, 1873-04-11
BILLIARDS..
Match Game Between Slosson and
Bessunger.
One Of the Most Brilliant and Stubborn
Contests on Record.
slosson tho Winner Dy h Score Of
2,OOt to 1000.

spectators woro prosont. Tho game consisted OF
1000 points, four ball, p1nyod on a bxf0 carom
table, being In other rospoctn governed by tho
American championship ruloa. Tlroro was worry
little betting prior to tho match, as both players
wore but little known In Chicago o1cept to tho
{ow who had watched thoir practice games,
which, at tho best but unreliable Indicators OF
tho combined skill aud nerve regulate III d
match gn1no. After tho players had mado tholr
appearance In tho hall, al. Smith offered $50 or
800 on Dcsaungor, but found no takors. Tho GUS
tomary amount Of difficulty was experienced
n tho selection Of a roferce. Beveral wero ap-
preached On tho subject, and at last Mike Homo
han WAS prevailed upon to act. Henry Nhinos
served sloason in tho capacity Of umpire, Simon
Forllan watched over Bessungor's interests,
and Charloa Matthews marked tho soorc.
TIE oAafn
began at 8:20 o'clock. sloason won tho bank,
and Waived the 1ay.oF and mado q which WAS fol.
lowed by 90 by Bessungor, who, In Ills third in.
ming, put in q run Of 0G, which endod by the
missing OF splondid position draw shot. An
offer Of @76 agnlnhs ESQ On Beseunger met with
no rcBponso. When, however, two innings lator
Blossom nuraed out lit, which all came Of a
" SCRATCH" the botting bocamo oven. Blosson
was warming up to bis work, although loss
brilliant and daring than Dossungor,
whose position play was very fine, though he
frequently suffered from hair-breadth misses.
Theso served to encourage slosson, whoso play
showed increasing confidence, and In the seventh
inning ho had caught and passed his opponent
by points, tho scoro Btanding-Sloason, 248,
Besaunger, 243. 4 few small runs increased his
lead, but BosaunBer WAS right On hnnd with III
in tho ninth inning, md then he showed 1858 to
slosHons 204. Tho latter, in his nu1t inning, By
dint Of good play and q fov lucky ktssos, once
more TOOK the load BY pretty run o. 2la takins
him 70 oot. beshun8er mlsseo' anu thus 1nhoo
tho first blank in tho game on other Bide.
slosson followed with ~, and then offera
Of oyen money on him y,ere nat taken. 1aos-
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eanser "nsh shaslnB 'cii'plo Dreams ios tlme. pas
In tho fourteenth inning, by soma OF tho prottl-
ose playing TINT Chicago has seeh for long
tmo, he piled up 2t0 putting in aevornl beautiful
mepne shotp. rhig carriod lin to ths front onca
ed n ~ ns n~ee nv1 cn
MAUI sa n,,.a tne psoso WIS tecsey oseI ~ ooo
fno Ien had got sao ba INTO
s1othar M rn on nsrn ~ aJ aaa m he
touched hl9 opponents BAL Tlth big hand IS no
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gameIiiooo 70 ay1. pete 4a o. 70 On osogson
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nsnan;s, II aa Il soo'nna a0 ~ -
o59,, ~ 90 ;-,, h6a - ott .,,1
varying Iortune, nntl tue tn1rty-secon1 lnnlng,
when beautitully-oxecutcd run or III, which
cndcd with failure on a iinely.conceivcd position
Altar Altar m interyoninr rin Of 81 by % sloaaon. bes.
nnngor aaaoa ": a1la soomoq 70 nave tho noss OF
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