The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-11

championship games between the Yam
kee and the Briton. Some years ago
american champion, Ives. and tho
British champion. Roberts. Conces-
sions had to be made on both sides.
Roberts agreed that smaller pockets
the use of smaller balls II was hard
fought contest, but Ives wen.
Unlike most games, there is little orr
gani2ation among billiard players.
Most Of tho prizes and trophies that
arc put UP come from manufacturers
| OF tables and their accessories An
other thing pr note about 1t Is that
most OF those who :1old the honors
OF the billiard world arc past the meri
dan OF life. Years OF playing are es-
sential to the EXPERIENCES II requires
TO travel in the championship class.
Some of the champions CT to-day are
! past the sixtieth milestone of life, and
declare themselves to be a living
REPUTATION Of 'oslerism.'
1t is AN interesting fact that men
who excel at one variation OF the game
may be in turn excellcd at another.
This is the case OF schaefer and SUIT
ton. Schaefer is champion a, 1871. and
sutton at 49,. Last year Schaefer
challenged sutton's hold on his cham
pionship. AS Is usual no had TO post
$500 10 get the game. They met and
to one-500 to 24i-with 81 highest run
of 232 TO 90. The year had begun with
sutton as the champion in 1871, as we'll
/ as 1872, through the forfeiture OF the
! trying to get ii back to-day In a
tournament In March, schaefer defeat
ed sutton 500 TO AS, and last Decent
Der repeated the performance TO the
! tune OF 500 to 1856.
/ The Napoleon of the billiard -rorid
was +. C, Ives. AS an all-around
PLAYER, one who was always at him
self. and one who never lost his head
I In .ffnf stu rIu OF . hn
| He was worlds champion for a num-
I Der of years. His average of 31.35 in
a game at Chicago In 1897 at 1871
stands as record that has never hecn
equalled. Ives died Of consumption in
1889 in Mexico.
The first large American billiard
room in tho United States WAS con-
| Quoted by f. u. Bassford on the site
/ now stands. 1T was established In
| 1882, and for many years thereafter
was one OF the most popular billiard
resorts in, the country. Pin pool and
| fifteen ball-pool had their origin in
this place. The first match game for
a money stake was played In New
| York In 1864, between j. y. White, Of
New York. and George Smith, OF SYRIA
Icuse. The first worlds championship
game was played at Madison Square
| Garden, and the honors went to George
/ Slosson.
Many are the statesmen in Wash
I ing ION WHO ltke Tellel from tHt pom
I tical burdens of the day in a game of
| billiards. few years ago there was
| n little Congressman from the West
4 by the name of Cochran He was less
! than five feet six tall, but whenit came
J to playing billiards he was good one
! He boarded at the historic old National
Hotel. Its billiard parlors Were under
the direction of Frank Sherman, him
self a player of championship calibre.
In the billiard-room that had been
4 made famous by Henry Clay. these two
4 players were to be seen night after
I night for several years, and dozens
i of the nations lawmakers found solace
1 from their cares By looking on. Coch-
ran was the champion billiard player
1 of Congress throughout his whole term
OF service
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