New-York tribune., 1874-05-28
4 BILLIARD CHAMPIOY BE4TEN.

ALBERT GARNER DEFEATED BY FRANCOIS UBAssY.
Albert GARNER and Francois UbasSy played
at Tanmany Hall last evening a match at the French
threeba game Of billiards coo points up, for $500
a side. Since tne former won the championship
at the tournament which took place in Irving
Hall a few months ago, GARNER has hal
to fight hard for his laure!s. the rules
Of the tournament being that tine successful player
should to win for himself the honor Of championship,
play with whoever chose to challenge him for stated
number OF months, and out successful from each
contest Ubassy has played with him i0r the CHAMPION
ship and money prizes several times since the touTna-
ment but has always been beaten. The match OF last
night only for the money prize
The players banked for the lead at sos O'CLOCK
Ubassy won, but failed TO count on his first shot Gar
nier scored one and missed easy carom There was
no noteworthy playing on either side until the 10Th
inning, except OF 2ll by GARNER on ms loth'
and one OF Is by his opponent the
nth inning. The game then stood even at o.
Straight and draws were missed repeatedly
by both players, though GARNER was the more unfor
tunate in this respect The latter's playing. in
fact was 80 far below his usual average
that murmurs Of astonshment arose from
all parts OF the house. Uoassy's nineteenth
inning brilliant one, and In it he scored by lud
cious nursing, aided by or two sklilfu cushion
position plays 6S points. This made his s'rine I'i
against Carriers Ga. In the run be made ionr hhe
masses, OF which WAS extremely dmeul''' tne
player having TO reach from one END OF
the table down TO the center TO play GARNER
scored % in his 2lst 50 his 25n, and Al IN his sih in
ming. These runs remarkable for several double
pauk shots and for q large number or those uu-
usual shots for which GARNER IL no1eI
his ball was made, among OtAeF thih--' 10
20 twice around the table ana then count,
10 follow a ball u cushion and earom thence on tne
third ball, aud was drawn half tue length OF the
table against a cushion whence the " English nade IL
carom on the third ball Ubassy's playing from his lne
teenth To MS twenty-niutn inning was not notiDie
except for general good PLAYING. His twenty-nlnth
was a run OF ST. in making which ne was
unsuccessful In nursing" bat made up Tor ths ueiect
with Tne game then stood 2s 10 ~
In Ubassy favor GARNER had four Diak lhnlhts III SUI
ces-on ginning with MS 35th ana three more Dgin
mug Ubassy also nad several oiahKs FROM
his 5sth inning forward, UDassy played a rare
game His position plays were superD. In MS ooth
he ored 50 IN his 5lh. 80; IN his 5sh, iO III ms o9d
% In li IS n i5 aud his list AZ, when latter TOOK
hm within ! points Of the end on MS string Mean
while Carriers playing was wretched From his i1st
10 his Gs h inning his largest run was ~ AMI al! the
rest were below 10 except three OF Is In his list inning
when his opponent only eight 10 20 To complete MS
string and ne was over points behind hun, he set
braveiy to work. and by careful work made the balls
WELD aim 81 points. when his largest run. This
made his string his opponents S32 Ubassy then
made eight remaining points, ia Ills va INNING CLOS
Ing the game at ll:25 O'CLOCK