, 1870-03-24
SPORTING MATTERS,
lenth Contest for the Billiard
Championship of Illinois.
Parker Va snyder-The Former Viz
torious by a Score Of 1,202
to 978--Winners Average,
Nearly II.
The Chicago lgnsc 18nIl Club
Caught Out-Chess by
Telegraph.

Billiards.
MATCH FOR THK BfATk cHANr1oNsuIP.
The tenth contest for the bllIiart championship
Of Illinois took plaec last evening In CroabyA
Music Iiall, between Frank Parker and Fete Sny-
ius. I large and respectable audience being pres
ens The game WAS for $3.50 side, In addition to
the State emblem, 1900 pointa up, push shot
barred, ca four-pocket tnhle- Shortly after 8
o'clock, with the selection Of James Cus,ck as um-
pire for Parker, John AcDcvitt for Snyder, Henry
Rhines as referee, and Chaa Matthew'S ~ marker,
the prellmtnaHcs were arranged, and everything
Eaa In readiness for
Snyder won The bank for lead, chose the white,
aud laid oh at the lover left hand corner, and Par
krr failed 10 count Snyder halted al twu strokPs
leave TO The extent Of Il. lie len had break for
l'cte, who not only counted, but made 4 si1 shot,
which ellc'ted rounA of applause. His accumu.
In pocket, no that Parker cnntented himself with
y, playing Tie balls 70 safely that Snyder failed
entirely. With his opponents miss added Parker
sce1e standine, @ 90 The fourth % ianinsofsrts5 1oe
6 had been made, leaving Parker hank shot on
fsa ns9 in h R ss e pfs xhs e1s
Ing essay resulted In hut ;, owing to pocket otr
count PslteEs next opportunity resulted In
rift which fell to his lot and Parker followed with
A6 during which he executed q beautiful cuahion
1nass<, which pocketet1 the white and soon neceasi-
lated pause for safety Snyder missed the bank
shot left him, - hairs brcatth and In turn Pat
ket was at once kissed &C pocktt Other chance
pockets and taiiuses occurred fot each IL ihs three
lockctA Al lost, In the sixteenth inning, Parker
broke loose H1ih 81, turning his Becnnd hundred
The nrst time il, The game, asruck bis gait md
hJ delicate nursing and ncat position play, secured
% 70 bis account The largest run thus fas,
being III. Parker failed to overcome a
Al break, as did ais, Snyder when HIS turn came,
leaving Parker to freahen matte1B by run Of 80,
Peter held bis own for safety, leaving the t1o reds
out, but Parker missed most unaccountably, and
hts opponent had the balls all tn front Ut him. He
The black and sent his own after Il. Parker con-
shot, which Peter missed ana rent to pocket.
ea ana .' T. :1a IS
Peter improved this showing by run Of 6s, which
e PLY s; Of Ss9s the
s$as' .as '$sna and sss Il s,.sss s 81 E;
satet rs,sf osereame an s It. ns s,s
lcar1ng. Frank contrtEetl to produce 80, besthca
liking dose which Peter could not swallow, and
asain IS, and himself In the pocket Snyder strung
for gafetJ, and Frank went around and counted,
hut as usual, lost his position In the pocket This
ncftesl Peter to feueTcd yigOr, and be forth With
captured =, which secured for him much encour-
agement In the WY Of voclfcrous hands and feet,
and brought him to the thtrtieth
inning. Parker followed suit with 81, una1ly en-
eounter1nE shot which seemed wholty Impossible
the tAble OF the white, and came within feathers
thickness OF The mark. 1t proved that he SHOULD
sse to sas for he lf5 ,s, nnnsa s
rcxlzch hut 20. There were small results for
little while, hut Snyder slowly worked up to within
3a points Of bis opponent and .n the th!rty.souIh
iining he accomplished run Of o. which brought
Ills score 10 47a, PaskeT's string showing &33 The
champion started IN bsavely, hut lost the whte At
the second ftot, leaving c.tsccr.."le play
worries in hand, but forfeited his hold nt =, and
left q hatfnl, which Snyder turned his back upon
ty reason of faulty bank. But he redeemed him.
..tf sp'endidly, after Parker had Withdrawn, By a
stunning resort to the cushion at long range, suf
ilemeD,tng i with 50. and the score stood-Sny-
der, al9; Parker, 81 Parker went to pocket
II unce, Snyder n1ed them 1ns1e; he failed NAT
Tun!y on the hank, and again the member from
Germany hail the moor, nor yielded. 1t to the op.
POSING candidate until The call Of the roll showed
cut In earnest, and haf achieved g, when DELL
/ ate 7nas~t win his hall almost frozen was de-
aps ue Of the a.o q se
enemy, the balls being hu3diet ARatnst the cusn-
Ions IN the lover left hand corner. Then ensncd
Which ~ Wsre ma made to 4rnsr -. and II The forty,
rntf tfaF n <bn n IOf
n1a5n,,,e s +spcn Tec IN tnrest!e9t
M b. forshGith Sut in hIs work to he extent Of 81
1heIcfnrsA h{s stnrt etnsd At s1o{1 IN tx AMI ~,
fntcrs Pttar manJfpstet a iftf1n u rnffttshnraa~
- Ia n.It esa.r iatsn1 Or hta hn1a Hnnr siiont
Hroyoeatfon. FnrScr teot il up Where he ieft 81.
nt ernTrH ~ Ehch rsy1ie-' f1s scnre tn she frnnt
champion axsertct1 hts clains this time acquiring
A. at Last losing the whte and then leaving out the
three balls By = naErow miss But Peter was 40
+hHtif fOrR Re1 nj q fAtA huf Willis
risscd M "a count to the pocket, aad
g1 s coa 81 ~ e
IL IL sa1 ihnias, rs9ts5 {5.Ss1ea $.
Z % IF & ~ 81 sasasf Ks & 81 ossls ss
So i .ss ehstsS O. ;t;5 Mti!Eias Iaft tea e
would not have it "a they kissed, and psrte,I.
md pockctei themselves Ia the most resoluts nan.
The plnyrr.A persuasion, 4 little laser and
thcy rr{eated 10 the amount - ~ xhich
Aas something, surely e!.:sse saster vas ea}asine
,,roxemrntn icing ~ whi]e prrrer.e rasI ne9
ryond tiis po,ut snyder hi, fn1ther ,rc1rSs.d
fhs p.n ~ rims ~ - ~ ~ ana IL ond ~ ~
w tntIg ~ n ~ ~ ana, IN tae
EnTfeT 11sa. Sn,,le1 ass IT, 80 tn,n,s Is,o
rsrker chsnRctl the sspeet uf sfrairs hr run of
MIS- snli parr., Tni ~ ~ ~. ,,s haea mAas
n.Itt hrant Thrn Snrher rnrI,aa S nSt VI ~, J..
,Ie rn.rcs i,.-trr ,Mt' ~. coaMeeu, nls Nent ~
ele h,s ~ aid pus nne to.s for rafk9 70
sn end-rsrter. 1,eoi: snvder ~ fne ndioa a.
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