The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-09
BILLIARDS.
RUDOLrHE vs. sLOssoN-THE FORMER WINS By
A SCORE OF SIX HUNDRED TO FIVE HUNDRED
AND FoRTY-sEvEN ArTEE A CLOSE CONTEST.

RUDOLPHE VS.. sIOsSoN-THE FORMER WINS By
SCORE OF SIX HUNDRED TO FIVE HUNDRED
AND FoRTY-sKvEN ArTEE CLOSE CONTEST.
The first game OF tho new tournament was played
last evening Irving Hall between Rudolphc and Sos.
son. Owing to complaints made by some OF the
testauts the Philadelphia tournament that chance "a
a great extent determined the 300-pont games, the
present games 600 points each, Ms to make the
results possible due TO the skil Of the Players
Tho entries are William Sexton, A. p. Rudolphc,
Albert GARNER and George slosson. The purse Of
81 500 is divided into three prizes Of $780, $500 aud
$780, Sexton Is first choice at great Odds aud some Of
his enthusiastic friends wagered he will 300
points during the play In point OF skill GARNER stands
second and the result OF last nights gamc gives Ru-
doph place ahead OF Slosson otherwise they are con.
sidered about equal.
Rudolphe led and scored IS from the string slos.
son followed with g. In the next two inning Rudolpho
got but points moro On hts third innings Slosson
mado plucky Of "a Among the nties they
froze on him. but he counted from tho spot and con.
tinucd his play. He finally ''slipped up' on an easy
carrom. Rudolphe took on the fourth TO Slossona
sLossoS lO7, nupoLrnE 81.
at the finish OF four innings This was pretty lively
start aud foreshadowcd good average. Ru'olphcs
next play brought him IS, including beautiful mass6
ss s l y
single point He added IS 10 1t in tho next play aud
let tie balls safe on sosson The play was
duce for few innings, when Rudolphc put In 40 and
"a succession. sIosson meantime. continued his
poor play and Rudolphc held lead on him Of 81 on
The twentieth inning, which he added splendid
Of SO his play. Here another lull in the
game till the thirty first inning when Rudophe stirred
up a. The game now Stood
RuDoLPHE, 400; srossoS, 251,
n very poor prospect for tho youngser, though he
looked less anxious than his opponent
In the face Of very bad outlook Slossou went to
work and rolled 10 in magnificent style, his plucky
playing eiicting loud applause. This reduced Ru.
dophcs lead 20 % points. On the next play Slosson
took in 10 on safety play by Rudophc, which LET'S
HIM but 13 behind Rudophe missed an easy shot and
Slossou took Tho lead with Of 49, TO the delight
OF his numerous friends who cheercd him loudly.
Rudolphc took II away from him on hts next play by
run OF 81. They very nearly evcn, the game
standing
sLossoS, 400; RupoLPHE, 473
On his next play slosson shot With Rudolphe's bal
and retired forfciting point Whom Rudolphc turned
his nnh hundred Slosson as 494, and almost every
shot applandcd, tho game close Tho close
OF the game affected the players nerves and tow
good runs followed On the f0rtysecond inning Ru-
dolphe made 20, and the forty seventh Sosson "a
The game stood Sol $40 at this point In Rudoiphe's
favor. He added "a TO In his next inning leaving bus
Is 10 20, which he made on his next play.
GARNER and Slosson play tonight
The following Is the scoro:-
Rudolphe--1s o. l. o, As, IS, 49, 0, 500 IL, 10,
o. o. o. 20, "a o. 49, o. o, l. rs o, ], g. a. o. Ii, |,
l5 o. o. 81. l. 4, O. rs 8, II. l. 8 0, IS, "a, 1900.
Average, IL
siossou--6, o, "a 81, g. H. o, O. o, IL, o, As,
H. H. O. 2 O. O. o. !, D. o o. IL IL I, s. o. l. t6, o. "a
TO- 40 0, IL = 5, !, 5, "a o, 4-547. Average.
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