The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-04
THE BILLIARD CHAMPIONS.
WM SEX ron ELOORED ~ 4 BLOW FROM
IHE BLICkSMTTJI'S HIMuhR


In the Evcning-Uc sends DAILY 90 Look
Amer Siossou-SIosson 10 Play To-nght.
Eight experts have entered in the lists In
the j. NJ Brunswick & Bake tournament.
and are contending for the billiard champion
ship OF the world. The first world Champion
ship was won by Nigneaux. The emblem WIS
silver cup. The big Frcnchman took it to
Paris and held il against all contestants until il
was his personal property. The winner OF the
largest number Of games In the present tour
natuent Is to get 81 900 in cash and a magnil-
cont silver emblem valued at $500 Tho second
prize is 5000 the third $500. and the fourth 5000
All the players in the tournament are matched
against each other. making twenty-eight games
/ in all to be played To retain the emblem the
I winner must hold 1t against all comers for
/ eighteen months. The three-hall game, 1000
j points up. must be played in the championship
matches. The stakes arc set down at $500 a
/ side
/ Thetwentieth game Of the tournament opened
/ yesterday afternoon at 2:20. The players were
! William Sexton, Champion of America, and
/ Thomas Jercboam Gallagher OF Cleveland. gem
eraly known as the Journeyman blacksmith.
There WIS an average attendance Mr.. james
| Coyic of Boston was Sections umpire. and
MIR. Albert G.. Sauer Of New York oillciatcd for
Mr.. Gallagher Mr.. Michael Geary was referee.
Sexton won the string and took the white
ball. The game opened like mill rHce in
| drought The pond was low. There was hardly
enough water 10 turn a turbine wheel In the
third inning. however. gentle shower set the
| Blarksmth's wheel in motion. ana he ground
out 40 points in fine style Hewas in superb trim.
and played much better than usua. Sexton
| opened his noodgates in the seventh inning.
and le, out run OF &c. Much of It was made
| along the rail. The water was rising. Galla-
CHER began TO grind more corn. In the ninth
inning the balls played pussy in the corner for
twenty shots. and were then caught mapping
ut the head OF the table. He kept them there
with east iron masses and wry cushion shUts
until he had scored g. Then they turned ihe
curve and began to slide down the leit rail
Tho head oi water was good and the Black
smiths oversize, wheel went round without a
crcak He turned the lower curve with 80. and
the globes ran across the foot OF the table. Niih
a graceful motion they swung into the up
grade. suddenly the Clcvelander frll over on a
miscue after run oi Ill. The game stood
Gallagher. 1G7; Sexton. lO5
Sections pond showed the sandhars. The
water trickled through his race and drihbled
small counts over his uudcrshnt wheel Gal
logher's pond. on tho contrary. kept at high
water mark His nnme was full. and his wheel
fairly foamed with work HIS meal boxes came
he drove the balls into Slosson's slaughter pen.
on perfect mass6. turned the corner md came
carefully down the left rail. The worries turned
the lower curve like skulkng grouse. and
crossed the foot Of the table with 81 POINTS.
They then flew for cover. but tho Blacksmith
used his shooting iron until h. had iuri:rd l3j
He failed to count on un "asy cushion shot. The
score stood: Gallagher BOB: sexton. log
The Champions machinery was Ont ut order.
His ruuning-geH seemed -tif. and hr looked as
though he had been tGkinEan interest IN hn Hll-
tfsl ton. 40 u loot
were many of them in the hall. cstu 90 grow
nervous. He FOL owed GaI.ashers large runs
with 20 points nrnty uut together. \ refresh
ing shower set his machinery IN motion q ser-
ond time, After scoring 10 on open pl9y, lee
start al down the lett rail- They hro6". bot hr
regathered them, aud mad" run nf - GW-
lagh,r began % feel the ciIo'ts - drought lli-
| ovcrshut wheel scarcely turned. In sIN iun ill;s
/ he made only twelve points. sexton dlI vs. f-r
than this. He scored only n, dom points in
seven innings. 4 small Hood srt T." Black
smiths machinery again in motion. By careful
play he ran %, and sulplementrd u rl- !
~, all mad" hy exquisite nursing ~ the head "
the table. The figures stood Gallagher 42O
Sexton 220.
As the Ciryolander took hi- sent Geary suil:
This fellow has anew outfit to-day. Tie has new
lin ~ Sbrnirld steel p" sexton saw j font star
lng him in the face He had lost one game in
the match. and his only chance % WIN IN" pr.1"
was t. defeat all his. remaining antagonists.
HclSer SossOn. ami Duly Were overiook NJ his
play. and Srhaefer peercd az MIN from tse Dag /,
Of the main stand Ike an evil spirit H'
"a
game -tond: Gallagher 5lj SeXton 2jl
SrhRofcr drew back smiling like Mephi--
iophrl.s nnd there were scores ~ WIT, iH'cs
IN tho hall. But the champion had pulled many
games ont Of the IRE and he made lis last d"s-
y rate struggle FOR tins one. VI" oiled his ,ogs
and pivots and turned On a strong heud Of W.T.
ter. HIS houpers played right lively ana Ao
began 10 pile up his grist amid Intense excite
mfni. He 4undrd mis- cue aud studied the luy oi
the balls. In twenty aim 'ut shots Ae gathered
tlcin al Tho foot o! the table and started up m,
hls feet II. Thought that Sexton hat 'alled to
count. Marker Ellis turned o. Mr.. GeHry, VII,
nodded hls head. and Ellis called Me numb 'r of
the currOm. Ga.laEnrr objected AMI ask"d Sex
ton IL ne counted: ,S'Aton sad. lrs. and nai-
hgher replied. Your word Is enough. billy'
Gallagher -at down murmurng over the aa-te
OF the marker In calling %" shot. and S"At'u
change It's eNpr"sSion, ne wat h,d tu" run
likcH tiger cat. The balls swung around iny
upper angie. and the Nermontrr -tl. he.d tu"m
! HIS hony TEXTURES wer" brought INTO start NJ
r,llrl hy the intensity oi hIs III ri-. one uuu-
, dred, was cried, ANA the balls kcp m"y.nl
l SthHefer. half hidden irom sight. rrun"d
ur'K 10 s.e them. and Gallagher ut az tuo stit
, / d. his umpire gruWlIhE over the Mdth'ra larN
OF ciNilty few minutes before. The rcier',
! heard tho grows. and, turning quickly, asked
what was the matter ! le MARKER Nui IA
business to call Me shot when he SAW u.e Eel
" Why. sexton made the shot" said Geary
. 90 Those gentlemen sitting her,' turning o.
pluy. How is u, Eentem-u. did the shot count: :'
II did. saii on.ol them.
III an IlLllt. It'lill''l AlUllAEitiI T. ilAIN
said he counted. and III taSe hls word. but
. object 90 the conduct of the mar kfr.'
. Meantime. the balls broke hut 10y brilliant
: banging around the table sexton caught them
on the lrit rail and suurtcd into the rorurrWltu
them. TA"re they broke u 49, ond time. II
incrO asod his run o. ISL when % tuotu in b s
cogWu-.l slipped. ana he wHs thrown into his
, scat The game stood: Sexton, 49J; Gallagher
53l.
= Tho buckeye made ,. leaving the hnlls al.
pnrrntly safe. The Nermuntcr sandrd his cue
. and pounded the dust from the leather. II,
studied the positiou OF the worries and used ,h,
cnHlk. In three shots he gut item into Slo--
% son pen. They started down the cushion. bui
ran back as though they had forgotten some
! thing. Despite the utmost car" they bros,
g away after Sexton had added ~ to his ere
The game stood: Gallagher. 533; ) Nton. ola.
Sections friends were IN agony. hrtmcug,
q Mcpnistopheles again began to smil". TN,
Blacksmith played with the deibrrHtiuu of d
theological student. His machinery was wrl
oiled and strongly ryrtrd, aud ne had plenb
e Of water for his oyersh0t wheel, In the ~
% tcth inning he won the game with "a run OF 80
% Sexton congratulated him, picked up ha
cue bag. and sloprd Schaeier was tht
4 second man 10 Grasp Gulaghcr's hand. The rr
suit Of the game had added gr"ntly to onhHrior
= chances for the first prze. His only remaining
antagonists are Sexton and SlOs-on, and lou
must beat him 20 put him on a leyel VITA SnN
ton. SlossQn has yet To- meet Scla"ior ku