this is brought about.
Originally it was within the right OF the
holder of the championship to name the
city in which he would defend. The fact
that while he held the championship George
Slosson sought a match with Schaefer only
TO be met by the declaration that II he
challenged, he must play in Paris. deferred
the two rivals from meeting. Schaefer
could have named Hong Kong or Timbuc
too. and Il would have been all the same.
The rules were therefore amended by a
majority vote OF the billardists who had
competed for the trophy. that now the
holder must defend in the city, which he
claims as his residence.
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Frank c. ives, when he was alive
favored the same idea as Schaefer is now
putting forth. Ives suggested at least five
nights at either of the balk-line methods
with blocks Of 300 or 400 points. From the
plans which Schaefer has outlined he
favors the play to be at least three conse-
cutive nights. with the blocks of points 500
for each night. Before his match for 1871
championship IL played Schaefer is anxious
that a meeting of all of the foremost
blliardlsts be held and the matter dis
cussed, as only by a vote of the majority
of those who have competed for the trophy