The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-28
SEXTON STILL CHAMPION.
sLossoN PLAYS GOOD GAME BUT FALLS
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRry-sEvEN POINTS

sLossoN PLAYS A GOOD GAME, BUT FALLS
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTy-sEvEN POINTS
SHORT. t4.
Every scat in the main hail. gallery and the plat
form Of the Tammany Hall general committee room
was nlied last evening some time before the billiard
champion, William Sexton. aud his antagonist.
George +. Slosson, made their appearance
to play their match game of 600 points up.
number Of ladies' occupied seats on the platform
and took q lively interest in the progress of tho
game. There was at stake the Delaney Champion
ship Medal, previously by Sexton and $1,000 in
cash. in addition to the proceeds of admissions. which
amounted to half as much again. Sexton was the
favorte odds Of 100 to so the making OF the
match. fss3
Both players were greeted with applause upon
entering the hall. Louis Guillette WAS chosen
marker. Samuel knight umpire for Slosson. A. p.
Rudolphe for Sexton and A. d. Morse, of Boston,
made referee. Two sets Of balls laid upon the
table and some time spent in determining which
should be used. They were carefully weighed. and
when the choice had been made the players quickly
seized their and stood side by side to open the
contest. e4+
THE GAME
Sexton won the string for lead and counted from
the spot 1t took him just twelve shots to bring the
balls together the side cushion within the string
They travelled slowly along to the centre Of the
table. whore they netted him just 50 points.
Scarcely separating them over an inch at any time.
he played them nicely into the for 67. shot
played little too hard spread them again, and at
II he retired on easy follow shot along the end
rail. Slosson found the balls in fair shape for his
opening play. but they did not run well for him. and
he missed long draw after scoring points.
Sexton followed with and missed shot which
caused some to laugh and others to whistle their
surprise. Sections bad play seemed to affect
his opponent as well as himself. and the audience
laughed goodnaturedly each in turn retired with
score OF 2 and points. For the next six
the first to recover, and added 81 to his string on
his ninth play. So III the game the balls favored
diiiien ii positions The latter hewever. Eth IN
his tenth inning. by carefully played long
and short draw shots. brought the worries
nicely together the end cushion for % points Here
they parted . shot which Sexton believed miss
and claimed. The referee decided it count and
Slosson continued at his work. His play around
and the table for time. but his efforts
reach the cushion failedthe balls seeming determined
to remain in the open field and apart other
He retired after scoring IS points, making the game
stand -Sexton, 1922 Slosson, 102.
sLossoN TAKHsa THE LEAD.
The twelfth inning gave Slosson opening which
he improved for 65 points. finishing with close
miss round-thetable shot to gather the balls in
Of 80, from Which Sexton deducted but on his next
play, going to his seat on short follow
in the corner. Tho miss gave slosson
another good chance to work the balls along the
side cushion. "Cuck click, they went, sixty-seven
times before they "froze' aud spotted. He
missed his play from the string and sat down 90
points ahead the markers standing 136 and 2S5. Ten
and one were all that Sexton gathered from his two
following innings In ms nfteentn inning Slosson
brought the balls close to the crotch where he
kept them until he had made "a. They rolled
straight him along the side cushion his last
play. and he finished with an effort to bring the balls
In position again by stroke around the table.
5ExToN AHEAD
Sexton opened his sixteenth play with lis to make
to reach his adversary. He found the balls close
together the upper end rail and nurssd them
gently to the corner. Turning it in Q single shot
he began q course down the side cushion and
continued it to the other end OF the table without
once getting the object balls more than two inches
apart. Nnety-eight strokes required for the
journey. The ninety-ninth was turn to the lower
end rail The next brought storm OF APP
cushion. BY means OF . shot from the cushion
first, Sexton got ON the other side Of the object
ming his count up to l54. when they s.froze." He
made the spot shot nicely. but retired after making
moro a three-quarter follow shot, played
to kiss from the cushion.
ANOTHER CHANGE IN THE TIDE.
Nothing daunted, slosson jumped quickly from his
chair, and playing with the bad fortune he had
in the commencement Of the game, rolled mp nearly
50 points by lot Of mixed plays. The balls landed
on the side rail finally. however To and he held
screech OF exultation from slossons friends
delayed him moment, after which he resumed
three four open shots. They got away from him
again and after scoring a,total of 140 he MISSED
difficult ttsss which left the balls well Tor Sexton
as he could wish. He only made IL out OF them
when they parted, and. alter four more efforts
TO get them in company again, he missed
Slosson won a round OF applause for difficult
draw shot. but his only proted him points by
the next inning. The twcnty-h first inning brought
him 81 points sexton in the meantime having made
but 49, leaving the gafne-Sexton, $40; Slosson, 4S7
FINISH.
Some of Slosson's i'll luck fell to the champion,
but he managed to play well against 1t. aud secured
43 in his twenty -second inning. In his following
play slosson fouicd the red ball and retired. sexton
went in for miss and Slosson took 70
from q poor opening. The champion in his
twenty-sixth inning took the balls another
along the side and end cushions and made them
yield 1O4 points before they broke away from him,
and he stopped with i0s The run which gave him
the lead again by % opened with very lucky shot
his ball passing between the second object bail and
the side cushion the direct play, but returning
with reversed English from the end cushion aud
making the shot This seemed to denoralize Slosson
for he made three misses In succession, and Sexton,
in his twenty ninth play. played the balls quickly
cushion. and the monotonous "click, click" contin-
ued till the game closed.
A loud cheer greeted the finish.
The score was-Sexton, 600; Slosson, 4G3.