The New York herald., 1879-01-31
DALY'S GREAT VICTORY.


HE DEFEATS s1ossoN IN THE SEVENTEENTH
GAME OF THE BILLIARD ToURNAMENT--GAL-
LAGHER AN EASY VICTIM TO sCHAEFER's
SKILL.
Jacob Schaefer and Thomas J. Gallagher came to-
gether at the Cooper Institute yesterday afternoon
and played the sixteenth game of the billiard tourna
ment. Three hundred persons were present. Schaeer
won the lead and failed in his essay. Thomas re-
sponded with 2. when Schaefer again missed. With
Q more buttons Gallagher sat down the second time.
Jacob returned to the table meaning business Three
or four open shots were sufficient to gather the
spheres in the right lower corner. when he started
them his favorie rail journey. He required but
short time to accumulate co. and rs the result of
the trip along the right cushion Drilling the vores
out of the corner. the top rail made to do duty
An agreeable result followed, and when the lett upper
reached ''100' was called. Down the lett
side Of the table. and without botching in
different essays the count progressed with
much rapidity. Again back the starting point the
marker called "1T5." The ivorics assumed
frolicsome mood and intricate essays requisite.
Four times he successful in his attempts. when
the spirit of disobedance could not be restrained and
Jacob sat down. The record stood 1888 to 16 at the
end of the fifth inning Gallagher being the victim.
Unirnportant efforts followed until the seventh
adversary meant mischief in the eleventh trial. He
worked them to the rail with superbly executed
movements. and then sending them into the lower
right corner added button to button his string by
touches delicate as the peck of canary. 1t was
quickly recorded that he had compiled rs. and "100
after uttered by the official marker. just
l7S was the notch reached when he retired. Gala
gher astonished his friends in his eleventh,
twelfth and sixteenth innings His play
ing was characterized by confidence. delicscy
of touch and good Judgment. The runs
in these trials respectively 67, 34 Ill. Tho
latter was brilliant effort, and when the Tooth
notch was turned the house warmly applauded. one
big-lunged individual shouting "Give us another
century," prettily executed additional II wound
up the player. The record showed schaefer to
be sos and Thomas J. 2SS points. On resumng hos
tlties ,eob increased his advantage by II points,
and ire n this minor efforts marked the contribu
tions. -Ncher made much of a stand, and eventually
in the twenty fifth inning, Schaefer won by 274
buttons. Time. hour and forty -four minutes.
schaefereo. O. 179 8. o. 6. 2. 9. 17s. los A. g.. s.
0. Il. % 2 8. 9. 8. l.. 500.
Iii. 8, J. /, g. o. Is, A. 5-3a6.
Winners average, "a; losers average, 13 7-12.
DAILY DEFEATS sLossoN
George +. Slosson and Maurice DAILY met in rivalry
in the evening to decide the seventeenth game. SO
great interest was taken in the proceedings that
the hall was crowded by appreciative company. In
tage and, selecting the black ball. went to
work vigorously, making for the trial Days
the middle of the long right rail. Slosson began
manipulating them with rapidity and confidence. but
moved the red ball Daly's umpire claimed "foul'
and George, in response. his right.
played for safety Maurice again again failed when.
earnest aspect. George rolled up 10 in his fifth
trial, and in response his indomitabe opponent very
cleverly grouped the ivories on the bottom rail- and
dancing them merrily to the and up the long
left cushiun 6s was quickly called. Here they
"froxe" and being spotted, Maurice failed, and
for several subsequent movements demon
strated how easy it is vi9,;., for the best
the finish of the eleventh trial the stood
95 to 80. in favor of Daily. Very earnest. indeed.
the most kindly feeling toward them. Fine shots
elected cheer. and repettions caused tremendous
that his hand had lost Of its Ginning In rare
form he worked the willing balls to the rail, and in
grand STYLE surpassed by OF the other contest
forward. From very earnest attention bestowed
upon the. player the spectators in short
as the oss of % the clock n she artistic manp
lation went on The marker shouted go" and
there Mere many nanas ~, miaue rea oy une eapplng
boy in his work Soon 100 was the announcement
and the table shook from the applause. Still the
grand contribution to his string continued to aug
ment. Up apd down the rails the ivOries went
they were bid There were no mistakes aud his wide
frozen contacts only once or twice. How tendery
the balls were touched! How carefully the
shot over the players fingers! How earnestly every
position at all intricate was studied The player
was anxious to win. and he was hopeful. Shortly
5000 shouted. and the cheering intense.
some5ody sa 0s sna i really ioossa as Il such
was the case. Without halt the grand journey
progressed until once more the call from the marker
louder than usual. II '2J0.'' Still there
was no cessation. Forward was the word, and in
loving embrace the ivories made trip after trip
the rails until there another pause. The buttons
stood $500" The yelling intense. People
stood up to get better views. and many
might be TO better advantage. At this juncnre
Maurice left the table and asked for drink of water
He quietly told his umpire. Mr.. Richard f.
..The intense glare is hurting tncn," he
said. Once moro he went to workout those
eyes! Again and again his handkerchief was applied
to them, but his manner indicated that he was in
trouble. Still ne worked bravely on and when .3l6
was called he sat down beside his umpire.
III can't see, were the serious words he spoke. ~
can't tell whether the balls are round or square;
there's u mist before my eyes"
Rest minute said his friend.
Don't believe it will do any good" was the
sponse.
twonty-four shots more he kissed in the lower
left corner. and Maurice. nearly blind, stag
gcrcd to his seat with $40. the best run Of
his life. the string. The spectators checred
wildly and the ladies' clapped their gloved hanas
"This isn't the first time DAILY has bcen troubled
ing billiards for sheer blindness; his eyes arc weak
The stood-Daly. 4D5; Siosson. 81.
THE man OF great runs and enormous averages is
in peck of trouble" +" somebody. whispered as
Slosson tried his wonderful more. lie
was nervous, and the addition to his total
stopped ut .. DAILY then made .: George
sccccdcd In progressing his total 49, end
with minor efforts the seventeenth inning
commenced with the figures being Daily AT. slos
son rs. Then the latter played with great earnest
The balls were quickly sent to the rail and
manipulated in superb manner. Everybody
knew Sosson could make immense run
Ia this, his favoritc way and not until
the first hundred was reached were the spectators
excited. Then. Rs tho figures augmented by TWEEN
ties and ifties, there bostcrous appreciation of
the players efforts. "IIc'll win this game yeti"