The sun., 1878-10-13
SEXTON SCORES a BIG RUN.
But he was Defeated by Hudoiphe, who
Played up-Hui Game.

Mike Geary was once well-known bill
lizard player. and champion Of the old four-ball
American game. and GARNER, DAILY. Rudolphe.
and Sexton agreed 10 play for his benefit In
O'Connors billiard room last evening. That
the players might have an incentive 10 play. he
offered TO the best player handsome gold
badge. II was advertised that DAILY and Sex
ton. as Americans would play GARNER and Ru-
doluhe re Frenchmen. in four-handed game,
but GARNER refused to do this. 1t WAS feared"
Mr. Geary said in a neat speech. " that II an
international game was played 1t might
lead to foreign complications. and perhaps
n Franco American war. Besides. Mr.. GARNER
says that he is just as much of an American rs
any ono. and he won't play as Frenchman."
Tho first game was between GARNER and DAILY.
l5O points up Garnior had been away on Long
Island shooteen rabhaits and squirails.' and
he was tired and did not desire TO play for the
GARNER made a run of As followed it by two
misses. and then ran 81. concluding tho game.
sexton ana Rudophe piched up their sticks
to play 500 points i9r the medal. They were
anx Gus 70 win. When the game stood: Ru-
dolphe, 81; sextoni q the latter gave an exhi-
bitlon of his wonderful nursing skill. Gath
ering the balls il the lower right hand
e2orner after two or or three esod ddif,aIt round
tho rail, and by the time they reached
Tie cushion P tn ny hsd gwen mn
gathered them. worked them across the head of
the table. cornered them, forced them 20 yield
30 more. and then started down tho table with
them. His PLAY was marvellous for decacy OF
touch and Judgment. Rud0lphe. who had Of
fered 10 bet that he would win the game. fol-
lowed s. 1ton anxiously around the table look
ing in vain for freeze, foul. or miss. By careful
and yet rapid playing. Sexton worked
the worries down the rail. across the foot Of tho
table To the spo; where he started, having made
$50 poinls In ,he Trip. nn, Or me l95Lh shot tho
ly "A ltffieult IN rae eua lllOu alCt. amid n
storm II pIlGuse, continued his nursing. But
The 69lls S behsyed ,s belly ana continually sep.
difficult SHOT, after having made the excellent
run ~ DIG.
cned by tho fact that he was 81 to his op.
ponents 2i4. He went to work in earnest. and
gathering 'hc balls along the riGht-hand cush-
pacit.es He had not the free. delicate stroke Of
sexton. aud he was in constant danger
eosS i6E.,Eer E hut hs' hs made = Be"re Sfs he he
missed, The balls We're In linz" the red being
against the centre Of me lower cushion me
Just beyond that. Sexton glanced around
tho table and played his ball at the upper
red squarely. and Kissed 20 The wh!to. II
was a sr'at shot; lu'Ey shot. an
game Went on slowly. cach adding small num-
hrrs To his score. until SoNtp = nsnln got tho
balls IN his nursery and eoddled them aflrc-
uonGtely They gave him Is and then went 10
play around the table. and he missed after
scores of single figures made. Rudophe
gaining little 10y lttlc. and finally get
ting Ithe hnlls cornercd. he made a
run Of 65. The game now stood; SoIion. 3S7
Rudolphe. 800. Sexton gained on tho French
man again, but both were nervous. and they
played poorly. In the twenty eighth inning the
game stood 40s Tor Sexton and 303 for Ru.
dOiphe. II was thought TO be certain that Sex
ton should win. But Rudolphe pitched ~, and.
favored by the balls which would not be cor
nered 10y Sexton, he added % and 81 to. his
score and at length. by q run Of lO9. in which
his playing was a series OF bold and brilliant
shots aud delicate nursl ing he closed tho game.
sexton being Mt 439. Rudolphe's average was
10 II and Sections was l3.