The New York herald., 1879-10-24
RAIL BILLIARDS.

BEGINNING OF THE MATCH AT MADISON SQUARE
GARDEN BETWEEN scHAEyER AND sLos-
soN-rHE FoRMEE MAKES THE FIRST THOU.
SAND.
The 5000 point match at French carroms between
George f. slosson and Jacob schaefer began last
night in Madison square Garden before an audience
or about 1000 people. The game is to be played
under the challenge cup rules on o 5x10 tabls
with ga inch balls. The stake is a large one
$4,000 and the gate receipts and above expenses
What betting there ranged from 100 to 80 to lO
to 80. schaefer being the avorite slosson made hii
largest in public match in January last durina
the Cooper Institute tournament. when he scored
AGA points. Schaefer defeated him Chicago on the
18th of May last and scored of Co., the largest
on record in q public match. Since his last match
Sosson has made in practice three runs of 992 99l
and 1908 respectively, and Schaefer said to have
done quite as well. The men consequently came to
gether last night on pretty footing The
fact tha. Schaefer won the tournament in January
gave him the "call' with the betting men, but
Slosson sold well up with him. because in the toss
for choice of table he won aud chose the cushion
with which he is most familiar Schaefer Is used to
faster cushion than the which they play
but has had plenty of time to adjust his stroke to
the difference Of elasticity. The $4,000 are in
the hands Of the proprietor Of the Sinclair
House. Tho rules under which they play
admit of "rail nursing" and the friends of both
look for large runs before the game is over. One
thousand points will be played each night until tine
finish Saturday night. AT the conclusion Of each
nights play tho balls will be removed from the
table aud their positions marked The player who ia
III ut the close OF tho nights play will resume the
next evening with the balls replaced as they were.
Slosson brought Albert GARNER as his umpire and
Edward Depew Davis cared for the interests Of
Schaefer. failure to agree upon referee left
to a toss and John f. Gleason was selected.
slosson opened with count from the string and
scored but points. missing easy one. Schaefer
made many. but neither attracted interest until
the seventh inning. when Schaefer brought tho
balls to the lower end rail and ran them to the
corner and up the side rail for 100. At l24 .
masse necessary to bring the balls in place
again. and the clicking continued while the balls
slowly travelled the table. upper end cushion
at ISL. After indifferent play around and across tho
table to bring the balls into company. nicely call
froze at 2l2 and Schsefer retired on q miss from
the string. Slosson opened the succeeding inning
by making an acute anged draw shot to count after
taking one cushion. He won a round Of applause.
but netted only points. The balls seemed to favor
his opponent and in tew plays he brought them
shots served to keep them in place him until he
retired on an overdone masse after making So.
Slosson began on the side rail in the ninth inning,
and reached so before the balls left the line OF
march. An extremely delicate masse restored them,
but they broke again. He reached 100 on q one.
to collect them again long draw was necessary.
They treated him badly. and at l15 the three balls
stood in arow on the upper rail. He missed massa
and left them fairly for Schaefer. who retired with
13 points. Slosson. after few draw shots across
the lower end rail- took the left flank march and
ried them threequartersof the distance around the
table. At l94 they broke away and he played in
the field until he reached oil, when . careless
play sent him to his seat with the balls
as nicely located as Schaefer could wish for. a
Each had now to his credit run OF over two hum
dred. but the rail play has become SO strong that
much higher figures are necessary to create any
thusiasm in q billiard audience. A bad nis-cue at
~ points made by Schaefer finished the tenth in
ming. the standing -Slosson 354 Schaefer $50.
1t took tho eagle eye of Mr.. Gleason to tell
the next play. He could see between then and slos-
son. who anxiously awaited the decision. proceeded
with his play far as A. when the want of little
chalk the leather of his cue caused him to miss
easy draw. freeze broke up Schaefer ut %. and
he missed from the string for the second time.
PROGRESS OF THE PLAY
long draw. double banking the red across the
table for position with the white in the corner
to his
had an adventurous inning in his next play. At 70
difficult shot was necessary to three-hgured
I drive tho red twice the table into
the upper right hand corner, the ball dsshng
around the table to join the white in the same place.
He made it and followo cd II with beautiful massa
few shots later when the balls stood in row some
distance apart across tho middle Of the table.
A neatly described arc OF q circle followed
his downward blow on the white and sent 1t to the
cushion from which il twisted the second object
ball. An unfortunate kiss round the table shot
interrupted the run at los. The next play OF any
interest Schaefers. in closing the eighteenth
inning with run of o. The score now stood 4s7
for Slosson and 62i for Schaefer. lead Of
127 points for the latter Slosson opened the nine
teenth inning with look or determination. and. in
spite of freezing twice. he held the inning. and with
fair percentage OF open play reached 200 points.
At 267 he made q beautiful shot. driving the
white around the table. causing it to take
FIVE cushions and lodge itself in position
with the red for nursing the rail
At 2e4 points the balls froze for the third time. and
third successful play from the string brought q
round of applause. which was repeated at 300 Al
35s the balls left the rail and at 365 something
explained caused the player to start and strike his
ball lightly and with jerk that he missed to the
astonishment of everyone. The stood
S62 to 624 in favor OF Soson. with Schaefer to play
to finish the nineteenth inning.
scHAEFER TAKES TIE LEAD.
With 233 points between him and his antagonist
Schacfer too looked much in earnest when he began
his next play. The balls were on the rail. and
with worry little variety the clicking pro-
continued until he reached 239 aud
took the lead at which his friends applauded.
well made masse at 24S returned the runaway balls
and monotony reigned until 800 points made.
Schacfers friends cheered he continued with only
"a points to make TO reach the coveted 900. Ha
made them easily and stopped playing. having aver.
aged 80 1919. Slosson's average was Is S-19.
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