The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-28
THE BI. LARD MATCH.


AGE OF NEARLY TwEs1Y-NINE.
Tho billiard match between William Sexton and
George Slosson tor the championship Of
America, the Delaney Emblem and $1,000
came or last night ut Tammany Hall, before
an audience about thousand strong. The
emblem been in the possession OF Sexton for
some time past, and the game last night was the
result Of q challenge that emanatcd from George
Slosson. There not much betting on
the game, but some little money in
vested A. the rate OF 100 to SO Sex
ton There were some twenty thirty ladies
present during the game, aud they found plenty Of
work Tor their fans, as the was intoierably
warm There was considerable delay IN getting the
men TO work, which was occasioned by the difficulty
in the seiectou Of referee. aud also the
failure OF Sexton to bring the emblem with
him. as the Delaney party claimed u should
be put up before The game commenced. During tho
interval the table was levelled and the balls were
measured and weighed. rne ump,res were cyrilis
Dion for Sosson, and Frank Parker, OF Chicago,
arrived, and Sexton threw II under the table, but
IL was fnally captured by Delaney, and Fred Brtton
being accepted as referee me men strung Tor the
lead sexton proved ssiul and choosin he spot
ball one, and then lot siosson IN but the latter
Jailed to count.
THE FIRST RUN
The next two innings were not very interesting, but
in the fourth got the balls in the lett lower
corner and, after little manipulation worked them
along the Fail, but they broke away from him. 80
kept on scoring, however, and got them together
along the right rail- making So in The break. For the
same inniug Sosson made bank shot that brought
down the house In the sixth innings sexton got 10
work along The right rail- ana as they driftcd
out into The cenIrc Of the table he made good
round the table shots and went out alter
scoring AZ. sosson then failed 20 count.
and after Sexton scored Q Slosson went out
Tor another round 0. In tho eighth innings sexton
worked the bulls TO the ran IN couple OF Shots aud
after counting about twenty thsy became scattered.
and hc played NUMBER OF good round the table
shots. Alter running up t. 50 he nurscd ths
balls iuto the lower right corner, and
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along up the right raiL He turned The corner TO
the upper rail his hundredth CARTON and then they
broke away bat after little careful play ne brought
them back along he ran aud made rs more, break.
ing down alter score OF l26. oosson now ocgin
TO think II was gbout time ne did something and
succeeded In getting Them together along tue lower
rail- making run oil 49, Iney both tailed 10 count
tho nnlh inning. and at the close OF tho tenth
inning the game stood--Sextor, 2il; Slosson, 10
ELEVENTH INNING.
On the eleventh inning sexton counted III and then
slosson made a very pretty run, nursing tho balls
aloug the rail until they lroze GU MS y carro
lie made the sxtieth on tue break shot ana then let
hs antagonist take the cue There WAS no b.
ing very interesting until the fourteenth
inning, when sexton made brilliant masss
shot In the fifteenth inning Sexton showed
shot He.nteraly worked the balls all round the
table, and tho manner IN which he turned tho cor
ne left rail Tor tho other was remark
ably scientific He made 1853 on the run, which lott
the scorc-Sexton. Al Slosson, l42
On the sx,eenth inning Sexton put In another ru n
OF IS, ana then Slosson gave another exhibition OF
the shot, but played IN bad luck, az tho balls roxs
he bad scored ~. He faileo to count tho
break shot, and alter Sexton had add d 10 MS score,
siosson rolled up SO more. making tns score stand
Sexton 479. Slosson I'D
SEXTON WINS.
They both failed 10 count IN the eighteenth IN
ming, but IN the uext sexton counted 70 aud then
Siosson played remarkably pretty inning OF loo
that helped the appearance o his score. sexton then
made . and Slosson alter winch Sexton went TO
work and rolled up 90 winning tue game IN twenty
one naiDgs, with average Of - Ain. The follow
ing ~ a summary oil the same:--
TAMxANr BALL, June 27--Match game between
William sexton anu George siossou Tor 81 900, The
Delaney emblem and the championship OF Anorica.
on a 5xIO table.
sexton--1 2 o. So. 1, AZ = l26, o, o, Z, o, IA, 2,
15S, 90, l, ., %, =, $500.
slossonO O. 80. 0. c, O. 4s. o. 0, 90. 3 g. o. s. 40,
30, q, 100. 6-33S.
Judge Tor Scxton--Cyriic Don.
Judge Tor Slosson--Frunk Parker.
HIGHEST RUNS
Sexton-6S, 12d los, b6, 90. sosson-c0, 100.
AVERAGE.
Sexton-2S ~. Slossvn-l6 9-l0.
Raieree--Mr. Fred Britton.