The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-30

THE FIFTEENTH GAME OF THE BILLIARD
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DEFEATS HEIsER AND
RuDoLpHE is CONQUERED BY SEXTON.
Albert GARNER and John Randolph Heiser met at
the Cooper Institute yesterday afternoon to play the
fourteenth game of the billiard tournament Heiser
took the white ball and opened the battle When
each had been fifteen times to the table, the string
presented beggarly array of buttons. the figures
being "a to ~, in favor OF Heser. GARNER will soon
get mad" said somebody. "and then play" But it
required two more innings before he began to show
his old FORM Then in commendable shape he accu-
muated 90. The record at the end of the nineteenth
trial 14s to "a. the Frenchan being to the front
John stopped Tor in his next essay. when Albert
more tried his luck. This proved one of the
proudest moments of his billiard Slowly
and cautiously he commenced. There was but little
trouble to compile SO. the worries proved willing
subjects. The count made the bottom rail-
Then the right lower corner successfully
saulted. and GARNER moved the balls up the long
rail- People began to rub their eyes and their
necks when 400" was announced. and before the
spectators fully realized that Albert doing gal
lantly $50" announced. He used his
cue to perfection, and in few min
utes 5000 from the markers lips.
There PIG points to his credit and the balls
were near the lower left corner when some OBJ
struction prevented their rolling Garner with the
Rudolphe-Schaefer scene in remembrance. APP
preached Referee Geary and laughngly exclaimed,
There's something under ball" The referee
made examination and finding a. piece of dirt
sticking to one of the object spheres, removed it,
Foul" shouted Schaefer, laughing.
"what right have you to touch that ball?" asked
Heser grinnng all over his face and recalling Ru-
dolphes conduct.
The audience also laughed to man. and the referee
al aaaf hat WAS oil
point that Ru. kicked SO much about"
With four points more GARNER compelled to
retire. having made the largest run of his life in
public. His previous best record 176. The
Frenchrnan was within ten points of victory when
he went to the table for the thirtyffth Time and
these he made without trouble, giving him the game
by 4l6 buttons in one hour, fortysx minutes. The
| following is the score:-
co. 15 49, 22O 3 8. 0. Is, 90, A. 3. 49, 8, g. l. 90
| 8, 10-600.
Eis 3 D. 2 ? l. s. 81 3 l. O. o. ~ O. 8 TO-
| Winners average, II l-7 losers average. s 9-35.
SEXTON DEFEATS RUDoLPHE.
William Sexton and A. p Rudolphe measured cues
in the evening. Ru. wore his long white vest and
| came upon the scene very confident. He was early
| met by one Of Sexton's admirers, who offered
him Z to l as many times as lie wanted
as would suit his pocket, that William would win
..In just take $40 worth OF zat, quickly responded
redceculous bet said Ru.. 'for 1 may happen to
strike zem." Again the latter approached and
se % of which the pasty
f fi y-A part followed The gentleman an who
.Ah! no, Stree exclaimed the wide awake French
man. Struggling his shoulders Il don't have any
| was compelled to give his seat to another. Sexton
opeped the battle with the white ball and retired with
when William missed and Ru. replied with ' one
| more point. Caution seemed to be the word.
but it was FORGOTTEN by Sexton in the third
| the table after no had counted 81. FOUL" said
Ru and William retired. Ru. managed to accumulate
went the table, and. quickly getting the worries
the rail- Inc began progressing his count at lightning
speed but the troublesome "freeze" stopped him at
40. The balls spotted and the player counted.
but the next shot was blank and the artistic bill
srdst gave up for al Eu added 1T to MS string
score stood SO to % III favor of Sexton. The sixth
inning gave the leader 10 more, and them failing
balls ever saw" The cool and calculating French
man began his next trial with undiminished courage.
being Obliged to succumb. Efforts of insignihcance
followed for several innings the part of William.
end Of the twelfth attempt was liz to SO in favor
of the former. The organ lotters"-that
IL he
| William doing They never before saw the
worries unruly under his manipulation and could
account for it. Sexton attributed their behavior
| to unevenness. He was apparently dissatisfied.
Finding that the rail shot unsatisfactory. Will
| lam began an open game. His fourteenth and Mt
tenth innings Melted 81 and SO respectively many
OF the shots being brilliantly executed Rudolphe,
during the last forward movement of his adversary,
stood in close proximity and several times
made trivial appeals to the referee. claiming fouls
illegal shots until that good-natured official became
| tired in answering them and setting him right.
sit down." cried some person in the back of the
hall. and Ru. did for moment subsde. but, like
| twinkling again be ut the elbow of the player.
| I'm fghting for my own money was written
his score in the twenty first inning, and again in his
| twenty third trial lie added ~. Meanwhile Sexton
second trial earned him but TO- after which he failed
to count three times in succession. "W-h-e-w! ex
claimed an old gentleman in tho front row OF seats,
| slapping his hand ON his knee He couldn't
understand it, could many others.
The contest. however. was watched with great
attention and frequent expressions established the
fact that open game was greatly preferred TO the
nursing scheme. "Zis is what call billiards., said
Ru. "Ze nursin don't like" AT the end OF the
nounced the score as Sexton 33f, Rudophe
21l. The Frenchman did what lie could to
make the difference less, but did not succeed
to any extent On his thirty -socond inning, he
aged to create scene He had counted twelve. and
sosid his umpire and the latter claiming 1t William
went to the the table. Ru. wasn't to be scared
sexton placed his cue across the table and calmly
awaited events. The courageous Frenchlnan looked
at the storm referee The silence was broken by that
official saying. "Push-toull'
"vat pushy vat fouly" shouted irate Ru.
''That shot," quietly answered Goxry.
Eat push? Eat foulY' he shouted back.
Referee Geary nodded Automatically, and Ru
set his down with slap that heard all over
tho hall. ''Ze fairest shot made, he muttered
Incidents of interest were very few during the
balance OF the struggle In the thirty-eghth inning
Sexton compiled Il, and ku. replied with 90, but
apart from these there little worth extended
reference. sexton finally the game in the forty
sixth inning with an addition of ~. which gave him
the necessary 600 Ru being $50 at the time. the vie
tory was secured by III points in I'll. 50n The fol-
lowing il the scorc:-
sExroNl0. o. 81. Al, /, Is. 0, ., 3. 35, 81, o.
o. o. 2 q, Is, 81, TO- o, o, Is, 40, 80, o. o. q,
ID, U, AZ, l, =, o, ~, 3, y, /, 22--G0O.
RUDoLpHEl, IA. .. A. o. .. o. $, 4. III, 10, H. L.
o, p IL, A. g. a. IS U. &c. 1, - q. IL, H. -, O,O
~, 4, %, o, 4. z, 2, l. o. 3-3o9.
winners average, IL l-2I; losers average. 2945.
Schacfcr and Gallagher play this afternoon ana
Sosson and Daily meet tonight.
The following table shows tho position Of the play
ers at this stage OF the tournament:--
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