The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-17
sLOssoN,s BRILLIANT RUN.
Astonishing the Experts-Tben. Losing his
Nerve, Loses the Game.

The billiard tournament in Irving Hall,
which closed last night, was a succession Of
SURPRISES. Rud dolphe, the player whose skill was
least esteemed by the betting m en-, won the first
prize bva series of general play and average
that has not been equaed In any 600 point
game.
Sexton, whose sudden rise eliminated In such
brilliant play in Philadelphia "a to be regarded
es the prodigy Of billiards, achieved only second
place. Last night sosson made run that
throws even Sections wonderful 257 into the
second place, and then lost the game by play as
nerveless and weak as his run was plucky aud
skiful.
Garnier won the lead, and scored 10 for an
opening. freezing at that point and missing the
spot shot. Neither Of the players did much
until the fourth inning; then Garnlor, after
making a very pretty run of q, missed an easy
draw. Slosson's three previous innings bad net
ted him only points but finding the balls in
an easy position he began what from
the second shot promised long run.
He was interrupted by freeze at 3S.
He counted, but he never got the balls well In
hand again until his score had reached 49, At
2 The worries were where he wanted them IN the
right upper corner. He had coaXed them to the
lett corner and turned them toward the foot OF
the table, when the marker called 81. At 100
they were still within q foot Of the left upper
corner They were still making the transit
$50 points-scored by the delicate strokes
two or three inches. He turned the lower
corner at lO5. and the spectators were almost
OF III made by Sexton. hitherto the largest OF
the tournament lie made l78, and had reached
90 before the balls had arrived at the right lower
corner; 20 more we're gathered In around that
spot, and as he neared Sections great run almost
every shot was greeted with applause,
This shook the pl aver little, and he put too
much force into one Of: his snots, leaving the
balls where cross-tablo gather was necessary.
He made It faultlessly. and started with bolder
but no less fruitful strokes up table. He
reached go, and turned the spheres down table
almost at the place where the run began. lie
2oSth shot was the signal for prolonged stamp.
ing OF feet. The lis were not again separated
until he had made 100 shots. Then he misc leu
lated the force OF gathering stroke. He re-
tired with 3l1 points, having missed q long four
Gu -hion suot.
GARNER made but % BY way Of Offset to the
great run, aud the only remarkable feature Of
the game up to the eighth inning was Slosson's
nervousness. His hand shook as with palsy,
and he remarked to friends near him that he
was almost tired out. The certainty with which
ne lost control OF promising positions was even
stronger evidence OF this fact than the i'd
mission.
GARNER recovered his accustomed skin in the
eignth inning, and scored a SPLENDID run Of lO9
This be supplemented by 10 In the next inning,
bringing his total to 250; Slosson was at 38s. The
cumulative strain OF these two runs by GARNER,
and his own great run, proved too great for Sos.
son, and he played poorly thence TO the end OF
the game. Up to tho end Of the twenty-third
inning his best breaks we're IL, "a 81 Is, IS, ~.
GARNER, meanwhile, was working manfully to
retrieve desUerate game. lie realized breaks
OF S3, ~, and IN the fifteenth inning, by faultless
play, Ill This he folio wed by 80 and %, so that
he was only "A points behind Sosson at the end
Of the twenty-thifd inning. In the twenty
fourth inning GARNER added 80 to his score, and
only lacked - Of game. Sosson was left with
an easy position, but he was not eq al to the
task OF making more good play, missing bis Sec
ond shot.
Garnier made 12, and missed an easy chance
TO count the winning point. Again the young
American ahpWed el bv ma hi
only two points. GARNER missed through un-
due excitement, and slosson commenced a
promising run with az TO go. He made l3, and
missing. left the balls where GARNER m ade an
easy carom and won. Score-Garnier, 800 (;
~ sson, b5l. GarDier's average was % q,
which nks second only to that made by Ru-
uolphe In his game with sexton