The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-21
SECTIONS GREAT GAME.

AVERAGE EXCITING CONTEST BETWEEN RU-
DoLPHE AND GARNER.
Albert GARNER and his fellow countryman. A. p
Rudolphe. played the seventeenth game of the bill
lard tournament at rammany Hall yesterday after
noon. The contest remarkable in many re-
spects. Before the men approached the table
there were indications of serious trouble
GARNER insisted upon having an UMPIRE
. proposed innovation that are" fon
Ru. strenuous objection. "You are not entitled 70
an umpire in a tournament. and don't want H. anu
that's re end of it," was the clinchng argument Oh
Rudolphe; but GARNER insisted. ana naneo Al
Newberger to fill the position Rudolphe as length
sat down, and, with hands in his pockets' seeniea
inclined to "freeze OUT his countryman' Due~'aa-
rice DAILY coming into the room. Ru. changed his
plans and asked Maurice to serve as his best friend
in the game Daily didn't like the idea, and refused,
Int finally consented, and the men strung for the
lead amid much laughter. particularly from those
who were well acquainted with the players. Ru.
won the bank. and the opening essays by each were
40 feeble that at the end Of the sixth inning the
buttons indicated the miserable score-Garnier, 10;
Ru g. Zones afeerd and the other daresn't.
was the opinion of mutual acquaintance.
Ru managed to manipulate to his credit in the
seventh inning. and GARNER replying with ~ went
to the front about the worst begun contest OF the
tournament
and his now active opponent. gathering confidence
md strength from the fact that he was the leader,
commenced his eighth essay very creditably. 1t
brought him o. and the game stood-Garnier,
&c. Rudolphe 49, The latter. in the twelfth inning.
missed at the fifth shot, leaving the worries pretry
placed for Albert In his eagerness to play, GARNER
nnnconsciously brushed the cloth with his hand
Ru IS 'eagle eye" noticed it. Foul! he cried.
"why, what's re matterY asked surprised Albert
"You picked up o piece of chalk, coolly came
from A. +.
his umpire with. Didn't hs MaurceY' Maurice
stroked his musache and said he was unable to see.
because OF the marker being between him and the
table whereat Blu. laughed aud the referee told Gar
nier to proceed The inning was rich in result for
the latter as i. moved him b4 points further on,
making the burtons-Garnier, ZIG; Rudolphe, 2s The
thirteenth attempt of A. p netted him 49, and then
Albert, seeming to have his playing tacks aboard,
began a run which proved to be the best OF the
tournament. and one that the players will find hard
Much OF it made by railing" but open work
was creditably accomplished and excellent judgment
used III the brilliant essay. When 10 had been
announced the spectators applauded the player
warmly as it exceeded the longest run he had pre-
vously made. With rs there was prolonged clap
ping OF hands. and 100 to the good brought forth
rounds of cheers. The balls had been on an excur-
npon which the most skilful strand.
naving brought disaster to the player
nor interfered with his progress. Then 1l3 came
from the marker, winch was the signal for more
enthusiasm, to this notch Heiser had gone in an
early Of the present series Still the delicate
thrusts OF the cue continued successful and now
aud then Albert would buzz around the rail
as ii he propelled by steam. the worries
accumulated until LAT piled up. when the
player failed a moderately difficult cushion shot,
and sat down champion OF long runs, fl..y "Ans
Ru. responded with 16. but the snap in
his play had gone; Carriers umpire. New
Ru. was playing his fifteenth5inning, in order
to observe the effect of shot near the left TRAN
gular space. The movement irritated A. 2. Excess
sively and he SO forgot himself that he struck at
the umpire with his open hand, and. had not the
latter jumped of harms way. he would have been
hit full in the face AS was Newberger received the
blow his shoulder, and. laughing, resumed his
seat This ended the trouble. and Ru: went on
with his work in pleasant mood. Finally, in the
twentieth inning GARNER ran out with 10, leaving
his fellow countrym at a. just 226epoints behind
very disastrous defeat. The full score is ap-
GAaS1En-2 0. 8. o. %. 81. 0. o. 8. "a. LAT. s. l.
DO, 4, s, 1880.
RUDoLPHE-O Q, 0, l. s, 0, T. g, o. 3, 2. 4, 49, 49, 9.
winners average. 10; losers average. 7-lo.
Time OF Game-GOne hour and nine minutes.
sLossoN DEFEATS HEIsER
George +. Slosson and J. Randolph Heiser played
the nrst game in the evening slosson made l from
the lay of and retired. Heiser missed, and each
complained of cold hands and arms. run around
the block. fellers. and back" whispered
able to play" blank for George.
for Randolph for -, George and nothing
end OF the third innipg-Slosson. 8; Heiser, l.
Georges hands must have become somewhat warmer
81
with success With few not difficult shots the
open. George ccaxed the worries the right
side rail, and moving them toward the head of the
table began some of his old time nursing. When
"A had been called, the balls were broken of neces
sty and then again sent to the rail- where 40 soon
ct 4S George sat down. Heiser responded nobly,
showing that he has the right material
will be of vast benefit. Quite steadily he
moved the balls TO the tune of AZ, and
only failed by reason OF carelessness. 1t now
marked the subsequent efforts OF George and in the
same number of innings Randolph added ! only to
his score. "Guess YOU better take that con-
stitutiona around the block said the mutual friend.
In his ninth inning George did Is quite handsomely
and thought himself on the high road to railing,
but masse sent him to his seat bordering on the
uncertainties OF billiards. Heisers attempt was II
when George reached the same figures and again
went to his chair rejecting. The results were COM
monplace until Heser's twelfth essay. In that he
piled up A by rail WORK s and otherwise wise.
to his This sent him to the front and lost
some money for slosson s friends. who were foolish
enough 10 bet that at no stage Of tho battle would
Heiser lead him. The figures were-Heiser. los;
Slosson, 80. The latter came up smiling. He
cessfully This time the head of the table
was tho scene Of action. and avoiding the
balk he sent thloballs down the table rapid
Journey In attempting nasse he 1ouled the
red aud, Heiser being on the lookout. George took
his seat. Heiser could only get and the score on
oven innings stood-Slosson l49 Heser. Ill. George
rendered rather poor account OF himself in the four
subsequent essays, likewise did Heiser. though
his sixteenth trial gave MIN audltional HOP
ing to his average Slosson now bent his ener-
gies to the business before him. Once more he
quickly found the rail. and was not long in moving
away from his opponent He stopped at Al. coming
grief by attempting to play upon the free object
ball after a"freeze: Randolph did next to nothing.
and the score stood-Sosson, 213; Heser. 1856. The
nineteenth inning found George IL better of, and
Heiser added to his string. Indifferent work fol-
lowed until the twenty-second attempt for.Sosson.
He wanted GO to win and it his desire to do so
In this inning. With 81 done mp in good shape
George reached 29l and then could do no more. He
was within 8 of victory and sat down disappointed.
courageous response from Heser followed.
He reached As when the worries inside the balk.
Failing to get them out in the second shot, Randolph
was compelled TO retire, and the regret general.
Now Slosson had the game within his grasp and ho
won it; but he LETT the table unsatsfac-
torily: The balls were in the triangle
ut the right OF the top rail- Heiser
claimed "foui." but the referee, when spoken to
after the shot, said he had not the claim, and
Slosson. with "No. you didn't say antbing." con-
tinued playing The spectators did not like the