, 1876-07-16
BILL ARDS.

Sexton and Slosson played an exhibition game
in the Pacific Hotel billiard-room last night. It
was French caroms, 300 points up, and, though
Sexton was not up to his standard, the game
was interesting, and was enjoyed by All audience
Of about 100. Sexton won the lead, and missed.
slosson made 3, and got the balls in the
right upper corner, making and missing
an easy shot. Sexton counted and missed on
two cushions, Slosson following with nothing
Slosson Counted / and Sexton nothing. Sexton
followed with 2, and Slosson missed round
table. Slosson failed. Sexton played the balls
around and into the upper left corner, where he
played them loose, making 9, and missing an
easy one. S1osson played them together in the
same corner end missed on masse. Both fail
cd and Slosson failed again. Sexton made q
good effort s st. 3euzhion ssIaa ,,odd draw but
good four-cushion shot. Sexton missed. Slos-
son made 1, and missed simple carom. After
some unimportant play and several bad shots
on both sides, Slosson1by good work, got them
in the lower right-hand corner, and run II,
making some delicate masses. Sexton scatter
ed the balls, and counted 2. S1osson counted 2
on good straight cushions, and Sexton r1i,
them together on the upper cushion, and, work.
ner, held them there for ~ before
they broke, when he missed an easy one
S1osson played some good, broken shots, keep
ing the balls in hand, but falling to corner them
His twelfth shot in this inning drew the bal
half the length of the table, but he missed after
scoring IL Sexton scored 2, aud was kissed ott
on a c1shion effort. Slosson began to warm up
and, BY pretty cushion work, harbored them ii
the upper left, where he kept them. slossor
played them together in four delicate shots
fsn and e05psyog 5Psvs am tae o%n ss21ed the rh
hand cushion tight together: He broke then
at 63, but on the eixty-seventh shot he had con
troll ct them again. Working them along the
lower cushion, he corraled them on the lower
left on the seyenty-second shot. On the 10oth
shot they were slightly broken, but on the 106th
he was working them along the lower cushion,
missing difficult masse. The game stood then
o5l to IS. Sexton led off with some fine efforts,
but as snany kisses kept the balls out OF the
corner until he scored s and missed Slosson
failed and Sexton made S. slosson worked
them together at the upper end, in five shots,
and scored 6, missing cushion shot. sexton
made 3 and missed Q difficult straight cushion,
and Slosson followed with 3. Sexton, by good
play, ,.made 10. Slosson failed, and Sexton scored
3. Sfosson then went In His ht*h shot was
a seyen-cushion, catching the,rhite on the lower
cushion from the red On the upper spot His
score was Z. Sexton made 8, and slosson won S.
Sexton failed after the second shot, and S!osson
scored /. Sexton failed, and Slosson made l.
Sexton failed again. Slosson, after eight shots,
% ind won, the galne standing 800 to 1o7. Sexton,
at The conclusion Of the game, played some % e.
cellcnt fancy-shots, making close follow
around the table to the ball in the corner; fy-
Ing between two reds ball apart, and con1inG:
back and caronling on three: After several
other brilliant plays, the crowd adjourned Tor
lemonade. ......
EXHIBITION GAMES.
F.B. Adams, better known US "Yank," and
Justly christened the kng-twister, will play
serics Of exhibition games at Brunswick's bill
ard hail. prior to bis starting for San an. FransIs ont6
~. q, disnlay vii commence Monday afternoon
md continue every day and evening until and
including Wednesday. Adams has made q 2
the balls, and his approaching exhibition
is looked forward to BY blialdists aS IaTe
on1 The hall viii be open to all comers. The
finishing stroke will be the bottle shot, one Of
the most difficult shots on the biliaEd-table
From Chicago Mr.. Adams goes to Detroit, and
from there to Omaha, and thence to the Pacific
Slope.