The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-11
THE BILLIARD CHAMPION.
THE GREATEST SIX HUNDRED
POINT GAME ON RECORD.
Brilliant Playing Inst Night in Irving Hall
WIN. sexton Defeating Prof. Hudoipho-
Three even Runs Of One n Hundred and Two.

Brilliant Playing Inst Might in Irving Hall
VIM. sexton Defeating Prof. Rudoipbo-
Three even Runs Of One Hundred and Two.
Last night, In Irving Hall, odds were
cnored that Sexton would beat his famous Phil
adeiphia run Of 2sT. Rudolphe won the lead,
but missed the first shot. and Sexton made
run Of II. Rudolphe scored 2, and missed
shot that any amateur could have made easily.
Sexton then ran up IL and missed four cush-
Ion shot BY . Rrdze, leaving the balls so dimcult
that the Professot made and missed. Sexton
then scored 1. and loft tho Professor break
which brought the balls together against the
upper cushion on the fourth shot. He held
them until he had made 10, when an ill-cxecut-
ed m see terminated the run. Sexton started
with the balls well disposed to start toward the
ion. lie. however. Iiiyed through them
on his tenth shot and corraed them
IN the left upper corner on tn, the ,,i,.sd hsn,
20 points, when they were moved out eight or
ten inches only To be sent bnck again TO be I'm
prisoned for twenty more anOts, arriving at the
seui-century, with the ivories st lrted on an ex-
cursion down the lett cushion. HIS score was at
20 when tho balls were two feet from the start
Ing point. He nad scored ~ when the balls got
half way down the cushion. lie irOze on the lOO.li
shot, but counted from the spot amid prolonged
applause. lie missed the next shut. RudOIphe,
however. had the III luck to be kissed on from
his initial shot, AID the young AnercA was
leit where he could continue his run almost un-
intcrruptedly. lie was aided by a kiss in max
ing his thirty fret shot, and closed his run b v
Ing scored ~, the score standing, sex.on loi'
Rudolphe 10.
THREE CUSHION SHOT.
The Professor made the most OF very un-
promising leave. BY judicious three-cushion
shot he got the balls together along the upper
cushion, and made 10 without disturbing them
materiely wsll.executed masse then
whence he nursed them gently toward the
lower side, until he had made ~ lie then
turned them. and worked them back until the
nffipth ahot. when ho forced to send
the red across. II came back, however.
and left practicable bank shot. The 5etn shot
was a difhcult follow upon a kissed ball. IL
earned all the applause 1t got. HIS I3d shot was
one Of the same sort-even more dificult-but
| per corner, where they were held until freeze
on tue 9Otn shot. lie msde the shot FROM spot,
the the LEFT upper corner, whence he moved them
to the opposite side, aud rodched his lOO' OUT
missed an easy carOm after m king lt2.
| Sexton was not left In desirable position. and
he seemingly did not play to petter II with view
TO ease. Open round-the table shois followed
| trring accuracy, however, not IA few Of the dim
cult mas - and banks earning applause. ln this
| way point after point was scored, until the
| III ,rker called " until he played "A very close
| follow, which the referee decided to be a push
| shot.
Rudolphe then made Z, and Sexton slipped up
| on an easy shot after makingb B. Rudolphe made
l. and sexton was kissed into count. palpapie
| scratch hat was applauded In proportion TO its
merit. Rudolphe missed aid the Young
American shook OF hi, shoes for an
| play was his seeming .relessness whether the
balls were kept together or not. The majority
| OF his shots might be justly characterized as
"open," and he scored 81 before difficult draw
was missed. R1dolphe then made ., y, "a l.
| bringing his total to 3I while Sexton began his
| nfteentl inning with @ points.
| lie only scored 1, and left the balls where tho
| Professor got them together again, ana scored
y, brineine his total 10 S'5, the American stand
SHOWING HIS SKILL.
Rudolphe then began an inning which ex-
sd IA I'M filli I'D. H. nm xuad In
fun force, making maRninrcnt open position
play until be had counted IS, when he failed In
made 5 and pisse an easy shot, leaving easy
balls for the Professor, who NJ anaRed them wei
spottinr. He counted. however, and continued
TO count until he had oounted " when b.
missed, ana sexton went In Tor points. leavlnl
tho score, Rudolphe 3s9, sexton 325.
The nineteenth inning went for one each, and
Rudolphe made 10 ia his twentieth, giving hin
the hrst eli ar lead. THIS be increased by II IN
tho twenty fourth inning, but the young playe'
showed that he could play up hill MS we a,
down hill by scoring @ IN sn Inning that left
thing unscored until he ATTEMPTED cushion
draw and faiie J.. Two barren innings followed
by getting the oalls in the right lower corner and
keeping them there ana thereabouts until ht
hau made 10 points missing on shot In which
he had to calculite cushion Kiss four feet N
| sexton missed, aud the Professor resumed his
PLAY, bringing the worries into the right upper
coTDe!. He held tn IN there for ~ points, thrT
broke them, ana made III aniul euorts 70 gel
them back. but missed after making 80 points.
| sexton made three ma WAS Kissed out OF
four cushiOn shot. Rudolpho missed by
hair. by hair, just he .ii, ana left the ball
for his opponent, VINO ran ~; Ruuulphe MISE
aud sexton made ). Inc frenchnan missed
~ in, and claimed "A foul ON hIs opponent, whici
Was allowed amid hisses, ana he missed an eas'
ct in con.eq ence. sexton made ID, anon.
them masse aud Dank snot which earned grea
applau'c. The game then stood Rudoiphe 4Sd
Sextcu 40
sex on PLAYED tho FIRST 80 points OF his 34th in
ming IN tho right lower corner. A masse hccam,
necessary, winch brought the spheres To the lie {
| upper cushion. Sexton hdd ITO To go; 81 wer
scored without m teriil change In positi M Il,
| froze AZ %, anu counted from the spot. His rui
| was increased to lu2, tue third run Uf that mum
| Der in the game, when he missed u very sim pl
| Draw. Rudolph missed, and sexton then com
pleted his 800 by "A run OF 5. His average WI
II ll-l7, the largest ever made In game VI D.
points.