The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-15
PRICE THREE CENTS.
VERY AWKWARD BILLIARDS
HdRLEY WiS THE NINE or ONE
TOBIfS or 7HE OTIIER
Hair the Members Of tie stock Exchnnge
Enjoying the Fun-Houra Passinr Away
The Halls Travelling Miles Over the Cloth.

ErJoying the Fun-toura Passing Away
The balls Travelling Mile. over the CIoth,
Tho distinguishing trait OF two young
members Of the Stock Exchange. Harry Tobias
and Harry Harley. Is modcsty. The develops
mcnt OF this characteristic ia so excessive in
each rs to be painful, not only to thcir intimate
friends. but to their casual business acuunin-
tanccs. Neither has been known to live fifteen
consecutive minutes without blushing. This
popularity Is exceeded only bythcir proficiency
in the uso Of the billiard cue Their superior.
ity in this art cannot probably DO called skill but
is consider Vi by their friends to be nothing less
than gonius. Their performances upon the cloth
are miraculous and phenomenal. and the fame
OF the same has long ago spread from tho bill
lard room Of the Windsor Hotel. in which they
often play an unostentatious gnmc throughout
tho whole Exchange, On ono occasion some
chance listener overheard these two geniuses
discussing between themselves soto voco as
to which was the superior billiard phen.
their appealing to any OF their associates
Tor an opinion. Tho friends OF broker
Iobius say tlcy have SEQ him mako moro
unsuccessful shots 10 score point thany any
other man who over laid hand 10 n cue. On tho
other hand, the admirers of genius Harlcy's
bnll more miles on the table without touching
either oi the other worries than any created be-
ways cxhihitcd a non.touchins tendcrn"ss for
the two hnlls whi 'h other players generally aim
W w u lillHN-Uli lil game. IlU iriNuus oil both
hny" long tried 10 obtain q decision rs to which
rCssossrd tho greater genius.
-, II was finally arranged thut some afternoon
the two should at"mUt "a iew runs in the prcs-
enre of two or three friends before their follow
brokers got uptown. Without realizing tho
consequences they conscntod. II was ARRANGED
that the genius who should prove tho superior
w OF his slr,,nec natural gin shoud not nay
rs. Tho rnme WIS to be n French carom Of
JNopplnts. Genius Tobias Expressed his Willing-
D. 50 to giyr uhcrom non Harley . po'nts. and
lfFREUr sol fll
Geniu TohiHs e. act ns his refcree. while Pho
nomenon Harley chose Broker P.au TO act In n
gor Of tho biinrl room. wa.. by unanin Gus
consent. named us umpire. and Wash. Nat an
Guirt. solid person. nj 4 'rhe Great Unkncwn
from Colorado. WIS appointed o. the trust 4
holding tho Sl2o. wilch was TO purchase tho
h'forc tn" arrancou ents were completed tho
fol. owing suggestions V.rr l..d.. fnnt ia
senius's should remunerato Mr.. Dalnle tor
hii iu' 'iic- il' y elouii .!NcrHt Hceriuu uri,e
per cord that they should neo .guarantoe him
new cloth and cushions for ia table. and II
nee s-9ry. nn entire now table: that the pro-
printors 90 the hot.l be- guaranteed the expense
lastly. thnt dray bc despatched for a load oi
chalk, 1t was provided that II the referees,
marker. AMI umpire wore employed moro than
vices from the hour ~ the beginning Of the
contest Tho stakcholder was TO be accounts
able for The interest on the money held by him.
Finally the contract was duly executed and
ne genius and phonomenon callct 70. tune.
would prcirr to tnko his twenty. iiy, gratuitons
points at tho close of the game. hut the genius
mustered sufficient assurance to say that rs he
wns giving the points. he hal tho right to say
wh"n they should he tnken. The referees and
umpirc supported tho hlu-hing genius
The genius won the load. and. by asnries Of
incNpicahle mi ikes. scored p points. He
wne even with the phcnom"non md his frionds
booked upon him imIrngiy. He retired be-
bind tho stnlwart umpire to conceal his bushes.
ihG phonomono4, then came forward. his ince
Nathan also removed his Tho phenomenon