, 1877-08-19
BILLIARDS.
The Absolute Lack Of Public In
terest in the Game.


Private Tables and the Hard
Times Are Responsible.
Billiard Tournaments Are an
Amusement OF the Past.
"Oh, carom me back" was once the song Of
the bflliardball in this city aud In America, and
tie merry clink Of the ivory spheres were to be
heard every hour throughout the length and
breadth OF the land. But now the voice has
growu weak and auologetic IN its tone, the
Green~co7cre6 @2t!cs accumulate dust, and the
very mice gnaw holes In the cushions. The
cues are tipless aud are handled mainly by nov
ices, women, and children.
And where are the billiard artists, who used
to advertise their approach with yellow posters
On the walls and bulletin boards upon the
stEects,-where Is the little Frenchman, GARNER;
where is the other Frenchnan, Vignaux; The
youthful slosson, who pushed his waYinto fame
BY sheer force, against overwhelming odd.l
Where are tho Dion brothers, yrille and Joe, and
Sexton, and Carr, and Ubassy, and all the rest
whose steady, strong nerves we're once the pride
tiona All gone to New York.
| Where are the biltfard-natcbes, to attend
which young man would hoard up his pennies
| until the required admissfon-fee was reached,
and then slip out Of the back-door during bust.
| ness hours and gain adm1ssfan to the charmed
location by the alley-entrance, and, after adopt
| ing Ill these prccantions be su,nrised to meet
| his employer face to face? Where are the apol-
t oeies TINT would eusue,-tbc one for setting The
example, and the other tor followingit2 Where
csch other. md then entered fnto a CONSPIRACY
IN tkecn darkr hefore mothers and
| sisters, who we're known to disaoproye
Of billiards yeuerally and billiard matches mar
| ticularly? Where Is the money that CHANGED
hands 50 often that it did nobody any good, e.
| cent the noof-yender and the deoIfr in f7re-
watera
Gone, ali gone: but wherefore this ereat
cbarref WhF are thcre twcntv.one tahlcs
Court House SQUARE. where there were formerly
175 ar 130l Why are thn nrices from sd to 81
cents hour now, where thew were once 60
ceuts2 Why is tbs thusly?
1nATn rinEsn
So Saws Mr.. Brunswick. the man who has nnada
ne game ~ h,l1iarls a I;fe.stnnv and whose
name is 40 familiar n the :: sneje1 ,, a. honsc-
hold word.
IN M +hera ,v.ra f., f!hfc,oo otout IN nr5.
vare hilliardstabIcs. ownea hT wca1thr sen11c- H.
nnso ~ tbis ctv brn y" u an ,sb, nn
= toh1e was reGar7cd 40 somerhat {. faat J, ma.
tha ronrT r,n1 ,ehn snant ~ hour ~ ~ .von.
snr Il h;,jiarI.holl vas cnne;Iaran almost ns
an or,tcast from socfetT reIiriousiy- inclined
o1na ~ - yant1oman fr;onJ ,rho hooonnd .,.,s-
assa4 - - ,rho a,re w. Se,,r ';.
fr;ond n nnma ~ hi1i;ard: a1d the er,,n
ha o,,.i, hEs4 *b,t ia d;1 ~ onu 1.r,r | ~ 49,
u bo su o,,d h. ~ fn fne n 1h
~ ;I1, @ a. ;.a,aS .tat ~. .nai nI
suaS "a &C. ~ ] aoous S!s s,..
than th", ha shnn,d confnss hi hjmsef on adent
h,tt .uas h ~ SUNNI eoa a. fa
iJ 49, ~ ssitata ~ o,~ana IN, at x,h;s4 -.
rnhSo rnt;, ,,;dr;srh+ So1S tha-a ara hu1dra5.
81 In,,,r rs.t 1adicsn1d c1da1y nnes tno-wh, m.
+hnna.b, T. III ;ta t.tn,
osta nin+s s'o oni neometricai srstem With is
s,p.nah, "to ~ e ~ h;1,isrd. ;e sr;.n|,fe
I'M te dorh+,eea ono,h.r ,r.nc;,a, rea.on ,or
.ba fa1ln9snf ~ int aTes+ ;n +ha oama cer+aIn
ranr1 .nen ~ thfs csrr 1r,s noss;onnfctv fond ~
~ sn snant ~ t "1n oet ~ h;s srsn;nre "
- VII ,-hsrn tta'raro ~ r1.raa. his ocons;rt
4arca raa n,net71 nonaned ~ gentleman srno
+ra.scd ths;r ir;snya nnInents IN nnnch,ng ths
..1 - ae ~ hnisrht ~ ~ TX sh;t;o 40 ~
.et h. honored y Win the ac6naint,nce of nro-
fss.jons1 y He fsther pns - n5,1cr ~ The
chnrch a +hintnp man and = Ehristian. #
iavej h,,a eoro e see his ei1c:t snn s.cono ~
Shn had !, y t5is wsv> ani, he nassed manv a
t,irht t' :, ratafa1ness fhnEine, hnw he Inyht
co1,nteract The eTil which VAS erowing unon his
o:fsnrinr and leading him astray, He had an
attractive home anf{ f1ly11rfant snrroun5ffnrs-
hcoEs mns;r and comnanv~bnt the eyeninrs
~ III waTWard ronnp man rere ali nassed
1rith ~ i1l' ! 'os N9>>~
WALL II 8rrzss .ssoc1.rrs
", ,ri,5.a ,a,ace wnere c1;nhed rho no1;sbed
;ra-E ~ ho,1s - 10 mns;r If c1"shinT o1asses and
t,,.aiaes Ja nisnn thnmned hv ;nrers Tendered
narrsiass = .r ; br d;ss;nation1 Finaiir tho eooI
dsaco, h;t ,inon a ,1l,n which hc wandered mon
~ so,e tin,e H. feit that It w,s1,s;nr Satans
1,ao1,,-,s w Hrnrcora SATAN and settin had
.apIia ~ ea7nn+b;nr had IN hc dore. t. 1yns
1anlar;ta oaS ahanae hut he nndcrtoor Il and
49,, p''A'e ~A' 0~ ~
u T. ~a-o oors,r o,,a .,,orr,,r rtv,e +bn d,v
hofnra Chs;s+n,3s ~ a;so3;isad h;,nsclf in :
e,,;t ~ oid cIothes onl hcnt his stens toward
fhn et,ea ~ % IT tha mnst noted hf1Iar4 fable mann
f.ctnrer IN tbc West: with tremhling hands he
1;F+a1 ~ io+oh 1ooGad ~, snd dotvn tho efreot
nn5 an,erc.3 hastilv ciosinp the door aftrr bim'.
0nce ;ns1~ he hreatbcd casier. He viped the
eo1d nrTsniratinn fron his brow. and at once
No. nrnceedcd ed r. ~ a hnzinrss-
!. What is the nice Of the best table that YOU
roanufactnre7 i, said he.
sisiy hnndred dol,ars. ;, renlied the rnanufac-
+nrcT. nrome in and look At ,,1r stock.',
The deacon entered the galesroom. selected d
ncrfecr pe.n in finish and yarnish chose the |
mnst crncnsiye set Of balls he could find, pick
ri ont the most elaborate cue-rack, procured !
fnl1 stock ri cnes. French chalk brushes fan (
cifnl snread.-all comnlete, and ordered his |
nnrchases to be sent up to his mansion and |
sct m during portion OF the day |
when BE knew his son would be at his business. |
HI Thought that If his bov must play billiards,