The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-28
SEXTON HOLDs ms OWN.
The Eighth Contest for the ChaB,pionship and
the Badge -sio.son's Up-uin Game.

The eighth contest for tho championship,
81 900, and tho Delaney badge was played last
evening in Tammany Hall by George f. sosson
and William Sexton. the champion Although
1t was sncomfortaby warm outside. and suf-
flciently SO to be hot within doors. the hall
was well filled. and many ladies grnced the oc-
casion by their presence. The 800 men in tho
gallery sacrificed comfort TO appearances for at
loast fifteen minutes after the hour for the
game to be begun. but at tho expiration Of that
time, as with one accord they threw or their
coats and sat in their shirt sleeves until the last
shot was made. AS tho two favorites had mover
played without giving tho public n good return
for their time and money. the interest in tho
game was fully as grcat AZ usual. and when tho
players made their appearance, which they did
for wonder. somewhere ON time, they were re-
ccived cordially
At 81 o'clock when everything should have
been in running order. 1t was bruited that Slos-
son would not play unless Sexton should pro-
duce tho badge. messenger was despatched
for 1t. and during his absence the tedious busl-
ness Of proving the table. and Weighing and
measuring tho balls. was gone through with.
The spectators. already irritatcd by the heat.
became impatient. and manifested their dis
plonsure In the various noisy ways known and
pract!scd by dissatisfied spectators everywhere.
Al last the badge was received. More valuable
referee !. but at s 80 Frank Parker Of chicago
uuhliied as SlOssons umpire, Cyrille Dion Hs
Sext9n's. Fred BrttQn az referee. md Mons.
outlet as marker, and the game was begun.
Sexton won the lead, and. choosing the spot
ball. opened with !. Slosson. following with n
bad miss. A neatly-executed. run Of in the
partly rodeemod him in tho estimation Of the
gallery and both runs wore greeted with ap.
was evident when Sexton began to play his
fourth inning that he was bent
follow brought the red and white together in the the
south,enst corner OF the table. and here they
were kept at the will Of the player until #
pleased him to transfer them to tho corner op-
dinnry runs were never better. but a klss. such
and he came TO grief at SO. This break set him
at 70 to Slossons 10 the latter trying In vain to
beautiful draw and angle shots TO bring the
object balls together. but they would not be
best with tho. red and .whito lyi ns
in AL sorts Of trying and ,gorgllexlns
came up with determination in his eye. but no
chalk on his cue. and he scored another 0-the
third In succession. Sexton opened the eighth
inning with round-the table shot. 30 well cal
culated that It gathered tho balls lust whero no
wanted them, and then. with considerable ruil
table and once in while n bold round-the-
table shot or still bolder draw at long range,
he was only ieT minute 1dT, S IN r2ilng Hp LOO.
per rail. he continued his magnificent play until
he had added 20 to his score. when he slipped
placed for his opponent. Slosson held the balls
badly in hand AT first. but. after few shots for
vSTrGsg manSsed men WIN ,ba s9@mn'nins @ IN o. his
be.t run thus far in the game.
Ncxt came Sexton with two 0s. one after the
Sexton with 7. which placed the latter at 24s to
SCISSORS q, sl2sson played his eleventh. inn;
ing splendldly, but broke up on CO. run OF
inning, let sexton al ,2e4 and, sloss9n at
table. coaxed them quietly, but rapidly down
the right-hand rail. then across In a straight
inc duo south 10 the place Of beginning, where.
player will make at tlmes. he failed to count.
and closed his score with 1888 Tho totals were
now 422 and li7 in favor Of Sexton. and SllGs-
balls We're running badly for him, and, to make
matters worse. Sexton rolled up IA run ot 5G in
widened the broad zap between thcm.
soss9n. however. had lost no taith IL him
mlrable Judgment but the iates were still
against him. At his forty-ninth shot the red
nnd the white froze. and when he played from
the spot he failed to count by the merost hairs
breadth. In the next inning he cleared 80. and
at the close Of the eighteenth he had cruwled
up 10 1872. Sexton having scored a total oi $40.
Sexton turned the corner into the last hundred
in tho next inning. Slosson. now thoroughly
alive To the necessity ol doing something large,
gott the red and the white close together on the
south side Of the table and there. with an
exhibition Of his almost inim liable science soon
added an even 100 10 bis total The score was:
sexton. 5O2; Slosson. 1892.
Sexton made in the next inning ono Of his
shots being q curious follow shot to three
cushions. Then SlOsson cleared 6. and Sexton
started on one OF his long pilgrimages around
tho tablo. stopping only when he had made 0s.
and won the match In hours and minutes.
Scxtons average was 2S 1921 Sl0ssons
16 1920. Sections best runs were SO. l26, 1853,
Sc, 80: Slosson's best runs. 90, 100.