The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-21
4 MARPEL ~ BTLLIdRDs.
An Expert who Uses hi. Fingers for Cues
Adrian liars Exhibition.

Monsieur Adrian liar, the champion fln-
ger billiard player" Of the world, n ade his lr.t
public appearance Ia New York last night al
Albert Carriers, .2P2 Broadway. The billiard
parlor W, crowded at an carly hour and 10y tho
time the exercises began II was Impossible to
gain admit nee.
At eight o'clock Nj liar and Joe Dion opened
q. me Of caroms. go oirts, and In les than
twenty minutes Joe VS. the Wtr.t-heIten
Of green. Joe PLAYED with the cue,
bot the stranger used hl- uurnre rluiu.
li the thumb, the fur"fugcr. ana tie middle
finger. Joe made y, and slipped mp on a draw
s"ot ~ rmade snldl break. aud was followed
hy Joe win another Then the frenthnhu gave
the -pcct tors tho nr-t specimen Of his wonder
fui KIN Up the tablc and down 10, table he
sent ms bali, counting az eyery stroke, until he
had scored tbout 90; when rs cuaxing the red
and white into the ulper right hand corner he
ran up a total scure Of ltd. AMID tumultuOu- ap-
plhuse. ni"ns next ehOrt was weak one, a.
was also lITs.
lhcn 100 made a few points, aud liar went on
W.. marvellous. lie made an kinds of -hots
with the greatest ease, shuwingIthnt whatever
could he done WI IA the che he could do withuut
1t. Again ming the object balls INTO CORNER
nno keeping them generally about u footsapart,
he cuninued nis play, and without chang
inc hi po.iuon rolled up l6j ana might
G sy have made ten times as many nad he not
been stopped ny the call Of game Tho 800
points were nade ia the i've innings, giving au
average Of 90.
Al The cl se Mons IL gave an exhibition
seen 20 De appre g. ted. simple cnroms and
short draw shots, follows, cushion kisses. and
round-tnc-t thle snuts requiring the most ac-
curate calculations were executed without the
slightest apparent effort Hut his unapproach-
hhie skill was best manifested ia the execution
Of shots cf more dificult nature lie would
twist his ball from the lower end Of the table.
take the red In the upper left hand corner and
draw IL straight back down 10 the lower left hand
corner and carpm on the WhiIe. lie would carum
from the red IN the centre Of the table,
take the cushion At tho right, and draw
to the white ball IN the Tight hand upper
corner He would chalk figures upon the
cloih, and PLAYING On one ball, would maae his
bali iOll W the lines Of the hlure and make the
carom upon the other. Having one ball held at
his bali into the air and brought the two INTO
contact, his own pail running the fun length Of
the rail without even touching the cushion
clotn, a. could he told AZ the further end of the
room by the sound. lie next made ngure
carom with four hall, and the "W" carOin,
which was shot az curious as wonderful.
Arranging ten balls IN line parallel with the
cushion, he sent his ball spinning down upon
the fiist IL took the cushion an / caught the
second. Then driving on 10 the cushion again
the line, touch first bail and then the cushion
until the last ban was touched. The same shot
wa made With twelve, and afteTWard with NJ
teen Ia.
Il- snake carom " was made by running hls
tall down the bic with great for'e between
ber. Then he made his DOllymount" stroke
with the cue. This is made by driving the hnlls
twice around the table from the right hand
upper corner, ana bringing them together in
the lower right hand corner. In their rapid
tour around the table no two balls come In con
tact. Mons. LIARS last trick was to driye twelve
small balls into the mouth Of a wicker bottle
held foot above the table.