The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-17
UONDERFUL BILLIARDS.
Frank Hart Winning $50 Cue aud the
Championship of the Lagie Theatre.


One Of the most remarkable of billiard
contests has just been brought to close in
G.tnieT's rooms at Broadway and Thirty fourth
street. The contestants were j. Bradley, Pat
Rooney H. Richmond, + ank Hart, johnnie
Wild, nd n, Wuldron all members OF the Eigle
Theatre Company. They were handicapped, as
will be seen In the report Of the games played,
and sacn PLAYER did his level test' lnd soue-
times more. 4 win the rrlLs; ihls was 10Y
soldimoun.ea cue II he eS ssmes ny wsre io9 po,nts
by Albert oarIhe.. lhe e1"1s "SiV iV' P''"'9i
AMERICAN carn"-
inc 1rst game was between J. Bradley and
y = Rooney, the latter receiving ~ points. Brad
lev scored lO in 70 innings leaving Rooney at IS.
he second 2 ne was between Richmond and
Hart, who plaved even. kichmonds pest shot
was "A eix-cushiUn carom Kiss, whlrh evoked
loud applause. Hart was Immense on tue pure
scratcn suo,. mis- ski.l In making II increasin:
steadily 10 tue end. The loo points were scored
by Hart in es innings. and the game when was
call, Il AT II =. ~, was ended Just IN time for an
ca " breakfast. hic imond scored u.s. ,,
johnnie vi Il gave \: Maldron ~ points' ahd
ia 30 Innings won the third game.
Ine fourth game was between Richmond and
Rooney. tue tormer receiving ~ points, aud
winning by l3 points In % innings. Time OF
game. 3 hours II minutes.
Inc nfth game was sumner. Pat Rooney
gave Prank Hart twenty points. lac inter
nj ,Ved VITA wonderful spirit, aud made his L.
vorite luke snot several tunes during the eyen-
In, snd morning. Rooney contested every inch
OF the ground, but wnen the clocks were on tue
stroke II Hart closed his S2nd inning with
u
jimmie Wnd ard Pat Rooney played the
sixth game Win y,rying ior uhes, no3hsy re-
ndence Of veteran, rolling up scores oi and Z
With the greatest ease. His draw shots we're all
III I'd. with the butt OF nls cue, as were also
many OF his scratches. " I'D lost nerve before
the game sas halt through, and lost the game
by u points. Rooney plaNed u INNINGS ll'he'
ria Seventh was between Wild and Richmond
and WAs won 0y Wild IN ~ innings, although he
4.tl IA a
INC eighth WAS "A very exciting, because hotly
contested game. The players were Pat Rooney
aud Waldron, the latter receiving ~ points.
hooney's scratch shots were sinHularly brilliant,
but the long draws aud clever masses executed
bv Waldrun with his 4s-ounce cue were too
many 4 PIT, Who, after having scored total
| Of -. ~uuslded into Inactivity, aud allowed wal
dron o. r4n Out Ia his eighty first inning Ilme'
K,,nInond ana Bradley played the ninth game
Ia ~ innings. tue iOrner taAlng Tue oods oi ~
| Bladie, and Hart. the latter with 10 points,
| played the tenth game In " innings, Hart wln-
| niug IS 3points.
| four uOurs' steady play, lost the eleventh game
| by ~ points. Waldron made e7 innings.
| Mild aud Bradley played even. ana the former
| won the twelfth ssue by points In - innings
| WaldrOn nd Bradley played the thirteenth
| game in A inninge. Waldron took ~ aud won
Hart and wadron made the fourteenth game
| Que OF the liveiest of the series. with the odds
| of 20, Hart went Out In 70 innings, leaving Wal
drOp fast asleep at 81.
me fifteenth game was between Wild and
| Hart the Latter taking the odds of ~. WIG
| won m IS innings, Hart having made " points
| all told. -,
| he sixteenth and last game was won by Hart
| who, win the odds al oO, leit hlu al ~, ant
| he cue was u esenled last evening in presence
| of A la 90 and appTecistIve hssenDlage. IL 4
| uuderstoO that johnnie wild Is 70 challeng
| lie champion, the match 10 oe played within
| thiTty days. lhs push, the crotch, the scratch
| aud tho butt stroke arc TO De balfeu, anu VI
| cnAlleugeT will give the odds Of VI.