Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-01-31
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Since Morphy has beaten the best PLAYER 10
the old uorld, AMI layed out in despair al the
Others, at b.indiold chess playing. one Of our
NhUagkec billiard player, has been practising
10 private, the unhsard Of feat of playing oil.
lizards blindiolded. and ~ successful has he BE-.
come that On Saturday highthe played match
game on four tables. al the Nrahall House,
with eight Of our bet players, against ODDS,
The wager being free seat ia our fashionable
church II he lost. he was % furnish seats 81
his adysfSiries, ami u he NOn they were 10 DO
the same BY him-Onc seat against eight AZ
eight o'clock, a large croad had assembled and
the tables were prepared Mr. Angie was led
into the room blindlo.dcd, aud after shaking
hands with bis opponents, drinking glass Il
n. o. Poney brandy, picked out hi, cue,
ehalked IL carefully, and commenced On the
lirs, table from the "ay or be made four
mine shots, and as he went 10 make the iflh
one, vas taken with a cramp in bis stomach
and missed. lie vent TO the next table, ard
although the blaek;ball vas creased, made the
handsome run Of seventy.threr, then shot his
ball into the left hand side pocket on the
corner, placed his finger to bis nose, wheeled
gracefully on one heel, and began at the third
table. Here he was less fortunate, and scored
but twenty points, owing 10 the return Of the
"cramp.' FrelueaI bursts OF applause greet.
ed bis skill, Rnl aller taking iulip all around
he went to the fourth, and made run Of eighty
nine, with but three balls on the table. He then
returned to the first table, aud although he had
made some beautiful plays before, fairly Outdid
himself, and run the game out, making the last
shot with an umbrella merely to show his skill
Al the second table he was equally fortunate, and
closed the game there, maxim. even thirteen
shots, from backward and leil handed shots AZ
that At the thi-d table he made run Of
twenty.ioGr from carroms, and then. having
but three TO 60, undertook the feat Of Jumping
the white and light red, and pocketing the
dark. Standing on 4 chair lie bowed graceful.
/ ~ to the crowd present, chalkei his cue, and
showing lis grea; memory, walked five times
around the table, mounted the chair, turned his
back 10 the table, and shot between his legs,
clearing the first tvo balls, pockcting the dark
red, and shooting his own into the bread basket
/ OF one Of our corpulent property holders, lac.
cidenlally Of courSe) and from there striking
an eve glass young dandy vas using, break.
| Ing It all 70 pieces, and injuring the persons
face. At this Stage Of the match the other par
/ ties gave up, and felt satisfied that Mr.. Angie
was the best player in the world 10 prove
this he re-tightensd the bandage over bis eyes,
and approaching. the fourth table, prepared for
his final exhibition Of skill He chalked up,
sat down in two chairs, and adjusted his belt
He then arose, and from spot balls ran the
game within two point Of out; so brilliant
we're his shots, that sparks absolutely flew from
the balls. On his last shot, owing to having
clialked his one with piece Of an apple, which
had been placed IN the cup by mistake, he miss.
ed the first ball, jumped the second, kissed on
the third, cushioned, and on the back run ALSO.
lutely made thirteen, and sat down amid dealcn.
ing cheers. Each Of the persons present con.
tribuIed five cents to get ten cent drink, and
the glasses being placed on the first table, he
walked TO it, and picked out his own "tod" from
at least two hundred Others! lie was then Ia.
ken up on a chair made Of cues, and was carried
to the bar, where each Of the guests shook hands
with him, one man giving him five hundred
dollars for the first shake Mr.. Angle is with.
out doubt the greatest bliudfold player in the
world, and will leave for the East in n few days
His likeness will be seen in the New York Leggia
Of February 3O.-Nilreukcs Nsrt