The New York herald., 1879-11-12
SCIENTIFIC BILLIARDS.

OPENING GAMES OF THE TAMMANY HALL
TouRNAMENT-GARNIER AND DAILY PLAY IN
DIFFERENTLY AND scHAEFER AND CARTER
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND scHAEFER THE
WINNERS.
The billiard tournament promoted by Mr. II. W.
Collender was successfully inaugurated last evening
at Tammany Hall. Experts designate the "cham-
pion's game." thus introduced to the public. y
great Improvement upon the older methods. and
calculated to develop more scientific playing than
has marked past efforts in the tournament line
"Ral nursing" is restricted under the rules but
not wholly barred The restriction is secured by
the Introduction Of four triangular spaces. one ut
each corner OF the table, continuous line is drawn
from the face of the end cushion. opposite the first
''sight." or diamond. These "balk" lines on the
table used last night extended a distance Of
fourteen inches on the short rail and distance OF
twenty-eight inches the side rail. Within these
triangular spaces only one counting carrom can be
played. The result of the restriction is to promote
'oper table" play, which is claimed to be step in
the right direction adding as it does new attractions
to this fascinating amusement. Each game consists
of 800 points. and the prizes aggregate $4,000
in cash and handsome champion medal,
subject to challenge. Eight players have
entered for the tournaments t:-Messrs. Schaeter.
GARNER. Rudophe. Heiser. Carter. Daily. Slosson
and Sexton. The opening contest between
Albert GARNER and Maurice Daily. Mr.. Budd Scho-
field was the referee, and the players dispensed with
umpres. The audience was not large GARNER won
the choice in stringing tor the lead, aud selecting
the white ball made the opening shot lie sat down
with to his credit. DAILY failed to score.
The Frenchman added and the iighthmrea New
York had broke the ice by making one. Inc con-
test progressed with results far from brilliant out
DAILY in the seventh inning INFUSED some 1Ie INTO
the affair by adding 81 to has string 1t was accom-
plished by carroms the lower short rail The
score stood h at tn onng psy H oea Is
together, and the spectators became Inter-
ested. When hour had passed the game
stood-Daly, 15l; Garnier. Ill. The players
began to experience the difficulties of the game and
the spectators to appreciate their efforts The work
of the contestants however indifferent. when
their average skill shown in public is considered.
In the twenty-nnth inning GARNER assumed the
lead and was never afterward headed. The thirty
ninth inning saw him through the tedious contest.
defeating DAILY By 81 points. The score is as fol-
lows
GAnN1ER-7. 3, IL. 70. 80. 1. o.o.sl 6.1.O.4 .,
o. o. p 26. 3. 0. TO- l. s. .. 4s. 8. o. 49, 23, T.
8, l. %. T. 300.
l. 3. l. 10. o. l. 49, 5. g. o, IA. o. 2l s.
Winners average. 7 27-39; losers average 11-3s
Time of game-Two hours, four minutes.
sCHAEFER VS.. CARTER.
The second game was called at eighteen minutes
past ten o'clock Eugene Carter and Jacob Schaefer
were the players. Carter opened with II. Jacob
responded to the tune of 8. Eugene missed. |
ana the second essay of Schaefer was pro-
duct,ve Of 50 points The run was remarkable.
inasmuch it made the lower short |
rail and required only ON. 23s. to accomplish. !
The triangular spaces were avoided, and |
downright skill marked the effort. Carter added
to his buttons and Schaefer missed the stand
ing-Schaefer SO; Carter, 16 Then Carter resumed.
He is green" player to the public and was COM |
PEELED to work through series of obstacles the
shape of preliminary play before he was allowed to |
enter contestant. In magnificent all-round-the-
table playing he footed 60 Schaefer opened his
and looked the green lad over from head to foot He
was puzzled. and were the spectators. Schacfer's
next responses at the table feeble, and in the
sixth attempt Carter sent his buttons along II |
points, and Schaeler seemed worried. The latter
walked around the table and
sion made frivolous claim of foul, which
the referee very properly refused to entertain
Jacobs sixth trial gave him 8. Then Eugene
the rail- in the roundthe-table work Carter
outplaying him. On the lower short ana right side
rails Schaefer managed to roll up 81 in fine shape.
This placed the men even, the sympa-
thies of the audience being with Carter. |
From this on the latter did his part well.
while Schaefer with 80 was only 230 The fourteenth
SHOT or this inning failed to count and Carter
claimed the right to play. The referee de- |
cided that he had counted and allowed |
him to proceed, an unfortunate error of judgment.
Two Indifferent essays and Schaefcr began his
fourteenth inning with GO to make game. He nanip
ulated the balls cunningly on the lower short rail
to that figure and won. The score is annexed:-
ScHAEFER-6. SO, o. 3, 6. s. l. "a. 0, A. 8. 80. 10.
60-300.
CARrER-11, 0. 8. GO. l. II, 0. "a. l. 4, G. 35, 2.
1-2i0.
Winners average, 81 81; losers average, II IL.
Time of game-One hour and thirteen minutes.
games this evening are Sexton vs. Heiser and Sosson
VS.. Ualy.