The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-28
WILLIAM SEXTON, CHAMPION
BEATING GEORGE SLOSSON AND VIM
NING THE DECISIyE GiME
a Very skiInui Match with the Ivory halls
nt Tnmmnny nail-Sexton's Hard W on
Victory after the Game Seemed Lost.

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| Gtoss,av roR rmr vov rRorEs.ioNu
Cy'-rhe stick with which the PLAYER punches the
| balls
ouom Where the player bail strikes the other two
| Each carun rulnts one.
con SHIT Where the players bail strikes the cush.
inncd side Or end OF the table before the
! pctcd.
H'se Sbat-whcrc the player strikes the hall with A
downward motion Of The cue. making 1t describe curve
Hini o-Whrrc the paS er ball strikes fore touch.
| ins either Of the other balls
Drr ShA-whcrc the player strikes his ball below the
centre giving 1t reverse motion before completing the
carwn.
N~rng Where the balls are together and the PLAYER
I strikes them ichcatl,, 80 as to Keep them 20
4 Ms -Whcw ball already struck micr,cnes after
Striving tho cushion snd prevents the PLAY hall from
making the cnrom.
Fras, Where the PLAYERS ball touches another one
necessaung replacement before continuing the play.
f'ae Shot when tie balls In line whore the play.
crsbal drives tie first aud follows the second
Tho ninth game for the Delaney gold modal.
1000 and the billiard championship of Amer
| lea was played Mt Tammany Hall last evening.
! Twelve challenges have passed. and three for
| fcits have bccn paid. Tho match last evening
| was between George +. Blossom md William
Sexton. The game was three-ball carom 600
| points up. Sexton had already won three
games. and II required one more TO give him n
f'ccan title 10 tho medal and championship.
Prof Rudolphe acted RS umpire FOR Sexton and
/ Mr. Samuel Knight the great pool l-plnycr. for
referee. Matthew Delaney. Maurice DAILY. Ru-
! dolphc llaisrr Of Indianapolis. George Frey.
Albert GARNER. Jacob Schaeffcr. Amadeo Gull
lctte OF Montreal. Adrien lar Of Paris. and
other distinguished billiard players were pres
cnt. Tho florld facc'of poor Cyrille Dion was
sadly missed.
The balls were sized and weighed. aud Sexton
won the lead. He chose the white ball He wore
long-tailed black frock cont and n Pccadilly
| collar, with white nccktie. Gracefully poising
| his cue. hc m0de his first cdrOn. In four shots
! he had the balls against the right rail. and was
| working them toward the foot Of the table amid
| tho clnpping Of q thousand hnnds. He scored
! n. anl slipped NJ on n dini irul follow shot.
| Slosson scored eight. and missed on long
| urtW. whL'h draw "A moan from on" Of his
| friends Some ilbhing followed. both mon play
! ing wgrly; Slosson had bad luck the balls re-
| n'at"dy kissing themselves out Of position.
| Sexton ran twelve. and caught kissed carOm
! by tho manner Ia which the kissed bail took tho
! cushion. The room rang with applause. Soon
| gitrrward tho Nermonier ran sixtccn and the
| balls iru1e on him. They wcrc spotted afresh.
and he quickly iUr,od thcm in tho upper IN
bans shot The s'ore stood. Sosson 26: Sex
| Neither man had warmed TO his work Then
! Sl's-on. by d,lirnte manipulation. got tho
! worries together a, the upper end OF the table
was almoa, nauiiblc. Attic 8ist shot SEXTON
icrcnc Prof i1a.phe' 't said df TTb6ny T6"y ddhnTt ddnhT
| touch. but The r irreo Thought ain rentlv H.
| tcluSNl 10 Interfere. ma NIo=sOn continued his
| run. The balls split badly but ho brought thom
| together ngain and after fine bank shot that
drow out roar Of applause. siDped up on an
drew the balls together ny a magnificent Shot
around the tnilN but scored only 7. retiring
ait"r difficult hank shot Al ~ minutes past
| Slosson pass u SeXiou in n run that ncite1 him
cushion shot that drew a cry Of ., pain
coat and sat down sexton followed with
/ catch n ftiltW shot a. "a Il "a
| began nursing anew, lie carried tho balls
twlco ncro-s the upprr end Of the table and
Eons down thc table under 2 full bond OF
sicam when the ball: iroz'., Prot Rudolphs
| shouted the sps'tntors. " Gentlemen. replied
the wntchful Frenchman. i i. my duty to
ci. si5ss9n sGaJ i ths balls with N1 his hand Gand.
| uud acknowledged tho freeze. whercupon Ru-
d"lpha spread them apart. Slosson mildly
| pir". and tho hawk.eye1 Frrnchman returned
io u. seat The boy took his sent after running
| IL was twenty minutes to 10, The body Of the
| mn ana galleries were packed ana there was
| spno cN .itement, ScNton began 10 cut out hs
| work. His playing WIS hardly short Of mar
| Nclious. beginning AZ the lower len hand cor
turmoil the cnrncr and br1uht tGsr VIZ o,yn mfc. tp.
lett rail Ike n pair OF twins Fine massc aud
| cushion shots were made ns easy as cHroms.
| the twins ncross the table Then he worked
himself around them and brought them hnrk.
were spotted. and after careful playing ths
expert went out on ethree-quartor follow. Tho
| run nettcl him 1853 amid the screams and
| hand nes " his friends. sixteen innings
sHd sHd ee'n playood and the game stood-SeXton,
This eAirn6rdnary run was supplemented by
| a similar one on the part of Sl0sson. When he
| turu"d hi~ hundred points the enthusiasm WIS
| unhoundcd He went around the table like
Erisshopper Kidding with his. cue. making
shots under the areh Of his back. descending
| upQn the ivory globes in ieathered masse shots.
| ana n'lNOl~ly RiretellnE n leg along the lull
wh"nry1r It was necessary kudglphc was, on
| pins and needles. Az cnch difficult shot the boy
gavn him SINISTER look which was followed
| hy rlpul" OF laughter on the pnrt Of the spec
! lators He ran 10 and slipped up on = massc.
| Inc score stood: Nosson fps; Sexton. 3OJ.
| II was twenty minutes past 10. There was
spell Of calm weather. Then the champion
gun u fresh run On the thrt"th shot no
cpaNed the balls TO the rish raj. hut he fondlcd
corncr r tI S RG! he re.ej w. '1 sosson a paSc5 9w"5
| ani miss A. Sexton followed " th successful.
| but ind'srrlhHble bank shot. and WAS cut down
| on an easy arom. Slosson, IN Kidding over his
hridged thumb. touched the ball and liudolphe
claimed foul. The referee allowed it, but the
who, took his seat with u shake Of the
| head. There was nnother lull, and the spcctd-
| tors began To murmur Then the champion be-
| gan a breezy run, much 10 the delight ot Ru-
dolthe, and the hall became 30 stll that YOU
| backward drnw. ing the cushion with u re-
| verse English. was the finest dis play of skill in
| tho evening. Ihe champion ran los. making
| thg stor' stand; nj I'VE minutes OF IL. Slosson.
| iG7 Sexton. sol.
Agan the champion warmed 10 his work. In
| tn din MT shots. drawing ont the Widest ap-
| ulaus'. he Rot the globes together in m upper
corner aud began 10 drivct them across the table.
| By sklliul maupuYring he got them around the
| corner and started them down the table, Fifty
| WIS scored. and the multitude grew hreathless:
| SOs~On sat in his shirt sleeves like n statue. his
| cue over hs lap. sadly watching his waning
| fortunes; 70, 50, and 90 were s'orcd, and amid
| CONAN he yc' the Delaney medal passed into
''H hands OF VIM. Sexton forever, His friends
! ,ll-'d him on their shoulders and carried him
from thr hall with Screams Of delight
sexton = average in ~ innings was little
| oyer ~; S.o,s sons. u little over l6. The game
| stood Ht the close. SlOsson. iGS; sexton. Coo.
| SeNtouS lHrscs runs were II. 1873, los and 80.
| Sos-uus, 49, 90. ana 40.
One More Omcer 10 he Tried.
When Mathew Lyons. an oflicor Of the Central