The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-31
TIE KNIGHTS OF THE CUE.
MR.. MAURICE DdLY SENDS sLOSSON
SPINNING TO THE REAR.
The Journeyman Hinck smith's Gallant strug-
gle with schaefer- Eight Carron,s "a Minute
-Neii Bryancs Pupil Floors ST.. sIosaon.

gle with tChnefcr- Eight CnrrOna ~ Minute
Nell Bryancs Pupil Floors Mr. sloason.
Tho sixteenth game OF the j. NJ. Bruns-
wick and Bake tournament for tho billiard
championship Of the world was begun at 2:l0
yesterday afternoon. Jacob Schacfer and Mr..
Thomas Jeroboam Gallagher. professionally
known rs the Journeyman Blacksmith were tho
contestants. John j. Murphy OF Boston was
Mr.. Galagher's umpire. and A. A. Newland Of
this city appeared for MIR. Schaefor Mr..
Michael Gcary was referee There was more
than an average afternoon attendance. Gen.
Parker, formerly OF Gen. Grants stuif. Col.
George Washington Phipps. Neil Bryant, tho
littcratcur Of Buffalo. and other distinguished
American scholars wcro present. Tho Jour
| ncyman Blacksmith was IA grave IA a Puritan.
Schaefor looked more than over like the lachry-
nose poet Of tho Tall Tower. but did his work as
gracefully rs the poet OF the Sierras. On bank
ing he drew the lead. but scored nothing. The
second inning also produced nothing. Mean
time tho Blacksmith hammered out four car
roms. This fellow. Gallagher. struck for
tune to-day" said Gcary. Ho invented
patent switch for the elevated railroad" To
was evidently thinking OF his switch, for he left
tho balls for Schacfer. A man might as well leave
two lambs for II wolf. Schacfcr got four counts
| from them. and then they broke away In
| thirteen shots he turned them in on tho right
rail- and began to play like a sprlng-wound
| hurdy gurdy lie passed the upper cor
| ncr. and broke across the head Of tho table iko
a hound ON trail. As he Jumped tbs second cor
ner the marker cried 100. Down the left rail
| they came. with small food Of counts. The
| balls were heavier than those heretofore used
and the expert nurs ,d them closer IN an usual
| He scored $50 on the lower quarter of the rail-
| and the balls broke up ike a countrymun nj "A
faro table. In two shots they were hugging each
| other like Hoboken lovers. He gets them
| quicker than any man | ever saw, said Gal
lagher. Thcy broke again. and the Chicago boy
| gathered them in two shots. Just So" that"
| said Gallagher. Amt that beautiiuly The
| worries had crossed t. tho opposite rail and
| ticians S,h1ofrr hn.,nu To- drive tR1n down the
right rail. "Siosson ALWAYS driyes them the other
| way remarked Gallagher. because t's castor
| for a rieht-nand player. Itdont make any dif-
| band Just ns we'll NJ with the other" Schnefcr
| had crawlci down into the corner with them.
| ond. He turned his watch and chain over to
| hs umpire. Go for S.osson's average. Jake
| whispered "a friend. Jacob went for IT, and soon
| ailcd To count. As be sat down he. murmured.
| cant see well thls afternoon, got up too
late. That's whats ne matter Scorer Ellis
| Tho blacksmith shnrpcned his cak- and ran
| II. Schaefer followed with 2. In tlr seventh
| inning gallagher hammered out -. and was
| thrown on his balance ~ a frccze. In the clcv-
| nth inning Schaofcr got the worries in two
| shots and ran them into SlosSon's pen in the
| upper lril corner. H. blew tnem down the rail.
| hat they dropped asunder. lie showed them to-
| geiher with several masses and they few
round tle corner like water bugs. Across The
| loot OF tue table they sped. counting 100 al the
broke second III & mo hut MN wern Tp cud 9 th
| IN short order. and tho run was continued. An
unsuccessful masse lcit them together. The
| GHrnicr had entered. and seated himself at
the reporters table. Ou the failure Of Schaeters
| masst. he raised his cane and mass@i upun "a
| chocolate caramel with great success SchHefcr
| smiled 9ni there wa a round 81 applause.
| S,hpefer's large runs. began to show the blood
u tEo GMlaghrrs. Hc rnn -. and again leii tie
| around tho table. AMI finally penncd them Ia
| ih3 lower lrt corn,r For some minutes
.he loot the table; Thcn he hcayed them ~
| The right rail. and paved them around lis"
an Old eat playiq with two mice. He nil 'wed
th'm g. run to We oiher -lde ol the talilr. ana
| th"y slipped away from him after he had count
The Journcyman Blacksmith went nt them
again. II his teeth HAD boon plugged VITA
chilled iron h. could not have plHyed with
mora nerve, lie ran 80. soon aucrwnrd he
caught the globes together Ia Slussou's corral.
hu'lel them 10 au fro AZ "a" head ot the table,
them NJ tho foot of the left rail with III. Tho
| game WAS calle i: Schacfef. Ji3. Gallagher. 2SS.
7 i"mhs werc. left for the wolf q third time:
the game in the twenty-iith inning. the score
sanding Schactor. coo: Gallagher 3ZG II was
smith. H. nailed his 800 10 the score by q
magnificent round -thr-tabc shot and his
nlmiration H. was lcatcn through his d.
yotion t. the old style 4 plpving. Sehac;ers
| him. In the iret twelve innings the Chicago
box averaged eight carroms To- me minute %
Tho winners average WIS p: the l0s"rs. l3
7-l2. Srhacfor's highest runs were n. los. l1S.
and l79. GE.ashers, G1 and Ill.
II.
George F. sosson and Maurice DAILY played
the seventeenth game of tho tournament Tho
play opened at s:2O p. NJ. There WIS II good
attendance. Tho grand stand was crowded
! With Indies. Mr. Richard Brown of this city
was Days umpire; Slosson took care Of his
own interests. llr Michael Geary was referee.
| Both men sportcd soitaires partly concealed by
| high-cut waistroats and both wore turn down
collars. Slosson wore the white nocktie OF
Reformed Dutch Colporeur. and Maurice wore
| tho blacl, tic 80 often seen on Sixth avenue.
Tho C0lporteur won tho lead. No counts Of
| account were mado until the NTH inning. SIos-
son then slNshcd 10 out of the balls. and left
them for his adversary Maurice popped them
| into thc lower lett corner and carried them
across tho foot Of the table. He had turned the
right corner and was rocking up the right
rail when they froz' They were spotted. but
tho expert failed to count lie ran 6S. The
| Colportcur ran 2, and Maurice picked up an
egg. Slosson played from the red for a
| long cushion shot and. satisfied that
the balls would count. walked for tho
chalk which lay at the upper end Of the table.
Tho cue ball slipped around the second bah
without touch. the colporieur dropped the
chalk and there WAS merrimcnt nmong tho
spectators. The mrrriment was renewed when
| Maurice balanced himself upon tho table, and
| threatened a back -actoned masse. Geary,
Slosson. and Brown sprang to their leet Whom
they were we'll hraced. and ranged in line, tho
export changed his mind, dropped from the
table and mnde light carron, The three
officials came 10 left face. md returned
Ia their scats amid hearty laughter.
Units wrro scored until the twelfth
inning. when Maurice yoked the balls in the
uppcr right corner. gnddcd them ACROSS the
htad Of The table, and COED them around the
next angle They went down tho left rail as
steady Hs q pair Of woil-brokcn steers, shaking
along 1856 rs they were "hnwcd" ncross tho
second angle. Maurice again gave them the
cad. and they stepped across tho foot Of the
tnbia without shaking their heads, A deli'Qto
bunk. on tha 170th shot. headed thcm up tho
right rail They Woro hitcled 10 a plough and
could not have been more stcadY Half way up
the rail Marker Ellis Shouted 2oo and ylgor-
GUS applause followed. SOsson sal on the table
by the side Of the silver emblem Watching
the game like n cat As the yoke of steers ap-
proached the corner whore they were first cor
rallied the marker called 23I, ana Schaefcr, New-
burpar pulsifpr COlVille, ana others up in tho