Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16
BIG BILLIARDISTS

Three Games Played in tho New York
Tournament Observation-Disclosures, Slosson
and Schaefer the Winners.
New YORK, Nov. 15.-The billiard tourna-
ment continued this afternoon, Heiser and
GARNER being contestants. The game was I'M
interesting. The score stood:
Heiser-0, 0. 2, 0, l, 2, 13, 0, O, O, o. f. 81.
T. r + o. Is 54S g. Is a. o. g. o.
Garnie1-24, l, l, O, 2, Sc, 25, 8. 4, 4, o, 2, 4,
/, 0, g. O. 49, g. 0, 0, 80; z. 9, 0, &c, 1, 1,
4, 80. Total. 300.
Winners average, 9 1888; Losers average,
4 1888.
The tournament tonight was opened by a
most exciting game between Sexton and Slos-
son. There was upwards of 900 persons
present, and seated on the stage and occupying
the private boxes on either side of the hall
were many ladies. Sexton led off the game,
but made no score either in the first or second
inning. On the third inning Sexton made u,
and was loudly applauded. Slossan scored Fl
on the second inning and 70 on the third,
which again brought down the house. he was
trying to avoid an angle, and failed on a very
difficult carom. Sexton played with great
brilllancy for the next four or five innings.
though failing to make any heavy scores.
Slosson made a run of 81 in the sixth inning.
the greater part of which were on the right
rail In the ninth inning Sexton made a
seven-cushion shot, which was greeted with
loud cheers. On the next inning the
came player scored twenty open
table shots, and continued his
play until he had scored on that inning SO. he
was loudly cheered as he took his seat. Siosson
then made some very brilliant and difficult
shots, which were greeted with applause On
the thirteenth inning Sexton having made 43
went out Oh disputed shot and only contin-
ued the game under protest. The decision of
the referee caused intense excitement and
cheers and Kisses were heard all over the house.
On the fifteenth inning Sexton was Isl, when
Slosson, by run Of IS, brought his score up to
285. The game at this time seemed to be in
Sections hands. He made a run of l6 and
failed with only 8 to go, having undertaken q
difficult caron. The widest excitement nov
seized the spectators, who loudly applauded
the player. By open play of Is Slosson finally
won the game and was loudly cheered. Score
se1ton@o, o, r. &C, IL, l, 5, SO, 9, %. 49,
slos:on19' 81, 7s T. 81, 10, o. Al, 0, =, O.
Winners average, II li-17; losers averaee
IL SIT. Time of game. 80.
The fourteenth game was between Schaefer
and Rudolphe. The latter led with 8 on tn,
first inning. Bud lphe made ON the third IN
ming. Schaefer made SO, on the next SO. anc
on the next IA. Then he made 2, and on the
eisu'u AunAng scored o. amid much excitement
while his opponent missed on the second anc
only scored l6 on the next four innings. Or
the seventh, eighth and ninth innings Ru
dolphe scored respectively 10, IL and 20, anc
continued with small scores until he reached
the eighteenth inning, when he made a ruu o.
70 amid great applause. On the nineteenth
inning Schaeter had scored 247 when he go
the table and ran out on IS amid thunderou.
applause. The game lasted an hour and forty
minutes. Score: ......
schaefsr-l, /, SO, es. II, 2, 81, s, $40, SO
8, IA, 8, S, 6, So. Total 800.
Rudolphe-9, 0, 8, 4, z, 2, 10, IL, 20, 10. 0,
3, 8, 8, o, 2, 70. Total $50.
Winners average Is 1919; losers average 10