"The accomplished violinist practices bowing by the hour. The pianist works on his scales, other hours on his fingering. And so the billiard player, to acquire mastery of his game should pay attention to the fundamentals, in this Ives stood supreme. If genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains, then he had genius. He would spend from four to six hours a day on the 'Anchor' for instance, or the 'Chuck', trying in various ways to get these conventional positions from various leaves. Other hours he spent on single-cushion shots or on masses, or on close manipulation."