The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-10
BEx UTIEs or BILLIARDS.
sIsssen startins OF with Coed Work. sriy
70 be Beaten By Gsrnisr.

There was q large attendance at the |
second esmo Of the billiard tournament 10 Irving
Hall last evening. GARNER and Slosson were the
contestants. There was no betting to speak OIL
but nearly every one seemed imiressed with
tho belief that the Frenohman would score
an easy victory. The rather Indifferent exhioi-
tion OF slosson on Thursday evening gave rise
TO the impression that he Ia unequal to the sus-
tained exertion necessary to play game Of 600
points. Slosson won the lead. but missed. and
Garnisr made points on round-the table shots
and c!soult draws, failing on one OF the latter
siosson's leave could be made only oy dimcult
draw, but he executed II succesfuily, and with
another shot got the worries whore be wanted
them. and he nettsd 10 by the run. Garnier's nrst
eight innings only brought his total TO 20 points.
Slosson, on the or or hand, was surprising every
one by the brliancy OF his position play and MS
were left, he brought them to his favorlte POSI-
ton along the cushion. lie made o. In the
's's 20 nanT s n' sos.on ok ~ bis Iona ons
90, so,, '~'table. The Arst bfty were made
along the upper cu... one ,oSr o, 10 Ss'''hs
80 and the return brinr,n. Tvs Four long
cushion shots got them together az IN, M
when he reached 100 the balls were In nearly the
pos'p s,s a. whso .h". he started s"e sqs
mainder Of tbs run, which terminated IN failure
by hairs breadth 20 make long four,
ss in his next inning. Gsrnier showed
what he can do with the ball In the
ninth inning, whi IN welded him rs poiuts, his
masses us usual being particularly noticeable.
He failed on a masse. In whic the nrs, object
ball was nearer the cushion than he had cslou-
| lated, kissing him on. The sixteenth TIM ne
found him with a total OF only le8, IN which was
| run Of o.. siosson, meanwhile, by runs Of "a
! and n and 8 pller breaks, had increased his
| total to 5S5. He made 20 in his next run, and
turned well into hts attn hundred.
GARNER tut In his great play In the seventeenth
| Inning. With his opponent A0 points ahead
| Flr the nrst ten shots his bal luck clunR to
| him. Shots intended to leave the balls well left
| them In line, and long cushion shots, m isses,
| and banks followed each other rapidly, until at
| last the balls became submissive. They were
| cosxed up cushion and down cushion into cor
ners, and nur<ed mid table, until tbe PLAYER m,-
| calculated simple cushion shot and retired
| with l58 points, the largest run Of the tourna-
| ment.
| This took the nerve out OF slosson, and his
| next ten Innings added only Is to is score,
GARNER meanwhile, by runs OF ;s. IA, 81, 10, aud
| sm ,ller breaks. m akiLg the tally even al 4os.
| From that point out the game was close and
| exciting. Slosson made 26 "a, and turned into
his sixth hui dred, u points ahead. He increased
his lead ny 70 IN the thirty-thiId LINING. lie b ID
the tails In his fayorite position. ana was play
| ing as though ne Intended TO run he game out
| lie claimed a shot which the referee dissllowed,
and the balls were left together, wnere Garnier
nursed hem for n points, aud followed IL nth
another break OF ~. placing him at 81, the first
time tnat he led during tue game.
want OF nerve WAS displayed by both PLAYERS
In the n 1t two innings, neither OF them seem
Inc equal to the task Of cl sing the game, al
though the ball ran well. Slosson made 81 IN
his thlrty-seventh Inning. slipping up ON q Y
carOm. GARNER made l. aud then failed on a
shori drsw, making MS score oSI. Siosson then
han points to make to win. lie IN de In good
style and missed. GARNER Il en- ran his needed
IL and won. HIS average was 10 ID ID