, 1879-01-20
SPORTING.
BILLIARDS.

Frpm Our OIr Corr1sponftne,
New ToRK, Jan, 1B-Lovcrs Of the "rentle-
man's game" manifest much Interest Ia The
Worlds Championship Tournament, or the j.
M. Drunawlck Il Balkc Tournament, as It Is
moro commonly called, which IA to begin Mon.
day night in TN bull OF Cooper Union. 1t Is
mors than three, years now since We have had n
b'lltasd tournament OF national Importance With
a list Of ontcstautscou,prsIng the tlnwer Of tho
professionals whd ITO to-day devoted to tho
game. 'ChIcago Is nlhaps better represented in
this tournament than she has been in any
past one Of eQusl rank. George slosson
ls 10 better trim thauale has been at any former
period" Nor Is ps hlone this time. shcaefcr hns
bccu prncltcinG lth great diligence, and playing
an unusually tine gatne. Then Gallagher, who
beat lle1aer, Of Boston, III the deciding 0anu for
sntrauce, rceAlds hltnssIt as representative Of
the Garden City, thus ulaktug three playsrs WHO
will do nll In their poYer to establish worthy
rcctrt. Two III them, will be expected to try
the nerve Of 'whotgef gets the first prize, il
neither Of thun should succeed to TINT position.
Horne changrs In tic llat of contestants will nt
9ncc l,e appnrcnt. ); For tho lest time stncu tue
Frencll-carom ecJiPsrd tho old tour.lall game,
the names Of tlle hrothcra Don will be abse,lt
from tournament roll. Cyrilis Dion had q
host OI friends, and Ills name ls sl,0ken with
regret for Its Early death. "Joc,' ~ eycry-
day Inst week. But lie has shown littsa heart
for anything Hnce bis brothers. death, and has
rapidly failed Id health Flu physician sent him
to F!oFfle, bat lie eaine back without lInproye-
meut, and is now conlluel to bis bed. Ills III
ness Will tell somewhat, too, on Biossou's play,
us he rslied unon "Joe" ior an opEonent In
practlcv, md has been Obliged To take up with
such amateurs ~ welo nt l1suro to serve him.
Gallagher. who are counted With Scl,aefgr as
representatives Ut the new generation OF pro-
fesslonal billinrdists.
:. All Of ths contestants, With the exception OF
iicc. sehaefer has had Tic advantage ii eeorlng
against 0arn!cE: That nervous Frcnchn,a1l, who
hAs ono Of the beas-l}ayinE blllarl-r0uuls In tho
country, 9y thu way, y playing remarkably uu
Ratne' a. hs always gid In the past tournaments
when he sct hInsclf atoslt winning first PRICES.
Hts pride is littlu touched With tho frequent
Fcmark that tho best days VI Gurnier, DAILY, aud
the oehcE mem 1ers Of tic old New York coterIu
are past, and he vii! try to enuw TINT sucl, Al,
optnion may have no basis of truth. The otlcr
night saw fIill. run e5f With the sa.s,c easc,
grace. and precision whEct, marked Ills rluy ltyo
ycars or nGru ago, when he successfully crossed
cues wlth that more port'y Frenchtnau, UbaHey.
aud Ills meetings with 0arnier viii 10 not iuhs
interesting than OF yore. ilulosphe certainly
haa not changed. lie ID tho ever unreliable,
always likely u happily li.appnlnt h!s frlr,uas
he may reward those who bet ou him Il, sngu
matches hioasonunl 8chaefcr, furinstarcc, have
recently been dtaeounting Iaudoipho and hcatt,lg
him fur cut Ut six tiMus. Yet 1t would by no
menus Ga safc to waEer that hc will be beaten
by thuul on eycu terms wAen thu ncrrs-tYy[ug
tour1!aE'IeHt laiirs oro OIL. SEXTON has nut, It Il
said, btel1 llYtnE lu tllht tusuperate and careful
tnaDner calculated tu ytcId him steady nerves.
MANY fcnsa have been Gutcrtaiacd by bis friends
thai hc would not ba III condition to play, and
he Will do ~ aGatns: the a.IyIcu of his .iUctur
s.tll, u l'e phys. hu can By relied upon to do
fine work. 1tis geucrally claimed here that, Il
an Eoth4 conditt''n. no pEofeasiona! 1n this
sttlo the Atlantic ean equal William
ssxton n handling tlle cue. His
b'sit!un-play aMl nura,ng ore alike study. Ali
tle Mora pity Il II that % gaf!e. player should
oot only ,~gIect, but iuIurc, himself physically,
and Indulge Il! exccsEes which lIIs test friends
admit and duplore IN the sumo breath. lle!ser
c1tess lutte into tho aeld, huytuR been admitted
when 1t was learnc4 definitely that Joseph Dion
could hot participate. lie las been III good
practice, however, an1 favorable prohibitions are
il,sde fnF hun. ibis gtance Ut tie players will
s!ow cAuso stlr the thtetest folt In thu tourtiR-
lnent. lhetu aessns every rcAson to beikeye
thkt 1t Will be crelit4blu alike tu the game t,o
professionals. and tia otgiMaturs. The j. Ii.
BFunswlck j Halk1 Couluuny arc not unaccus-
toned 10 the giy!ng Ut tournaments, tut thIa
Ia the tltae pne u 10 Agt, sunk which they bRyo
undertaken, aud no care will bp wanting 10 In
sure its success. The hall Ut Cooper U,ton Il
e1tslieutly adsple4 for tllc play, uua certainly
IL etniusntiy respectable and hlgh iu tone: