, 1876-02-27
BILLIARDS..

W.
There Was naturally good deal OF excitement
yesterday over the selling Of the latest Western
billiard match by one Of tho competitors. Bur
1eigh's confession Of tho job. it's inception aud
completion, Was resd- by almost evory man who
Ind ever played billiards in Chicago, and it needs
hardly be eaid that universal Indignation WAS OK
pressed. The persons most etirted up were
those who had bet on the loser, and had lost by
being sold out. Having paid their bets and lost
sight Of their money, they knew thoy had no 1o-
course, and accordingly satiailed themselves
With sitting down and bowling about it.
Those persons who had had money in the
pool-bo1 we're, if possible, thought more in
furiatcd than those who lost open bots and
nothing could haVo been more amusing than
their expressions Of impotent wrath and mourn
ing for the money now ln:the hands Of Shaw 4
hackers, who bet With confidence, having moral
surety of winning.
1t is to tho credit Of several sporting men Of
Chicago that they yesterday paid back bets
which they had won aud pocketed. No gentle
man or man Of honor will refuse to do the aause
thing. So for as tho matter can be reached, it
has been declared No nntch." and therefore
all bets should be declared OF, and paid back
where the money has passed
a reporter yesterday called On Mr. AE. Ben
singer, Of the j. IL. Brunswick 4 Ealko Com
pany, Stockholders, and nsked him if be no-
proved the course pointed out iu THE TR1DrNE
as the proper one for his Company to.fol!ow.
In reply, Ar. Benslnger said that he wished to
do exact justice to all parties, and he should
therefore accept mud adopt the suggestions made
iu the main. Tomorrow the firm will begin to
pay the main stake over to the parties who put
i up: md vii! disburse the s1'@9 in theis
hands as rapidiy ns possible In regard
to tho badge, h1r. E=nsnser ! said that
he should call that IL as eoon
as he could find Shaw, in whose possession it
now il. II the wrongful posseesor refused to
givo up the emblem, tie Company had recourse
they had in hand- It is pretty ctoar that Mr.
Elliott, tho getter-up OF the job, will have to
produce the badge before he can get his stake.
alr. Dcnsinger further said that his firm pro-
stances Of the sell to every member OF the Con-
gress not in town. aud request each Of those
observation-disclosures. McAfee Liyermau, Maggie
Ii, Miller, Carter, 11onlng, and Gallaghee-to
sond Il proper proxy to come one IN Chicago with
authority TO vote on the question Of expelIlns
1t is quite probable that there will be no diff
Guilty in making another match for tho badge ut
once. Lannie IcAfeo has for some time been
eyelog it With covetous intent, and Carter is
ready for anything, while Gallagher is said to
have good backing in Cleveland. 1IcAfee and
ono Of tho others would doubtless come forward
to play for the emblem at ouce.
Tie lde1 OF tournament seems uufavorably
received Two such projects are about to begin
in New York, to say nothing OF the Centennial
affair. Another would hardly prove d succeas,
CURIOUS JOURNALISM.
4 weekly paper published in this city has tho
following comment on the late billiard match,
which for ingenuity OF blundering has rarely
been e1celled. Billiard men who Wero present
wl appreciate lt,especially in view OF Earleigh's
There we1e sorne ideas expressed among the au-
dieuce As to the fairness OF tho match tho friends Of
each contestant claiming that the other hail thrown
the match that Mr. Frank Parker the npal stake
holder refused TO tie stakes until tbs matter
had been settled. As far ~ could judge tho game
fairly Played although it set1ncd II thare
seyerA chances that Bu1leigh lc: clip though hs