The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-31
BILLIARD CHAMPIONS.
GARNER Retains the Silver Bowl
and Championship.
Two Thousand Spectators
in Tammany Hall.
GARNER RUNS lO8-UBASSY BEATEN.

IL II now some months since championship
match was played in this city, and last night over
1900 admirers OF the game met together IN Tam
many Hall to witness the test Or skill at the
French game between two renowned champions
from its mother country. The match be-
tween Mr.. GARNER and Mr.. Ubassy was
made shortly after the Chicago tournament,
ior $1,000 side and silver
punch bowl The game was 600 points on a
5xl0 table, with the regular 2H balls. For the
last two weeks the forthcoming match has created
considerable excitement in billiard circles, and
although the very brilliant play exhibited by Gar
nier during the
NEW YORK TOURNAMENT
made him the favorite in the betting, there we're
many who preferred the steady style OF Ubassy TO
the brilliant dash OF his young antagonist Garnier's
rooms, on the corner of Fourteenth street and
University place have been crowded every evening
during the past week watching the latter at prac
tlce with young Bessenger, of Chicago. one OF the
coming players Of the day. Shortly after seven
last evening stream OF people swept along Four
teenth street, and, turning into Tammany Hall. soon
covered the raised benches and chairs that had
been provided for their comfort. The arrangements
in the hall were very good, everybody had good
view Of the game and ample room to sit at his
ease and enjoy himself The table was set in the
middle Of the hall. with raised benches on each OF
the four Sides a0rding seats for about 900 spec
tators, while at least the same number were scat
tered over the gallery. Chris O'ConnOr was walking
around experimenting the arrangements. and
few minutes after eight an announcement was
made that Mr.. Hubbard, OF Connecticut. had been
selected referee, and that Messrs. ]. Dion
and Newhall would act judges, respectively,
for Ubassy and GARNER. At nine minutes
past eight both players made their appear
auce, and the balls were soon set rolling.
GARNER opened the game and, failing to score,
Ubassy went in and made 2, after which GARNER
10 In artistic manner. This little start gave
the friends of GARNER little more confidence, as
at first they were little afraid that their cham
piOn appeared nervous and out OF sorts. Ubassy
scored in his second inning, ana alter couple
Of innings without important results GARNER
made g. when the balls froze, but the fresh start
he made more, giving him IA in all. Ubassy then
scored 7, after which they both played an innings
without scoring.
THE SEVENTH INNING
was opened with IA, clevery put together by Gar.
nier, after which Ubassy went to work and in o
series Of brilliant shots added 30 to his score The
next three innings were uninteresting but ON the
eleventh GARNER ran 9 and Ubassy followed suit
with Z Alter little more adding GARNER livened
FIFTEENTH INNINGS
and scored TWENTY-FIVE with his usual daShing
cutiOn. Ubassy was evidently rather out OF form,
as he missed one or two comparatively simple
manipulated the balls clevery for seven. GARNER
| then started in on his
EIGHTEENTH INNINGS,
| and gave evidence Of great form in tho style and
| confidence he displayed while collecting forty
! carrOms together. About the middle Of the break
he made a magnificent masse shot, one OF the best
played during the evening 1t was a pleasant
match to watch, as the playerslwere gentlemen and
tricks that professionals are sometimes in the
habit Of displaying during match game. The
spectators were also very Wen 9ehaved and
|
without any show OF favoritsm. GARNER started
IN again on the nineteenth inning and added 80
sorts, but In the twenty-frst inning he rallied and
scored Is very cleverlv The following I'VE innings
followed by Is on the succeeding inning. Alter
n1 aSs the eIassY STOOD
leaving the former with clear lead Of IT, GARNER
every minute On the thirtieth inning he exhib.
ae n
went out on a nearly impossible masse shot. The
excellent play OF GARNER appeared to put new life
S ana aed III seoe very ~ pretty Thy
rHIRTy-FIRsr INNING
break Gbassy exhibited some very brilliant execu-
ton, especially IN his masse shots. Both players
now let up for q little, and Tor the next seven
innings GARNER averaged only 81 and Ubassy
THrRrY-NNrH INNING
GARNER woke mp little and In some handsome
round,the.table play added II to his score, which
was followed by Ubassy with Il steadily rolled up
Ubassy missed his twenty second carrom in very
careless manner. and the game was then called,
GARNER 279; UBAsSY, 209.
GARNER then put in an inning for II, which was
followed BY u from ubassy:, on the forty-arst in.
hand top corner, and, after nursing them together
for lew points, waltzed them along the side
the lett hand bottom corner, carried them along
the bottom cushion and half way down the other
sioe' scoring IN all oo
This was one OF the most delicate and artistic
exhibitions OF billiards ever seen in match game,
nearly deaiening When GARNER made the huns
dredth carrom the house fairly shook with the plau
stopped and the players took rest OF fifteen MN
utes duration, while the spectators stretched their
bowl that went with the championship.
At At, GUAR, quarter past ten play was called
a ana UeaSsy ara 81 on his ioIst in
went to work and added to his score. Ubassy
took the cue, and after making three round-the-
table shots let the champion in for his 43d inning,
GARNER made l, then missed an easy one and
Ubassy put 10 together in neat style. The 44th
but In the
FORTY sixth INNING
the champion got the balls together and scored II
In his quick and confident stye OF play. The gen.
tlemen who had talked up immense averages dur
ing the past week. ana who bet money on the win
ner averaging over ten, now began to look rather
blue. as nothing but another break OF a hundred
could secure their money for them. On the
FIFTIETH INNING
GARNER made neat little break of o. which
Ubassy followed by H.. GARNER then made and
Ubassy missed On the ffty-secOnd inning Gar
ner ran 7, and Ubassy, by some clever play, added
% to his score. On the fifty third and fty fourth
innings GARNER played for round o. which
proved very damaging to his average. On the
FIFTY-FIFTH INNING
he got the balls together, and, after running Is,
played difficult draw shot, which resulted In an
appeal to the referee. The latter gentleman ap-
pealed to the spectators, and as they unanimously
hacin ah ssa INIT Gor
after scoring 40, broke down on his nfteth over
dif1cult masse shot. Ubassy then made Q, and
GARNER rolled up "a, and missed very easy one.
The game now stood
GARNER, 1877; UBAssY, 297.
The game now began 70 look rather one sided,
but on the ffty-sixth inning Ubassy got the balls
together, and by some careful nursing and series
OF brilliant masse shots scored so, when the balls
frOze and he missed the succeeding shot. GARNER
then missed and Ubassy went to work and added
Is more to his score. The game was called at the
commencement OF the fiity-eighth inning