, 1876-02-20
SPORTING NEWS.


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Gates the supremacy referred to, vas then fo]
the first time made the object Of contest in tht
Northern States tho previous three matehes
| having taken place in New Orleans. The badge
WAS frat vop, as will be remembered, in this city
| in April last, vtea the j. II. Brunswick d. Bake
| Company nut it, with several money prizes, uE
! for competit1ou. The players at the tournament
were aiaesioli, Miller, Hoa, Bur1eigh, Shaw,
Carter Gallagher, Honing, LiVerman, Parker.
and Rhines, and tho emblem WAS Too ~ M'Aet
by main strength rather than by akilful play.
After the conclusion OF the tournament hill
ler was suffered to remain IN possession of the
badge undisturbed only short time, when
Rlines went down to Now Orleans after it. and
came home without is,-a result "A'ch pump =
bad condition physically had moro to 90 Win
tnau Miller's play.
Within the specified timc Mageioli challenged
for the badge, and, on meeting Lis former an-
ragonist, Miller, beat him with comparative ease:
Bure!gh, the holder OF the badge until last
night, was third challenger, and Dec. 9 last met
Msggioii at New Orleans, and beat him 135 points
in 500, masking an average Of 1858.
The badge having thus gotten up into the
Northern country. Shaw challenged for it, being
encouraged thereto by the fact thnt'he had been
having good luck with Carter, and that he was
undoubtedly playing q better game than for q
long time before.
The betting before the match evidenced that
the sporting men had very ttle choice, but still
that they rather preferred Burlegh.
The attendance VAS as good ae the size
the main orderly and decent in be-
i1ayior, Umpires wefo dispensed With, and the
referees chair was satisfactorily filled BY Heury
Nhines, the handsome Charles Matthews
marked the game. as he has many auoth ert the
billiard history Of Chicago.
who said that it WAS 500 points for $500 and ths
championship badge Of the Northwest and the
Southwest. At s:23 the PLAYERS
STRUNG FOE THE LEAD,
which was won by Burleish. who scored
and left the balls we'll for Shaw, who
ran Is and slipped up on simple single
cushion carom. In the fourth inning, after
both sides had missed on u couple Of easy shots.
Rurleigh got and was put out on q four
up at the ne2t attempt, Shaw drew three
rounds Of applause ny TINT number Of hard
shots, After his next failure Burleish maraed
small runs aud left what seemed run-giyiug
position for bus antagonist, but they got away
for G. The Chicasoan opened hia ninth inning
shots made huddle aud scored II out Of it,
that being the largest run Of tbs
game so far. Shaw opened bis tenth
turn with a worry dificuis fye-cushion
shot which. with resulting position, yielded him
only H.. Burleigh opened the succeeding inning
enough when ne froze at II, and failed to count
on the iay-ofr.
The Cnicagoan showed beautiful gathering shot
in tho beginning OF the thirteenth Inning. and,
with sbe balls in the corner. seemed on the lucky
road when he slipped up on masae. In his half
Of the same inning Shav seemed for tho first
time to wake up, and played we'll for lG his best
up to that time. Burlegh followed with 10 and
shortly after with II, taking him to 81
Shaw came in his eighteenth inning with
~ E..n nnI n3nl
il turning before his opponent, His run wss d
lishtty-plarcd So. nearly al mado in the upper
rlght-band corner. This seemed to work upon
Burleigh's feelings, and he m.1e pretty rally,
selding him 2l points, all captured in the lower
necessary, and showed Burlelgh again in the
lead by lis to 109. It VAS but a momantary
triumph, however, for Shaw, after preliminary
shot or two got the wanderers in tho 1over left
haud corner, and worked them across the lower
piled up 63 by very cIevcr nursing, ending in
freo~e and a miss from the lay-on. This put
Shaw's score to l72, and his average to 815 near
ly. Bu1leigh began his twentv-second inning
with the prettles; Ehot OF the game, and followed
it up to 20, carrying him to ia. After couple
the same place that his other was made. and.
after putting up %, froze, aud c1unted from the
spot, but ceased after he had caused the second
call. which was: SHAW, 201; Bureigh. 145.
DIaH9 0ft1Ar6 WE'D %u64 Otb. 4uIlEls.A upCHtA
his twenty-tfth innine with need Of i run,
and the evident determination to make
one. His run VAS as fine billiards ~ any one
could wish to eee mainly made on tho lower end
rail- his excellent judgment in returning the OBJ
ject ball enabling him to keep tho pair we'll to-
gethe1. Tne run ended at 50, and nece.stated
3 call. which showed Burleleh, 203; Shaw. 201.
The twenty-se7enth inning took Shaw in front
again, and he further increased his lead BY 10
in his next inning. In the thirtieth inning Bur-
i~s.- T.. ~. l.. T..
but SHAW took it back with 4, only to have
ruE STRINGS EVEN AT 231
in the next inning Even all waa the showing
in the next inning. A great bit Of good luck
happened to Durleigh in his thr!y-third inning,
when. in playing for q round-sho- table. he was
first kissed OF and then on again. This double
accident gave him the balls in the upper right
hand corner, where ho improved them along the
eud rail in mcst beautiful STYLE sending ono and
another up and back until he had put up 81,
which caused call Of Bnrleigh. 321 Shaw, 234,
with the leaders, average at nearly 10.
An iutermisslon of ten minutes was then had,
the only percoptlbto effect being to lessen the
average BY cooling of the players. The first
double figures afte: tho break we're by Shaw,
who made 10 in his thirty-seventh turn at the
balls Matters then Jagged little till Shaw, on
his fortletn inning, put in some excellent work,
and, aided By . most horrible scratch At his
thirtg.third shot. put up At points, freezing at
his 11 forty-si1th and cognatips thereon:
4AAo p0t AlA4 w kip, Mau 1Elt
his antagonist At 333. -Four innings
further on BurleiSh came up with finely aud
quickly played 20, Which earned him to 955. In
his forty-thitd inning Shaw put On record all
other frightful scratch,-the exact parallel Of
the ono in bis fortiaih inning. This unca1ed-
for good luck on his sixth shot enabled him to
increase his run to Ct, necessitat1ng call OF
Shaw, 36G; Durleigh, 355. After tbs latter had
made = pretty gathering-shot and fallen down
on a comparatively easy one, Shaw took the
balls in very easy position. and by fine play
put up IS, giving him lead OF a, with the
call at 40l for Shaw and 357 for Dnroigh.
With this odds against him. Burlelgh msda as
nervy run as has ever been seen on II table,
and sent 81 buttons to the good IN splandld
STYLE This put HIM within points of bis ad-
We. gary, who was ut 401. The latter seemed to |
have everything bis own WAY, and, after getting I
the balls on the lower end rail, worked ont az
shortly and well executed 81 az has e.er been
seen in French billiards. This put him to 458,
Or G4 ahead OF his adversary. Chicago cana at |
once to the rescue, and. AFTER hall-a-dozcn fine
position Shots got the ba1ls in the lower left hand
corner. where he put in IS as pretty ones as
ever were seen. By some sidesail play after |
ward ho got his aggregate up to Is. which ne
cessitated the following cali Burleigh, 4G9
Shaw, 453: Shaw eeemed to weaken but after
he had missed and Burleigh had made he put |
up s, and then again :, aud the score was 473 all
On the sgd inning.