The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-26
FIFTEEN BALL POOL.

INTERESTING MATCH FOR ONE THOUSAND DOL
LARS BETWEEN wAHLsrRoM, THE swEDE,
AND SAM KNIGHT-THE swEDE WINS BY
rwENrY-oNE GAMES AGAINST EIGHTEEN.
Tho match at fifteen ball pool for $500 a side
between Wahstrom, the Swodo, and S I'M knight,
drew several hundred spectators to Lyric Hail last
night. George Fry judge for wahlstrom and Joe
Dion ofaciated for Knight. The referee Murphy
of Boston. The gamc commenced at ten minutes past
eight p. NJ
Knight opened by dropping the white gently ON the
pyramid, and then waihstrom played for safety.
Wahlstrom finally ran into a pocket q
safety play, and then Knight made good
bnation stroke, but tho balls broke badly. In bis
next innings wahlstrom went out, and scored
the first game In minutes. The second
game was by wahstrom In minutes.
Tho third game won by knight after close
fight in 9H minutes. The fourth fell to the swede
in TX minutes, and he followed up BY winning the
nth in minutsa knight tocx the sixth In clever
style in ~ minutes In the seventh game
Knirnt held tho first ball with a clever long
double, and, ater o we'll contested game,
the Swede won by q scratch. He made up for his
luck however, In tho next game, as he won't out
inning. Time OF game, minutes. The games now
slood six for thc Swede ana two for Knight and
offers OF 500 to $40 on the foreigner found no
Tho ninth game w %suss by Sa knight .ssa
fresh young man from the Hub offered
fifteen to five on The swede, winch knight Immediately
took for himself Tho Swcde the tenth game alter
q close contest, and then the games stood seven to
three, in his favor: Tho eleventh game was won in
tho Swede made the running, and alter ne
had held six or seven balls, the loquacious
Inc next three games. He lost his money however,
knight made brilliant combination and then
cleared the table, winping the game In 7 MIN
confidence, and he won the thirteenth game In
handsome style in minutes This made
tho score TO in favor OF the Swede. The next
Two games fell 10 the swcde, the first in
minutes and the next In minutes, making tho score
8 10 9. knight won tho next game very cicverly In
| SIX minutes, ami, in the seven.eenth, he riskcd
q difficult combination ana lett tho Swede
good show. He broke down, however, aud Knight
Wahistrom 8, and knight The next game was won
In handsome style oy knight, and the scoro was
| even, each having won n'ne games.
GAME.
The spectators now became quito excited, and a
that he stl had plenty OF confidence, u he made
OF 500 TO $50 that no would win tho match. The
minutes respectively the twenty first game knight
| had the best OF, but playing Tor din
| cult double shot instead of safety, gave the
Swedc an opening OF which he made good use,
| clearing the board aud winning the gsmc Tue noxt
| game very clcverly by knight making the
soo an Of len minutes The rst game
alter the recess lasted ten minutes and was won by
| tho swcde, who also won the next two in seven and
| four minutes respectively. The games now stood,
wahlslrom 10 and Knight10.
| SLIGHT DIFFICULTY.
Just as they started tho twenty sixth game there
wasa slight break in the monotony OF the entertain
ment through the efforts OF young gentleman from
| the DO xcry to get away IRON two sports that
| trying TO double bank him. The Bowory boy got
his right very cieverly and then disappeared, whiic
Joe Dion put combination outside in order to pre-
| serve order. The twcnty-sixth game was won by
| the Swede In minutes and no also captured the
| twonty-sevenIh In ~ minutes. The match now be
gan 10 rather sided, but knight took fresh
start and the next two games--the first IN and
! tie next minutes Tho score now
stood Wahlstrom IL and knight II. Knight
won tho lhirte,h game very cevcry In minutes
ard also carried on the thirtynrst. after the closest
| contest OF tue evening The games now stood, Wan
| strom II, Knight IA Tho next game was quick and
| lively and in three minutes time was scored 10
| Knight and thon tho Swedc scored one alter au
marker disturbing the balls on the table, when tho
game mad not been completed, there being oil on the
| table knight won the next game IN three minutes,
aud then the Stood Nanlstrom Is, and Knight
| 49, The tnirty-niih game by Knight In
| eight minutes, and the SPECTATORS became rntnu-
stastic but quietly subsidized when the Swcdo coolly
| offered 10 bet $500 TO $500 that ho would win the
| match.
| The next game was very interesting, and, alter n
close contest 10 Knight, making tho score
| even, both men having won eighteen games. The
Swede the next in eight inmates and the thirty
| seventh IN seven minutes Tue games now stood ~
| TO Is In favor OF tho Swedc. The next game
decided Tho match Ia fovor OF the Swedc by score OF
| II TO IS games The following Is tho score OF the
games:-
NOM 1000 IL 90 o. l-2L
| 5. Knight--o o 90 0l0111Ol11o 900
1000 00l1 l011 / 0 0-ls.
Tine 4b. Jm.
TRACES OF A MAIL ROBBERY.
Al SIX O'Clock Inst evening Oicer Bow OF the Jcr-