, 1873-09-10
SPORTING.
The Sloason-Bessunger Billiard
Match Of Last Evening.
An Easy Victory for SIosson, Who Wins
in Fourteen Innings.
Tho Gnmo of Cric11ct---Tlle Turf
---Bnse Ball.

TIE MATUII-0AatE T4ABT EVEN

TIE MArCII-GAME LAST ErENTN0.
George Slossou and John Desaunger, two local BILL
lard experts, who occupy prontnont positions among
tho lcadiug players Of tho country played their fourth
public contest iii H,o now Kngsbury MUSIC Hall, Inst
cvoning. Tho Rtako-noncy amounted to $780, and tho
number Of points to 2000. An audience Of about 900
roraonB Witnessed tho gamo, and moro respectable
better-bchavc nsaernbago noyor attended similar
Entertainment In tha city. There Wero foH ladlea
preaen and tho utnloat duforenco shown tlon by
all tho gentlemen, nothing being eail that could
Offend them In tho least. Except In tho matter
OF apraunc, tho spectators werc Remarkably e'lent
not bot being Offered word uttcrod that could
In any way annoy tho players. Thanks to MR. Aaicnao
aeary, tho arEangenenta for tho match wore perfect
Htrord tho players and tho audience equal advantages,
md tue ecatng accommodations could not have gwen
IT. e q 4ssoe
stoned no delay, Mr. 7. 2. cowee, of aho Htstern
pe,g bon ,o'y 9 a
Tho eamo commonced promptly At O'Clock; Tho
won by sloason and he selected tho whito and took
tho tirst inning. The bank suah close ono That
Tic % only timo Inc low So was troubled during tho gsms
consequently ho acted With The utneRt isnratlaHty,
ss es~a f.Sa x e s.
I'll the balls cloao to tho corner, and IN very faTora-
bic position for good run To show u that It r xas
alosson pliod ap ae3 In remarkably short space Of
ki1no, Tho run brought ont all his rowora in po-
kiEon-plhyinR and nursing, md VIM only hnothtF
pvidonco Of fact generally understood bof0rp,-thnt
he Is probably tho most reliablo Of all tho nayo Amer
tcan players. In his eccond inning Bcasungcr made
los III hao styc, and had tho balls we'll together Oh
tho rail, whom an unucky kiss occurred md choaed
him out Of count
:, slosson again took advantage Of very favorable
lcaye, and knocked out tho hundreds without mercy.
It did not seem to trouble him in tho least how FIR
tpart tho balls might be. he playing with anch
sonndpnco and in auch good luck that . few shots
nltslood to put them In q heap pgain. 10 was
tind enough to desist when no had 1nado
~. Dcssungor missed comparatively easy cushion,
Ind 6lossou Initiated him closely possible. Thcn
Bessupger mndo 61 and from that time forward ceased
70 cut my figure In tho game. Tho wonderful nurs-
Ag exhibited by Ills opponent completely unnervcd
him, mud Ao continually missed tho binp1oat Rhos
E tho greatest GEO. As ho 1na1o only few Single
hBnre runs after his fourth nning 1t is unnecessary
10 soy anything further about him. oxca that he loft
lbe hall tho worst boaeu-man that handled
professionally.
Beeaungers weakness Increased his opponents con.
,dacnco and daring, and heavy runs followed each
other on his string every tino he had inning His
playing reminded strongly Of The way the lanonte
cDevitt used to nurse whenever 1t became absolutoy
necessary only tho famous puah shot hna to DO for
gotten. Aftor his miss in tho fourth inning GloBson
nane 49, and followed It up with tho enormous rim Of
b3i III the tcnh he Increased ha Bcoro With 162 in
the thirteenth with lG5 and in thu succeeding inning
with %, which latter rim placod him at a,30l to Bes
eungera o10. Double~ngurs runs were matlo In every
Intervening inning but one tho whole forming
that ia without parallel In American billiards. It IL
rs follows:
TnE sConE.