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II. Berger contempla:es giving exhibitions
and lessons IN this and other ciiiss. AZ our
champion has retired from the field Of chal-
!enge1s, there is no danger Of N. Be1gers hurt.
ing his feelings by beating him.
4 series Of shots Ia the romantic school were
commentary, and the uost brilliant Of them
elected rounds Of applause. Without diagram
Of the table, We Cannot hope to convey the fan.
cies 1hat were wrought By the magic cue, The
balls aeemed to be literally under the players
Inspiration. Played ont from semi.circle de-
acrlbed IL chalk at ei,htr corner Of the bed,
they came together again like flock of sheep
alter fulfilling their separate rounds, and in
close group awaited their next summons Thege
shota proved that, with all his imagination,
Berger is q great mathematician, aud knows
very vel every angle of his table. And it WAS
observed tha: IN thess and kindred shots Of q
most practical sort, be was in all cases most
suceessfal In "twiss'ng'' hie bali be displayed
such bold fkill as has never been eeen IN this
country. His cue il always pressed perpendic-
ulatly upon the ball. This il the moat difficult
and dangerous practice, al well a. the most IN.
graceful, aud is oaly possible to master Of the
Instrument The amateur not only impesi1s the
cloth mud the leather OF the cue, but also, in
nine cases out cften, entirely fails to gtvs the
ivory the desired impetus.
The "iorcing" shots were equally wonderful
Berger drew his ball back to count from
another bAll placed midway of the table. and
sent !: carving and curvetting from cushion to
cushion, with an accuracy Of result that wa8
a. unexpected ls it was beautiful His romance
trihed the audience, prepared for almost any
freak Of his imagination. Placing two bAllR At
one end Of the table, AID anothef Ut the other
etd, be propelled his own ball from the Two
fair upon the cushion, over which it ran, N if
fitted in groove, until it reached = certain
point. xhere it again leaped npoa the table,
bali! The same skill that gave it this strange
direction, lifted it from the bed into a gentle
mans hat, as it the end Of the cue were a for.
cepR.
The exhibition was astonishing, bu: since all
OF these shots were executed after from three
- six trials, not fully convincing Of the i'm
meuse advantage Of the romantic school. If
the apostle himself is never absolutely car
tain Of success, and a. Bucceas after all. il the
otjsc. Of the game, the disciple might we'll
pause and consider, before he forsook the
steady, cft.fashioned, practical game. And We
oonccds 70 II. Berger, eli the laure's that bis
unrlvslled skill should command, when NC
modestly intimate desire to stake cur huge
fortune upon Mr. Phelan, should the champions
be brought together in q match game, each
man playing ia his OWL school Of the art.
4 match however. is not lie object Of The
briiliaAs Frenchman's visit. He will sive
nightly exhibition in Ar. phe'an's pri7ate
room, and alao lessons to those amateurs who
may desire the benefit Of bis counsel and ex-
ample. The first public exhibition will take
place tonight. An Interpreter will be preseut.