s NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1910 Statue Yon Steuben To Be Un-Vetied in Washing^ "MILITARYINSTRUCTION.' THE STATUE. "COMMEMORATION." Group cne side of pdesstsl. Albert Jaegers, Sculpt Group on side of pedestal. 1 •*> ; his sword ho hi following one side of the monument shows M models, de- monument in Lafayette Park The sculptor has depicted the general OB the hilt Of The cost of the statue and ped- Isubmit sketch and the one Ition of the of the perienced warrior instructing a youth in statue of Baron Fried- House. consideration so standing on an eminence, inspecting the with keen interest the movement 1 jsigned by Albert Jaegers wag accepted Iwas taken into special use of the sword. On the other sitla estal was $50,000, -which was appro- 1778. heavily troops. the rich Wilnelm yon Steuben, major iby commission upon the ia? to bring it into harmony with the great manoeuvres of He is represent* ABKOXZE the recommen- The group. "Military Tn<uru>:tion." a group. "Commemoration." priated by Congress. general scale and mass of the monu- cloaked to endure the hardships of the sroneral and inspector general in :dation of Mr. Saint-Gaudens. Steuben's lifework. for which America teaching youth to revere th? Commission sculptor designing monu- ments already erected there and the rigorous winter campaign at Valley represents grafting * The Steuben Monument The in the honors remembers him memory' of licr heroes by the Continental Army, -will be unveiled for development of Wash- Forge. His sash is reminiscent of his this nation and was appointed at the suggestion of the ment with his associate architect. 1 scheme the of Am-.r- branch inhonor of Steuoen to her grow-- } on the staff of Frederick the the drillingami trainins: th^ <»n Lafayette Park. Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Several iThomas R. Johnson, consulted Cass Gil- ington proposed by the Park Coinmis- service December 7 in late .Great, lightly rest iccn arm.'-. This ideal composition on . ins: tree of fame. *<y: competition to bert, the Xew York architect. The loea- sion. and with his hand at Washington, in front of the White sculptors were invited in I I Each Has His Own Way of "Making Them Roll Right" 4 The De Oro-Keogh Mtt.tcfi Recalls Incidents of Pool an:! BilliardExperts Have to Confront Dif- Cloth ficult Situations Constantly Interest for Which Greer in Tourneys. Served a.s Arena. the world's billiard map hi one particular.- .->? -I ivory ball? soon fascinated the .to?* opinion horse- which Keogh had overlooked. Keogh : TNSerencv of makes Tves had the temerity to seek the cham- As he tella Ithimself hi soon took occasion wrote in one of his might see it also jf his attention "was not early rscine."' Mark Twain pionship at English billiards from Rob- to try his hand at rarroma In the The might forced in its concentration upon the shot Btorier genial humorist Just ert?, in London. was the idol of morning, and then work like a beaver to it pool or billiards. he was attempting. So De Oro leisurely Roberts as . si!} have BMde tiw* and was regarded as un- make up for the lost time. He had beea ip to one side of the table in the op- Kiei!shnien. for the application as accurate. And TTB.llß.inll loner at his solo playing and had achieved of the posite direction from which the possible beatable at the style that the Britons call then. Mark Twain WOO a lover cannons, the game being played on a some exp^rtness. when he was found out. ivory balls, and up to the shot lay and within the radius of Keogh's games with the pocketed table, somewhat larger than the One morning •'Uncle Ben"* came around usually put in an vision. There, apparently paying no last years of his life at- poo! table, with earlier than was his usual custom. Toting important to Keogh's shot, he ground the present American . and appearance at all of the tention balls, To the Si..:-;=on. engrossed in his play, did not hear chalk upon the leather tip. Th© strategy smaller" three in number. matches. consternation and tne great financial los* of the door gently open and close. He went of opinion between con- served. From Keogh's miss De Oro forged that The difference the English suorting fraternity. Ives sig- right on. suddenly to !u>ve the fact who devote ahead and won the tournament and cham- Wm, testants and their followers nally defeated Roberts. The blow was another was present made know* to gentle of car- pionship. as their attention to the art such a hard one that the Rnglish at once as Tacit Ben" let out a low whistle ha through strange byways of All or the characteristic manccuvribg roms leads made changes in the roles with the in- executed a pretty good shot. He expected of v.hi'h Pc Oro has learned in his man}' th» j.cy. ••>..i..irv Peculiar demonstrations tention of protecting their championship to DC dismissed. Eut "Vnele Ben" saw witnessed by all of those matches was in evidence throughout the mm pro- this have b<>en from further depredations at the hands possibilities of the lad. and he any degree nights of play In his recent match to bflio attend matches with of three of American wonders.. Ives's pool pesytng moted from his position room cleaner whose fame for the ihajnpionship with Keogh. The 0/ regularity. Alfredo I>e Oro. as responsible for this, but he never romething better. that, ultimately led •» fascinating game players afforded a marked contrast. a* a master at the of two game England fame anil a degree of fortune. The uneasy, seemingly volatile tempera- tried to make the work in jwol. an.l whose record has never been Hoppe and Ms older brother Frank be- de- ment of the tail and portly Cuban found ithe second time. V-.'H" duplicated bo this country, once turned ', gsoi as boys giving peat exhibitions around contrast almost restful peace- Of much the .same class as Iv\u25a0 s. \u0084, victory the chalking of a cue. its in the • gam* feat : by "Wizard" Schaefer, who died a year ago. the country. The Im boys learned the match playing fulness of the dapper little Keogh. In father's shop Itwas a long session of was a remarkable performer at pool, and jin the back room of their brought De the knowledge that size, in action and deportment the two where they that Oro he won a fortune at the same, although jat Ccrnwall-on-tbe-Hudson. things, or those that appear so, wtro as far apart as the poles. Kvery matches, either crawling trivial :he was never recorded In the annals as a ! played impromptu change the outcome of a game. It untoward thing appeared to arouse De Or». make the or lug- of.en champion at It. It was the contention of 'i upon the table to shots happened 11-04 De Oro was tied His opponent seemed undisturbed to the i " around on that in \u25a0 that pool taught the absolute ging an empty box or a chair Keogh— whom he met re- point of cold indifference. Schaefer 1 into position. with Jerome It. :control of the cue ball. In his lifetime which to stand so as to get championship— From the beginning of the match De Oro spectators wer» and Thomas \u25a0 cently for the POOL MATCH FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP. was a frequenter of In their first matches the a disposition to question every- A :he also out-of-the- hilarity spr- The triple tie was the result of exhibited \u25a0 spasms of at Hueston. way rooms, not that he played there, but often moved to academy at St. Louis. thing. As he piled up an Innumerable - upon and IMB the tournament held • shop ISS9. Sirce that occasion the two have met he had a theory that beginners. becauj-e ing the boys crawl the table leading Oro jiuiiilr at scratches by the cue bail thi.s respect. He had a way nondescript set of balls, of the jigger in » In tho play-off K««i:-. was De the Cuban In frequently, although with the unvarying any fall off the tap to the Boor, order rolling into the lower corner pocket he spec- frequented by the students, De Oro mas- of being untrammelled by technique *nd the came was at a critical stage. of peering through his large-rimme<i was i get away from the oarroming bails. became that the table had not that tered the intricacies of pool. He was soon result that Keogh beaten. of the game,* executed shots in a newer quickly K«ORh had settled himself to execute a convinced tacles and a slowness of movement Keogh gained the cham- as he will probably always popular- night secure the other boys odds and beating Last December and often better manner than the profes- IWillie which had about one btcn properly levelled. On the second was suggestive of a dauntless spirit, giving defeating Hueston, he ly known, displayed marked MS; oifTuult combination gauge It was in pionship by whom sionals. Schaefer delighted in demonstrat- j he soon in a hundred of coming off. be insisted that the spirit be brought strength and not to be swerved from them. Then his chance came. the world's cbaa- chance in its tourna- had taught the game, in a memorable ing his finds, and his ease in overcoming iard genius. He holds always alert to to t<«t his contention.