The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-13

BILLIARDS.
sLossoN BEATS SEXTON BY A SCORE or 600 TO
236--A SURPRISE FOR BILrIARDIsrs.

sLossoN BEATS SEXTON BY A SCORE or 600 TO
236--A SURPRISE FOR BILIIARDIsrs
The fourth game Of tho tournament series took place
Irving Hall last night between George Slosson and
William Sexton. To The surprise Of every Slosson
won tho game by 36i points Sections friends hardly
knew what make of the occurrence They both
played badly the start, but Sosson, by three
Of 90, 70 and liz In the middle Of the
game, took lead that secured him the game The
betting tour and hvc TO In Sex,on's favor and
some bets wcro laid that ne would win BY 200 points
GAxE
Sexton the bank Tor the lead failed 10 score
from the string slosson marked up 80 points on his
wrc for his first play He began in spirited manner
making number OF very pretty shots The thirteenth
shot follow on the cushion, gathering tho balls
nicely Sexton went IN for bad mIscue and scored
nothing. Sosson made points his next play.
sexton made his FIRST count In tho third inning
and continued till he made IL points, when
he missed an easy shot around tho table.
The fourth inning brought nothing to either player.
Tho playing continued undressing up to the eighth
inning when Slosson put together 80 pointa Ono Of
his shots was mass6 beautifully executed This run
gave him 70 to Sections - innings The lat.
ter rcganed "a points ground In tho next
inning. retiring very simple two-cushfon shot.
Scsson worked the balls up TO o. points on hts ncxs
play turning his 2rst hundred with sexton II points
behind him. The game stood
sLossoy, l3l sKxT0x, -.
From this point up to the twenty.iith inning the
playing was stupid Sexton opened tho twcnty-nuh
inning with ha dozen points SIosson closed II with
tho best made so far N the game In starting he
found the balls In position, and by careful play
kept them well In hand. with occasional gathering
shot, until he made % points This put him ON hia
fourth hundred sexton points short OF finishing
his second. Tho latter but his ncxI
play, and Slosson rolled up another run OF
10. which gave him a big lead on sexton. Tho gAmo
stood --Slosson, ASS; sexton, l9a sexton mado
solitary point opening the twcntyseventh Inning,
and sosson closed with another and larger run than
before For the FIRST time the evening moro than 100
shots wcrc made Slosson loudly applaudcd
reaching his hundrcdh shot Ito made II MORE and
'ssppcd up' draw. This gave him such
lead almost ensure him tho game.
II left him Just 100 points 10 mako while
Sexton had 4Oi between him and victory An occA
sonal good shot tho only fo OF Tho game for
cra innings The three good runs by Slosson brought
up his average TO than Is, but subsequent bad
play brought II down again. The play from this point
was ordinary the thirty inning. when Sos
son put ~ leaving HIM but 80 points 10 go Scxtos
got on his next inning and slosson the gamo
The following rs the score
Siosson--30. = o, o, 8. 0, s. %. So, L. 100
90 q TO- %, l. W, ~, liz, ~ i, 2, ., !, !, \
!, I, %, $500.
Avcragc--15 1919
Sexton--o, o, H. la o, /, l. a. II, o. H. O. 1, 5s.3
5, II, o, =, "a, 900, FL, Q, TO- 4 5. 49,
$40.
Ayorsgc--G +lQ