The New York herald., 1876-01-28
BILLIARDS.

THE sExToN-sLossoN MATCH FOR THOUSAND
DOLLAR srAKE-sExroN WINS, MAKING 600
POINTS TO sLossoN's 4S2.
Ever since the tournament OF November ast the re-
tpective friends of George slosson william Sexton
have been discussing the question OF the relative
OF the young and brilliant players and the
natural upshot Of such y discussion was the game
OF last night The match made for 81, 900, 600
points, threeba carrom TO be governed by the rules
OF the threebal championship Quite large audience
gathered 10 witness the game and an unusually large
number OF ladies responded to the general invitation
extended TO them. Both players are young men-the
youngest fact among the contestants in the late
tournament
TIE game did not begin till halfp past eight when
Cyrille Dion chosen umpire for slosson and Dud-
ley Kavanagh for Sexton Charles Ef1er OF Albany
chosen referee Some time was lost in meas
urlng and marking the corners OF the table to
guard against any alter dispute on the question Of
"crotchiDg
sosson led on and failed to score, Sexton following
with and q miss Slosson made 5 and retired. Sex
then put IL, including good masse and long
draw with bridge on the fourth inning Sosson
made le and Sexton Is, lesing the game p TO Is
the sport earnest, when Slosson rolled
MP run OF O. good style He played with iorce and
In the eighth inning with 26, missing on untortu-
nate kiss leaving the game at the end OF the nrs string
100 to 62 in SlossOns favor.
The game progressed quietly 10
INNING,
when Sexton settled down 10 work and by nice play
put together 52 leaving the score l3g TO ITO In his IA
He tried hard to bring the balls into
shape for nursing but was compelled TO
drive them every few shois Slosson put
in Is on the thirteenth inning, making the
game nearly even. Sexton took the lead again with
of q in the sixteenth and in the eighteenth
brought the house with an acute angle draw shot
along the side cushion, driving the FIRST object ball
around and meeting the second in the corner He lost
Nal - ktcr
nineteenth and Sexton followed suit in the twenty
lTst the standing
sExroN 21i s1ossoS l6s
They seemed AFRAID OF each other, and played with
and less OF the dash than both OF them
usually show, and their friends began to doubt they
would make anything ike such showing as they
looked for
the TWENTY Sixth INNING
brought with IL Of 81 for Sfosson which he gained
~ very pretty playing alternately drawing and driving
the balls against hard luck in his efforts bring them
together Sexton finished the inning with a run Of g.
taking the lead again with a Of 305 to 254
y In the twenty ninth Sexton made foul after max
ing II and retired ca ahead He followed this with
- giving him lead OF 81. Slosson appeared out OF
gear and poor way 10 recover the ground he had
lost He started the thirty third inning with l3 but
Sexton finished il with 5S 50 ofwhieh be made inside Of
the leading string The score was ncwSosson 2s4 70
scxton's 42S and looked very dishsartening but his
friends were not disappointed in hin, for at tins crt
cal moment he scored up Of l1O py some Of the
finest play Of the evening Commencing in the corner
he carried the object balls the end cushion and
turning nicely TO the SIDE carried them nearly 10
lis end before losing them This brought him wIhin %
points Of sexton he did not stay there long however,
for Sexton piled ny 70 on his next inning stil holding
The lead by lo2, the score standng-Sexton 496;
Sossom, S94 Slossom came forward pluekily on the
hirty'tith inning, scoring 10, but missed a masse
and gave the balls again TO sexton who managed to
work . out OF them. Slossom followed him with 80,
but sexton Immediately added "a TO his count making
The game-SeAton $50; sossoIn AS. Notwithstanding
The approaching end OF the game and his lost ground
sIosson made 81 on the thrty.ninth nniug losing the
balls by an easy miss Sexton closed the thirty. ninth
inning wth 81 winning the game by lis points
Ibc winners average was Ia 1859.
The largest runs were.-Sexton, 53 s. &C. so y
2C Slosson. llo, 81, g. IS 81. 81.
10 what few pools sold the betting was nearly
even Siosson az times favOrte.
The following Is the score