The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-20
THE BILLIARD TOURNAMENT.
FIFTEENTH AND SIXTEENTH GAMEs-scHAEFER
DEFEATS HEIsER AND GARNER WINS FROM

FIFTEENTH AND SIXTEENTH GAMEs-scHAEFER
DEFEATS HEIsER AND GARNER WINS FROM
CARTER.
The billiard tournament was continued at Tam
many Hall last evening" with "Yank" Adams as
referee. Jacob Schaefer and J. Randolph Heiser
met in the first game The latter the bank. and.
playing with much confidence made % from the lay
of He missed an easy cushion shot and sat down
with pleasant applause from the spectators Schaefer
had difficulty with the worries. and rail playing,
judicously relieved by necessary open work. accu-
mulated him 3s in response. The four subsequent
innings proved unfortunate for eiser as he added
few buttons to his side of the string that the
showing miserable. Schaefer was also weak in
his second. third and fourth essays, but dis
played Of his well known skill at
the fifth trial with the spheres. II was
reached before he was required to retire. Heiser
could only manipulate the balls points in his
sixth attempt and IL came Jacobs response. The
score stood-Schaefer. 81; Heiser SO. In the seven
following innings Schaefer played poorly and
only additional buttons His friends looked
on with amazement. and wondered why he
was so careless. though they felt GER
tain that however much his work lacked
strength. he would easily defeat the light haired
youth from the Hub" Heiser's Indifferent play
ing until the tenth inning than justified their
sanguine expectations, as a novice could not have
done worse. Then 10 rewarded his effort, and with
says he creditably gathered 20 in the thir-
teenth. which run now and then showed bits of
boldness and excellent Judgment The buttons
MISUNDERSTANDING 49,; Heiser, 10. Getting the balls
prettily in contact the right side rail in the
teenth essay Jacob quickly piled carrom on carrom
until 20 more had been added, and then
lucky round-the-table action made way for
more "raillng." until 40 was announced
by the marker. when he failed. Heiser
took advantage Of the position in which Jacob left
them and the lower short rail netted him "a, not
intricate masse proving his stumbling block
been somewhat tiresome and needed life
to mako it pass as tolerable encounter. So
with 40 he increased his string to ia while
John Randolph reached only 113. From the fifteenth
inning Heser's efforts were particularly common
be remembered against him as it bore the stamp Of
Intentional carelessness. Jacob made game in the
points. ga miserable contest" said old player
and good judge.
% se q . 5 g 4 O. a. - r.
HEIsER2S. 4. 0. 03 Q. Q. 49, 2. 20. l. "a. s.
o9;s,s. g. !. 5. 1.2,e.2 10. 2. El7o.
Time Of game-One hour and twenty minutes.
GARNER DEFEATS CARTER.
Albert GARNER and Eugene Carter next presented
themselves before the audience. The Frenchman
made the opening shot and was playing with more
than average luck in the Icy of. when he was ab.
OF the lower chalk" under the rules. and was
the result of his essay Carter responded finely in
y
compelled to break them he did So but there
after came to grief in trying not difficult draw It
ing the run Carter used the wrong ivory as
his cue ball. but Albert failed to it.
OF went the Frenchnan's dress coat and
he dashed to the table If he meant to
demolish it. II not until his fourth inning that
he did anything worth speaking Of and then with
in the tournament. Carter failed IN his response,
when radiant Albert scored o. Eugenes cue-srm was
somewhat abroad his counts were of q
minor value while GARNER was full of luck
and good play. Marveilously well he put
2s together in the : mkt inning. and his opponents
tons stood-Garnier. ITO; Carter 90. Being the
leader the. Frenchman had still more con-
sive work of keen nature. Rail nursing.
open table and round-the-green shots were all the
No more stronger play by GARNER had been by
his friends in many days and they heartily appauded
his bold work ,.i miss 4y Eugene seemed to be
nier never was in better trim and the
worries were inclined his way all the time. His
eighth essay was oil excellent and 36 points
him just easily as it came to billiard player
| in the world. Only II was made by Carter in
was making rapid progress in rail play
toward another fair count when he gave
eyes detecting the movement he claimed his
right to play, which the referee very properly al
lowed him to do The innings progressed with vary
ing fortunes until the fourteenth for Eugene when
he went to the table 98 points behind Rail nursing
and careful open play gave him "a. which made
had been that greater interest manifested by
spectators in the result. Albert however was on
his mettle and for the first time during the tourna-
ment, when there chance OF his opponent
catching him. displayed only trfing nervousness.
His sixteenth inning Melted him Is, and, though
Carter courageously responded with 80. GARNER
pleasantly rolled up AZ as the result of his next at
tempt. Then Eugene reached 81, and the score
stood-Garnier. 279; Carter, 300. GARNER took the
balls in his eighteenth inning and with 81 out
defeating Carter by 81 points The full score is
folows:-
GARNIEn-5. s. TO- so. .. o. As. sc. z. 8. 8. o. o,
z, 1. 10, AZ. 21-300.
CARTER-76, o. IL, 0, l. IL, 0, IL, g. O. 0, O, O, IA
8, %, 27-249
Winners average 16 23; losers average. IA 11-17.
Time of game-One hour and twenty seven min
utes