New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-04

the worlds billiard map in one particular
Ives had the tenlerity to seek the cham
pionshfp at English billiards from Rob
erts. in London. Roberts was the idol of
the Eng!isnmen.~ and was. regarded as I'M
beatable at the style that the Britons call
cannons. the game being played a
pocketed table. somewhat larger than the
present American pool table and with
smaller balls. three in number To the
CONSERVATION and the great financial loss OF
the English sporting fraternity, Ives sig
naiIy defeated Roberts The blow was
such a hard one that the English at once
made changes in the rules with the in
tention of protecting their championship
from further depredations at the hands
of American wonders Ives's pool playing
was responsible for this. but he never
tried TO make the game work in England
the second time.
OF much the same class as Ives.
Wizard Schaefer. who died year ago.
was a remarkable performer at pool. and
he won a fortune at the game. although
he was never recorded I'm the annals a
champion at 1t. 1t was the contention of
Schaefer that pool taught the absolute
control OF the cue ball. In his lifetime
he was also a frequenter of out-of-the-
way rooms, not that he played there. but
he had a theory that beginners. because
OF being untrammelled by any technique
of the game executed shots in a newer
and often better manner than the profess
SIGNALS. Schaefer delighted in demonstrat-
ing his finds. and his ease in overcoming
apparently impossible leaves in his
matches. the astounding shots which
brought the crowd to its feet with cheers.
were some times due to a pointer picked
W: from unsuspecting tyro.
Dave Pulsifer who died three weeks ago
in this city. was chiefly responsible for
brir sing Schaefer out II was his pet
story. AS he told it he was running
billiard room In Boston at the time ap-
proximately 1876; and he came on TO New
York to seek an attendant for his open
pool game. Tim Flynn. who presides
over a loca, billiard ROOM told Pulsifer
that he had had a young man working
for him who was wonder. but who had
left him to work in Al room on the
Bowery- Pulsifer went over to the Bowery
address-it was early in the day. when
trade was dull-and there found an I'M
kenpt youth. Not imagining that he was
the wonder and wishing to pass away the
time, Pulsifer, suggested that they play
pool for while. They did. and the youth
won with great regularity. thereby in
creasing Pulsifers respect.
firing of being beaten. Puisifer suggested
billiards. The result was about the same
Pulsifer used to relate that up to that
time he had never seen such perfect
billiards. At last Pulsifer asked his on
ponent when a young man named Schaefer
would be around. The reply was that
Schaefer had been there all the time His
engagement was immediate When in
later years Schaefer was the only Amer
lean who could defeat the great French
man. NiGneaux. the opinion of Pulsifer
was justified.
Botn SiosSon, VINO Is the sole survivor or
the old line Of American billiard masters
which included Ives. Schaefer. .sRilIv,.
Sexton and others. and Hoppe began In
early youth and upon pool tables When
boy Slosson was engaged to clean ON,
the local billiard room kept by '.Uncie Ben"
In Syracuse. About the time that Young
Slosson had cleaned up the room each
morning Uncle Ben would appear After
the inspection Slosson was free 10 attend
school. But the big tables ana ths cues