The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-15
PRICE TWO CENTS
TIE BILLIARD EXPERTS.
PBOGBBSs OF THE TOUREA MENr IN
IRVING HALL,
A splendid Game between william sextos
and Aibert Garnier-Mauri Days Beau-
tifuI Bsut with Ovrtlte iiep Laet Might.


A Splendid Gawe between william scxto.
and Aibert ttsarnier-Maurioe Days iseau-
tifsi Bsut with Ovriiie Dion Laet Might.
The sixth game OF the billiard tourna-
ment wss played 10 Irving Hall last night by
william sexton and Albert GARNER The hall
was OVERT owing for the first time IN the tourna-
ment. much curiosity being manifested to know
how Sexton would fare in a 600 point game with
IA sgilful an adversary as the 0entiemaDly
FrenchmsR. Sexton won the lead. aud started
OF though he intended TO wipe out
bis defeat by Slosson by eoiipsins his
wonderful record In PHILADELPHIA. Scoring from
the SPOT he left the balls together IN tho upper
left corner lie scored up to IA, and retired with
49, GARNER forced the play from the start,
making a magnificent run OF II and following II
with 7, 10, 10. y, BO, aud 49, making his tot lathe
end OF the seventh inning 257, Sexton having
meanwhile m dc only 81
The young American then went to work. and
when he reached T3 freeze caused the balls TO
be spot ed, and he missed his next shot by q
iir. Both PLAYERS then had barren innings.
Garnier rolled up 80 IN his eleventh inning. large
" composed Of his beautiful draw aud nasse
30 In his thirteenth inning. Sexton, meanwhile.
was experiencing recurrence OF the luck that
beset him IN the early stages OF the game, and
bis total only 141 at the end oil the slxteenth
inning, while GARNER was 3i7.
Ihen the young American showed his mettie
again. BY playing as nearly AZ possible repe-
tition OF his last consider bic run, he rolled up
two Imprisoned them In the right upper corner,
position not desirable ON account OF the barred
Snd p,ysa sso, w,o e b. oo,ss
had scored Al more, when = spread shot for
gathering left the three balls almost frozen to
the upper rail with the cue ball outside. He
next made l48, the LARGEST run OF tho game.
Garnier sat down after orlng 2 points. and
strings even at $40. Gafnier broke the tie By
run OF Sexton made 2 0arnier next ran 80.
10 4
clear lead OF 70 points.
Sexton corraled the balls again in the left
lower corner, and when he had run 40 they were
| still there. A journey along the lower rail not
ted 70 more. Somewhere In the nineties the
had reached 150 when the balls were half way
along the upper rail- He then had to make to
beat Garnicrs run Of 1853 IN the second game,
hitherto the largest made In the tournament.
He made the points, and continued to score
nier ie9
Gsrnier's next eight innings added only IL
points to his score. Sexton seemingly ex-
| hausted by his exertions, three times scattering
balls for trining runs that seemed well disposed
To yield him the game. At the end OF the
twenty-ninth inning he stood at 55i. lie mar
shalled the balls again along the lower rail, and
cosxed them along until he had made the re-
tons average was 20. Garniers, 156 629.
, lhe resul, makes tls between sexton and and
| one game and won two. They will play OF the
| tie in 0O0 point game this evening in Irving
|
The third game between c. Dion and Maurice
DAILY, In the 1000 point match for 5000 was
opened by Dion last night who, at the close OF tn
| sixth inning, with the loo with which he stood
| credited, had scored l,0s& points DAILY with 908
to his credit, having scored 1O5k In his eighth in
ming Dion IN AIDE spleudid break for 81. DAILY fol-
| lowed with 90. Dion's fine caroms, and Days
banks cushion kisses and clever masse -lwore al
most like new revelations In the science OF bill
| lizards.
| There was a repetition Of this except ionally
| beautiful play IN the tenth inning, and Daily
| cleared Ill. At the close Of the eleventh in-
| ming the score stood, Dalv 1,240, Dion LOST.
| Another hno run Of ~ sent DAILY up into his
| thirteenth hundred, while Dion was at LOS.
| When the eighteenth Inning was closed the
| score stood l.335 to las In favor OF Daily.
| In the twenty first inning Dalv again show we'd
| forth the strength that Is In him. He sought
| for long time. by means OF long draws round
| the table shots, and din1cult banks, to got tho
| red ana white In position for nursing, and no
| succeeded. His judgment was never better
| shown than In this part Of his game, and his
ever played. The result OF the run was 10<
| 1,454; Dion, 1l40.
| Days twenty second inning netted him "a,
and gave him 15OO points, leaving Dion at 1,l4l.
Daily having started with 995 TO his credit.
| made 5Ob points. His average was therefore
p Il q. His average for the l,601 points was eJ-
| actly 10.
| Dion's average for last nights play was less
than !, ana for the whole play IA I. IL. His best
run was o. Days best runs were 50, lO4. and Ill.
In the closing game tonight DAILY has 50 to
make, Dion $50.